Art from class on 4/15

Following WWII and leading into the 60s, a strong feeling of distaste for all the serious, powerful seems to have taken root in many an artist's mind. This is proven by every single art piece presented by 3rd period MEH class (uncoordinated) was of this not weak, but hectic or "power"-neutral pieces: New Realism, "experimental Czech art", and 'New' Ecole de Paris.

The first piece is incredibly imbalanced, with a possible focus on the fragment of a newspaper article with only the word "riposte" visible. The fact that this article is almost entirely obscured is perhaps displaying the covering up, moving on, or pasting over of the militaristic past.

The second piece is, if anything, most evocative of some sort of disruption. However, this is not a violent explosion, but a paused, cloudy, fluttering gliding: also important is that the objects being dismantled are of an industial nature--it appears--perhaps this refers to the industrialization that came with the demanding war.

The final piece is very confusing; it is quite difficult to focus on due to the unsteadyness of the scene all while the colors used mask the piece in a certain drabness. There is no power here compared to the art during the war (remember, this piece is Russian and art is still heavily censored.