Abstract Expressionism PowerPoint
Transcript: Abstract Expressionism The spontaneous brushstrokes and lines are common in most abstract expressionist paintings There are many different layers of colors Artists use different ways of painting to portray emotions (splashing, dripping) Everyone can interpret the painting in different way. This movement was unique because every artist had their version or style of painting in abstract expressionism. By: Charlie Dillon, Brady Cole, Mikaela Dykes, Nikola Škodáková Untitled, 1957 American artist born in New York Post-World War II art movement (anxiety, fear, stress) The first art movement that achieved international influence Based on psychoanalytic theories (Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung) 1950s and 1960s 1910- 1962 * Tried to capture energy and emotion through Action painting (anger) * Alternated between abstract and figural painting * Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and Techniques. * Heavily influenced by Picasso and cubism 1904 - 1997 Jackson Pollock born in Dvinsk (Russian Imperium, today's Latvia) emigrated to the USA in 1913 Franz Kline 1. Color Field Painting 2. Action Painting (Gestural painting) How was the act of painting seen? * born in Wyoming, moved to New York in 1930 * struggled with alcoholism ( † car crush) * used knives, sticks or towels instead of brushes (occasionally putting sand, broken glass and other stuff into his paintings) * inspired by Pablo Picasso * influenced by Surrealism and Cubism Adam Artists are focused more on the process of painting. Generally considered to be "messy". "New York School" - informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians (1950´s - 1960´s Arshile Gorky - born in Armenia, great influence on abstract ex., one of the most powerful American painters of the 20th century Vir Heroicus Sublimis 1880 - 1966 * Born in Pennsylvania * Went to Boston University and Girard College * He taught many art classes * Most famous for his own style of abstract art - calligraphic paintings in black and white Night Creatures, 1965 Mark Rothko 1908-1984 Willem De Kooning * as a pure expression of emotions and means of visual communication. * as a spontaneous release of unconscious creativity * as a release of subconscious feelings and desires Shellflower, 1947 Jackson Pollock Untitled No. 3 1912- 1956 Artists involved in this movement Pompeii 1959 Two Types of Abstract Expressionism: Thank you for your attention :) * German-born, immigrated to the U.S. in 1932 *founder of an art school in Munich * influenced by Henri Matisse's ideas about color and form *in contact with famous artists: Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Wassily Kandinsky Developed in New York in the 1940's. Includes aspects of cubism, surrealism, and abstraction. Action Painting Barnett Newman Noon, 1947 * Born in NY * One of the few famous women from the movement. * She Married Jackson Pollock * Once married, she focused more on Pollocks work than her own. Jack Pollock "Untitled" Jackson Pollock, 1943 Mural Orange and Yellow Willem de Kooning 1950 Excavation Characteristics of Abstract Expressionism Which picture is an example of Abstract Expressionism? * answer to the question of human existence * psychological battles * the external struggle between man and nature *the hunt for spiritual comfort Jackson Pollock Willem De Kooning Hans Hofmann Lee Krasner Franz Kline Woman V 1952-53 Laburnum, 1954 - characterised by large areas of a more or less flat single colour - uses blocks of colour to express emotions - considered to be more organized Lee Krasner Hans Hofmann Chief, 1950 Abstract Expressionism What did abstract expressionists express?? Color Field Painting
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