Regionalism. (Classroom Use).

Regionalism. (Classroom Use). THINGS TO LEARN * Some art movements ''See Art periods for a chronological list.This is a list of art movements. These terms, helpful for curricula or anthologies, evolved over time to group artists who are often loosely related. have worldwide influence, while others areunique to one place. Regionalism re��gion��al��ism?n.1. a. Political division of an area into partially autonomous regions.b. Advocacy of such a political system.2. Loyalty to the interests of a particular region.3. was American. It emerged in the UnitedStates United States,officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. some years after the end of World War I, at a time when Americanswanted to be left alone. Among them was a small group of artists whofelt that modern European art was taking over when it was more importantfor Americans to develop their own kind of art, one that truly reflectedlife in this country. These beliefs were similar to those of another North American North Americannamed after North America.North American blastomycosissee North American blastomycosis.North American cattle ticksee boophilusannulatus. artist, the great Mexican artist, Diego Rivera. Rivera believed that theart that would best express Mexican culture should be homegrown. * A group of three painters began to be recognized in the UnitedStates during the 1920s and their ideas became known as Regionalism.Their names were Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897 - August 29, 1946) was an American painter noted for his pictures depicting life in his home state, Kansas. Along with Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, he was hailed as one of the three great painters of American Regionalism of the first .They rejected the abstract art that was being imported from Europe andproposed that it be replaced by something that was not abstract. Theythought abstract art was false. Since they had all grown up in ruralareas of the Midwest they found it easy to place their emphasis onordinary people whose lives revolved around farming, family life anddeep religious beliefs. * The Regionalist style of painting is sometimes described as akind of realism but, on looking more closely, it is clear that theseartists were not interested in making exact copies of what people couldsee. But since they were interested in getting their ideas across toworking people more than to art critics, they made objects easilyrecognizable but not always very exact. They felt that, in this way, themessages in their pictures would be easier to understand. When students look closely at Regionalist art, they will see thatall three artists altered the shapes of the people and objects in theirpaintings. They distorted them. The detailed painting in GrantWood's pictures is so precise and clean that his pictures look morelike dreams than real life. Benton exaggerated most of the shapes in hispaintings so much that they often seem like caricatures. In contrast, objects in Curry's paintings are often not veryclear and sometimes they are inaccurate. But all three tried to conveythe same message: Respect was due to the hard lives of working people. * American Regionalism began in the late 1920s. Their ideas weremost prominent during the difficult times of the Dust Bowl and the GreatDepression. In addition to painting pictures, Regionalist artists wereemployed to paint murals in public buildings such as post offices andstatehouses. By the middle 1940s, however, Regionalist art was replaced by newartistic ideas flooding in as a result of the end of World War II. And,with the early deaths of both Wood and Curry, only Thomas Hart Bentonremained to carry on. * John Steuart Curry understood hardship and injustice and madethem central to much of his art. Together with the other Regionalists,he carried images to people living in the large cities about a rural wayof life they had never known. While he painted heroes such as theabolitionist, John Brown, Curry was really the champion of ordinary menand women who would never be either rich or famous. THINGS TO DO * In order for students to develop a clear understanding ofAmerican Regionalism, they need to become familiar with as many examplesas possible. The first goal is to become familiar with the appearance ofRegionalist paintings so students can recognize them at a glance. Asecond goal is to see enough Regionalist artworks that students canidentify the individual styles and choices of subject matter of thebetter-known painters. The next task would be to list the ways in which the paintings ofCurry, Wood and Benton are different from each other. The final stepwould be to select paintings they liked best when compared with otherRegionalist artists and defend their opinions. They might also comparethe preferred painting with others by the same artist. * Storm clouds have easily identifiable shapes and if students hopeto include storms in their work, they need to study these cloud shapes.Only then will viewers find them convincing so that they contribute tothe drama of a picture. Photographs in books on weather may be useful for showing thedifferent forms of clouds, and it is known that Curry made good use ofphotographs. But some of the most useful renderings of clouds are to befound in reproductions of work by artists dating back to the greatperiod of Dutch landscape painting in the 17th century. In particular,Curry admired the dramatic storm clouds painted by the English artist,John Constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community.In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings. and by the American, George Innes. By studying artworksby great artists, students can learn how best to incorporate stormclouds in their own work. * Students often find difficulty in showing people successfully,especially when they are supposed to be moving quickly, as in thispicture. One way of improving is to copy figures present in an artist'swork, although some less-confident students might use tracing paper tohelp them. Not only is it important to get the actions right, studentsneed to find out how to make figures look solid. In this painting,strong sunlight shines on the bodies from one side, which puts the othersides in shadow. Following this kind of exercise, they might then be asked torearrange re��ar��range?tr.v. re��ar��ranged, re��ar��rang��ing, re��ar��rang��esTo change the arrangement of.re the figures from Curry's painting into a composition oftheir own design. 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