Abstractionism

1. Abstractionism By: Bhakti Patel, Reeva Bourdic , Kiley Baringer

2. Abstractionism 1910’s to mid 1900’s Defined: Using abstract art principles to represent internal thoughts Using color and shapes to get the ‘idea’ of the subject across Influenced by Impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism Happening all over the world (Kandinsky and Malevich in Russia, O’Keeffe in America, Mondrian in the Netherlands)

3. Abstractionism Abstract Art- art that does not represent anything, but tries to achieve effect using shape, color, and line imagery which departs from representational accuracy

4. Forms of Abstractionism Geometric- Structural and has a mathematic design. (Comes from Cubism) Organic (Non-Geometric)- An irregular shape. Could be found in nature. inner self, curvilinear, decorative. Lyrical- Has an emotional or spiritual connection

5. Wassily Kandinsky Born: December 16 th ,1866 in Moscow Died: December 13 th ,1944 Played: Cello and Piano Named artwork as compositions because he had a strong correlation with music Believed that colors provoke emotions

6. Started painting after visiting the French Impressionists exhibition in Moscow and the viewing of Monet’s, Haystacks at Giverny and Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin Believed that paintings should be connected with music

7. Kandinsky’s work today is in exhibition across Europe and North America Famous for his Composition VIII and Transversal Lines People had mixed feelings about his work

8. Untitled (First Abstract Watercolor ), 1910

9. Composition VIII (1923)

10. Transverse Lines (1923)

11. Kasmir Malevich Full name: Kazimir Severinovich Malevich Born: February 23, 1879 – May 15, 1935 Studied: painting, sculptures, architecture, and wrote Where he studied: Mascow School of Painting, Sculpture, architetcture Was involved in many exhibtitions Childhood: peasant embroidery, decorated walls and stoves, painted in peasant style

12. Influences on work: aerial photography, aviation, revolutions in Russia, Kandinsky, Larionov , cubism, expressionism Role in Art World: laid down the foundation if S uprematism Publish Manifesto: From Cubism to Suprematism Taught at some schools and wrote the book The World as Non- Objectivity

13. The Black Square, 1915, Kasmir M alevich

14. White on White, 1918 , Kasmir Malevich

15. Georgia O’Keeffe Born November 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Knew she wanted to be an artist at a young age Traveled often Married Photographer Alfred Stieglitz in 1923 Loved the “American West” (Texas, New Mexico) Died in 1986 in Santa Fe at the age of 98

16. Her Legacy The art world was dominated by men when her paintings became famous “The men liked to put me down as the best woman painter. I think I’m one of the best painters” Awards: 1977- Received Medal of Freedom from President Gerald Ford, for her achievements in art 1985- Awarded National Medal of Arts by President Ronald Regan

17. Her Art and Influences Influenced by: Modern photography, Nature, “The American West,” and Fauvism Use of Color Use of Shapes

18. Music, Pink and Blue No. 2 (1918 )

19. Blue Black and Grey (1960)

20. Red Cana (1923) Flower Abstraction (1924)

21. Blue Flower (1918)

22. Cow Skull with Calico Roses (1931)

23. Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills (1935)

24. Reactions Her paintings of flowers make the viewer feel “as if we were human butterflies” “The observer feels like Alice after she had inbibed the ‘Drink Me’ phial” –James W. Lane Apollo magazine 1938 Others thought her paintings were “unabashedly sensual” The Miracle Flower (1936)

25. Piet Mondrian Born: March 7, 1872 in the Netherlands Was a theorist, writer, and artist, reflected the underlying spirituality of nature. Liked simple and basic Logical manner Uses basic colors and forms Wrote: Neo- Plasticism and now is key document for abstractionism

26. One of the founders of De- stijl Major influences: Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Cubism, impressionism, F avism

27. Composition in Brown and Grey , Piet Mondrian, 1913

28. Composition A , 1923, Piet Mondrian