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Eminent Art Movement in Postwar Modern and Contemporary Art Lesson 3 MAPEH Grade 10 ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1943-1965) "The modern arti...

Eminent Art Movement in Postwar Modern and Contemporary Art Lesson 3 MAPEH Grade 10 ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1943-1965) "The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rathern than illustrating" - Jackson Pollock also known as the New York School, distanced themselves from the ruling conversations in subject matter and techniques in art.  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1943-1965) It is often characterised by gestural brush- strokes or mark-making, improvisation and spontaneity made great art; They valued process over product. the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters such as...  American Abstract Expressionist painters Jackson Pollock Adolph Gottlieb Mark Rothko Adolph Gottlieb, The Seer (1950) Mark Rothko, Black on Maroon (1958) Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) The most important Abstract Expressionists. The best one to use the action painting technique. Developed a revolutionary abstract style. Best known for his completely abstract drip paintings.  JACKSON POLLOCK Number 1 (LAVENDER MIST) (1950) Alfonso A. Ossorio (1916-1990) Filipino Artist Good friend of Pollock Abstract Expressionist Painter known for his wax and watercolor works on paper. Alfonso A. Ossorio, UNTITLED (1984)  ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1943-1965) Artists took their inspiration from PRIMITIVE ART and ANCIENT MYTHS. Early works of Pollock, Gottlieb, and Rothko presented BIOMORPHIC and PICTOGRAPHIC elements that they transformed using their personal style. ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND POP ART (1950-1970)  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND POP ART (1950-1970) "Everything is beautiful. Pop is everything." - Andy Warhol The aim of Pop Art (Popular Art) movement was to bring art back from the "Ivory Tower" and into the everyday lives of the general public. This artistic movement emerged as a reaction against nonfigurative abstract art, which was deemed to refined and bourgeois. Abstract art was truly appreciated by critics, collectors, and academics, but it was really not connecting with the common people.  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND POP ART (1950-1970) Similar to Dada and surrealism, Pop Art attempted to make the boundary that separates "high culture" and "low culture" fuzzy by creating artworks that featured celebrities and mass culture objects. Pop artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol produced works that can be mass produce. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Lichtenstein drew inspiration from comics. Roy Lichtenstein, Whaamṭ (1963) Crying Girl, 1963 Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Best known for his paintings and prints of consumer goods, Hollywood celebrities, and ordinary everyday objects. worked with everyday objects such as soup cans. used the technique of serigraph printing (silk screen) to mass produce his works. Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962 Coca-Cola, 1962 J e f f Koons (1955-) American Pop Artist identified for his reproduction of mundane objects such as gigantic colorful balloon animals made of stainless steel. Rabbit, 1986 Balloon Dog, 2015 ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND OP ART (1965-1970)  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND OP ART (1965-1970) "Every form is a base for color, every color is the attribute of a form." - Victor Vasarely The term OP Art was coined by Time magazine in 1964. type of abstract art that depends on optical illusions to trick the eyes of the audience. uses geometric forms, which make the viewer feel that the work is moving. (e.g., vibrating, flashing, warping, swelling)  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND OP ART (1965-1970) Artists sometimes use black and white designs, others used brilliant colors. The forms, shapes, colors, lines, and patterns are used not for their emotional qualities, but for their illusional characteristics. Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely were two of the most prominent artists of the Op Art movement. Bridget Riley, (1931-) Blaze 4 (1964) Victor Vasarely Zebra (1937) M. C Escher (1898-1 9 7 2 ) famous graphic artist whose groundbreaking works explored echoing perception, pattern, space, and transformation. revered for his "impossible constructions" such as... Metamorphosis I (1937) Sky and Water I (1938) Allan Cosio (1941-) Rodolfo Gan (1949-) Filipino artists who are also inspired by Op Art. Influenced by Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely.  Allan Cosio, Untitled (1982) Rodolfo Gan, Composition 1 2 7 - Synchronous 2018 (Triptych) ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND Happening (1958-1970s)  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND Happening (1958-1970s) "The line between the Happening and daily life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible." - Allan Kaprow an avant-garde art form. It is a form of creative expression that has Conceptual Art roots and associated with Performance Art.  