Modernism

The Modernist period is considered to be the most influential and important art movement since the Renaissance. Simply put, I love Modernism, many of the Modernist art movements have, and continue to influence and inform my practice.

Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Abstract and the Avant Guard.

I would like to research the ongoing impact and influence of the Modernist period on contemporary art. There are numerous theoretical definitions of contemporary art. I lean toward the definition of contemporary art being of a period in time, of the now, with no specific relationship to tech-driven methods of creating.

Relevance to practice

My practice is in film photography (35mm and 4x5 large format) which extends to alternative printing, including photogravure and printmaking. In recent months I have begun to explore cameraless photography experimenting with photograms. Artist from the Modernist period, and Contemporary artist influence by styles and movements of the period form my community of practice. These include Man Ray, Minor White, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Eileen Quinlan, Floris Neusüss, Sigmar Polke, Adam Fuss and Uta Barth, all of which are listed on the Artists & Styles page on this site.

Keywords

Modernism, Cameraless photography, Contemporary, Alternative printing, Photogravure, Printmaking, Community of practice