Modernism Hats
Description: Edited and largely written by Wyndham Lewis, with the help of a few friends, The Tyro was Lewis’s attempt to continue the work of Blast and Vorticism after a lapse of seven years. Like its predecessor Blast, it ran for just two issues, published in two different years. It is more concerned with art and less with literature than Blast, perhaps because Ezra Pound was no longer helping Lewis. The Tyro is also more conventional in its typography and less startling in general, though it remains important to students of modernism.
Description: Edited and largely written by Wyndham Lewis, with the help of a few friends, The Tyro was Lewis’s attempt to continue the work of Blast and Vorticism after a lapse of seven years. Like its predecessor Blast, it ran for just two issues, published in two different years. It is more concerned with art and less with literature than Blast, perhaps because Ezra Pound was no longer helping Lewis. The Tyro is also more conventional in its typography and less startling in general, though it remains important to students of modernism.
Description: Magritte painted The Son of Man as a self-portrait. The painting consists of a man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a short wall, beyond which is the sea and a cloudy sky. The man's face is largely obscured by a hovering green apple. However, the man's eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple. Another subtle feature is that the man's left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow.
Description: Cute Cubist Dachshund design. This charming artwork features a Dachshund fragmented into dynamic shapes and bold lines, capturing the essence of the breed's endearing personality in a unique cubist style. Perfect for Dachshund lovers and art enthusiasts alike, this design adds a whimsical touch to any wardrobe or space.
Description: Frustrated desires are a common theme in René Magritte’s work. Here, a barrier of fabric prevents the intimate embrace between two lovers, transforming an act of passion into one of isolation and frustration. Some have interpreted this work as a depiction of the inability to fully unveil the true nature of even our most intimate companions. Enshrouded faces were a common motif in Magritte’s art. The artist was 14 when his mother committed suicide by drowning. He witnessed her body being fished from the water, her wet nightgown wrapped around her face. Some have speculated that this trauma inspired a series of works in which Magritte obscured his subjects’ faces.
Description: This digital art piece is a stunning representation of an eye in the iconic Bauhaus style. The eye is the focal point of the composition, capturing the viewer's attention with its vivid and expressive gaze. Set against a backdrop of deep, bold blue, the eye stands out with its use of minimalist geometric shapes, precise lines, and bright colors. The Bauhaus style's focus on functionalism and form-follows-function is also evident in the artwork's clean and streamlined design. The use of blue in the background adds depth and richness to the piece, evoking a sense of calm and serenity. Overall, this artwork represents a perfect blend of form and function, embodying the timeless appeal of the Bauhaus style.
Description: This image of a young woman and her mirror reflection is riotous in color and chockablock with pattern. It is one of the last in a major series of canvases that Picasso created between 1931 and 1932. According to The Museum of Modern Art’s founding director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Picasso said he “preferred this painting to any of the others,” which speaks to the painting’s dazzling visual and thematic complexity. Its primary subject is the time-honored artistic theme of a woman before her mirror, reinvented in strikingly modern terms. The girl’s smoothly painted profile, in a delicately blushing pink-lavender, abuts a heavily built-up and garishly colored frontal view in yellow and red. Allusions to youth and old age, sun and moon, light and
Description: Minimalist poster illustration of Mies van der Rohe's Brick Country House Text on the poster: Less is more Brick Country House Mies van der Rohe’s Brick Country House, conceived in 1923 or 1924, is an early piece that anticipates his later work, presenting ideas about architectural forms and construction considered visionary at the time.
Description: Minimalist poster illustration of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion. Text on the poster: Less is more Barcelona Pavilion As part of the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona Spain, the Barcelona Pavilion, designed by Mies van der Rohe, was the display of architecture's modern movement to the world.
Description: One of Magritte's most common artistic devices was the use of objects to hide what lies behind them. For example, in The Son of Man (1964) an apple hides the face of a man wearing a bowler hat, and in The Pleasure Principle (1937) a bright flash likewise obscures a face. In The Human Condition, the cover-up appears in the form of a painting within a painting. Magritte had this to say of his 1933 work: "In front of a window seen from inside a room, I placed a painting representing exactly that portion of the landscape covered by the painting. Thus, the tree in the picture hid the tree behind it, outside the room. For the spectator, it was both inside the room within the painting and outside in the real landscape."
