The influence of Socrealism in Poland

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

10 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/13/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Arts and art history

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Summary :

Introduction.
1. An attempt to translate Marxism into the sphere of art.
2. Victory of the socialist realism trend.
General principles of socrealism.
1. Inspiring itself from a deeply monolithic theory.
2. The general principles of socrealism, officially proposed by the communist leaders.
3. The severe, stern aspect of the socrealist buildings.
4. The socrealist official credo.
Socrealism in Poland.
1. The presentation of the general principles of socrealism.
2. Polish artists in cinema.
3. Literature as an interesting field of art.
4. Polish socrealist painting and sculpture.
5. Architecture.
6. The purest socrealist style.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

socrealism is an attempt to translate Marxism into the sphere of art" . This term appeared first in 1932 in the soviet press. It is, more formally, an artistic current; it was indeed the official art trend imposed by the Communist regimes. It originates in the Union of Socialist and Sovietic Republics (USSR), where it was officially implemented as the unique form of art in the country in 1934, by the Congress of Sovietic Writers, after several years (since 1917 and the October Revolution indeed) of artistic debates. The Russian artists were to decide whether they had to support artistically the new Communist regime, and, if yes, which form of art would be the most appropriate. The debates were facilitated by a flourishing vanguard of young artists, eager to translate and glorify the radical social and political changes. However, vanguard art was deemed too sophisticated, too complicated for the basic" masses the communist regimes aimed at representing (at least, theoretically speaking). Eventually, the socialist realism trend, mainly embodied by the Russian artist Maxim GORKY, won. Indeed, realism was put in opposition with the bourgeoisie's art, such as surrealism or vanguard art.