Abstractionism - it had the same spirit of freedom of expression and openness that characterized life in the 20 th century, but it differed from expression in certain ways.
While expressionism was emotional, Abstractionism was logical and Rational. It involved analyzing, detaching, selecting and simplifying.
Abstractionism - it had the same spirit of freedom of expression and openness that characterized life in the 20 th century, but it differed from expression in certain ways.
Cubism – cubist style derived from the name cube, a three dimensional geometric figure composed of strictly measured lines, planes and ang les.
Cubism – cub e - a play of planes and angles on a flat surface
Three Musician – Pablo Picasso
The Girl in The Mirror – Pablo Picasso
Futurism – began in Italy in the early 1900’s the futurists created art for a fast – paced, machine – propelled age.
They admired the motion, force, speed and strength of mechanical forms.
Armored Train – Gino Severini
Mechanical Style – in this style basic forms such as planes, cones, spheres and cylinders all fit together precisely and neatly in their appointed places
The City – Fernand Leger
Non - objectivism– works in this style did not make use of figures or even representation of figures Lines, shapes and colors were used in a cool, impersonal approach of balance, unity, and stability
Colors were mainly Black, white and the primary colors ( red, yellow and blue)
New York City – Piet Mondrian
Abstract Expressionism - post- World War II art movement - New York
Abstract Expressionism New York School - an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s and 1960s in New york City.
Abstract Expressionism - using abstraction to convey strong emotional or expressive content
Abstract Expressionism ACTION PAINTING COLOR FIELD PAINTING
Action Painting – - “ gestural abstraction” - paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied.
Autumn Rhythm – Jackson Pollock
Color Field Painting – it contrast the vigorous gesture of the painters - Used different color saturations ( purity, vividness, intensity) to create their desired effect
MAGENTA, BLACK, GREEN ON ORANGE – MARK ROTHKO
OTHER ART MOVEMENTS NEODADAISM POP ART CONCEPTUAL ART OP ART
NEODADAISM - enjoy nonsense for its own sake and simply wanted to laugh at the world
POP ART - 1950's - popular and commercial culture
POP ART Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein
CONCEPTUAL ART - brought their artistic ideas to life temporarily - use of unusual materials as grease, blocks of ice, food, even just plain dirt
CONCEPTUAL ART One and Three Chairs ( Joseph Kosuth,1965 )
OP ART - a form of “ Action painting” with the action taking place in the viewer's eye.
OP ART - lines, spaces, and colors were precisely planned and positioned to give the illusion of movement