Introduction The year 1945 was considered a turning point in
the history of Western art Focused on creating not destroying
Capital of the new art world was New York City
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Abstract Expressionism These group of artists made up the New
York School Most direct influence from surrealism Generally quite
large to engulf the viewer
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Jackson Pollock Drip technique Painted indirectly from above
the surface He felt as if he was in the painting Ex. Number 1, 1949
(53x86)
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Color Field Imagery is reduced to a large area of color, in
some cases filling the entire canvas Unlike abstract expressionists
emotional paintings, this added a meditative tranquility to get the
viewer to think about the work of art Ex. Mark Rothko- Orange and
Yellow Ex. Helen Frankenthaler- The Bay
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1960s Neo-Dada (new Dada) Young artists began mixing art back
up with life as they found it, sometimes literally and often
humorously Many artists felt it was time to move on from abstract
expressionism Ex. Robert Rauschenberg- Factum II
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Jean Tinguely Ex. Homage to New York 1960 A parody of machines
and the machine age, but it also allowed machines to do something
they are rarely built to do : PLAY He felt that art should be
FUN!!!
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1960-70s Pop Art Pop art- meaning popular or Americas popular
culture Comic books Advertising Billboards Packaging Cinema TV
Newspapers
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Andy Warhol 1928-1987 Most known and famous of Pop artists
Frustrated critics by refusing to explain what the meanings of his
art was Also adopted the methods of mass production Ex. 100 cans,
Thirty are better than one
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Minimalism Coexisted with pop art in the 1960s Primary concern
was 3 dimensional art The painting is a thing A term invented by
critics in an attempt to handle what they were seeing
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Frank Stella What you see is what you see The beauty of the
color, the logic of the composition, the satisfaction of repetition
was the meaning intended. Ex. Valparaiso Flesh and Green
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Photorealism During the 1970s painters became interested in
viewing through a lens Means a particular kind of realism that the
camera produces Ex. Don Eddy- New Shoes for H
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Conceptual Art The idea is 1 st and the form is secondary Echo
of Dada Not a style but a way of thinking about art Ex. Joseph
Kosuth- One and Three Chairs 3 alternative representations of a
chair together for comparison
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Feminism and Feminist Art Fought for mostly equal rights and
equal pay Women art professionals organized to recover womens art
of the past to push for more representation in museums and
galleries. Art historians knew of these women but chose not to
discuss them in their telling of art history. Ex. Judy Chicago-
Dinner Party Ex. Miriam Schapiro- Heartfelt
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Postmodern World First used to describe architecture Ex. Renzo
Piano and Richard Rodgers- Georges Pompidou National Center of Art
and Culture Designed in 1971 encased in scaffolding, pipes, tubes,
and funnels-all color coded according to function-it looks like a
building turned inside out
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Pluralism The idea that art can take many directions at the
same time, all of them equally valid. No one art style or artist
should take the credit for what art is today
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The Painterly Image During the 1980s some of these artist
became known as Neo-Expressionists It recalled the sincerity and
emotional intensity of the Expressionist movement
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Eric Fischl 1982 Ex. Barbecue- explored the strangeness that
lay just under the surface of ordinary suburban life
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Jean-Michel Basquiat One of the many young New York artists
that drew their energy from street life, the punk scene, and
graffiti. Ex. Gold Griot 1984
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Words and Images, Issues and Identities Ex. Kerry James
Marshall- Past Times 1997 Ex. William Kentridge- Drawing from
Stereoscope (and palimpsets) 1998
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Toward Theater: Performance and Installation Art Created
elaborate computerized projection environment whose many screens
and monitors fill the stage with constantly shifting images and
sounds. During the 1980s this became known as the Performance
Arts
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Laurie Anderson Ex. Stories from the Nerve Bible 1994
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The Digital Realm The development of digital technologies over
the past twenty years has allowed images and sounds to be encoded
and transmitted as patterns of numbers. All of these functions are
concentrated to personal computers and linked to the Internet. Ex.
Jim Campbell- Fifth Avenue Cutaway #1 2001
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Being Human: The Life of the Spirit Bill Viola The Crossing
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Life of the Spirit
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