influential focus was on the notion of “formal purity” and how that affected the work itself in a painting just being a painting and “orientating itself to flatness” as modernist paintings had. Additionally‚ Clement Greenberg found interest in Abstract Expressionism and how Greenberg’s strictly outlined theories on art would inspire artists of the Minimalist and Pop Art movements to respond in kind with their own art as a rebuttal. In the 1950’s artists began to stray away from the politics of art and push
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differently. In America‚ it marked a return to hard-edged composition and representational art as a response by artists using impersonal‚ mundane reality‚ irony and parody to defuse the personal symbolism and "painterly looseness" of Abstract Expressionism. By contrast‚ the origin in post-War Britain‚ while employing irony and parody‚ was more academic with a focus on the dynamic and paradoxical imagery of American popular culture as powerful‚ manipulative symbolic devices that were affecting whole
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LECTURE NO 2 1=RENAISSANCE The word "Renaissance" derived from the term "la rinascita"‚which means rebirth‚ first appeared in Giorgio Vasari’s Vite de’ più eccellenti architetti‚ pittori‚ et scultori Italiani (The Lives of the Artists‚ 1550–68) Historians often divide the Renaissance in Italy into three phases.[3] Whereas art historians might talk of an "Early Renaissance" period‚ in which they include developments in 14th century painting and sculpture‚ this is usually not the case in architectural
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Art (LACMA). Rothko painted this 84 x 72-inch oil on canvas work in 1957. The painting is done in his signature style of using color and form-floating rectangular shapes. Rothko was part of the American movement that became known as Abstract Expressionism‚ which was more than just a painting style. It refers to the process the artists worked in conveying powerful emotions through the quality and size of the paintings. They were also greatly influenced by European Surrealism and Expressionist painters
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Robert Indiana’s LOVE to be very significant and cannot imagine a world without it. The 1960s‚ Pop art movement in New York would have not had the same impulse without Robert Indiana’s LOVE and the world would be worse off without it. Abstract Expressionism‚ subconscious creation on large canvases‚ would have still been the only accepted art during this time if LOVE did not influence the American public with this new Pop Art. In 1958 Indiana begun to experimenting with LOVE‚ place the letters just
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Matisse was born in a small cottage in 1869‚ he was his parents first born child. His father was traditional and stern whereas his mother was kind hearted and loving. In addition to having a compassionate soul‚ Henri’s mother ran a section of her husband’s shop that sold house paints. Anna‚ his mother‚ loved everything Henri did. Throughout his life‚ he spoke very highly of his mother‚ after all‚ she is responsible for Henri’s discovery of art. In 1887 Henri went to school to study Law in Paris‚
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Question 1 During 1946‚ after the French critics had missed seeing the American films for a while‚ they recognized the new mood of darkness‚ pessimism and cynicism that was dominant in the newly produced films. The darkening was quite prominent in the crime thrillers and some melodramas. Within a couple of years‚ the characters turned out to be more corrupt‚ the lighting in the films became more darker‚ the tones became more hopeless and the themes turned out to be more fatalistic. Film Noir in Hollywood
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Quite possibly one of the most innovative and greatest artists of the past century‚ Pablo Picasso has certainly earned an important position in art history. Born in the city of Malaga on the southern coast of Spain on October 25‚ 1881‚ Picasso had a rather unprecedented start. Apparently as Picasso had told the story he was deemed a stillborn‚ as he had failed to breath‚ and was abandoned by the midwife. However‚ with an odd twist of fate his uncle—who was a doctor—was there at the time and had saved
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CTE 3512 Exam 2 Study Guide Chapter 13: The Crinoline Period: 1850-1869 1. Crinoline Period a. The Crinoline is a device that holds womens skirts b. Dress reform c. Invention of the sewing machine and photography 2. Levi’s a. Blue denim trousers and were popular as durable pants for men of the California Gold Rush. 3. Turkish trousers a. Full legs that were gathered to fit tightly at the ankle. 4. Bloomers a. Cut of trousers retained this name but women;s undergarments were nicknamed
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about the religious feasts in Congo and he learns the use of the drum at festivals; that’s how he decides to reflect the agitated mind of Brutus Jones with the drum beats. He introduces a new style to the American theater “Expressionism”. What is in Jones ’ head‚ expressionism allows us to see him through. Plot: Plot is the arrangement of events which are linked by cause and effect creates rise to the conflict. Simplicity of the plot is essential because the playwright has limited time to build
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