@article{ART003213769},
author={Kang, Eunju},
title={The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One},
journal={Journal of History of Modern Art},
issn={1598-7728},
year={2025},
number={57},
pages={201-227}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kang, Eunju
TI - The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One
JO - Journal of History of Modern Art
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 57
PB - 현대미술사학회
SP - 201
EP - 227
SN - 1598-7728
AB - This paper investigates the popular character of British avant-garde art from the 1910s to the 1930s by analyzing the practices of three key groups: the Omega Workshops, the Vorticists, and Unit One. In this context, “popular” is not understood simply in terms of mass appeal or ease of access, but rather as an aesthetic orientation that emphasizes communal production, cross-class communication, and the integration of art into everyday life. Drawing on the legacy of the Arts and Crafts Movement and Britain’s labor-oriented cultural tradition, this study explores how each group pursued socially engaged artistic practices. The Omega Workshops embodied practical aesthetics with domestic craft; the Vorticists promoted the public dissemination of avant-garde art through print media; and Unit One sought to expand art’s relevance in daily life through design. These initiatives collectively disrupted the conventional hierarchies between fine and applied arts and articulated an alternative vision of modernism grounded in social reality. By foregrounding these historically situated practices, the paper offers a reappraisal of British avant-garde art’s distinctive popular orientation and contributes to broader discussions on the social role of art and its capacity to cultivate shared cultural experience.
KW - British Avant-Garde Art;popular character;Arts and Crafts Movement;Omega Workshops;Vorticism;Unit One
DO -
UR -
ER -
Kang, Eunju. (2025). The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One. Journal of History of Modern Art, 57, 201-227.
Kang, Eunju. 2025, "The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One", Journal of History of Modern Art, no.57, pp.201-227.
Kang, Eunju "The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One" Journal of History of Modern Art 57 pp.201-227 (2025) : 201.
Kang, Eunju. The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One. 2025; 57 : 201-227.
Kang, Eunju. "The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One" Journal of History of Modern Art no.57(2025) : 201-227.
Kang, Eunju. The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One. Journal of History of Modern Art, 57, 201-227.
Kang, Eunju. The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One. Journal of History of Modern Art. 2025; 57 201-227.
Kang, Eunju. The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One. 2025; 57 : 201-227.
Kang, Eunju. "The Popular Character of British Avant-Garde Art (1910s–1930s): From the Omega Workshops to Unit One" Journal of History of Modern Art no.57(2025) : 201-227.
