The Modern Art Critic
Raoul Hausmann is the artist of this photomontage called "The Art Critic" in 1919. Hausmann became disgusted by the way people criticized and expected art to look. Hausmann created this piece to challenge people's minds and break through the "normal" expectations for art. Hausmann also thought his piece related to his current society because he saw a lack of originality and he was pushing for more untraditional thought and art styles. He was a big supporter of the modernism era where artists began to explore with colors, inspiration, and brush stroke styles.
I believe that Hausmann's ideas apply to today's society. I feel that our generation is breaking the "norm" by protesting, questioning politics, and advocating for rights. Just like the modernism art, we are not wanting to conform to society. While researching these different time periods I have found that no matter what time period we want to find ways to express ourselves. We are constantly pushing the boundaries. In Hausmann's photomontage, he has the "art Critic"s eyes replaced with the eyes that the social norm and high powers what the "Art Critic" to view the art. This shows that we cant be influenced by others just because of their power, social standing, or popularity. I think that our generation is realizing this more and more and that is why we have become so outspoken in these past years. Even though there are many issues that divide us, I feel that we are still taking steps in the right direction. These current issues have not been brought us until recently because people were scared to speak up. That goes with any major movement. Nothing changed to improved until someone or a group of people stood up and spoke out. Art was Hausmann's way of speaking out about unoriginality in his society.
Hello Lenard, I think this is a really cool piece that you found, and I definitely see the influences of Modernism in it. I have never heard of a "photomontage" before, and I think that it is really neat. Did Raoul Hausmann coin the term or had it existed before then? Your analysis was very insightful as well, it hadn't even occurred to me that his replacing of the eyes was a comment on how you are "supposed" to view art.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a cool piece to include and I'm glad you shared the idea of photomontage here. This post reveals an interesting connection to modern arts and I believe this era is where we really begin to see the most direct influences of past cultural movements on our arts and culture today.
ReplyDeleteHey Lenard, I agree with how you connected the ideas of the photomontage to today's society. People have really begun to find their voice and stand up for what they believe in. If people never did, then nothing would ever change. That's what Hausmann was doing with this photomontage. He disagreed with how people expected art to look like and how they were criticizing art, so he created this piece as a way to speak out against that.
ReplyDeleteHey Lenard, I really enjoyed this piece. I think that the work you chose was a nice piece for this movement, and that the connections you drew to today's society were accurate and interesting. I think that your analyzation of the artist's choice to replace the critics eyes was very illuminating, and allowed your interpretation of the work to shine in this piece. Look forward to future posts.
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