How do artists reflect significant social change in their artworks?Art has been subject to opinions and contextual inspiration for centuries, and in doing so has opened up a world for critics and fans to view and judge the artist and his/her works of their era. Artist's throughout the years have tended to vary in their approach to presenting the issues at hand, and so we are left with not only distinguishing themes for eras in the art world, but distinguishing styles where artists have used the inspiration in society and technology to create a basis for their artworks. These artworks reflect important social changes and provide us with historical records of the stages of 'evolution' in the art society that has led us to where we are today.
The 'Realism' movement was one that saw a far more 'rough' technique to the works produced, where the artists seemingly refused to 'pretty-up' their subject matter and instead painted what they saw no matter how confronting.
Jean-Francois Millet by Nadar
millet field - Hirsefeld
MILLET, ALBERTA 1930 ---LIVERY LICENSEThis period can be viewed as a time of rebellion against the stereotype developed in the romanticism period. This adoption of technique reflects the social change of the mid to late 19th century, with the issues of class and social status pulling through with the influence of the industrial revolution and new social order. Through the technique and style defining realism, artists were able to create works that confronted their critics from all aspects. This meant that the artworks often had the ability to yield a strong and forceful political statement that has lived on as an opinion recorded in history for viewings sake.
This is particularly evident in the works of Gustave Courbet whose works such as "The Painter's Studio" which was refused by the universal exhibition, confronted audiences to the point of rejection, hence...