MinimalismMinimalismVicki FungVicki Fung

Michelle Abraham Michelle Abraham Wajiha FatimaWajiha Fatima

ARTISTIC INFLUENCESARTISTIC INFLUENCES

► Argument against:Argument against: Abstract ExpressionismAbstract Expressionism Relational method of paintingRelational method of painting Category distinctionsCategory distinctions

Abstract ExpressionismAbstract Expressionism

Jackson Pollock - Convergence (1952)

Relational Method of Relational Method of PaintingPainting

Ingres - Apotheosis of Homer (1827)

Minimalist PaintingMinimalist Painting

Frank Stella - Black Paintings

SOCIAL INFLUENCES SOCIAL INFLUENCES

►The ShakersThe Shakers►Post-WarPost-War►American Ideal of Simplicity American Ideal of Simplicity

ECONOMICAL INFLUENCESECONOMICAL INFLUENCES

►Post War BoomPost War Boom Mass ProductionMass Production

INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO MINIMALISMMINIMALISM

► Time Period: Late 50’s to early 70’sTime Period: Late 50’s to early 70’s

► Leading artistsLeading artists Frank StellaFrank Stella Carl AndreCarl Andre Dan FlavinDan Flavin Donald JuddDonald Judd Robert MorrisRobert Morris Sol LeWittSol LeWitt

Constructivism Duchamp

Minimalism

DuchampDuchamp

Marcel Duchamp – Fountain (1917)

ConstructivismConstructivism

Kasimir Malevich – Black Square (1913-1915)

MAIN ARTISTS – INVENTIONSMAIN ARTISTS – INVENTIONS

► ReductionReduction► Artwork as a wholeArtwork as a whole► Reject metaphorsReject metaphors► Viewer, piece, and space relationshipViewer, piece, and space relationship► Context of objectContext of object

MAIN ARTISTS – METHODSMAIN ARTISTS – METHODS

► Industrially produced Industrially produced ““materials are materials”materials are materials”

►Sculpture, canvases, installationsSculpture, canvases, installations►Knocked off the pedestal Knocked off the pedestal

FRANK STELLAFRANK STELLA

►Founder of Minimalism movementFounder of Minimalism movement►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►Blank Painting Series (1958-1960)Blank Painting Series (1958-1960)►Aluminum Series (1960)Aluminum Series (1960)►Portrait Series (1963-1964)Portrait Series (1963-1964)► Irregular Polygon Series (1957-1967)Irregular Polygon Series (1957-1967)►Protractor Series (1967-1971)Protractor Series (1967-1971)

“a flat surface with paint on it – nothing more”

Jasper Johns – Three Flags (1958)

Frank Stella – Mas o Menos (1964)

Black Painting Series (1958-Black Painting Series (1958-1960)1960)

Marriage of Reason & Squalor

Arbeit Macht Frei from Black Series I

Arundel Castle

Die Fahne Hoch

Aluminum Series 1960

UntitledLuis Miguel Dominguin

Portrait Series 1963 -1964

Irregular Polygon Series (1965-Irregular Polygon Series (1965-1966)1966)

'Moutonville IV'

'Chocorua IV'

Wolfeboro IV

Union I

'Tuftonboro III'

Protractor Series (1967-1971)Protractor Series (1967-1971)

Untitled (Fan Protractor Variation)

Ctesiphon I

Tahkt-I-Suleiman Variation II

Raqqa II

CARL ANDRECARL ANDRE

►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►““Sculpture as form”Sculpture as form”►““Sculpture as structure”Sculpture as structure”►““Sculpture as place”Sculpture as place”

“periodic table of elements is for me what the color spectrum is for a painter”

““Sculpture as Sculpture as Form”Form”

Pyramid (Square Plan) / Cedar Piece (1959)

““Sculpture as Sculpture as Structure”Structure”

Timber Piece (Well) (1964-1970)

““Sculpture as Place”Sculpture as Place”

Equivalent I-VIII (1966)

Equivalent I-VIII (1966)

““Sculpture as Place”Sculpture as Place”

Steel Magnesium Plain (1969)

DAN FLAVINDAN FLAVIN

►Duchamp InfluenceDuchamp Influence►Fluorescent lightsFluorescent lights

Untitled (To Bob and Pat Rohm)(1969)

Untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg)(1972-1973)

Untitled (to a man, George McGovern) 2 (1972)

Untitled (to Barnett Newman to commemorate his simple problem, red,

yellow, and blue)(1970)

Diagonal of Personal Ecstasy (the diagonal of May 25, 1963)

DONALD JUDDDONALD JUDD

►ViewsViews►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►““Boxes”Boxes”►““Stacks”Stacks”►““Progressions”Progressions”

“It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved again.”

Untitled (1963)

““Boxes”Boxes”

““Boxes”Boxes”

100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum (1982-1986)

““Stacks”Stacks”

Untitled (1990)

““Progression”Progression”

Progression (1978)

Untitled (Progression) (1969)

ROBERT MORRISROBERT MORRIS

►Theater influenceTheater influence►““Column”Column”► InstallationsInstallations

Blank Form SculptureBlank Form Sculpture►Psychological InfluencesPsychological Influences

"simplicity of shape does not necessarily equate with simplicity of experience"

Box With the Sound of its Own Making (1961)

Installation Green Gallery, New York (1964)

Untitled (Three L-Beams) (1965)

Untitled (1968)

SOL LEWITTSOL LEWITT

►ViewsViews►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►Wall Structure (1962-1965)Wall Structure (1962-1965)►Serial Project (1966)Serial Project (1966)►Buried Cube Containing an Object Buried Cube Containing an Object

(1968)(1968)

“In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms. Square, cube, line, colors to produce logical systems. Most of these were

finite; that is they were complete using all possible variation. This kept them simple.”

Wall Structure (1965)

WALL STRUCTURE 1962 -1965

BLACK 1962

Serial Project (1966)

Buried Cube Containing an Object (1968)

OTHER FORMS OF MINIMAL OTHER FORMS OF MINIMAL ARTART

►Minimalist writingMinimalist writing Carl AndreCarl Andre Sol LeWittSol LeWitt

►Minimalist musicMinimalist music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOCHx

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REACTIONSREACTIONS

►No set definitionNo set definition►Extremely unpopularExtremely unpopular►Art of NothingnessArt of Nothingness

THE PRESENTTHE PRESENT

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