Definition of
Vanguard
The original meaning of Vanguard refers to the part of an armed force that goes ahead of the main body. The vanguard is made up of the first lines of the combat formation.
The concept can be extended to name the outpost of an artistic, political or ideological movement. In this sense, the avant-garde is something new that escapes from the dominant trend and that could lay the foundations for future development.
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A renewing current
The avant-garde is a renewal of forms and contents. In the case of art, for example, it tries to reinvent its bases and confronts existing movements. Initially, the avant-garde is a minority and usually generates rejection by traditionalist circles. Over time, however, it can become part of the system itself (losing its avant-garde status as a consequence).
Although the vanguards have very different characteristics from each other, they are similar in the fight against traditions, the commitment to innovation, the exercise of individual freedom and their experimental nature.
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The artistic vanguards
Between the years 1914 and 1939 there was an evolution in the way of thinking, both in art and in politics, and the artistic avant-garde represented movements that changed the vision of people and reality, leaving behind attention to detail. , in pursuit of greater creative freedom, using abstract images and giving colors an unprecedented importance.
Some of the most significant movements were:
* Futurism: originated by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, through the publication of a manifesto that invited the search for a modern order, leaving behind the past and tradition. The First World War played a major role in the end of Futurism, since many of its representatives died on the battlefield. Ironically, many had thought that this fateful milestone in history would have served to destroy the schemes that had been given up to now, leaving a blank canvas on which to rebuild Western culture;
* Cubism: it is a reflection on the form, from an intellectual and visual perspective. The most recurring themes of this movement are still life and portraits. Likewise, he saw the emergence of collage, which consisted of the combination of pieces of various materials on the same surface. Basically, Cubism proposes the representation of nature through the use of geometry, placing figures on a single plane. It is worth mentioning that it also made its appearance in literature, thanks to the work of the French writer Guillaume Apollinare; in this case, it was based on the combination of random concepts and images;
* Suprematism: heavily influenced by the two movements just discussed, Suprematism was based on giving a leading role to pure sensibility and its supremacy in the figurative arts. Some of his traces are the use of basic geometric shapes, such as squares, lines, and circles, painted with a limited range of colors; its evolution saw a stage in which monochrome was experimented with, and also produced works made exclusively in black and white.
See also: Manifesto
a catalan newspaper
The vanguardon the other hand, is a morning newspaper of general information that is published in the city of Barcelona (Spain). Its first edition was published in 1881a fact that makes it one of the oldest newspapers in the country.
He Godo Grouplinked to the origins of the newspaper, is the current owner of The vanguard. Its president and chief editor is Javier Godoborn in 1941. At the political level, The vanguard stands in centrism. It is a newspaper with a liberal and Catalan tendency.
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