Humanities also deals with the emotional side of our consciousness, rather than mathematics and the scientific aspects of life. ... Every time you reach into your pocket and pull out a one-dollar bill the impact of the pyramid is there. ... However, the work may be for everyday use at the same time beautiful, or he may create works that have no purpose whatever beyond being admired. ...
Instead of experiencing the trauma which resulted after World War I's end, post-World War II United States returned fairly easily back to everyday life. ... During the time period after World War II, the United States experienced many changes. ... Yet, in this seemingly chaotic and uncontrollable world, these artists were seeking to reach away from life and towards the unconscious to control and to define, not destroy and massacre like the Cold War had. ... The 1950's were a time of great discord in the United States. ... The major pop artists of the 1950's, such as Jasper Johns...
Throughout history the creative urge of man to present to fellow men a different perspective or representation of life-or even the afterlife-has surfaced time and time again in the form of artwork. ... Wolfe has written several other books including From Bauhaus to Our House and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Within the pages of The Painted Word one finds a brilliant explanation of Modern Art and the theories it is based upon as well as a summary of the most influential critics and artists of the time. ... Essentially, to be genius because those art critics and those high society members say ...
