¶ … Art History: Post War
The global impact of the Second World War II on the society, politics, culture and technology was reflected how art produced after 1945 was changing in appearance and feeling. The rapid significant changes were a reflection of the intense and sometimes radical responses made by artists. Artists' works during this period responded to or questioned the nature personal and national identity, gender/race issues, the emergence and growth of media and/or mass culture. Works of art also responded to the existing definitions of art and its relationship to the environment. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the core of Western Art shifted from Europe to the United States and resulted in the use of new materials and techniques. Post war social, political, economic and cultural needs contributed to changes in strategies used by artists, art production, and how artists express themselves.
Aesthetic Strategies used by Artists
Prior to the Second World War, European artists were taken more seriously than American artists mostly created work for themselves and one another. The aftermath of World War II generated significant changes as the United States slowly became the center of Western art. This shift was fueled by prosperity, development, and the emerging consumer culture that characterized the American society (Perdew, p.80). During this period, artists used different types of aesthetic strategies to communicate their ideas. Artists started to use nearly anything and everything to create their work as they tried different things. Some types of aesthetic strategies that artists have used to date to communicate their ideas include exploration of the collective unconscious, illusion, imagery, action painting, performance,...
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