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i nvention of abstraction

i nvention of abstraction. Abstract art came about in the early 20 th century (1900s) after Expressionism & Fauvism. . Expressionism & Fauvism. Abstract Art. Both are by the same artist. Pablo Picasso’s Les Desmoiselles D’Avignon is considered to be the first painting in “Modern Art ”.

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i nvention of abstraction

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  1. invention of abstraction

  2. Abstract art came about in the early 20th century (1900s) after Expressionism & Fauvism. Expressionism & Fauvism Abstract Art Both are by the same artist...

  3. Pablo Picasso’s Les DesmoisellesD’Avignonis considered to be the first painting in “Modern Art”.

  4. What is abstract art? • Essentially the opposite of Expressionism because the subject matter is often devoid of emotion/psychological meaning • Main focus is design;how all the parts of the composition relate to one another • Point is to simplify/reduce an image to its elemental forms (shape, colour, line, etc.) • There were a variety of ways in which abstract art was explored. Three important movements are Cubism, Futurism, & De Stijl.

  5. Therefore, these aren’t abstract art... Emotional Realistic Meaningful

  6. and these are abstract art. Mostly unemotional Mostly not meaningful Geometric shapes Futurism Cubism De Stijl

  7. Invention of Abstraction: Cubism • Subject is broken apart and reassembled in an abstract form, emphasizinggeometric shapes • Sometimes looks like shattered images (Analytic Cubism) • Sometimes looks like combining various synthesized views/aspectsof an object, based on collage (Synthetic Cubism) • Part representation, part abstraction

  8. Shattered images Reassembled into geometric shapes Multiple views

  9. Pablo Picasso. Les DesmoisellesD’Avignon. (1907) Oil on canvas. • Abstracted/simplified images of female models (common Parisian prostitutes) • Considered to be the first painting in “Modern Art”; shatters all conventions • Multiple views; i.e. frontal and profile simultaneously seen (no logical perspective) • Influence: visual power of African masks • Primitivism – idealizes non-Western cultures as being more ideal and less corrupt than Europe • Picasso once said it took him many years to learn to draw like children

  10. Invention of Abstraction: Futurism • Style of painting and sculpture that emerged in Italy in the early 20th century • Lots of industrial growth & political chaos (World War I) at this time • Emphasized the machine-like quality of “modern” living • Often there was a focus on dynamism/“lines of force” in objects.

  11. Dynamism Industrial

  12. Joseph Stella. Brooklyn Bridge. (1918-1920) Oil on canvas. • Shows the beauty of this man-made structure • Perhaps viewed from a speeding car crossing the bridge • Idealized view of city life &the benefits of industrialization

  13. Umberto Boccioni. Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. (1913) Bronze. • Focused on the “miracles of contemporary life”; the industrial age (i.e. railroads, boats, planes) • Tried to “revive” sculpture. This piece is a futuristic Nike of Samothrace.

  14. Invention of Abstraction: De Stijl • (literally “The Style” in Dutch) A cold &intellectual approach to design begun by Piet Mondrian • Developed into a specific non-representationalstyle • Complete reliance on design and no feeling/emotion • Meant to show precise, mechanical order not existing in nature

  15. Non-representational Just design

  16. Piet Mondrian. Diagonal Composition. (1921) Oil on canvas. • Based on straight lines & squares/rectangles • Creates a sense of harmony &order (not existing in the war torn world) • Mondrian’s view: vertical lines = vitality, horizontal lines = tranquility, & crossing them creates“dynamic equilibrium” • Used only black, white, grey, &primary colours • Calculated placement of colours &shapes create asymmetrical balance

  17. De Stijl-inspired House

  18. Identify abstract art & the movement...

  19. Identify De Stijl...

  20. Identify abstract art & the movement...

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