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20th & 21st Century Art Movements Photography Advances Change how and why Art is created Real depiction and instantaneous images. Changes the reason why artists are motivated to create. No longer about skill but what the artist is trying to convey. 20 Century Art Movements...

20th & 21st Century Art Movements Photography Advances Change how and why Art is created Real depiction and instantaneous images. Changes the reason why artists are motivated to create. No longer about skill but what the artist is trying to convey. 20 Century Art Movements th Expressionism Cubism Dadaism Surrealism Abstract Expressionism Pop Art Optical Illusion Sensationalism Expressionism Movement Began in Germany in 1905-1940’s Strived to not reproduce a subject accurately, but rather to portray the subject so that it would show how the artist felt. Bright colours and bold brush strokes. Edvard Munch was one of the most recognized Expressionist artist. Edvard Munch 1863-1944. Born in Norway. Intense, evocative treatment of psychological and emotional themes. Paintings about anguish. Portrayed symbolic themes of misery, sickness and death, isolation and fear. Best known for his painting The Scream. The Scream By: Edvard Munch 1893 Wax crayon on cardboard Agony (The Death Struggle) By: Egon Schiele 1912 Deer in the Woods II By: Franz Marc 1912 The Foxes By: Franz Marc 1913 Cubism Movement 1908-1920 Pablo Picasso and friend George Braque began Cubism (also created the collage). Characterized by cubed, geometric shapes and similar colours. Subject matter was broken apart, assessed and them reassembled in an abstract form which the artist interpreted. Most influential movement of modern day. Georges Braque 1882-1963. Born in France. Created Cubism with Picasso. Brought the idea of seeing the subject from multiple perspectives to Cubism. Bottle and Fishes By: Georges Braque 1910-1912 Pablo Picasso 1881-1973. Born in Spain. One of the most famous artists in the world and co- founder of Cubism. Picasso’s blue period was brought on by a deep depression and was when he created some of his best work. The blue pallet represents the sadness in Picasso’s life. No artist was as famous while being alive. The Old Guitarist By: Pablo Picasso 1903-1904 Guernica By: Pablo Picasso 1937 Dadaism Movement 1916-1924. Formed in Europe. Was against traditional thought and World War I. Dadaists were strongly against current culture and traditional art movements. Would find random objects and use them in sculptures. Focused on not the actual work but the confusion and shock the works could produce. Marcel Duchamps 1887-1968. French-American. Made a lot of art out of ready-made objects. Founder of Dada movement. Known for his radical ideas and mockery of art. Fountain By: Marcel Duchamps 1917 ABCD By: Raoul Hausmann 1923-24 Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the Beer-Belly of the Weimar Republic By: Hannah Höch 1919 Becoming Dada Artists L.H.O.O.Q. By: Marcel Duchamps 1919 Art Movements Covered: Neoclassical Romanticism Realism Impressionism Post-Impressionism Expressionism Cubism Surrealism Movement 1924-1950’s. Formed in Europe. Originated from Dada. Sur- above or beyond realism- reality. Objects would be realistic but combined in an awkward or dream like fashion. Dali is a well-known Surrealist artist. Salvador Dali 1904–89. Born in Spain. Most famous Surrealist. Very realistic and nightmarish paintings. Persistence of Memory with it’s melting clocks was his best known piece. Best known for being able to translate dreams into visual images. Wanted people to believe he was insane! The Persistence of a Memory By: Salvador Dali 1931 Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening By: Salvador Dali 1944 Abstract Expressionism 1940’s. Formed in New York City. Artists would express themselves through the use of form and colour. Quick, spur of the moment brush strokes with no reference or representation of reality. No subject matter. Action painting: the act of creating the work. Considered the first American artistic movement of global importance. Jackson Pollock 1912–56. Born in USA. Pioneer of Abstract Expressionism. Best known for his Action Painting where the act of painting was more of a focus then the painting itself. Dripped and splattered massive amounts of paint onto huge canvases. No. 5, 1948 By: Jackson Pollock 1948 Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944. Born in Russia. Created one of the first purely abstract works. Taught at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture from 1922-1933. Quoted as saying ‘Everything starts from a dot’. Composition VIII (8) By: Wassily Kandinsky 1923 Pop Art Movement 1960’s. Formed in New York City. Hyper focused on familiar everyday images and objects of pop culture. Associated with advertising, comics and mass media. Tried to be non-expressive to emphasize mass production processes. Mockery of what society values as important. Andy Warhol 1928-1987. Born in USA. One of the most famous Pop Artists. Focused on famous products and popular