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ART

1960’s – new art movement based on everyday objects and people from popular culture.

Named “Pop art” because the subject was based on popular items such as Coke bottles, beer and soup cans.

Impersonal attitude towards the work and subject – shows frustration with the art establishment.

Directly contrasts Abstract Expressionism with recognizable subject matter and no emotional content.

Incorporates with, humour and satire.The average viewer much preferred Pop Art to

abstraction so it soon became in demand.

23 Andy Warhol. Elvis I & II. (1963)

Silkscreen ink and spray paint on linen.

Pioneered the use of silkscreen in fine art and has assistants (the Factory) to assist with output

Chose subject matter from everyday life and popular culture: often movie and music icons as well as famous political figures

Meant to imitate / mimic the commercial nature of society from the 1950’s onwards – mass production, packaging, advertising, etc.

24 Roy Lichtenstein. Whamm! (1963)

Oil on canvas.

Subject matter: comics derived paintings, in direct contrast to abstract art of the 1950’s

Images were stereotypical and therefore familiar to the viewer (not usually in such a large scale)

Painted in oils but used commercial printing method: Benday dots

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Claes Oldenburg. Shoestring

Potatoes Spilling from a Bag.

(1966) Mixed Media.

Create large-scale 3-dimensional recreations of ordinary objects, out of unusual materials

Played with gravity and soft materials to “give the object back its power” and to shock

Created various witty public monuments (eg. spoon bridge)

Op

ART

Op (“Optical”) Art uses scientific principles to create the sensation of movement by tricking the viewer’s eye.There are no focal points or centres of interest in optical art.Sometimes movement is created through the use of colour and sometimes shapes.Carefully calculated and manipulated.

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Bridget Riley. Metamorphosi

s. (1964) Acrylic

emulsion on hardboard.

Master at creating pulsating movement in her paintings

Became disillusioned with Op art as it became used for commercial purposes

Explored colour contrasts through tesselations

Began as an art teacher and later an illustrator before working solely as an artist

FIELD

•Colour Field developed during the 60’s and 70’s - owes much to Mark Rothko.•Relies solely on flat fields of colour – impression is cool and serene.•Some colour field painting is very loose (eg. Rothko, Frankenthaler, Louis)•Some colour field painting is called “hard edge” (eg. Albers, Bush, Stella)•Became important aspects of the interior environment as murals in buildings.•Draw viewer into active participation with the work – goal: to create a total environment.

27 Jack Bush. Zig-zag. (1967) Acrylic

on canvas. (Canadian)

One of the member of the Group of Eleven, Toronto painters working in abstraction – these artists wanted Canada to be more involved in contemporary art

Originally a Commercial artist, later studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto (now OCAD)

Was expressive in use of colourHis artwork was admired for its “hand-made” effect in appearance

28 Frank Stella. Protractor Variation. (1969)

Fluorescent alkyd on canvas.

Used shaped canvases – this one is rounded on the ends

This composition is based on intersecting protractor arcs

Used mechanical means to determine composition (rulers, templates, t-squares, etc.)

The art is purely aesthetic (no hidden meaning)

QUIZ

TIME

GUESS:WHICH ONE IS POP ART?

Abstract Impressionism

Abstract ImpressionismPop Art Pop Art

LIST:Author and movement

Claes Oldenburg

Pop Art

Op Art

Color FieldBridget Riley

Frank Stella