ABSTRACT

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Laurence SendicoJohn Michael Asturias

Donato EvangelistaJason Calizar

ABSTRACT

• art that uses forms having no direct reference to external or perceived reality

• abstract also refers to images that have been abstracted or derived from nature, but which in the process have been considerably altered or have been simplified to their basic geometric or biomorphic forms.

ABSTRACTION (PURE ABSTRACT)

KANDINSKY

• Wassily Kandinsky (Painter)• was an influential Russian painter and

art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa.

• Born: December 16, 1866, Moscow, Russia

• Died: December 13, 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

• Periods: Expressionism, German Expressionism, Modern art, Der Blaue Reiter, Abstract art

STYLE

• non-representational properties of color and form.• Belief to the 4th dimension

– non-Euclidian geometry– infinity = endless illogicality– the reversal of reality and unreality– the illusion of time and motion– monism: the unity of all things

Wassily Kandinsky, Der Blaue Reiter, 1903

MOTLEY LIFE 1907

STREET IN MURNAO 1908

Munich-Schwabing with the church of St. Ursula

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky Completion Date: 1908Place of Creation: Munich / Monaco, GermanyStyle: Expressionism Genre: cityscape Dimensions: 68.8 x 49 cmGallery: Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, German Tags: houses-and-buildings, churches-and-temples, Munich

WASSILY KANDINSKY, 1908, MURNAU, DORFSTRASSE (STREET IN MURNAU, A VILLAGE STREET), OIL ON CARDBOARD, LATER MOUNTED ON WOOD PANEL, 48 X 69.5 CM, THE MERZBACHER COLLECTION, SWITZERLAND

PAINTING WITH HOUSES 1909

COMPOSITION II 1910

Composition 7, 1913

SMALL PLEASURES 1913

Painting 201, 1914

IMPRESSION III

- a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being applied carefully.

ACTION PAINTING

BACKGROUND

• Style was widespread from 1940s until the early 1960s

• Closely associated with abstract expressionism

• The term was coined by American critic Harold Rosenberg

SOME FAMOUS ACTION PAINTERS

• Jackson Pollock• Franz Kline• Willem de Kooning

Artist: Jackson PollockPainting: Number 5, 1948Completion Date: 1948Medium: Oil in fiberboardDimensions: 243.8 x 121.9cm

Artist: Willem de KooningPainting: Woman VCompletion Date: 1953Medium: Oil and charcoal on canvasDimensions: 114.5 x 154.5 cm

Artist: Franz KlinePainting: Number 2Completion Date: 1954Medium: Oil in canvasDimensions: 204.3 x 271.8 cm

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

• is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York in the 1940s.

• It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put  New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris.

STYLE• Technically, an important predecessor

is surrealism, with its emphasis on spontaneous, automatic or subconscious creation.

RICHARD POUSETTE-DART, SYMPHONY NO. 1, THE TRANSCENDENTAL1941

Indian Red and BlackPainted by: Clyfford Still in 1946

HELEN FRANKENTHALER, MOUNTAINS AND SEA1952`

MARK TOBEY, CANTICLE1954

ROTHKO’S UNTITLED (1968)

Abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko used color to convey emotion. The large, flat rectangles of color in this untitled painting from 1968 are typical of his work. Rothko soaked paint into the canvas, then added thin, transparent layers of paint to create a luminous effect.

NEO-PLASTICISM

NEO PLASTICISM

• the style of abstract painting evolved by Mondrian and the Dutch de Stijl movement

• characterized by the use of horizontal and vertical lines and planes 

•  Colors in black, white, grey, and primary colors• the rules of Neo-Plasticism were designed to

produce pure, uncompromising, heavily structured abstraction, in accordance with Mondrian's view that vertical and horizontal patterns were inherently harmonious.

MONDRIAN'S NEW ART WAS BASED UPON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES, AS FOLLOWS:

• Only geometric shapes may be used; ignore natural form and color.• Main compositional elements to be straight lines or rectangular areas.• Surfaces should be rectangular planes or prisms.• No curves, no diagonals, no circles.• Choose only primary colors (red, blue, yellow), plus black, grey and white.• No symmetry: instead, strive for strong asymmetricality.• Balance is attained by relationships between geometrical motifs.• In addition, bold colors should balance bold direct lines.

ARTIST: PIET MONDRIANPieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian was a Dutch painter. He was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg.

Born: March 7, 1872Died:February 1, 1944

Periods: Modern art, De Stijl

COMPOSITION C

Artist: Piet Mondrian

Created: 1920

Media: Oil paint

COMPOSITION WITH RED, YELLOW, AND BLUE

Artist: Piet Mondrian

Created: 1935 – 1942

Media: Oil paint

BROADWAY BOOGIE-WOOGIEArtist : Piet Mondrian

Created: 1942 – 1943

Media: Oil paint

THEO VAN DOESBURGTheo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.

Born: August 30, 1883Died: April 7, 1931

Periods: Modern art, Dada, De Stijl

THEO VAN DOESBURG NEOPLASTICISM:COMPOSITION VII (THE THREE

GRACES)1917.