culture as subject matter. Believed if you called something “art”, then it was. http://www.biography.com/people/andy-warh ol-9523875#synopsis Campbell’s Soup Cans By: Andy Warhol 1962 Marilyn Diptych By: Andy Warhol 1962 Optical Illusion Movement 1965. Formed in USA. Based on optical patterns and what was stimulating to the eye through simple shapes and colours. Explored geometric shapes as art. Movement in Squares By: Bridget Riley 1961 Pillow Castle Carnegie Mellon Sensationalism Movement Describes the work produced by the Young British Artists or YBAs who first arose during the 1980s. The movement is mainly concerned with creating controversy and utilizing ‘shock value’ to provoke audience reaction. They are regarded among other groups of artists as talentless and abuse the use of mass media to make profit. The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living By: Damien Hirst 1991. My Bed By: Tracey Emin 1999. Architecture of 20th Century – International/Modern Style Break from the past. Rapid development. Steel and metal frame. Lines of buildings are clean and function becomes a priority. Invention of elevator let Americans create skyscrapers. Group of architects called the Bauhaus developed the International Style of architecture. Seagram Building By: Miles van der Rohe 1954-1958. New York City. Frank Lloyd Wright 1867-1959. Born in USA. Most famous American architect. Believed buildings should be built from inside out to meld with surrounding environment. Falling Water By: Frank Lloyd Wright 1936-1939. Pennsylvania. Guggenheim Museum By: Frank Lloyd Wright 1959. New York City. The Bauhaus Group of European artists and architects that wanted to create ‘the building of the future’. Had labs for glass, metal and furniture experiments to find balance in form and function. Dulles International Airport By: Eero Saarinen 1958-1962. Washington D.C.  Montreal Biosphère By: R. Buckminster Fuller 1967. Montreal. Post-Modernism Movement Originated in the 1970s. Still being produced today. Works criticized society and its beliefs. Style was borrowed from a variety of other art movements such as Pop Art, Conceptualism and Sensationalism Parody, humour and anti-corporation were main themes within the movement. Self Awareness. Interpretation of past (history). Balloon Dog By: Jeff Koons 1994-2000. Post-Modernism- Graphic Design 1970’s No formal organization to the works. No specific style to adhere to. Design against what is generally acceptable. Anarchy in the UK By: Jamie Reid 1976. Poster for Michael Graves Exhibition By: William Longhauser 1983. Saks Fifth Avenue By: Pentagram Agency (Michael Bierut) 2007. Architecture of 20th Century – Post-Modernist Felt International Style was too rigid in form and had no personality. Utilized history and symbolism. No rules for the style each architect created their own unique vision. Public Services Building By: Michael Graves 1927. Portland, USA. 1st Post-Modern Building. Walt Disney World Swan By: Michael Graves 1990. Orlando, USA. O’Hare International Airport, United Airlines Terminal By: Helmut Jahn 1985-1988. Chicago, USA. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao By: Frank Gehry 1997. Bilbao, Spain. Walt Disney Concert Hall By: Frank Gehry 1999-2003. Los Angeles, USA. 21st Century Art Innovative, boundary-pushing, and risk- takers. Testing creative limits. Thinking outside the canvas or putting a unique spin on it. Influence of Modern Society Art is always an extension in one way or another of what is happening in society and how the artist react and portray the events. What is happening in Modern Society? Mass Production for profit (Apple, Nike) Complex division of labor (specialization, differentiation). Less leisure, no time; time is money. Formal social control (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat). People are entertained by specialists (Video Game genres, TikTok). Consumption replaces conversation (Cell phones, video games). Bicycle Chain Sculptures By: Young-Deok Seo Born in Korea Mainly works with bike chains Bicycle Chain Sculptures By: Young-Deok Seo Born in Korea Mainly works with bike chains Light Art By: Bruce Munro Born in England. Works with light. Light Art By: Bruce Munro Born in England. Works with light. Carved Book Landscapes By: Guy Laramee Born in Montreal. Uses a sandblaster to carve out books covers and pages. Carved Book Landscapes By: Guy Laramee Born in Montreal. Uses a sandblaster to carve out books covers and pages. Paper Illustrations By: Yulia Brodskaya Born in Russia. Paper Illustrations By: Yulia Brodskaya Born in Russia. Using strips of paper, Yulia rolls, shapes and then glues them to a background to create highly detailed designs (called quilling). 3D Illusion Sculptures By: Riusuke Fukahori Born in Japan. Polka Dot Installations By: Yayoi Kusama Born in Japan. Polka Dot Installations By: Yayoi Kusama Born in Japan. What Art forms exist today? What is the definition of art? Types of Art Today  Architecture  Canvas Paintings  Comics  Fashion  Film  Graphic Design  Music  Photography  Sculptures  Typography  Video Games