Sunday, April 27, 2014

Pop Art

Pop Art is figurative, realistic, modern, and usually has a reoccurring theme. Some pop artists are:

Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup I, 1968

Daisy Waterfall (Rain Machine), 1953

Roy Lichtenstein

The Melody Haunts My Reverie, 1965

Live Ammo (Blang) 1962

Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism is characteristic of its messiness, energetic applications of paint, and simplistic style. Some abstract expressionist artists include:

Wassily Kandinsky

Flood Improvisation,1913

Reiter, 1911

Willem de Kooning

Woman V, 1953

Woman III, 1953

Surrealism is characterized by unnerving, illogical scenes painted with photographic precision, the wotks made created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself. It is overall a combination of dreams and reality. Some artists that worked with surrealism include:

Salvador Dali

The Persistence of Memory, 1931

Swans reflecting Elephants, 1937

Rene Margritte

Time Transfixed, 1938

The Telescope, 1963

Marc Chagall

The Walk, 1917

Spring, 1938

Cubism

In cubism, shows objects for how they really are but in a broken up and reassembled abstracted form, objects are also depicted from several viewpoints. Cubism creates optical illusions. Cubism was used by artists such as:

Pablo Picasso

Three Musicians, 1921

Factory in Horta de Ebbo, 1909

Georges Braque

Violin and Candlestick, 1910

Little Harbor in Normandy, 1909

Paul Cezanne

Quarry Bibèmus, 1900

Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1897

Fauvism

Fauvism is characterized by its use of bold colors, curved lines, and outside thinking of formal aesthetics. Some fauvist works include these by:

Franz Marc

Tiger, 1912

The Fox, 1913

Fox, Bluish Black Fox, 1911

Henri Matisse (cut outs- made at end of his life because he was unable to stand at easel)

The Snail, 1953

La Gerbe, 1953

(Paintings)

Woman with a Hat, 1905

Les toits de Collioure, 1905

Banyan Tree by Trisha Keiman

Post-Impressionism

Post-Impressionism is characterized by the ending of Impressionism and rejection of its confined techniques. Post-impressionistic works exaggerate old style Impressionism, the brush stokes are more pointed in some works, but the overall style as represented by the artist is quite eclectic. Some post-Impressionism works by:

Vincent Van Gogh

The Starry Night,1889

Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, 1889

Impressionism

Impressionism is known for its capturing a single glimpse of an image. It is also known for its more exact representations of tones and colors and applying paint in small touches as apposed to broader strokes. Some examples include these works by:

Claude Monet