Reading Response 4 – JA

For all three readings, Marinetti, Rodchenko, & Lissitzky all talked about what their own different opinions or views what they wanted in art. In the first reading “The Manifesto Futurism” Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was talking about futurism, which was an Avant-Garde movement that he created. Marinetti expressed about futurism as a rejection of the past but a celebration of speed ,violence and youth in both culture and society. In the manifesto, Marinetti declared that “Art” was just nothing but just violence and cruelty. Futurist were embracing the technological advancement as something they could resonate in the design today.

In the second reading “Who We Are, Rodchenko mention how the Constructivist was seeing technology as their mortal enemy for arts. It was trying to seek for a change in the aim of artist, going from expressing their own vision to serving the society‌. Artistic talents should be used constructively just for the benefit of the society. Rodchenko was referring to himself along with his coworkers as a worker that wears a simple jumpsuit.

In the last reading, “Our Book”, Lissitzky was discussing the depth of book arts along with the dissolution of thought-communication forms.   According to Lissitzky, “Every intervention in art is a single event in time, has no evolution… Gutenberg… printed a few books… that stand as the highest achievement in book art.” It shows how disappointing he was feeling toward development of book arts. He was looking forward to the future and how book arts development will be brought into media.

 

 

DRAFT

For all three readings, Marinetti , Rodchenko, & Lissitzky all talked about what their own different opinions or views what they wanted in art. In the first reading “The Manifesto Futurism” Filippo Tommaso Marinett  was talking about futurism which was an avant-garde movement that he created. Marinetti expressed about Futurism as an rejection of the past but a celebration of speed,violence and youth in both culture and society. In the manifesto , Marinetti was declaring that “Art” was just nothing but just violence and cruelty. Futurist were embracing the technological advancement as something they could resonated in the design today.

In the second reading “ Who We Are , Rodchenko mention how the Constructivist was seeing technology as their mortal enemy for arts.  It was trying to seek for a change on the aim of artist, going from expressing their own vision to serving the society as a whole. Artistic talents should be used constructively just for the benefit of the society. Rodchenko was referring himself along with his coworkers as a worker that wear a simple jumpsuits.

In the last reading , “Our Book” , Lissitzky was discussing the depth of book arts along with the dissolution of thought-communication forms.   According to Lissitzky “Every intervention in art is a single event in time, has no evolution… Gutenberg… printed a few books… that stand as the highest achievement in book art.”It shows how disappointing he was feeling toward development of book arts. At the same time he was looking forward to the future and how book arts development will be brought into media.

1 Comment

  1. Prof. Childers

    Good Jenny, Did you use Pro Writing?
    “For all three readings, Marinetti, Rodchenko, & Lissitzky all talked about”
    “In the manifesto, Marinetti declared that “Art” was just nothing but just violence and cruelty.”

    Please speak about the readings as a unit, not as separate paragraphs devoted to each reading. The reading response is your response to the readings, not a report on the readings.

    Also, do not post your draft.

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