Art 100 Online – Weeks 10 & 11
Reading Assignment
Chapter 23
Powerpoint Lecture
See the the Postwar Modern Movements Powerpoint document located in Course
Documents, Art 100 Onln Powerpoints on ANGEL for additional information on the
chapter.
Chapter 23
Abstract Expressionism
One interesting contrast seen in the last chapter’s movements is De Stijl’s lack of content
and social realism’s emphasis on content. Notice how Mondrian felt that any content at
all would ruin the idea of universal harmony. Form as a language in and of itself is a
“content” that everyone can believe in. On the other hand, social realists expanded upon
the idea of freedom and the individual’s right (if not responsibility) to express ideas about
themselves and the world around them.
This chapter starts just after World War II with a movement called Abstract
Expressionism. The idea of Expressionism is not new. As you know, the Romantics
were interested in imagination over reason, the Impressionists used brushstroke rather
than reality as a form of expression, and Kandinsky was interested in non-objective
imagery to make his expressions. And then on p. 419 of your text, your authors relate
Expressionism and the spontaneity of Surrealism to this new movement of Abstract
Expressionism.
Major Titles – Chapter 23
These are titles of importance in the book. You may want to use one or more of these in
your Discussion Forums dialogue.
I.
Accelerated Change: Art After 1945
1.
Jackson Pollock. Autumn Rhythm. 1950. Oil on canvas. 8x17.
2.
Helen Frankenthaler. Mountains and Sea. 1952. Oil on canvas. 7x9.
3.
David Smith. Cubi XVII. 1963. Polished stainless steel. 107x64x38.
4.
Le Corbusier. Notre Dame du Haut. Ronchamp, France. 1950 - 1955.
5.
Jasper Johns. Target with Four Faces. 1955. Assemblage: encaustic and
collage on canvas with objects, 26x26, surmounted by 4 plaster faces. Box
closed 3x26x3, open 33x26x3.
6.
Andy Warhol. 200 Campbell’s Soup Cans. 1962. Oil on canvas. 72x100.
7.
Claes Oldenburg. Two Cheeseburgers with Everything. 1962. Burlap soaked
in plaster, painted with enamel. 7x14x8.
8.
Frank Stella. Hirawla I. 1968. Acrylic polymer and fluorescent polymer
paint on canvas. 10x20.
9.
Walter De Maria. The Lightning Field. Quemado, New Mexico. 1971 1977. 400 stainless - steel poles, average height 20’7”. Land area 1 mile x 1
kilometer.
10.
11.
Judy Chicago, in collaboration with a team of artists. The Dinner Party.
1974-79. 48x42x36.
Duane Hanson. Tourists. 1970. Fiberglass and polychromed polyester.
64x65x67.
Test #2
The final test can be taken beginning at 9:00 a.m. and must be completed by 11:55 p.m.
that evening on the date listed on the calendar on the syllabus. The test must be
completed no later than 11:55 p.m. You will have 75 minutes to complete the test. You
will not have time to look up answers in your book or other materials. Review the
course Syllabus (see ANGEL Lessons tab, Course Information) regarding taking a
test on ANGEL. If you have technical problems during the test, contact the ANGEL
Help Desk.
The final test will cover the main ideas and styles of various 19th/20th century movements
and architecture. The format will be multiple choice and short essay and will emphasize
the authors’ main points about the movements. Material from online lectures
(Powerpoints), Discussion Forums, etc. may also be included.
There will be a multiple choice section and a short essay section. The short essay
directions will be as follows:
Use one title (i.e., one specific artwork) to explain the main ideas and
characteristics of style of the period.
I’ll choose 3 from the periods below and for each you will write a short essay:
The movements covered on the test will be as follows:
1. Renaissance
2. Baroque
3. Neo-Classicism
4. Romanticism
5. Impressionism
6. Post-Impressionism
7. Fauves
8. Cubism
9. Futurism
10. Dada
11. Surrealism
12. De Stijl
13. Social Realism
14. Abstract Expressionism
15. Pop Art
16. Performance/Installation/Environmental Art
17. Postwar Modern Movements
18. Architecture
The main ideas refers to the cultural milieu in which the art was created—e.g., what were
the religious, geographic, and historical influences on the art?
The characteristics of style refer to the unique characteristics of the artworks of the
period as represented in the chosen title. In other words, what were the unique ways that
line, shape, color, and the other concepts discussed in Chapters 3 & 4 were used in this
title/time period?
Assignments
Be sure to check due dates for assignments on the calendar in the syllabus. Find
instructions for all of the course assignments in the “Assignments” folder. All
Assignments can be found on ANGEL by clicking on the “Lessons” tab, then on “Course
Documents,” then on “Art100 Onln Assignments.”