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American art COLONIAL ART  NATIVE AMERICANS Apache storage basket (1890, willow shoots, devil’s claw, yucca root, 52.1 x...

American art COLONIAL ART  NATIVE AMERICANS Apache storage basket (1890, willow shoots, devil’s claw, yucca root, 52.1 x 41.3 cm) Public Domainł Kachinas were a specific form made by Hopi for use in religious practices Hopi Kachina Doll (Honan or Badger) (ca 1800s, wood, paint, feathers, 27.9 cm) Public Domain Tsimshian rattle (19th century, cedar, pebbles, polychrome, 31 x 10.3 x 10.5 cm) Public Domain COLONIALISM John White was born in London around the year 1540 and came to Roanoke Island in 1585 as an artist and mapmaker. The watercolors he completed during his stay in what is now North Carolina constitutes the oldest surviving visual record by a European artist of Native Americans in what is now the United States. John White, “Their sitting at meate,” 1577–90, watercolor, 20.9 x 21.4 cm  religion, portraits and landscapes as main elements Asher B. Durand, Progress (The Advance of Civilization), 1853, oil on canvas, 58 7/16 x 82 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) John Singleton Copley "Watson and the Shark" (1777) Gilbert Stuart The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. ROMANTISM HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL Key aspects of Hudson River School Celebration of nature Sublime landscape Nationalism  THOMAS COLE 1.02.1801- 11.02.1848  THOMAS COLE The Voyage of life- The consummation of Youth Empire FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH 04.05.1826- 07.04.1900  FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH Niagara Falls The Andes of Ecuador REALISM  THOMAS EAKINS 25.07.1844- 25.06.1916 The Agnew Clinic Miss Amelia von Buren WESTERN ART FREDERIC REMINGTON 04.10.1861- 26.12.1909  FREDERIC REMINGTON A Dash for the Timber The Stampede  O’Keeffe’s Sky Above Clouds IV The Evolution of American Art: Modernism to Abstract Expressionism A Journey Through Innovation and Emotion Blue Poles Jackson Pollock Why These Movements Matter Modernism: Breaking tradition, celebrating individuality. Abstract Expressionism: Reflecting postwar emotion and O’Keeffe’s Red Canna Rothko’s Red. freedom. Historical Context of Modernism Industrialization, urbanization, and European influence. The early 20th century was a time of change and innovation. Kandinsky’s Composition VIII. What Defines Modernism? Key traits: Abstract forms, individuality, bold experimentation. Modernist artists celebrated innovation over tradition. O’Keeffe’s Black Iris Hartley’s Portrait of a German Officer Georgia O’Keeffe: The Mother of American Modernism Abstract depictions of nature. Blue Morning Glories (1935) Sunrise (1916) From the Lake (1924) Marsden Hartley: Symbolism and Bold Color Expressive symbolism inspired by personal experiences. The Warriors (1913) Landscape, New Mexico (1919-1920) Transition to Abstract Expressionism Post-WWII America: Cultural shifts and emotional upheaval. Artists rejecting structured abstraction for spontaneity. Jackson Pollock Defining Abstract Expressionism Action Painting: Emphasizing movement (Pollock). Color Field Painting: Large areas of color for emotion (Rothko). Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm Rothko’s Orange and Yellow.  Jackson Pollock: The Drip Master Revolutionized painting with his drip technique. Number 1A, 1948: A dynamic piece Convergence (1952): Vibrant, chaotic combining drips, splatters, and layers of color handprints.  Mark Rothko: Simplicity and Emotion Focused on emotional depth through simplicity. Red on Maroon (1959): A brooding, deeply emotional Untitled (Black on Gray) (1969-70): A work from his Seagram Murals series. meditative and somber piece Modernism: Structured innovation. Abstract Expressionism: O’Keeffe’s Emotional freedom. Radiator Pollock’s Building - Lavender Night, New Mist (1950) York (1927) Davis’s Rothko’s Still Life No. 61 No.2 Rust and (1923) Blue (1953)  Enduring Legacy Modernism’s influence on Minimalism. Abstract Expressionism’s impact on global art. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans (representing Pop Art).  Reflection Slide “Your Thoughts?” Which movement resonates with you more, and why? Rothko Pollock O'Keeffe  Recap of the key points: Modernism: A foundation for abstraction. Abstract Expressionism: A raw emotional response.  POP ART Pop art - is one of the most important artistic movements of the 20th century, emerging in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It was characterized by the use of motifs from mass culture, consumer culture, and popular culture, such as advertising, comics, everyday objects, movie and music stars. The most important features of pop art: 1. Inspiration from mass and consumer culture 2. Representation of everyday objects 3. Bright colors 4. Simplicity of form 5. Reference to popular art Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) Marilyn Diptych" (1962)  MINIMALISM Key features: - reduction of form - neutrality and lack of expression Donald Judd, Frank Stella Dan Flavin Untitled work “Black painting” Untitled work (1960) (1950) (1977)  CONCEPTUAL ART Key features: - the idea is the main element of the work - the process of creating the work is more important than its final form - intellectual engagement of the viewer  Joseph Kosuth Sol LeWitt "One and Three Chairs" (1965) Wall drawing (2004)  STREET ART 1.Beginnings in New York: In the 1970s and 1980s, New York City became the birthplace of modern graffiti, with streets and subway cars covered in tags and larger murals. 2. Street art quickly spread from New York to other American cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami. Each city developed its own style and technique. Shepard Fairey Barry McGee “Hope” Untitled (2008) (2013) THE END