Industrial Revolution

‘Oliver Twist’ video reference

late 18th and early 19th centuries 
technological and economic progress – engines and mechanics
WWI 1914-1918
major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, production, and transportation 
profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. 
The changes spread throughout Europe, North America.

Victorian Kitsch
refers to the design style of the time: printed work and objects, house decoration, or furniture from the victorian Era.
Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901). 
The Victorian Era marked the height of the British industrial revolution.

John Ruskin 1819-1900, England
art critic, sage writer, and social critic
born in London, he was educated at home, study at King’s College, Christ Church 
industrial revolution has a negative impact on the morality of the society 
promoted good art is defended by the time and effort spent on it
promoted a return to the medieval craftsman
extremely influential in the Victorian era
Rejected mechanisation and standardization in architecture 
Praised the Gothic style for nature and natural forms