1. Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion 1929 The German national pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. Built from glass, travertine and different kinds…

1. Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion 1929 2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7. “ Every physical element has been distilled to its irreducible essence. The  interior is…

1. Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion 1929 The German national pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. Built from glass, travertine and different kinds…

1. minimalism “less is more” -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 2. minimalism Roots of minimalism 1950s Piet Mondrian Theo van Doesburg Ad Reinhardt Kazimir Malevich 3. 1960s…

Slide 1Architecture Slide 2 Black Cow and Horses Lascaux Cave painting, Central France c.15,000 BCE Stone Age Paleolithic Hall of the Bulls Lascaux Cave, Central France c.15,000…

Slide 1The Visual Arts at Mid-Century Slide 2 Photography Slide 3 Ansel Adams The Zone System – divides the range of tones into ten zones ranging from Zone 0 (pure black)…

Slide 1 Abbey Church of St. Denis 1144 EARLY FRENCH GOTHIC The abbey is where the kings of France and their families were buried for centuries and is therefore often referred…

Slide 1 Henri Matisse, The Dance, 1909. FAUVISM Slide 2 Georges Rouault The Old King, 1916-37. FAUVISM Slide 3 Pablo Picasso Old Guitarist, 1903-04. BLUE PERIOD Slide 4 Giotto…

Henri Matisse, The Dance, 1909. FAUVISM Georges Rouault The Old King, 1916-37. FAUVISM Pablo Picasso Old Guitarist, 1903-04. BLUE PERIOD Giotto Interior of the Arena Chapel…

Abbey Church of St. Denis 1144 EARLY FRENCH GOTHIC The abbey is where the kings of France and their families were buried for centuries and is therefore often referred to…