Staging AestheticsStaging Aesthetics

Time / Space

Five projected aesthetics

• 01

  Modernism

  Time

  Early–mid 20th century. Forward-looking; embracing technological progress and new materials.

  Space

  Functional, simple, devoid of ornamentation.

• 02

  Neoclassicism

  Time

  18th–19th century. Backward-looking; seeks revival of Classical Greek and Ancient Roman antiquity as a model for enduring order.

  Space

  Symmetrical, balanced, hierarchical, monumental.

• 03

  Constructivism

  Time

  1915–1930. Agency in the present, active revolution and societal transformation.

  Space

  Kinetic, utilitarian, collectively engaged.

• 04

  Futurism

  Time

  1909–1914. Future-oriented; glorifies speed, dynamism, technological advancement; rejects harping on the past.

  Space

  Expanding, dynamic, constantly evolving.

• 05

  Dadaism

  Time

  1916–1924. Rejects traditional notions of time; embraces spontaneity and absurdity over fixed history.

  Space

  Fragmented, chaotic, deconstructed.