This document is a learning activity sheet that explores modern art, specifically Impressionism. It begins with questions to assess the student's prior knowledge of modern art. It then provides information on how modern art reflected technological breakthroughs, social/political/environmental changes, and their effects on the art world. Specific examples given include the Industrial Revolution, world wars, the AIDS epidemic, and art movements like Impressionism and Expressionism. Students are then asked to engage with images and apply their new knowledge by filling in blanks in summaries of the provided information.
This document is a learning activity sheet that explores modern art, specifically Impressionism. It begins with questions to assess the student's prior knowledge of modern art. It then provides information on how modern art reflected technological breakthroughs, social/political/environmental changes, and their effects on the art world. Specific examples given include the Industrial Revolution, world wars, the AIDS epidemic, and art movements like Impressionism and Expressionism. Students are then asked to engage with images and apply their new knowledge by filling in blanks in summaries of the provided information.
This document is a learning activity sheet that explores modern art, specifically Impressionism. It begins with questions to assess the student's prior knowledge of modern art. It then provides information on how modern art reflected technological breakthroughs, social/political/environmental changes, and their effects on the art world. Specific examples given include the Industrial Revolution, world wars, the AIDS epidemic, and art movements like Impressionism and Expressionism. Students are then asked to engage with images and apply their new knowledge by filling in blanks in summaries of the provided information.
This document is a learning activity sheet that explores modern art, specifically Impressionism. It begins with questions to assess the student's prior knowledge of modern art. It then provides information on how modern art reflected technological breakthroughs, social/political/environmental changes, and their effects on the art world. Specific examples given include the Industrial Revolution, world wars, the AIDS epidemic, and art movements like Impressionism and Expressionism. Students are then asked to engage with images and apply their new knowledge by filling in blanks in summaries of the provided information.
2. What are the characteristics that make you consider an artwork “modern”?
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In all of human history, art has mirrored life in the community, society, and the world in all its colors, lines, shapes, and forms. The same has been true in the last two centuries, with world events and global trends being reflected in the various movements. The decades from 1900 to the present have seen the human race living in an ever shrinking planet. The 20th century saw a boom in the interchange of ideas, beliefs, values, and lifestyle that continues to bring the citizens of the world closer together.
Modern art has different aspects and it can be seen through;
1. Technological Breakthroughs
From the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, the world zoomed into Electronic Age in the mid-1900s, then into the present Cyberspace Age. In just over 100 years, humans went from hand-cracked telephones to hands-free mobile, from the first automobiles to interplanetary space vehicles, from local radio broadcasting to international news coverage via satellite, and from vaccinations against polio and smallpox to laser surgery.
2. Social, Political, and Environmental Changes
Migration across the globe has allowed different cultures, languages, skills, and even physical characteristics of different races to intermingle like never before. The 20th century also suffered through two world wars, and several regional wars in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. There was the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the Asian economic crisis of the 1990s. Considered the modern-day plague, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has afflicted millions the world over, while millions more continue to live in hunger, disease, and poverty. Environmental destruction and climate change have also become major concerns.
3. Effects on the World of Art
The art movements of the late 19th century to the 20th century captured and expressed all these and more. Specifically, these were the movements known as impressionism and expressionism. While earlier periods of art had quite set conventions as to the style, techniques and treatment of their subjects, impressionists and expressionists conveyed their ideas and feelings in bold, innovative ways. These were the exciting precursors of the modern art of the 21st century. Direction: Identify the picture if either it belongs to technological breakthrough, social, political and environmental changes or from effects on the world of art. ENGAGE
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APPLY Direction: Fill in the blanks and write the exact word needed.
From the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, the world zoomed into the ____________ and in the mid-1900s, then into the present ____________. In just over 100 years, human went from ____________ telephones to ____________ mobile phones.
The 20th century also suffered through two __________, and several regional wars in Asia Africa and the ___________. There was the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the Asian economic crisis of the 1990s. considered the modern-day plaques, the _______________ has afflicted millions the world over, while millions more continue to live in hunger, disease, and poverty.
The art movements of the late 19 th century to the 20th century captured and expressed all these and more. Specifically, these were the movements were known as ______________ and _____________. While earlier periods of art had quite set conventions as to the style, techniques and treatment of their subjects, impressionists and expressionists conveyed their ideas and feelings in bold, innovative ways. These were the exciting precursors of the ___________ of the 21st century.
