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Art History Slides 41-. Cubism (1907-1920’s). Cubism was the first totally abstract art movement-it broke all the rules artists had followed since the Renaissance.
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Cubism (1907-1920’s) • Cubism was the first totally abstract art movement-it broke all the rules artists had followed since the Renaissance. • Instead of making art that was representational, like a view through a window, Cubists looked cross-eyed through a kaleidoscope, suggesting their feelings through neutral color and geometric forms. • Influenced by current developments in science, music and philosophy, Cubists tried to create a new language of representation, a new way of seeing things.
Three Musicians 1921 Guernica 1937
Pablo Picasso 1907 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Slide 41
Piet Mondrian 1930 Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow Slide 42
Surrealism • Surrealism was an artistic movement that emerged in reaction to the devastation of World War 1. • Artist responded to the horrors of war by challenging the prevalent norms of society and its values. With a spirit of idealism, artists and writers shared a belief that they could change the world by freeing the unconscious mind from rational thought. • Introduced by Sigmund Freud’s notion that the subconscious mind is expressed in dreams, Surrealists drew upon the inner mind and dreams.
Salvador Dali 1931 The Persistence of Memory Slide 43
Marc Chagall 1945 Wedding Candles Slide 44
Rene’ Magritte 1928 The Lovers Slide 45
Alberto Giacometti 1949 Three Men Walking II Slide 46
Realism (1920-1940) • Realism is defined by the accurate, unembellished, and detailed depiction of nature or contemporary life. The movement prefers an observation of physical appearance rather than imagination or idealization.
Georgia O'Keeffe 1935 Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills
Georgia O’Keefe Red Canna 1923 Slide 48
Edward Hopper 1942 Nighthawks Slide 49
Grant Wood American Gothic 1930 Slide 50
Realism/ Mexican Muralists • Mexican muralism is a Mexican art movement that took place primarily in the 1930s. The movement stands out historically because of its political undertones, or related to a social and political situation of post-revolutionary Mexico. • A number of like-minded artists in Mexico turned to their own history and artistic heritage, namely Mexico's pre-Columbian cultures and indigenous peoples, contributing to a renaissance of Mexican painting.
Mexican Muralism • This style was thought of as a teaching method and it was expressed in public places where all people could have access to it regardless of race and social class. Muralists worked over a concrete surface or on the façade of a building. The themes involved events from the political climate of the time and as a reaction to the Mexican Revolution. • Beginning in the 1920s and continuing to mid century, artists were commissioned by the local government to cover the walls of official institutions such as Mexico’s schools, churches and museums. Murals from this movement can be found on the majority of the public buildings in Mexico City and throughout other cities in Mexico, such as Guadalajara, that played important roles in Mexico’s history
Man at the Crossroads Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda, mural detail Slide 52
Diego Rivera 1932-1933 South Wall of a mural depicting Detroit Industry
Jose’ Clemente Orozco 1932-34 Gods of the Modern World, Dartmouth Mural Slide 51
David Alfaro Siqueiros 1966 The soldiers of Zapata, detail of a mural Slide 53
Frieda Kahlo 1932 Self Portrait on the Borderline between Mexico and the United States Slide 54
Abstract Expressionism • (1945-1960) • Abstract Expressionism celebrated the angst-ridden individual, making the artist’s struggle toward creativity deem both dramatic and heroic. For the Abstract Expressionist, art could liberate the soul of the isolated individual in a messed-up world. • The French called ittachism, which means, blobs of color.
Jackson Pollock 1950 Autumn Rhythm Slide 47
Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock is responsible for painting the most expensive painting, No. 5, 1948, that allegedly sold for $140 million . Pollock paintings can be classified as Abstract Expressionism. Many people wonder who in the world would be willing to pay $140 million for a painting but in truth paintings are wise investments that rarely depreciate in value.
Andrew Wyth/ New Realism • The woman crawling through the tawny grass was the artist's neighbor in Maine, who, crippled by polio, "was limited physically but by no means spiritually." Wyeth further explained, "The challenge to me was to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life which most people would consider hopeless." He recorded the arid landscape, rural house, and shacks with great detail, painting minute blades of grass, individual strands of hair, and nuances of light and shadow. In this style of painting, known as magic realism, everyday scenes are imbued with poetic mystery.
Andrew Wyth 1948 Christina’s World Slide 57
Pop Art • (1950’s-late 60’s) • With Pop Art, American mass culture was celebrated in recognizable images of everyday consumer icons.
Japer Johns 1958 Three Flags Slide 55
Jim Dine 2009 Wonderful Times Slide 56
Andy Warhol 1967 Four Marylins Slide 58
Roy Lichtenstein Kiss V 1964 Slide 60
Chuck Close Self-Portrait Wood Cut 2009 Slide 61