COMPOSITION VIII (THE COW)Artist: Theo Van Doesburg

Period: De Stijl

Created: 1918

Media: Oil paint

RHYTHM OF A RUSSIAN DANCEArtist: Theo Van Doesburg

Period: De Stijl

Created: 1918

Media: Oil paint

COMPOSITION WITH RED, YELLOWAND BLUE (1929) BY PIET MONDRIAN

ARITHMETIC COMPOSITIONArtist: Theo Van Doesburg

Period: De Stijl

Created: 1929-1930

Media: Oil paint

NEOPLASTICISMComposition with Yellow, Blue, and Red, 1937–42, Piet Mondrian

OP-ART

Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that makes use of  optical illusion. Optical illusion is used by painters to fool your own eyes.

"Optical art is a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing. "Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made in black and white. When the viewer looks at them, the impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping.

OPTICAL ART

-a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing.“-are abstract with many of the better known pieces made in black and white. -When the viewer looks at them, the impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping.

Victor Vasarely is considered as one of the fathers of op-art. Born in 1906, he had a passion for art. Painter Cezanne was his favorite artist, and as he grew older, his talent for art grew as well. At first, he tried to take up a medical career. After noticing that it was not working out too well, he decided to model his childhood artist fave and started working on various artworks, eventually developing his own style, later known as op-art. He continued to work on his pieces until he died in Paris, 1997.

Victor Vasarely

Born: April 9, 1906, Pécs, Hungary

Died: March 15, 1997, Paris, France

Periods: Hard-edge painting, Modern art,

Op art

ARTWORKS

Title: Tsikos – C (Stripes – C), 1989Artist: Victor VasarelySize: 46 in x 37 3/4 in (116.8 cm x 95.9 cm)

Title: Delocta, 1979Artist: Victor VasarelySize: 25.5 x 25.5 in. (64.77 x 64.77 cm)

Title: Untitled-Diptych, 1980Artist: Victor VasarelySize: 44 x 64 inches

Bridget Riley

Born: April 24, 1931 (age 83), London,

United Kingdom

Periods: Hard-edge painting, Modern art,

Op art

Fans of op-art consider Bridget Riley to be the mother of op-art, further developing optical art from Victor Vasarely's style and approach. She was born in 1931 in Norwood. Her father, a printer, had to move because of work, and so did the family. They ended up in Lincolnshire, but soon relocated to Cornwall. She grew up in a free childhood, and had already begun painting and drawing. She took this up as her main career until her father had been injured in a car accident. For awhile she was unable to work on art, but in 1958 she took it up again and started using the op-art style to create new things. She was very successful, and is still alive today.

ARTWORKS

Title: Movement in Squares, 1961Artist: Bridget RileySize: 48 ½ x 47 ¾ inches

Title: Blaze 1, 1962Artist: Bridget RileySize: 43 x 43 inches

Title: Arrest 1, 1965Artist: Bridget RileySize: 70 x 68 ¼ inches

Richard Anuszkiewicz

Born: May 23, 1930 (age 84),

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Periods: Hard-edge painting, Op art

Richard Anuszkiewicz was considered the "American new wizard" of optical -art, and was not well-known but was important in the further development of op-art. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1930, Richard enjoyed art at an early age, and was encouraged by his father. At the school he ended up at, his passion for art developed and grew, and he eventually was able to draw for seven hours straight. When he was older, he went to the Cleveland Institution of Art where he found and became interested in op-art. He graduated and went to Yale and, interestingly enough, was taught by Josef Albers for some time. He learned about many things from Albers, and used this knowledge to create many artworks. He still is alive today, creating new paintings.

ARTWORKS

TITLE: Diamond Chroma, 1965ARTIST: Richard AnuszkiewiczSize: 22 1/8 X 17 1/8 inches

Title: Translumina with Pale Green, 1986Artist: Richard AnuszkiewiczSize: 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)

Title: Inner Yellow on Red, 1991Artist: Richard AnuszkiewiczSize: 55.9 × 71.1 cm

MINIMALISMARTIST

Tony SmithCarl Andre

Jo BaerLarry Bell Dan Flavin

Donald Judd Sol LeWitt

Frank Stella

• describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts.

What is minimalism?

TONY SMITH

• (September 23, 1912 – December 26, 1980)

• American sculptor• visual artist• architectural designer

LIGHT UP

CARL ANDRE

• (born September 16, 1935)

• American minimalist artist

43 Roaring forty

JO BAER

• Born August 7, 1929 • American painter

Black & White Star

LARRY BELL

• (born in 1939)• contemporary

American artist and sculptor

• Study Chouinard Art Institute

Ghost boxes

DAN FLAVIN

• (April 1, 1933 - November 29, 1996)

• American minimalist artist

• famous for creating sculptural objects and installations from commercially available fluorescent light fixtures.

Rhine-Elbe Science Park

DONALD JUDD

• (June 3, 1928 – February 12, 1994)

• American artist & minimalist

Playground

SOL LEWITT

• (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007)

• American artist • Conceptual art and

Minimalism

Lithograph

FRANK STELLA

• (born May 12, 1936) • American painter and

printmaker• minimalism and post-

painterly abstraction

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