BLAST, World War I, and Tonal Shifts

The magazine, ''BLAST'', had two issues published on June 20, 1914, and July 15, 1915. Occurring between the release of these issues was the beginning of WWI.  This essay will illustrate the events unfolding between the release of the two issues and analyze how it affected the subject matter in ''BLAST''. BY the time of the release of the second issue of ''BLAST'' Germany, Russia, France and Great Britain were all at war, and many other countries were significantly impacted by the war such as Belgium. With the superpowers of Europe warring with each other, it imposed a split of ideologies. The shift in the subject matter of ''BLAST'' from an art movement to a political movement is evidenced by the influence the beginning of WWI had on the second edition of the Magazine. Most notably are the titles listed on the "Contents." page of the magazine. Of the first five titles, three can be easily tied to the war, "War Notes", "Artists and War", and "The Exploitation of Blood". Of the three titles, two use the word "war" in the title.