ART AND CULTURETHE SILVER AGE

1898-1936

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, SPANISH CULTURE AND ART ENJOYED A PERIOD OF SPLENDOUR, KNOWN AS THE SILVER AGE

SILVER AGE

GENERACIÓN DEL 98

THERE WAS A SUCCESSION OF LITERARY MOVEMENTS1

THAT EXPRESSED

THEIR PESSIMISM AFTER THE

DISASTER OF CUBA

UNAMUNO

BAROJA

AZORÍN

VALLE-INCLÁN

SILVER AGELITERATURETHE

MODERNISTS2

THEY TRIED TO CAPTURE

THE ESSENCE OF

ART AND BEAUTY

RUBÉN DARÍO

JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ

SILVER AGELITERATUREGENERACIÓN

DEL 273

THEY EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW

WRITING TECHNIQUES

GARCÍA LORCA

RAFAEL ALBERTI

VICENTE ALEIXANDRE

SILVER AGEOTHER INTELECTUALS AND SCIENTISTS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE DYNAMISM OF

THE SPANISH CULTURE

ORTEGA Y GASSET

ANLYSED THE POWER OF THE MASSES IN SOCIETY IN HIS WORK THE REVOLT OF THE MASSES

RAMÓN Y CAJAL

MADE REVOLUTIONARY DISCOVERIES IN THE FIELD OF NEUROLOGY

ENGINEERS, HISTORIANS,

SCIENTISTS AND LITERARY

CRITICS HELPED TO MOVE SPAIN FORWARD INTO

THE NEW CULTURAL ERA

OF THE TWENTIETH

CENTURY

SILVER AGEARCHITECTURE

MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE (end of 19th and beginning of 20th)

He was one of the most important modernist architects, his designs included undulating shapes and were decorated with motifs taken from nature, suchs as rocks, plants and animals

ANTONIO GAUDÍ

CASA BATLLÓ CASA MILÁ GÜELL PARK

SAGRADA FAMILIA

SILVER AGEPAINTING

THE AVANT-GARDE

PABLO PICASSO

Considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century due to his continous search for innovationIn his early years

he went trough two stages that

are defined by his peculiar use of

colour

his figures expressed sadness,

loneliness and pain

BLUE PERIOD(1901-1904)

ROSE PERIOD

(1904-07)his figures

were melancholic and often connected with the world of circus

SILVER AGEPAINTING

THE AVANT-GARDEPABLO PICASSO as a CUBIST

PAINTER

His painting is almost

abstract and it is difficult to recognize the elements of

the composition

ANALYTICAL CUBISM (1907-

11)He uses a variety of

colours and the elements

of the composition

are more defined

SYNTHETICCUBISM(1912-

21)

SILVER AGEPAINTING

THE AVANT-GARDE

SURREALISM

Found his inspiration in the world of dreams. He called his method of composition

paranoic-critical because he created his work in a state

of paranoia or delirium represented by strange,

recurring images, sucha as watches that appear to be melting. Dalí demonstrated

a masterful technique in painting

SALVADOR DALÍ

SILVER AGEPAINTING

THE AVANT-GARDE

SURREALISM

Also got his inspiration from fantasy and reams buth

with very different results. He used flat, colured

backgrounds where twisted or geometrical shapes of vibrant colours seem to

float. His paintings have a characteristic sense of

humour

JOAN MIRÓ