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Composition and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (6) , 1936. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (5) , 1936. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (2) , 1936. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (4) , 1936. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (3) , 1936.
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Composition and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother
ARTS 104:Art Appreciation Chapter 3 Style
What do we mean by “style” in the arts? Style: the distinct and recurring techniques, media, and/or visual characteristics employed by artists.
Are there distinct, recurring techniques or visual characteristics in these artworks? Are they the same artistic style? Jean-Michel Basquiat. (American, 1960-1988). Untitled. 1981. Oilstick on paper. 40 x 60” Jean-Michel Basquiat. (American, 1960-1988). Untitled (Fallen Angel). 1981.
What is the difference between personal style and cultural style? How do these compare? Palette of King Narmer from Hierakonpolis, Egypt ca. 3,000-2,920 B.C.E., slate approximately 25 in. high Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4 in.
How does the personal style differ in these paintings? Vincent Van Gogh, Self ‐Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, oil on canvas, 60 x 49 cm Adolphe ‐William Bouguereau, The Knitting Girl, 1869
Cultural style Cultural style can change from period to period and by region. Menkaure and his Wife from Gizeh, Egypt ca. 2,490 ‐2,472 B.C.E.; graywacke Head of an Oba (King), 18th century Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin; Brass
What is the difference between: representational(objective), abstract, and non ‐representational (non‐objective)?
Representational, abstract, or non-representational? Caravaggio, Entombment, Vittrici Chapel, Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, Rome, 1603 ‐04, oil on canvas, 9’ x 6’.
Representational, abstract, or non-representational? Pablo Picasso, Les DesmoisellesD’Avignon, 1907, oil on canvas, 8’ x 7’8”, Museum of Modern Art, New York
What about this one? Representational, abstract, or non-representational? Piet Mondrian, Composition with Large Blue Plane, Red, Black, Yellow, and Gray, 1921
Modes of Representation (REVIEW): Plato (428 ‐248 BCE) vs. Aristotle (384‐322 BCE) Aristotle: Believed works of art should be judged on how well they imitate the natural world. In other words, art should be realistic or naturalistic. Plato: Thought works of art should seek perfection. For him this was perfect symmetry and proportion. This could be called idealism.
Naturalism (Realism : Based on direct observation of the natural world, and often includes landscapes, still life, and the human figure. Idealism: The treatment or manipulation of subject matter in which the artist of a specific culture is guided by constructed concepts of beauty and form.
Idealismor Naturalism?
The naturalism of Ife sculpture led 20th Century Europeans to question whether it was from Africa because it went against all of their assertions of the “primitive” ideal of African art. They suggested in was made by those from the Lost City of Atlantis, or that it had to have been influenced by ancient Greece or Renaissance Europe. Shrine Head; Ife people, Nigeria; 12 ‐15 Century CE, Yoruba; Terracotta; H. 12 in., W. 5 3/4 in.
Stylization An approach to art- making that may be based on a culture’s broad, artistic conventions or an individual’s unique, personal aesthetic. Stylization often aids in the identification of an individual artist’s work or of an artistic movement. Pablo Picasso, Les DesmoisellesD’Avignon, 1907, oil on canvas, 8’ x 7’8”, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Picasso was influenced by African and Iberian masks as well as impressionism and post-impressionism.
CopticArt APSEMOSAIC EmpressTheodoraandHerCourt S.Vitale; Ravenna 532/3-548
Coptic art is highly stylized. It is based on Egyptian and Greek influences, and emphasizes the eye.
Tromp l’oeil– The use of naturalism to create an image or sculpture that causes the viewer to believe it is an actual object and not just a visual representation. This phenomenon becomes even more exaggerated in a 20th-century art movement called Photorealism.
Charles Willson Peale, The Staircase Group, oil on canvas, c. 1795
JohnDeAndrea Diane, 1987 polychromedpolyvinyl 31x39x21in.
Duane Hanson, Queenie II, 1988, auto-body filler, fiberglass, and mixed media with accessories Duane Hanson, Young Shopper, 1973, sculpture
WhatisthedifferencebetweenNaturalismand Trompel’oeil? Duane Hanson,Tourists II,1988 Augustus Primaporta, Early 1st Century CE,
What is an art movement? Astyle in art with a common philosophy or goal that is followed by a group of artists. Examples: Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, Modernism, and Post-Modernism
Impressionism Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge (1897-1899) by Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dans le jardin(In the Garden), 1885
Pointillism Georges Seurat, The Models, 1888 Paul Signac, Port de Marseille, 1905
Cubism Pablo Picasso, Le guitariste, 1910 Georges Braque, Violin and Candlestick, 1910
Impressionism Post-Impressionism Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872 Vincent Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat, 1887
Post-Impressionism Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of Adeline Ravoux, 1890 Paul Gauguin, Words of the Devil, 1892
Abstract Expressionism: Action Painting Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950, oil on canvas
Abstract Expressionism: Color Field Painting Mark Rothko felt his paintings embodied spiritual qualities, and hoped viewers would experience strong emotional responses while viewing them. Rothko said “I aminterestedonly in expressing basic human emotions – tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on.” Mark Rothko, Orange and Yellow, 1956, oil on canvas