What is the meaning
of gothic?
·
Belonging
to a dark age, a dark horror.
In architecture?
· From French gothique
or late Latin gothicus, it was used in the 17th
and 18th century to mean 'not classical' (i.e. not Greek or Roman).
· Gothic also refers to medieval
architecture which did not follow classical models and a typeface based on
medieval handwriting.
·
The earliest gothic artefacts were
monument sculptures on the walls of Cathedrals.
Gothic influences in Film
·
The gothic style was first seen during the German
Expressionist Cinema of the 1920’s.
· In these films the dark, surreal artistic values
mirrored the economic and social depression following Germany’s defeat in the
First World War.
· Gothic films have sets designed to portray the dark
horror through extended shadows and walls that appear to tilt and twist from
one side or the other.
· The set for The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is designed to
reflect the early Gothic woodcut etchings with high contrast and deep
backgrounds.
Art’s influence on film
· Gothic paintings by Francis Bacon inspired the Joker’s
look in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008).
· Gothic art has said to reconnect with the ‘dark side’
of human life. It allows us to see the world through a surreal filter.
Events which have influenced gothic art
· Guernica – painted by Pablo Picasso, it was created in
response to the bombing in Guernica in the Spanish Civil War.
· The painting shows the tragedies of war and the
suffering individuals face, particularly innocent civilians.
·
Soft Construction With Boiled Beans – painted by Dali,
was made to represent the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.
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