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3. ART

4. 1960’s – new art movement based on everyday objects and people from popular culture. • Named “Pop art” because the subject was based on popular items such as Coke bottles, beer and soup cans. • Impersonal attitude towards the work and subject – shows frustration with the art establishment. • Directly contrasts Abstract Expressionism with recognizable subject matter and no emotional content. • Incorporates with, humour and satire. • The average viewer much preferred Pop Art to abstraction so it soon became in demand.

5. 23 • Andy Warhol. Elvis I & II. (1963) Silkscreen ink and spray paint on linen.

6. Pioneered the use of silkscreen in fine art and has assistants (the Factory) to assist with output • Chose subject matter from everyday life and popular culture: often movie and music icons as well as famous political figures • Meant to imitate / mimic the commercial nature of society from the 1950’s onwards – mass production, packaging, advertising, etc.

8. 24 Roy Lichtenstein. Whamm! (1963) Oil on canvas.

9. Subject matter: comics derived paintings, in direct contrast to abstract art of the 1950’s • Images were stereotypical and therefore familiar to the viewer (not usually in such a large scale) • Painted in oils but used commercial printing method: Benday dots

11. 2 5 Claes Oldenburg. Shoestring Potatoes Spilling from a Bag. (1966) Mixed Media.

12. Create large-scale 3-dimensional recreations of ordinary objects, out of unusual materials • Played with gravity and soft materials to “give the object back its power” and to shock • Created various witty public monuments (eg. spoon bridge)

14. Op ART

15. Op (“Optical”) Art uses scientific principles to create the sensation of movement by tricking the viewer’s eye. • There are no focal points or centres of interest in optical art. • Sometimes movement is created through the use of colour and sometimes shapes. • Carefully calculated and manipulated.

16. 2 6 Bridget Riley. Metamorphosis. (1964) Acrylic emulsion on hardboard.

17. Master at creating pulsating movement in her paintings • Became disillusioned with Op art as it became used for commercial purposes • Explored colour contrasts through tesselations • Began as an art teacher and later an illustrator before working solely as an artist

19. FIELD

20. Colour Field developed during the 60’s and 70’s - owes much to Mark Rothko. • Relies solely on flat fields of colour – impression is cool and serene. • Some colour field painting is very loose (eg. Rothko, Frankenthaler, Louis) • Some colour field painting is called “hard edge” (eg. Albers, Bush, Stella) • Became important aspects of the interior environment as murals in buildings. • Draw viewer into active participation with the work – goal: to create a total environment.

21. 2 7 Jack Bush. Zig-zag. (1967) Acrylic on canvas. (Canadian)

22. One of the member of the Group of Eleven, Toronto painters working in abstraction – these artists wanted Canada to be more involved in contemporary art • Originally a Commercial artist, later studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto (now OCAD) • Was expressive in use of colour • His artwork was admired for its “hand-made” effect in appearance

24. 2 8 Frank Stella. Protractor Variation. (1969) Fluorescent alkyd on canvas.

25. Used shaped canvases – this one is rounded on the ends • This composition is based on intersecting protractor arcs • Used mechanical means to determine composition (rulers, templates, t-squares, etc.) • The art is purely aesthetic (no hidden meaning)

27. QUIZ TIME

28. GUESS: WHICH ONE IS POP ART? Pop Art Pop Art Abstract Impressionism Abstract Impressionism

29. LIST: Author and movement Frank Stella ClaesOldenburg Color Field Bridget Riley Pop Art Op Art