What Impact Has The Industrial Revolution Made On Art Back Then?

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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND ART:

Statement Question: What Impact Has the Industrial Revolution Made on Art Back Then?

Name: Yahya Wasim
Class: 7BB
Date: 9/6/16
Subject: History
Topic: The Industrial Revolution and Art (Links to Statement Question).
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND ART:

ROMANTICISM:

The Industrial Revolution was a very big movement that took place at around 1760, and ended at some period during the mid 19th century. This gigantic movement took place in the UK, and eventually spread across the world. Furthermore, the Industrial
Revolution consisted of many different things back then. These ranged from gigantic machinery, down to even Artworks. Speaking of which, there are 3 types of styles of Art During the Industrial …show more content…

They used Romanticism as a way to "escape" the Actual world, and spend some time in Peace. In addition, Romanticism has its pros and cons. For example, Romanticism was extremely helpful in helping taking away tough thoughts, and beneficial when it came to escaping reality. However everything has its drawbacks. In this case, the disadvantages of Romanticism were only 1; it made someone feel good while painting it (as they got to "experience" the other side of the world), but once they looked back at the real world, they became even more depressed because they knew that the world they are in is far from becoming good. Moreover, the technological advancements used to make this Artwork, and for the Artists to express themselves were a canvas, some paintbrushes and obviously paint. This might not seem as a technological advancement, but back in the 19th century, it was. This was because the material used to make the canvas were stronger, and harder. The paintbrushes were also thicker, and the paints were more effective in color. This played a big role in helping the 'Artists' help express themselves when making Romantic …show more content…

Industrial Revolutions have made such a great impact on Photography, which has evolved so much, that it has made itself (Photography) represent Industrial Revolutions, (rather than vice-versa)! Industrial Revolutions have also impacted Romanticism and Realism, as now Romanticism and Realism paintings are able to represent and clearly express life, in general (as well as calm and serene sceneries) during the "Industrialization Movement".
To end this on a good note, I would like to finish this off by saying that these 3 Art styles have accurately represented society, as Photography was able to capture pictures of life back then, Romanticism was able to show calm and subtle sceneries (the positive side of life back then), and Realism was able to show the labor, as well as the miserable lives everyone had back during the "Industrialization