Curry, JS - Curry

Japanese: カリー,J.S. - かりー
Curry, JS - Curry

...After that, a generation that had assimilated Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, and other styles formed a uniquely American modern art (Marin, Weber, S. Davis, Charles Sheeler (1883-1965), E. Hopper, Man Ray, and others). However, with the outbreak of World War I, European influences waned, and a realistic regionalism based in the Midwest emerged (TH Benton, Grant Wood (1892-1941), John Steuart Curry (1897-1946), and others. American Scene Painting).

From "American Scene Painting"

…The former was mainly set in New York, and included Joseph Stella, Charles Sheeler, and Davis, who celebrated modern civilization, using the Brooklyn Bridge and high-rise buildings as motifs, while the latter included Reginald Marsh, who captured the everyday scenes of the urban underclass, Hopper, who depicted loneliness and alienation, and Shahn, who maintained a social realist stance. Regionalism, advocated by Benton, Grant Wood (1892-1942), and John Steuart Curry (1897-1946), who continued to paint the vast rural landscapes of the Midwest, also represents a realistic lineage. They believed that the Midwest was the spiritual home of America and continued to take an anti-European modernist stance. …

From Benton

…He returned to a realistic style in the late 1910s and produced the series The American Historical Epic. From the 1930s onwards, he advocated anti-European modernism, and together with Grant Wood (1892-1942) of Iowa and John Steuart Curry (1897-1946) of Kansas, he developed a kind of regionalism, which could be called art nationalism, aiming for a uniquely American expression. Their realistic style had a strong influence on murals from the 1930s. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Curry, JS" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以後,フォービスム,キュビスム,表現主義等を消化した世代がアメリカ独自の近代美術を形成する(マリン,ウェーバーのほか,S.デービス,シーラーCharles Sheeler(1883‐1965),E.ホッパー,マン・レイら)。しかし第1次大戦の勃発によりヨーロッパからの影響が薄れて,中西部を拠点とする写実主義的なリージョナリズム(地方主義)が台頭した(T.H.ベントン,ウッドGrant Wood(1892‐1941),カリーJohn Steuart Curry(1897‐1946)ら。アメリカン・シーン・ペインティング)。…

【アメリカン・シーン・ペインティング】より

…前者の舞台になったのは主としてニューヨークで,ブルックリン橋や高層建築をモティーフとして,近代文明を謳歌するステラJoseph Stella,シーラーCharles Sheeler,大都市のバイタリティを抽出したデービスがおり,後者には都会の底辺の日常の光景をとらえたマーシュReginald Marsh,孤独と疎外を描いたホッパー,ソーシャル・リアリズムsocial realismの立場を貫いたシャーンがいる。また,中西部の広大な農村風景を描きつづけたベントン,ウッドGrant Wood(1892‐1942),カリーJohn Steuart Curry(1897‐1946)などの提唱したリージョナリズムRegionalism(地方主義)も写実的な系列を代表する。彼らは中西部こそアメリカの心のふるさとだとして,反ヨーロッパ・モダニズムの姿勢をとりつづけた。…

【ベントン】より

…1910年代後半から写実様式に戻り,連作《アメリカの歴史的叙事詩》を手がける。30年代から反ヨーロッパ・モダニズムを主張し,アイオワのウッドGrant Wood(1892‐1942),カンザスのカリーJohn Steuart Curry(1897‐1946)とともに,アメリカ固有の表現をめざす美術のナショナリズムともいえる〈リージョナリズム〉を展開。彼らの写実様式は30年代の壁画に強い影響を及ぼしている。…

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