After Class-Genesis of the 20th century

After listening to the presentation on the beginning of the 20th century, I was able to comprehend the type of style that acts as a backbone for the movement and every design to come out of the genesis of the 20th century. This period in art is recognized by its unique combination of geometric organization and flowing organic lines. 

One of the main influences of the time was Frank Lloyd Wright. He was an architect/ graphic designer that brought the idea of organic organized form, where negative space was truly utilized in every composition. When Wright would design a building he would design both exterior and interior so that both would flow together. He often looked at parts of a whole and how they all work together to make a finished product. Next came "the Four" from Glasgow school of art. These four Scottish students were influenced Lloyds ideas and they continued to push the style. Their work would often involve strong vertical lines that were combined with delicate organic lines that flowed off. Not everyone was fond of this new style, in fact the Vienna secession was due to the fact that art students from the Kunstlerhaus resigned because of how disgusted they were with these new abstracted ideas. From this secession came Ver Sacrum, which was a magazine that incorporated all new forms of art. It was a forum for new techniques and styles to be shared internationally amongst designers.