ABSTRACTION Abstract artists express emotion and ideas through the use of color and non-representational shapes instead of realistic depictions of people.

ABSTRACTIONABSTRACTION• Abstract artists express Abstract artists express

emotion and ideas through the emotion and ideas through the use of use of color color andand non- non-representational shapes representational shapes instead of realistic instead of realistic depictions of people and depictions of people and objects.objects.

CubismCubism• revolutionizerevolutionized d art by art by

showing showing multiple multiple

views views of a of a subject subject simultaneoussimultaneouslyly

Picasso, 1909The Factory at Horta Ebro

CubismCubism• begun by begun by PicassoPicasso and and George George BraquesBraques

George BraquesGeorge Braques

Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso

CubismCubism• inspired by inspired by

African art an African art an CezanneCezanne

(his spheres, (his spheres, cylinders, cylinders, cones)cones)

CezanneCezanne

CubismCubism• They They broke up broke up the subject, the subject, then then reconstructedreconstructed the fragments. the fragments. The subject The subject often became often became unrecognizablunrecognizablee

CubismCubism• David Hockney, Chuck Close- David Hockney, Chuck Close-

contemporary artists who break up contemporary artists who break up subjects subjects

PicassoPicasso• Dominated the art world Dominated the art world in the in the

2020thth century because he kept century because he kept pace with progress- a step ahead.pace with progress- a step ahead.• He was a trend setter.He was a trend setter.• He said, He said, ““Art is the Art is the elimination of the elimination of the unnecessary”unnecessary”

PicassoPicassoAt age At age 15, a 15, a portrait portrait of his of his mothermother

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La Vie

• Blue PeriodBlue Period. . • The man is The man is

believed to be a believed to be a good friend of good friend of Picasso’s Carlos Picasso’s Carlos Casegamos, who Casegamos, who committed committed suicide. suicide.

PicassoPicasso

PicassoPicasso• Rose Rose PeriodPeriod

In 2004 it sold In 2004 it sold for $104.1 for $104.1 millionmillion

Garçon à la pipe , 1905Garçon à la pipe , 1905

• Woman with a Woman with a FanFan, 1908. , 1908. 60”x40”60”x40”

• African African inspiredinspired

PicassoPicasso

PicassoPicasso• African Period African Period

(1907-1909).(1907-1909).

• The French The French were exploring were exploring Africa and Africa and bringing back bringing back Artwork- a big Artwork- a big influence on influence on Picasso’s style. Picasso’s style.

PicassoPicasso• The African The African

Period was Period was the Precursor the Precursor to Cubism. to Cubism. • More More

expressive expressive and abstract. and abstract.

PicassoPicasso• His most famous work during this His most famous work during this

period was period was Les Demoiselles Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, d’Avignon, 1907. 9’x8’ 1907. 9’x8’

His subject His subject matter was matter was Spanish Spanish prostitutesprostitutes

• Analytic Cubism Analytic Cubism focused on focused on geometric geometric shapes and the shapes and the natural world.natural world.• ““Le GuitaristeLe Guitariste”, ”,

PicassoPicasso

• Analytic CubismAnalytic CubismIs like a prismIs like a prism and has a and has a limited color limited color palette palette so as not so as not to detract from the to detract from the subject subject

Le Le GuitaristeGuitariste

PicassoPicasso

• 1910 1910 • Parisian art dealerParisian art dealer• exemplifies the exemplifies the

early phase of the early phase of the cubist movement, cubist movement,

called called analytical analytical cubism.cubism.

PicassoPicassoPortrait of Ambroise VollardPortrait of Ambroise Vollard

• Synthetic Synthetic CubismCubism

• Instead of Instead of breaking breaking objects objects down, he down, he pasted things pasted things together in together in collagecollage

PicassoPicasso

Still Life with Chair-caningStill Life with Chair-caning, 1912, 1912

• Synthetic Synthetic CubismCubism

• A collage is A collage is an an assemblagassemblagee- because - because you assemble you assemble things things togethertogether

PicassoPicasso

Still Life with Chair-caningStill Life with Chair-caning, 1912, 1912

• 19211921• This painting is This painting is

a Cubist a Cubist rendition of rendition of three three musicians musicians playing music playing music in a caféin a café

PicassoPicassoThree Musicians Three Musicians

Girl Before a Mirror Girl Before a Mirror

• 1932 1932 • Maria Teresa, Maria Teresa,

his secret love. his secret love. She calmed his She calmed his violent violent character. character.

PicassoPicasso

Girl Before a Mirror Girl Before a Mirror • New style: New style:

undulating lines, undulating lines, luminous and luminous and bright colors bright colors (stained glass look) (stained glass look)

• balanced and balanced and symmetrically symmetrically structured structured composition. The composition. The model´s face adopts model´s face adopts two physical two physical attitudes: in attitudes: in profile profile and frontaland frontal

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• He updated a series of He updated a series of interpretations of interpretations of Las MeninasLas Meninas in 1957in 1957

• A take off on Velazque’s A take off on Velazque’s masterpiecemasterpiece

• Daley Plaza, Daley Plaza, Chicago, IL. Chicago, IL.

• 50’ high 50’ high • The sculpture, The sculpture,

was unveiled in was unveiled in 1967. Picasso 1967. Picasso refused to be refused to be paid $100,000 paid $100,000 for it, donating it for it, donating it to the people of to the people of ChicagoChicago.

Guernica, Guernica, 19371937 • His masterpieceHis masterpiece• The response to bombings of Guernica, The response to bombings of Guernica,

and depict the suffering of innocents. and depict the suffering of innocents. • Filled with symbolism.Filled with symbolism.

