Film-The Banishment of Beauty, by Scott Burdick
Monday, July 1, 2013
This is a lecture produced and narrated by painter Scott Burdick. The main question he asks is why only certain forms of contemporary art are shown in the great museums of the world, while beautiful art is ignored. Before you watch this series, look at the vocabulary below.
Vocabulary:
banishment - vyhnanstvo
epitomize - zhrnúť
Bauhaus School – See below:
cutting-edge - nový
vitriol – vitriol, skalica, jedovatá reč
pretentious - veľkolepý
to query - opýtať sa
I don’t buy it (I don’t believe it) – neverím to
public funds - verejné prostriedky
to be struck – byť udretý
poorly executed – zle ukončený, vykonaný, dokončená
disregard for craft is no accident – nerešpektovanie zručnosť nie je náhoda
upside down - obrátený
to disqualify – diskvalifikovať, vyradiť z
exclusion - vylúčenie
pervasive - prenikavý
first impressions – prvý dojem
to brainwash – vymyť mozog, preškoliť
transcendent beauty – nadprirodzená krása, skvelá krása
lyricism of words with meaning of the words
regression – regresia, ústup
artistic establishment – umelecká zavedenie
to find refuge – nájsť útulok
a catchphrase - fráza
disdained - pohŕdaná
suppressed - potlačená
oppressed - utlačená
banned - vypovedaná
validity of beauty – právoplatnosť krása
appeal - atrakcia
Bauhaus School: (from Wikipedia):
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, and combined crafts with the fine arts.
The name means "School of Building". In spite of this, and that its founder was an architect, the Bauhaus did not have an architecture department during the first years of its existence. It was founded with the idea of creating a single code of aesthetics to be used for all the arts, under the principle that form follows function. The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and design. The Bauhaus had a profound influence upon subsequent developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography. It operated from 1919 to 1933, when the school was closed under pressure from the Nazis.
1st Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany
The Bauhaus school was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, and combined crafts with the fine arts.
Walter Gropius (1883-1969), modernist architect
The name means "School of Building". In spite of this, and that its founder was an architect, the Bauhaus did not have an architecture department during the first years of its existence. It was founded with the idea of creating a single code of aesthetics to be used for all the arts, under the principle that form follows function. The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and design. The Bauhaus had a profound influence upon subsequent developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography. It operated from 1919 to 1933, when the school was closed under pressure from the Nazis.