Art, Technology and Satire
The Legacy of Rube Goldberg
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10271579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter C Marzio (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 315 |
| Publication date | 1972-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1572586 |
| OpenAlex | W2333133184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The author points out that one of the unique characteristics of fine art since 1910 has been the acceptance of technology and machines as viable subjects for painters and sculptors. This interest developed at a time when middle class homes, particularly in America, began receiving a host of electrical appliances. Much of this new art of technology was highly satirical, often in sympathy with the invention cartoons of the American, Rube Goldberg. In fact, some artists, particularly Duchamp, were inspired by the Goldberg cartoons. Both the Goldberg inventions and some of the fine art works produced since 1910 follow a style of satire described by Sigmund Freud. They also point out some of the basic characteristics of modern technology that most observers have failed to see. L’auteur remarque que l’une des seules caracteristiques des beaux arts depuis 1910 a ete la reconnaissance de la technologie et des machines en tant que themes d’inspiration pour les peintres et les sculpteurs. Ce sujet d’interet s’est impose lorsque les logements de la petite bourgeoisie ont commence a etre equipes d’appareils electriques, aux Etats-Unis en particulier. Une grande partie de ces nouvelles formes d’art liees a la technologie etait fortement satirique, et denotait une attitude similaire a celle de l’Americain Rube Goldberg dans ses bandes dessinees ayant pour theme des inventions techniques. Certains artistes comme Duchamp furent en fait directement inspires par les bandes dessinees de Goldberg. Les inventions de Goldberg et certaines œuvres d’art produites a partir de 1910 ont ce style satirique qui a ete decrit par Sigmund Freud. Elles mettent egalement en evidence certains des traits fondamentaux de la technologie moderne que la plupart des commentateurs n’ont pas vus
Art · Art history · Visual arts · Science Education and Perceptions
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |