Early Modern Era

 

American Infantry Advancing with Tanks


This art created by George Matthews Harding in 1918 is one of the first art pieces I have seen in this class that does not use color. This painting was created in France on the front lines of the first world war. These paintings all seem to be quick sketches of the situation but this one manages to capture a lot of texture in the battle field. The value of the shading adds detail and allows the viewer to have a better idea of what is happening. 


Returning to the Trenches

This artwork created by Christopher Nevinson in 1915 created in Europe during the first world war. This artwork also being Just different values of black and white. This one not being of a actually occurring situation seem to have more of an abstract piece. This makes it difficult to distinguish the space used in the drawing as it relies heavily on the shapes working together but not creating an illusion of form. 


Oppy Wood


This artwork created by John Nash in 1917 has color, even though it is still being based around the first world war. The color give the viewer much more clear details to what the picture is based on. The way the space was used as well helps show how barren and empty the places they were fighting could be. Most the the shape in the drawings are very organic and working with the landscape around them.





Bibliography

Malvern  Associate Professor in History of Art, Sue. “World War I and the Loss of Artistic

Innocence.” The Conversation, 23 Sept. 2014, theconversation.com/world-war-i-and-the-loss-of-artistic-innocence-29862.

 

Miller, Robert. “Early Modern Era: Depicting the War.” Early Modern Era | Depicting the 
War, UAF, 20 July 2015, rwmiller2015art.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/early-modern-depicting-the-war/. 

 

 







Comments

  1. Ariel JarrardNovember 6, 2024 at 12:42 PM

    Hi! Amazing choice in paintings! I really loved being able to see some paintings and sketches in black and white, something very different. I do like that all of the paintings relate to first world war and show glimpses of what it looked like. I did wish there was more detail about the first world war and more detail about the art elements, otherwise, good blog!

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  2. Ben StockNovember 6, 2024 at 5:32 PM

    What appeals to me about the works presented is their diversity, even though they all stem from the same period and represent World War I. I agree that it's challenging to discern the space in the abstract drawing, so I find the first and third pieces personally more appealing. The first piece, in particular, showcases greater realism, which evokes deeper emotional reflection when I study it.

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  3. Eli CleinNovember 7, 2024 at 10:56 PM

    I love the great variety of pieces you chose. It's interesting to see that World War I can be interpreted in many different art styles. I usually think of WWI art as dower and dark, but Oppy Wood by John Nash surprised me with its bright color range. My favorite work you chose is Harding's Americans Infantry Advancing with Tanks, I color and composition is great. It feels like you're in the trenches with the infantry.

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