171 – Blog 2 – Research Statement and Annotated Bibliography

171 – Blog 2 – Research Statement and Annotated Bibliography

My research field is Modernism

1 - German cities and bourgeois modernism

“German cities and bourgeois modernism” studies a certain type of modernism that was created in the late 19^th in Germany. The elitist pioneers of this brand of modernism called themselves bourgeois and set out to bring a conscious change to the way a rapidly industrialized Germany thought about design.

Umbach, M. (2009). German cities and bourgeois modernism. Oxford University Press, UK.

2 - Henry Ford: Mass Production, Modernism and Design

Ward reviews the book “Henry Ford: Mass Production, Modernism and Design” by Ray Batchelor and investigates Batchelor’s reading into Modernism’s place in the change in design of the motor vehicle at the turn of the 20^th century.

Ward, J. (1996). Henry Ford: Mass Production, Modernism and Design Review, 101(3), 96-97.

3 – The Modernist Imagination

“The Modernist Imagination” is a book that brings together a multitude of different minds from a diverse group of artists, scholars, art historians, political theorists and critics to reflect on the modernist’s way of viewing the world in the arts, humanities and social phenomenon’s. It was also compiled as homage to a great humanities scholar Martin Jay.

Breckman, W. (Ed.). (2009) The Modernist Imagination. New York, NY: Berghahn Books

4 – Roots of Modernism  

This page explores the roots of modernism from 1860 through to the dissipation of its popularity in the 20^th century.  It them investigates Manet and his work in pioneering the modernist movement and dissections of his work. It then progresses to explore different artists through the height of Modernisms popularity and explores ways in which the artist and political ideals of modernism have lived on.

Art History Resources. (1995). The Roots of Modernisim. Retrieved from http://arthistoryresources.net/modernism/roots.html

5 – Composition A 

An example of modernist art by Piet Mondrian, 1923. This image displays the founding principles of modernist design and is relatable to any form of design that replicated these fundamental ideas of modernism. 

Mondrian, P. (Artist). (1923) Composition A [image]. Retrieved from http://witcombe.sbc.edu/modernism