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Minimalism

Minimalism. Rebecca & Troy. About the movement. This movement was during the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s This movement is also known as : rejective art, ABC art, or reductivism

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Minimalism

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  1. Minimalism Rebecca & Troy

  2. About the movement • This movement was during the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s • This movement is also known as : rejective art, ABC art, or reductivism • The idea of this movement was to get the viewer to experience the work more intensely without the distractions of composition, theme and so on.

  3. Influences on the movement • Post World War II Western Art • Mass Production • Societies Ideal of Simplicity

  4. Features • Cool hues or straight from the paint tube • Geometric shapes, repetition, hard-edged, and solid planes of color. • Color wasn’t used to express mood or feelings. • Thrives on simplicity in both content and form • Often based on grid or mathematically based

  5. What came before and After

  6. Famous Artist • Frank Stella • Donald Judd • Robert Morris • Dan Flavin • Carl Andre • Ellsworth Kelly

  7. Dan Flavin • Known for sculpture and installation art • Fluorescent Lights • Wood Works

  8. Bio • Born in Jamaica, New York April 1,1933. Died November 29, 1996 • Went to a parochial then a preparatory school • 1953 he enlisted in the Air Force • He attended the Columbia University and studied art history

  9. 3 Famous Art Works

  10. Ellsworth Kelly • Born in 1923 in New York • His work consist of painting, sculpting, and architecture. • Started his studies at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from 1941-1943 • Served in military from 1942-1945 • He also studied in the museum of fine arts in Boston. Only lasted about a year. • He continued studies there after in Paris. • His first individual show of art was also presented in Paris.

  11. 3 Famous Art Work

  12. Donald Judd • American sculptor and art writer Donald Judd (1928-1994) was best known as a major practitioner of and spokesman for Minimalism in the 1960s. His art displayed an overall sense of wholeness and clarity. Though he died in 1994 his work is own by Judd foundation.

  13. 3 Famous Art Works

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