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What is Modern Art?Learning to See,Learning to Appreciate,Learning to Express
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Modern art refers to artistic works produced from the 1860s to
about the 1970s.
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The traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of
experimentation. New techniques were tried.
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Art became « abstracted ». This was a new way of seeing. Art was more than just « pretty pictures to
hang on the wall ».
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Modern art began with artists such as Van Gogh, Cezanne
and
Toulouse-Lautrec.
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It continued past the year 1900 with artists
like Matisse…
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And Pablo Picasso…
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At first, this art was very upsetting for the people. Now,
impressionism and modern art are often more valued than
classical art.
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The world's highest price for a work of art is Jackson Pollock's No. 5, 1948 privately sold for $151.2
million dollars.
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Your turn…
3 centres:
1) Go through the paintings on the floor, and put them into 2 piles: Modern Art (more abstract) and Classical Art (more realistic)
2) Do a search on 2 of these Modern artists. Create a collage of their work: Fernand Leger, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso.
3) Choose one of the photocopied artworks on the table. Do a search on the artist and examine the colours used. Copy it or use your own colours to complete it.