1970's Research Paper
Radical Art Movement of the 70’s
Is the art of the 1970’s to suffer a fate similar to that of the 1930’s, which has so often been presented as innovatively dull and empty, not worthy of much consideration?
Ian Burn1
Using a pinnacle moment in history to learn about arts from that era is a fun way to discover artists, and their works, that one might not have otherwise researched. The purpose of this report was to obtain a better understanding of art in the 1970’s. There’s many ways to approach this, you could search for an artist of that era, be it music or modern art, or pick a moment in history and then find art that that was produced around the same time. This report, although it covers the whole decade, is going to be based around the birth of Apple Computers Inc. Finding a history of art, …show more content…
One of the biggest political, social, and cultural backlashes of the seventies was the feminist art movement, branching from the rise of feminism. Female artists had long been ignored and overlooked throughout history with only a handful of women being recorded as having independent practices. Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party is one of the most well known pieces from the feminist art movement. A dinner table in the shape of a triangle with 39 different place settings, each representing a specific influential woman from history.
Not only did art see a dramatic change in the seventies, but the music industry saw itself being catapulted into the modern era. After the Beatles dominated the music scene for nearly a decade it was time for the super group to denounce their throne and make way for a new sound. The early seventies saw rise to progressive rock, a genre in which average singers could use their instrumental skills to create popular music. This genre of music started to fade out in the mid seventies and from this sound punk rock was born. The punk scene not only heavily influenced British music but also saw a huge change in
Is the art of the 1970’s to suffer a fate similar to that of the 1930’s, which has so often been presented as innovatively dull and empty, not worthy of much consideration?
Ian Burn1
Using a pinnacle moment in history to learn about arts from that era is a fun way to discover artists, and their works, that one might not have otherwise researched. The purpose of this report was to obtain a better understanding of art in the 1970’s. There’s many ways to approach this, you could search for an artist of that era, be it music or modern art, or pick a moment in history and then find art that that was produced around the same time. This report, although it covers the whole decade, is going to be based around the birth of Apple Computers Inc. Finding a history of art, …show more content…
One of the biggest political, social, and cultural backlashes of the seventies was the feminist art movement, branching from the rise of feminism. Female artists had long been ignored and overlooked throughout history with only a handful of women being recorded as having independent practices. Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party is one of the most well known pieces from the feminist art movement. A dinner table in the shape of a triangle with 39 different place settings, each representing a specific influential woman from history.
Not only did art see a dramatic change in the seventies, but the music industry saw itself being catapulted into the modern era. After the Beatles dominated the music scene for nearly a decade it was time for the super group to denounce their throne and make way for a new sound. The early seventies saw rise to progressive rock, a genre in which average singers could use their instrumental skills to create popular music. This genre of music started to fade out in the mid seventies and from this sound punk rock was born. The punk scene not only heavily influenced British music but also saw a huge change in