Apocalyptic Art

I was recently working on a paper for an art history class. For the paper, I needed to look for artwork from the 1950s to 1960s that deal with the future. Surprisingly it was an extremely difficult task, but in looking I came across a genre of art that I suppose I never really thought of as a specific genre of art. Apocalyptic art.

I have always been interested in the apocalypse in art, having done works including the Four Horsemen and scenes of Death. Now I have been looking at works as a collection. I find them extremely interesting.

When researching, I found that much of the art began after the bombings on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Much of the art is of ruined, post war cities, completely devastated. They are desolate, sad yet much of them very beautiful. Some are very vibrant and fiery. They are very interesting works.

I have become very interested in these works. I am planning on researching this type of art further. I am interested in a lot of the theory behind the art. I would like to eventually begin to try and experiment with these elements in my own work.