Modernist Art Period

• Modernist Period included Arts, Theater, Dance and Music

Modernist Art

• Modern art is an artistic movement that emerged in the late 19th century and developed throughout the 20th century.
• It is characterized by breaking with classical and academic traditions of art.
• Experimentation, innovation, and freedom of expression are emphasized.
• Realistic representation is rejected in favor of more abstract, subjective, and conceptual approaches.
• Modern art originated in Europe, mainly in France, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• Impressionism, Expressionism, and Cubism were movements that drove its development.
• These movements rejected academic traditions and sought new forms of expression.
• Paris was a major center of this movement, but other cities like Berlin and New York also had a big influence on the evolution of modern art.
• Modernist art was not created by one person.
• Many artists and movements that emerged between the late 19th and early 20th centuries contributed.
• Modernism emerged as a response to academic traditions of art and sought innovation and experimentation by breaking with classical standards

Precursor Artists

• Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne: They influenced post-impressionism and paved the way for new forms of expression.
• Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque: They created Cubism, which revolutionized how space and objects were represented.
• Wassily Kandinsky: He was a pioneer of abstract art.
• Marcel Duchamp: He contributed with Dadaism and conceptual art.

Theater

• It is an art form in which actors perform stories for an audience.
• It combines elements such as acting, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound.
• It can be presented on stages, in alternate spaces, or even digitally.

Types of Modernist Theater

• Vanguard Theater: Involves experimentation with unconventional forms of narrative.
• Theater of the Absurd: Explores the lack of meaning in existence, as in the plays of Samuel Beckett.
• Epic Theater: Popularized by Bertolt Brecht, focuses on social criticism and conscious interaction with the audience.
• Symbolist Theater: Uses images and metaphors to express ideas and emotions.
• Surrealism and Dadaism: Deconstructs the traditional logic of narrative.
• Modernist theater began to develop in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• This came in reaction to traditional realism and naturalism.
• It peaked between the decades of 1910 and 1960.
• Theater originated in ancient Greece around the 6th century BC.
• Festivities were held in honor of the god Dionysus.
• Over time, it developed into three main genres: tragedy, comedy, and satirical drama.
• Modernism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• It was an artistic and cultural movement that broke with traditions of the past.
• In Brazil, modernism officially began with the Week of Modern Art in 1922, held in São Paulo.
• This event marked the renewal of the arts, literature, and thought, influencing several areas of Brazilian culture.

Modernist Dance

• Modern Dance emerged in the last years of the 19th century and was established in the early years of the 20th century.
• It has very distinct roots and intentions.
• Dancers perform barefoot, working with contractions, twists, and disconnections in freer movements.
• Dancers still respect an organized technique.
• Modern dance emerged in the early 20th century.
• Pioneers sought modern and personal ways of showing how they felt through dance.
• Isadora Duncan, Loie Fuller, and Ruth St. Dennis from America.
• Emile Jacque Dalcroze from Switzerland and Rudolf von Laban from Hungary began this movement.

Types of Dances

• Modern Dance: Focused on breaking away from classical ballet conventions for greater freedom.
• Contemporary Dance: Characterized by experimentation and the fusion of various dance styles.
• Post-Modern Dance: Rejects the narrative and theatrical aspects of previous styles, emphasizing movement itself.
• Theater Dance (Tanztheater): Incorporates elements of theater, such as dialogue and dramatic expression.
• Contact Improvisation: Involves physical contact between dancers, promoting improvisation and communication through movement.
• These dances represented a search for new ways of expression in the body.
• Movement with a strong emphasis on experimentation and individuality.

Modernist Music

• Modernist music is a musical movement that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• It is characterized by the search for new sounds, breaking with the traditions of tonal music and classical conventions.
• Inspired by modernism in visual arts and literature, musical modernism brought harmonic, rhythmic, and timbre innovations.
• Modernist music emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• It came as part of the broader modernist movement that also influenced literature, visual arts, and architecture.
• This musical style broke with the tonal and structural traditions of classical music.
• It sought new forms of expression.

Main Composers

• Arnold Schoenberg: Creator of dodecaphonism, a musical system that breaks with traditional tonality.
• Igor Stravinsky: Mixed classical elements with irregular rhythms and bold harmony, as in The Rite of Spring.
• Béla Bartók: Incorporated Hungarian folklore and new rhythmic techniques.
• Claude Debussy: Although associated with impressionism, he brought modernist innovations in harmony and orchestration.
• Heitor Villa-Lobos: In Brazil, he mixed elements of national folklore with modernist techniques.