Effect of the Industrial Revolution on Art Movements of the Twentieth Century HUMN451 Contemporary Fine Arts DeVry University 04/13/2014 Abstract: This research examines the effect that the Industrial Revolution had on society and selected art movements of the twentieth century. To understand how art was affected by the rapid technological and social changes that occurred; it is important to present a summarized history of the Industrial Revolution. Some historians
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The early parts of the Industrial Revolution played a huge role in transforming American society. During this time‚ Americans set the standard for what was going to be the future of the United States. There are a multitude of ideas that could be understood as ideas that transformed American society‚ but in my mind there are five ideas that developed the United States into the country we are today more than all of the rest. Primarily‚ the change in agricultural output led to the change in the need
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three-dimensional space will revolu- tionise the process of production‚ according to Neil Gershenfeld‚ Head of the Centre for Bits and Atoms at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): “3D printing technology will not only re- define the balance of power in industrial manu- facturing‚ but also shock the economic world as a whole.” On one hand‚ objects can be produced easily and with yet unused materials (e.g. Enrico Dini‘s house)‚ which also promotes a simplified distribution into the markets. Corporations thus
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The Industrial Revolution was a movement from handwork to powered machinery and industry that lasted from 1760 to 1840. It began in Great Britain due to the Agricultural Revolution‚ the Enclosure Movement‚ an available supply of capital and natural resources‚ and the nation’s supply of markets. The Agricultural Revolution increased farmland‚ improved techniques‚ and new crops allowed more people to be fed at a lower cost with less labor. The growing population was forced to migrate to the cities
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The Industrial Revolution was a period where countries became more rural and human dependence on machines grew. It originated in Britain due to high population number and access to coal and ore (Britannica Industrial Revolution). It took place from the late 1700’s to the mid- late 1750’s (History.com). The Industrial Revolution impacted society in many ways specifically industrial workers‚ women‚ and children greatly. New technology was invented and mass produced during this time. The invention
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The Industrial Revolution paved the way for innovation today. It helped to shape the ideas of the modern world on how technologies have impacted society. Without most of these inventions‚ the world would not be the same. While the invention of the cotton gin and telephone were both immensely impactful‚ this one proved to be just a step ahead in the category of revolutionary. In 1793‚ the American inventor Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This was a machine that automated and sped up the process
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The Industrial Revolution replaced the older notion of the “Artisan Republic” in the United States. Large factories with tedious and impassionate work replaced small workshops of learning laborers practicing their crafts. In the United States‚ hierarchy in the factories replaced the industrial democracy of artisans (Lecture‚ November 9‚ 2017). American workers resisted the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution in a myriad of ways. American workers sought to maintain these older traditions
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The Impact of the American Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was a period that is primarily applied to the political‚ social‚ and economic changes that highlight the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society that relies on complex machinery rather than handmade objects that were used as tools. It is an historical period that took places from the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. This period was
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Introduction The Industrial Revolution has been seen as one of the greatest events to occur in the history of modern society. The innovation of many new items that helped people perform certain duties more quickly‚ aimed the world to be able to create many more goods in a much shorter time period. Industrial Revolution impact on the world was that it launched the world economy into an uncontrollable situation‚ in which individuals had access to a much wider variety of goods and services given to
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“I can think of nothing else than this machine” says the man who improved a machine so that society and the Industrial Revolution can live greater. James Watt‚ the man who improved the iconic machine‚ the steam engine‚ to make it useful again for everyone. He added new parts to it so it can work no matter what weather it was in. The old steam engine did not work when it needed wind because it was not windy all the time. And it did not work when it needed water because the water would freeze in cold
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