PicassoPicasso

Guernica, Guernica, 19371937 PicassoPicasso

• It reflects a feeling of utter It reflects a feeling of utter hopelessness. hopelessness.

• Cubist style in black and gray. Cubist style in black and gray.

GuernicaGuernica PicassoPicasso

Political message:Political message:A protest against the brutality of war A protest against the brutality of war and tyranny. and tyranny. The lack of color gives it a journalistic The lack of color gives it a journalistic qualityquality

GuernicaGuernica PicassoPicassoDying horse= death of civilizationDying horse= death of civilization““lady Liberty” rushes toward forward lady Liberty” rushes toward forward to revive it.to revive it.Light of reason above horse’s head…Light of reason above horse’s head…

PicassoPicasso

Umberto Umberto BoccioniBoccioni, , Unique Unique Forms of Continuity Forms of Continuity

in Space, in Space, 1913. 1913. Bronze, 44”Bronze, 44”

FuturismFuturism•Italy•Inspired by the dynamic energy of the machine age•SPEED

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian•Dutch artist 1872-Dutch artist 1872-19441944

•moderate success moderate success as a landscape as a landscape painterpainter

•Saw a show of Saw a show of ABSTRACT work ABSTRACT work that changed his that changed his life in 1911life in 1911

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian •Over time, his Over time, his

REALISTIC REALISTIC images images evolved into evolved into abstract abstract paintings paintings devoid of devoid of curving curving lines and lines and mixed color mixed color

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

He moves to Paris He moves to Paris where he is influenced where he is influenced by the work of Picasso by the work of Picasso and Cubismand Cubism

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

As the result of the chaos of As the result of the chaos of WW1, Mondrian decided to WW1, Mondrian decided to leave the “natural, messy” art leave the “natural, messy” art style for something different…style for something different…

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

•He based his new style on He based his new style on horizontalhorizontal and and verticalvertical lines that would form lines that would form rectanglesrectangles..

•He used straight lines only He used straight lines only because they are not found because they are not found in nature.in nature.

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

He limited his palette to primary colorscolors, whitewhite, graygray and black lines.

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian•He wanted art to be as He wanted art to be as mathematicalmathematical as possible, a as possible, a blueprint for an organized life.blueprint for an organized life.•Mondrian Mondrian became became obsessed with obsessed with orderliness orderliness and even and even turned his turned his studio into one studio into one of his of his paintings.paintings.

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

While living in While living in NYC, his last NYC, his last painting was painting was inspired by inspired by Boogie Woogie Boogie Woogie music and the music and the busy traffic of busy traffic of the city… the city…

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

By the 1950’s his By the 1950’s his easily identifiable easily identifiable style became so style became so famous that for famous that for many people it many people it became a symbol became a symbol for modern art.for modern art.

It was copied in It was copied in many ways…many ways…

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Piet Piet MondrianMondrian

Mondrian was important in art Mondrian was important in art history because he took history because he took subjective feelingssubjective feelings and and emotionemotion

outout of his work, so of his work, so unlikeunlike painters painters of the past and painters of his day.of the past and painters of his day.

The Armory ShowThe Armory Show

•1st American exposure to the European avant-garde.•It took place at the Armory building in NYC in 1913

The Armory ShowThe Armory Show

•The show was The show was ridiculed- ridiculed- especially especially DuchampDuchamp’s ’s Nude Nude Descending a Descending a StaircaseStaircase

BrancusiBrancusi

Bird in Space, Bird in Space, 1928. Bronze. 1928. Bronze. 54”54”

Intended to Intended to capture "the capture "the essence of flight"essence of flight"

BrancusiBrancusiIn 1927, a buyer tried to import Brancusi’s Bird in Space to the U.S.At custom’s, the piece was said to be “manufactured metal”- a kitchen or hospital supply- and not art not art and he was forced to pay $600

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After a much After a much publicized trial publicized trial on “is it art?”, on “is it art?”, The buyer got The buyer got his money his money back.back.

Stuart DavisStuart Davis•His painting His painting was influenced was influenced by by COLLAGECOLLAGE•Subject Subject matter- matter- American American consumerismconsumerism•Forerunner Forerunner of of Pop ArtPop Art

Lucky Strike, 1921

Stuart Davis, 1921 Stuart Davis, 1921

Rauschenberg, 1964 POP ArtRauschenberg, 1964 POP Art

Aaron DouglasAaron DouglasAn African American An African American painter from Kansas, but painter from Kansas, but lived and worked in Harlem lived and worked in Harlem after WW1.after WW1.He is considered the most He is considered the most prominent artist of the prominent artist of the Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance. .

Aaron DouglasAaron DouglasHis work His work reflected his reflected his heritage.heritage.He combines He combines Cubism and Cubism and African art with African art with the American the American experience.experience.

Aaron DouglasAaron Douglas

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright•Totally new architectural style: Prairie Style

• Creates a garden feel -sheltering overhangs, low terraces.

• before now, America had no definitive style. Most styles were under European influence.

•He created something totally refreshing, new, and American.

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

Rectangles and asymmetry

Robie HouseRobie House, , 1909. Chicago1909. Chicago

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

Falling WaterFalling Water, , 1936. Bear Run, Pa1936. Bear Run, Pa

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

Falling WaterFalling Water

•Oneness with nature- huge windows to bring nature inside.

•Chimneys made of natural stone, resembling outside stones.

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

Guggenheim, Guggenheim, 1959. NYC1959. NYC

This “upside-down ziggurat” has a spacious feel.

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightGuggenheim, Guggenheim, 1959. NYC1959. NYC