arts day 4

The ArtsHow important is culture & context in

appreciating/evaluating Art? What knowledge should precede value judgment or opinion on art?

None? Some? a lot?

Today

• activity with arts

• discussion

• short video

Activitypp. 236-237 Green TOK

Textbook6 Groups

Pick an imageFind the information

Grotte Chauvet, France, 32,000 BCE

What do you think about this piece? Do you like

it?

Number 5, 1948• It It currently holds the record for the third

highest price ever paid for an individual painting.

• Sold by David Geffen for 140 million US$ in 2006

• Painted by Jackson Pollack

Card Playersby Paul Cezanne, bought by Qatar for $250 million

When will you marry? by

Paul GauginAlso bought by Qatar for

$300 million

The KeyEarly Work of Jackson Pollack

Image left of Pollack at work, 2 of his early paintings

White Light, 1953Jackson Pollack

Pollock Quotes• Every good painter paints

what he is.• The painting has a life of its

own. I try to let it come through.

• It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.

Jackson Pollock• Born & raised in Wyoming (west of US)• Rough sort of fellow; struggled with alcoholism during his

life• Died at age 44 in an alcohol-related car accident (1956)

• He said, “I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them.”

• Created (invented?) the drip style; first American artist to capture public’s imagination; break with European traditions

• Art critics were impressed by Pollack; the public (some) were initially shocked (as in “this is art?”)

Pollock in front of the canvas demonstrated in the movie clip

Mural, 1943 (commissioned by art collector & dealer Peggy Guggenheim for her NY apartment entrance; transitional painting

for artist

Visit: http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/pollock/ to learn more about how critics view this work of Pollack’s; listen to the 2 voice recordings and then watch the short video

How does this knowledge, about Pollock, his life, his

work impact your understanding of his art?

Why can’t you or I be a “drip” painter artist and be famous for it? What does this tell us about art?