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 What is Modern Art? ❖ 20th century is recognized as a period of revolution and change in art. ❖ Artists were seen representing the world they know in unique ways or never before seen by the public. ❖ Introduced a variety of new art styles that not only broke artistic traditions of t...

 What is Modern Art? ❖ 20th century is recognized as a period of revolution and change in art. ❖ Artists were seen representing the world they know in unique ways or never before seen by the public. ❖ Introduced a variety of new art styles that not only broke artistic traditions of the past but also pointed the way to future innovations. ❖ Firstly, Europe was the birthplace for these new styles, styles that greatly influenced the art created later in America.  What is Style? ❖ Surround us in our lives. ❖ We can easily identify specific styles of cars, kind of stores, and brand names of different goods. We know Adidas from Nike, SM Malls from Ayala Malls, or a Honda from a Volkswagen. ❖ In art, people note personal styles of specific artists.  Pablo Picasso’s Works The Weeping Les Femmes Seated Woman with Blue Seated Woman in a Woman, 1937 d’Alger, 1955 and Red hat, 1939 Garden, 1983  Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s Works Tomato Pickers, 1975 Women with Birds of Paradise, 1982 Fruit Vendors, 1960 The Cooks, 1952  What is impressionism? ❖An art style that tried to capture an impression of what the eye sees at a given moment and the effect of sunlight on the object. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, The Glass Absinthe by Sunrise by Claude 1889 Edgar Degas, 1876 Monet, 1872  What are the characteristics of impressionism? Impressionists paint quickly in order to capture the “impression” of the subject right at the moment. Time and motion are also conscious elements in the works of the impressionists. Artists prefer painting outdoors because they believe that the color of shade is influenced by the surrounding colors, and therefore, must shine and filter through the scene and flood onto the objects in the painting. The artists’ subjects usually include the people of city life involved in everyday events, which may seem unimportant when compared with the grand subjects painted by earlier artists. Who are the well-known impressionists? French painter, baptized in the local parish church, he became atheist later on. The true pioneer of the impressionists, he was constantly exploring “What do I see and how do I record it in painting?” Monet had a long-lasting fascination in observing and painting light and nature. Claude Monet Many of his beautiful paintings show places in the garden he created 1840-1926 for himself and his wife. “Gare Saint Lazare” 1877, Claude Monet Monet went out to paint a train station in Paris. It showed the effect of light streaming through the glass roof onto the clouds of steam in the painting.  He studied painting with several other painters who became known as the impressionists. He liked to paint lively groups of figures. He usually used the maids in his house as his models. His pictures were full of sketchy patches of color and contrasts of light and shade. He painted more than 6000 paintings. Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919 The Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876 La Seine à Argenteuil Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1888 Who are some of the counterpart artists of impressionism in the Philippines? Juan Luna 1857-1899 Mi Hijo Andres, 1889 Tampuhan, 1895  Planting Rice, 1951 Market Scene, 1949 Lavanderas, 1952 Fernando Amorsolo 1892-1972  What is expressionism? An art movement in which artworks conveyed strong feelings.  The famous proponents of expressionism He was the best known forerunner of expressionism. His life was tortured by sickness, death, insanity, unhappy love affairs, and guilt – a classic way to understand his paintings. Edvard Munch 1863-1944 The Scream, 1892  The famous proponents of expressionism He started out as a realistic painter but was among the first to make truly abstract art in which color and form take on an expressive life. He believed that shape, line, and color have emotional properties capable of conveying heightened feelings. Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944 Black Frame, 1922  What is the influence of expressionism in Philippine art? The modernist stirrings – the revolt against convention and tradition – in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century were particularly felt in Philippine art. Coming back from studying art abroad in 1928, painter Victorio Edades, for example, realized that the modernist’s The Builders by Victorio experimentation and new perspective at seeing the world Edades, 1928 was what Philippine art needed.  What is cubism? A new movement in art where the artist overlaps the flat shapes in an abstract design.  What are the characteristics of cubism? Cubists fractured the laws of perspective by breaking up space into jagged planes without a sense of logic. In sculpture, the idea was to create an object that could be assembled from multiple views – from the top, bottom, and the front. Who are the founders of cubism? Pablo Picasso Georges Braque 1881-1973 1882-1963  Who are the founders of cubism? Used powerful colors to depict the sadness of the crying woman. Pablo Picasso Weeping Woman, 1881-1973 1937 Bottle of Vieux, 1913  Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Dora Maar Portrait of Dora Maar by Pablo Picasso, 1913 Houses of l’Estaque by Georges Braque, 1908 Painted Steel by David Smith, 1961 How did cubism influence Filipino artists? The distinctive themes and style that made use of the geometric fragmentation technique in the work of early Filipino cubists contributed significantly to the introduction of modern art in the Philippines. Who are some famous Filipino cubists? Vicente Manansala Cesar Legaspi Cenon Rivera 1910-1981 1917-1994 1922-1998  Sungka, 1967 Luksong-Tinik (Jumping over Thorns), 1973 Vicente Manansala 1910-1981 Birds of Paradise, 1973  Kargador, 1982 Water Lillies, Cesar Legaspi 1983 1917-1994 Cabancheros, 1972  Mother and Child, 1983 Cenon Rivera Fisherboy, 1975 1922-1998 Woman Combing Hair, 1951  What is Dadaism? Founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916, known as dada, the movement got its name from a nonsense word. Throughout its lifespan of six years, dada seamed nonsensical, but it had a no-nonsensical aim.  Who is the dada movement’s most famous inventor? known for his work of ready-made bicycle wheel mounted on a kitchen stool. His most outrageous work was the Fountain (1917). Marcel Duchamp 1887-1968  Fountain (1917) It was pure porcelain urinal and Marcel Duchamp was pure provocation. He defended it in 1887-1968 an exhibit by saying that he only took and ordinary object, placed it so that its useful significance disappeared, to create new thought for that object.  Short Review 1. This is a style that is more interested in conveying mood and atmosphere with their painting. 2. He painted more than 6,000 paintings. 3. It is a famous art piece of Edvard Munch that is created on 1892. 4. He realized that the modernist’s experimentation and new perspective at seeing the world was what Philippine art needed. 5. He was the first to use cubism as unrealistic style. 6. It is a style that is from a nonsense word.  Short Review 1. This is a style that is more interested in conveying mood and atmosphere with their painting. Impressionism 2. He painted more than 6,000 paintings. Pierre Renoir 3. It is a famous art piece of Edvard Munch that is created on 1892. The Scream 4. He realized that the modernist’s experimentation and new perspective at seeing the world was what Philippine art needed. Victorio Edades 5. He was the first to use cubism as unrealistic style. Pablo Picasso 6. It is a style that is from a nonsense word. Dadaism