Art Since 1945

Art Since 1945Current ArtIntroductionThe year 1945 was considered a turning point in the history of Western artFocused on creating not destroyingCapital of the new art world was New York CityAbstract ExpressionismThese group of artists made up the New York SchoolMost direct influence from surrealismGenerally quite large to engulf the viewerJackson PollockDrip techniquePainted indirectly from above the surfaceHe felt as if he was in the painting Ex. Number 1, 1949 (53x86)

Color FieldImagery is reduced to a large area of color, in some cases filling the entire canvasUnlike abstract expressionists emotional paintings, this added a meditative tranquility to get the viewer to think about the work of artEx. Mark Rothko- Orange and YellowEx. Helen Frankenthaler- The Bay

1960s Neo-Dada (new Dada)Young artists began mixing art back up with life as they found it, sometimes literally and often humorouslyMany artists felt it was time to move on from abstract expressionismEx. Robert Rauschenberg- Factum II

Jean TinguelyEx. Homage to New York 1960A parody of machines and the machine age, but it also allowed machines to do something they are rarely built to do : PLAYHe felt that art should be FUN!!!

1960-70s Pop ArtPop art- meaning popular or Americas popular cultureComic booksAdvertisingBillboardsPackagingCinemaTVNewspapers

Andy Warhol 1928-1987Most known and famous of Pop artistsFrustrated critics by refusing to explain what the meanings of his art wasAlso adopted the methods of mass productionEx. 100 cans, Thirty are better than one

MinimalismCoexisted with pop art in the 1960s Primary concern was 3 dimensional artThe painting is a thingA term invented by critics in an attempt to handle what they were seeing Frank StellaWhat you see is what you seeThe beauty of the color, the logic of the composition, the satisfaction of repetition was the meaning intended.Ex. Valparaiso Flesh and Green

PhotorealismDuring the 1970s painters became interested in viewing through a lensMeans a particular kind of realism that the camera producesEx. Don Eddy- New Shoes for H

Conceptual ArtThe idea is 1st and the form is secondaryEcho of DadaNot a style but a way of thinking about artEx. Joseph Kosuth- One and Three Chairs3 alternative representations of a chair together for comparison

Feminism and Feminist ArtFought for mostly equal rights and equal payWomen 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 PartyEx. Miriam Schapiro- Heartfelt

Postmodern WorldFirst used to describe architectureEx. Renzo Piano and Richard Rodgers- Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and CultureDesigned in 1971 encased in scaffolding, pipes, tubes, and funnels-all color coded according to function-it looks like a building turned inside out

PluralismThe 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 todayThe Painterly ImageDuring the 1980s some of these artist became known as Neo-ExpressionistsIt recalled the sincerity and emotional intensity of the Expressionist movementEric Fischl 1982Ex. Barbecue- explored the strangeness that lay just under the surface of ordinary suburban life

Jean-Michel BasquiatOne of the many young New York artists that drew their energy from street life, the punk scene, and graffiti.Ex. Gold Griot 1984

Words and Images, Issues and Identities Ex. Kerry James Marshall- Past Times 1997Ex. William Kentridge- Drawing from Stereoscope (and palimpsets) 1998

Toward Theater: Performance and Installation ArtCreated 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

Laurie AndersonEx. Stories from the Nerve Bible 1994http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5VUg9SoRA0The Digital RealmThe 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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