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Completely Random!Modernism: ArtGeneralModernism is usually identified as an artistic trend that began around the end of the 19th century and dominated cultural expression until World War II

Associated with the idea of modernity

Modernity: confidence in human progress through rationality and technological advancesAbstractionTwo General Forms of Abstraction (state of being abstract): 1. The reduction of images from the natural world into shapes suggested by actual objects2. The pure use of color, line, shadow, and other traditional formal elements of art to create an image whose only reference is itself

Overall definition: Beauty can exist in form alone and that no other quality is needed.White on White by Kasimir Malevich

Why would this be famous???White on White by Kasimir MalevichMalevich (1878-1935)

Simple, but confusing

He sought basic pictorial elements that could communicate the most profound expressive reality

Mondrians Composition in White, Black, and Red

What about this one???Mondrians Composition in White, Black, and RedMondrian (1872-1944)

Believed that straight lines and right angles represented the fundamental principles of life

Believed that the horizontal line signified rest, tranquility, and death

Mondrians Composition in White, Black, and RedThe crossing of the two in a right angle expressed the highest tension between positive and negative forces

Very shallow space (as shallow as possible)

More Modern ArtJean Arp Collage arranged according to the laws of chanceMalevich Airplane Flying

More Modern ArtMondrian composition in red, blue, and yellow

SurrealismAs the work of Sigmund Freud became more popular, artists became fascinated by the subconscious mind

By 1924, a surrealist manifesto stated some specific connections between the subconscious mind and paintingSurrealismSurrealist works were thought to be created by pure psychic automatism

Goal was to merge reason and unreason, consciousness and unconscious into an absolute reality a super reality

Supposedly, a dream could be transferred directly from the unconscious mind of the painter to canvas without control or conscious interruptionSurrealismSurrealism went 2 directions

The first presents fantastic, hallucinatory scenes in a hard-edged, realistic mannerWhat most people associate with surrealism

The other is more abstract, but much less popularChiricos Nostalgia of the InfiniteStrange objects are irrationally juxtaposed: they come together as in a dream

These bizarre works reflect a world that human beings cannot control

SurrealismFrida Kahlo (1907-1954) Mexican painter

Her works are studies in great pain and suffering, both mental and physicalOn Sep. 17, 1925, she was in a serious bus crash. Injuries included a broken spinal column, a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, and crushed and dislocated right foot, and a dislocated shoulder.An iron handrail pierced her abdomen and her uterus, seriously damaging her reproductive ability

Kahlos The Broken ColumnPortrays a nightmarish quality typical of surrealism

The subject appears both suffering, and as a savior

Her spinal column is represented by an architectural column

More Frida Kahlo WorksSelf Portrait with horn necklace and hummingbirdWhat the Water Gave me

The Two Fridas

SurrealismSalvador Dali (1904-1989) Spanish (but got famous in the US)

Attended the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid

The leader of the Surrealist MovementDali the Persistence of MemoryOne of the best known Surrealist works

Dark, dreamlike atmosphere, with nightmarish qualitiesPlain, bare backgroundSharp contrast

Salvador DaliEscaped from Europe during WWII and made his way to the US.

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York gave Dali his first major exhibit

There is a museum devoted to him in St. Petersburg, FLOther Dali WorksSleep

Other Dali WorksSwans Reflecting Elephants

Other Dali WorksApparition of the Face of Aphrodite

Other Dali WorksWoman with a Head of Roses

American PaintingUntil the 20th century, American painting only adapted European trends

In the early 20th century, strong and vigorous American painting emerged and it encompasses several styles

American Art Georgia OKeefeOKeefe (1887-1986) proved to be one of the most original artists of the century

Her imagery draws on a wide variety of objects that she abstracts in a uniquely personal way

OKeefes Dark AbstractionAn organic form becomes an exquisite landscape

Appears monumental, even though the painting is quite small

OKeefes Dark AbstractionHer lines flow gracefully upwards and outward with a skillful blending of colors

It implies nature, even though its just abstract shapes

Grant WoodGrant Wood (1892-1942)

Continued the works of the realist tradition, though theyre posed and not spontaneousStill meant to show the harsher side of life

Woods American GothicA wonderful celebration of the simple, hardworking people of Americas heartland

The elongated forms are pulled up together into a pointed arch

Rural American reverence for home and labor is celebrated here with gentle humor

The Harlem RenaissanceFrom 1919-1925, Harlem, a neighborhood in upper Manhattan, became the international capital of African American culture

Painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, and novelists joined in a remarkable artistic outpouringThe Harlem RenaissanceThe movement took up several themes: glorification of the black Americans African heritage, the tradition of black folklore, and the daily life of black people

Harlem Renaissance artists celebrated black history and culture and defined a visual vocabulary for African AmericansThe Harlem RenaissanceW.E.B. Du Bois, Alain Locke, and Charles Spurgeon spearheaded the movement

Aaron Douglas (1899-1979) was arguably the foremost painter of the Harlem Renaissance

He explores a palette of muted tones

He was particularly known for his illustrations and cover designs for books by African American authors

Douglass AaltaWarm and relaxed

Colors and lines express dignity, elegance, and stability

Douglass Aspects of Negro LifeDocuments the emergence of an African American identity

Portrays the African background in images of music (Jazz!)

Modern SculptureAbstract shapes sometimes unrecognizable

No overly notable artist lots of names, but not as popular as the paintingModern SculptureHenry Moore Double OvalDavid Smith Cubi VI

Modern SculptureOtto Gutfreund - CellistTony Smith Free Ride

Modern SculptureUsually on display OUTDOORS (added to nature) due to their large sizeYoull still see them in museums and occasionally householdsMoviehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oly6d0zlZM

We will not watch the whole thing just enough for you to be introduced to MOMA

I will pass back some grades and papers while you watch.

I will stop it with just a few minutes left in class. At that point I will give you a question about the video to answer on your notes (WATCH you dont get the question until I STOP it!)