Michael Campbell
Art History 100
Prof. Socki
11/30/01
Art and Culture Today
This chapter is explained in the title. Staniszewski talks about the arts that
resulted after WWII. He starts off by explaining how the utopianism of the early century
disappeared after the war. Post war painting was known as Abstract Expressionism. This
type of art was claimed by the art historians to be "the triumph of american painting."
This type of art was known as something completely new and original. Staniszewski then
explains how this was the beginning of a recycling of previous styles which came to be
known as Contemporary Art. Staniszewski continues to talk about specific artists such as
Andy Warhol. Warhol is known to many people because he basically expressed himself
in every possible way. He designed graphics and advertisements, directed and produced
movies, created happening-spectacles, managed a rock and roll band, published......
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