Overview of Shocking Changes Brought on by Industrial Revolution© Gretchen Wms. Jurek
Feb 1, 2000
At present, we are still thinking about the changeover to 00000s. Some tremendous changes occurred around 1900, too. The Museum of Modern Art has several exhibits running concurrently now which chronicle many areas of change. Change is always with us, but now is a good time for introspection and reflection.
Go to this URL to have a wonderful, comprehensive and absolutely understandable look at what the immediate past century saw happen: http://moma2000.moma.org/modernstarts/pl...It makes things much more understandable when they are in historic context. The Victorian era of heaviness, fanciness, and just general over-done-ness was being pushed out, clothing was becoming more simple, yet visual art was still primarily in the traditional modes. Then, along came those shameful Impressionists, who saw things in shattered pieces of color and light, Stravinsky had the nerve to get "The Rite of Spring" onstage, and things really were topsy-turvy. This was not all at once, any more than is the current communications revolution we are in. Just at its own pace, with an occasional shocker thrown in. I am really fascinated much more now by the 20th c. than I used to be... Maybe looking back is easier now that I am older. But the changes brought about are amazing, and now we are at the beginning, I think, of another revolution. What digitizing might do to the visual arts is something we will have to wait to find out about. In the meantime, enjoy the view!
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I am amazed daily at how quickly things have changed in this digital world. It's having its effect on every part of our lives. (I bet I'm Amazon.com's best customer!) It's amazing to me I can get on ...
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Thanks for your message, Jerri.
I think the time we are in right now is going to turn out to have been a time of major revolution, due primarily to the new communications technologies.
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with your writing. The Industrial Revolution must have seemed to folks back then an enormous change; do you suppose they would comprehend the speed communication is taking these days? It really is g ...
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