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND Happening (1958-1970s) Coined in the 1950s by Allan kaprow. an event where elements of paintings, music, poetry, theater, and dance were combined. artists staged them as a live performance tackled the objection of everyday movements and the depersonalization of the participants. ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND Happening (1958-1970s) Intended to blur the line that separates art and life. this movement was so influential at the time that it stirred debates on the "death of painting" audience participation was one major component.  ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR AND BEYOND Happening (1958-1970s) with the influence of Dada style of impermanence. considered a substitute for conventional notions of skill and workmanship regarding the permanence of art objects. Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) Yard (1961) Carolee Schneemann (1939-) acknowledge for her discourses on gender, sexuality, and body. she has made a number of controversial performances, including using meat to make art (long before Lady Gaga's spectacle of wearing a dress made of meat.) Carolee Schneemann (1939-) Meat Joy (1964) Performance Art started 1960's Performance Art was a primary means for artists to create art, comment on the ills of society, and convey their frustration with the commodification of art. It is ''not'' considered art if the audience views an installation, but it is a performance Art if the Artist lets people watch him or her create the installation Performance art my combine Performance Art Performance art may combine movement, music, cinema, theater, computer art, sculpture, architecture, installation, and other forms of art. Happening and Performance art are the same when they are personally performed by an artist in front of viewers. Performance Art Performance art can be performed almost anywhere, in schools or offices, in museum or galleries, on the street or in squares, or in cafe's bars, to name a few. Marina Abramović (1964) another key artist in the Performance Art movement. She put herself in great danger, burnt, or cut in many of her performances. famous for her lengthy performance. Marina Abramović and Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) (1964-) AAA - AAA (1977) Artist associated with Performance Arts Vito Acconci Instant house (1980) Flash Mob ''This feels like being in a spy movie or something" - Flash mobber in New York a flash mob is a group of people summoned (as by email or text message) to designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing. Flash mobs are influenced by the performances of Dada and Surrealists in the first half of the 20th century and also by Happenings and Performance Artist of the 1960's and 1970's. shared characteristics include disorder, surprise, simultaneously action, tactics of juxtaposition, importance of place and space, use of play and game, and audience interaction. the purpose of flash mobs is often to entertain, make political statements, or express creativity. Flash mobs could also be used for publicity stunts by advertising agencies or public relations firms. T-Mobile Dance, Liverpool Street Station (2009) The Following are some of the most popular flash mobs around the world. Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus Frozen Grand Central The Following are some of the most popular flash mobs around the world. Opera Company of Philadephia Hallelujah" Random Act of Culture Glee Flash Mob The Following are some of the most popular flash mobs around the world. Supermarket Flash Mob Sound of Music, Antwerp Central Station Kinetic Art (started 1954) " įust as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions." - Alexander Calder refers to art that involves motions, both actual and apparent. Because it involves real and virtual motions, we can consider animation and cinematic art, performance art, and happenings as Kinetic Art because they use body movement, clockwork, robotic art, land art or any art objects that dissapear (e.g., melting candle), motion graphics, chimes chandeliers, and any art objects that have movement. Op Art Drawings can also be categorized under this movement because of optical illusion. Kinetic Art was embraced by artist who were extremely interested in the possibilities of motion in art. one of their purposes was to provide viewers new visual experiences by creating innovative and more interactive relationships. Alexander Calder Jean Tinguely George Rickey Mark di Suvero Some of the notable Kinetic Artists Alexander Calder Arc of Petals (1941) painted and unpainted sheet aluminum, iron wire, and copper rivets.  Installation Art (Started 1970's) "The main actor in the total installation, the main centre toward which everything is addressed, for which everything is intended, is the viewer." - Ilya Kabakov Popular among Postmodernist artist it is a category of contemporary art that involves the installation or setting up of obįects or mix media constructions in a given space such as gallery, warehouse, and public space for temporary period of time. installation artist's arrangement of obįect and the use of space constitute the artwork. Installation artist also seem to be more experimental than their traditional artist counterpart. the focus is on how the viewer interacts with the work and how to provide this viewer a penetrating experience. Ai Weiwei Damien Hirst Banksy Spencer Tunick 4 artists had been shocking and disturbing the sensibilities of their audience for years Ai Weiwei Bang installation (2010- 2013)  Thank You for Listening!