Modem art

Moffitt, John F. Hermeticism in Modem Art an introduction. Cauda Pavonis 6, no. 1 (Spring 1987) 1-5. 

Newhall, B., The History of Photography from 1839 to the Present Day, Museum of Modem Art, New York, 1964. 

In a related development, the nineteenth-century fin de siecle was the epoch in which self-styled modem art was first vigorously and successfully marketed... 

On the modem art-historical phenomenon, see Goldwater Rhodes Rubin, Primitivism. Unfortunately, these otherwise model investigations do not seriously examine the contributory role of the philosophia perennis of modem Occultism, which provided a welcoming pseudophilosophical climate for the reception of primitivizing... 

Hermeticism in Modem Art An Introduction. Cauda Pavonis The Her-metic Text Society Newsletter 6 (1986) 1—5. 

Redgrove, H. S. Magic andMystidsm Studies in Bygone Beliefs. Secaucus NJ Citadel, 1972. Regier, K. J., ed. The Spiritual Image in Modem Art. Wheaton, 111. Quest, 1987. 

Rhodes, C. Primitivism and Modem Art. London Thames Hudson, 1994. 

Rubin, W. S. Dada, Surrealism, and Their Heritage. New York Museum of Modem Art, 1968. 

Tennant gave the name iridium to the metal which Descotils and Vauquelin had observed, and the name osmium to the new one (20). In speaking of iridium, osmium, palladium, and rhodium, W. T. Braude stated in his lectures in 1817, Of these, the two former were discovered by the late Mr. Tennant and the two latter by Dr. Wollaston and bad we searched throughout chemistry for an illustrative instance of the delicacy of the modem art of analysis, it would be difficult to have found any one more notorious than the history of the discovery and separation of these bodies exhibits (46). During the entire course of the researches which led to ibe discovery of these four metals, Dr. Wollaston and Tennant had friendly intercourse with each other, and each kept in close touch with... 

In the study of chemistry, the atom is the basic structure of matter and protons, electrons, and neutrons are basic subatomic particles. In the study of art, design is the basis of an artistic arrangement, and color is one element of design. The design of a work of art includes not only color but also line, texture, light and dark contrast, and shape. However, color is the element of design that arouses the most appreciation and is the element to which we are most sensitive. Even one who is puzzled by modem art usually finds its color exciting and attractive. One may question the use of distortion of shape but will seldom object to the use of color and may like a work of art solely for its use of color. 

Amason, H. H. History of Modem Art Painting, Sculpture, Architecture. 4th ed. New York Harry N. Abrams, 1998. 

Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Jackson Pollock represent, respectively, the movements of impressionism, post-impressionism, and modem art. Discuss the major characteristics of the artwork from each of these periods. Find reproductions of other works of art created by the impressionists, post-impressionists, and modem artists. Explain the principles of composition as expressed by each artist, using the works of art as examples. 

The feces or droppings of many animals have been utilized in a variety of ways for thousands of years. While manure rarely appears in museum collections, it should still be considered as a potential element in certain collections. Dried manure may be a normal component of natural history collections. And animal droppings have been occasionally utilized as a medium in modem art. Coprolites, which are fossilized droppings, are trace fossils and may be found in most paleontological collections. 

Mees, C.E.K. and James, T.H., The Theory of the Photographic Process, Macmillan, New York, 1969. Coe, B., Colour Photography The First HundredYears, 1840-1940, Ash Grant, London, 1978. Newhall, B., The History of Photography from 1839 to the Present Day, Museum of Modem Art, New York, 1988. 

Today, almost all international museums and galleries possess collections which contain plastics. Plastics may be identified within building materials, defence equipment, ethnography, furniture, housewares, information technology, medical and sports equipment, modem art, photography and toys. Many combine metals, textiles and wood with plastics in their construction. In addition to the objects themselves, many of the materials used to store, transport and display them are also plastics. While museums continue their policy to collect objects that reflect both everyday life and historical events, the proportion of plastics in museums will increase. 

U. Hummelen and D. Sille (eds), Modem Art Who Cares The Foundation for the Conservation of Modern Art and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, Amsterdam, 1999. 

Private collectors wish to preserve the artistic, historical and financial values of their olgects and artworks. With the dramatic increase in monetary value of modem art since 2000, art insurance companies are also concerned with the short useful lifetime of plastics and the limited options for their conservation today. In January 2003 AXA Art Insurance funded a research laboratory and research into the conservation and restoration of modem plastic furniture at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany (Albus et al., 2007). Artists are also stakeholders in the conservation of their own and their feUow professionals works. The durability of an artwork, as well as providing a guarantee for the collector, affects the artist s reputation and immortality (Hummelen, 1999). Durability is affected by artists selection of appropriate materials and techniques. The artist David Hockney is credited with saying Love will decide what is kept, and science will decide how it is kept (Corzo, 1999). 

Dreier, T. K. (1999). Copyright aspects of the preservation of nonpermanent works of modem art. In Postprints of Mortality Immortality The legacy of 20 -century art Los Angeles 25-27 March 1998 (M. A. Corzo, ed.) pp. 63—66, Getty Gonservation Institute, Los Angeles. 

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