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Modern/Contemporary

Modern/Contemporary. 1900-Present. Defining Characteristics. The arts use experimental techniques. Styles reflect the diversity of society and a blending of cultures. The arts break or redefine conventions of the past. Pablo Picasso.

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Modern/Contemporary

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  1. Modern/Contemporary 1900-Present

  2. Defining Characteristics • The arts use experimental techniques. • Styles reflect the diversity of society and a blending of cultures. • The arts break or redefine conventions of the past.

  3. Pablo Picasso Cubism-Objects are reduced to lines, angles, and geometric shapes Abstract vs. Non-Representational

  4. Salvador Dali Surrealism—hand-painted dream photographs Open to various interpretations

  5. Salvador Dali, oil on canvas “Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man” 1948.

  6. Andy Warhol Pop Art—Imagery drawn from popular cultural products (consumer products)

  7. Georgia O’Keeffe She transformed organic shapes-flowers, skeletons, landscapes- into abstract forms

  8. Frank Lloyd Wright Most famous American architect who incorporated his buildings with their surroundings

  9. Jacob Lawerence Harlem Renaissance—dynamic group of African-American artists, musicians, actors, and writers

  10. Create an artwork utilizing the style of one of the modern artists. Artworks should be completed in colored pencil or marker. • Artworks are due Thursday.

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