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Art 3/Artist Spotlights

You will be introduced to selected works of art and artists as they relate to the curriculum. In your sketchbook:
1. Complete a thumbnail sketch of the work 
2. Document the #, heading, and credit line 
3. Review all provided resources - take notes 
4. Answer the questions completely and with specificity; complete sentences should reveal the question (write legibly or type/print)

Entries started in class must be completed as homework by the same day/next week

MORE ART HISTORY!

#10 - Mark Bradford (b. 1961)

2/11/2019

 
Picture
Pickett's Charge (Witness Tree) - detail
2016–17
Mixed Media

Did you see this installation @ the Hirshhorn?
You don't live the in the 1940s as the Abstract Expressionists did.... neither does Mark Bradford... but the lessons are still there for the taking. See what Bradford has learned from AbEx and how he has developed his own style and process along the way. ​After reviewing the provided resources, write a response.

#8 - Will be an AWARENESS post...

1/3/2019

 
In order to select the artist who you will investigate and present in an AWARENESS post, do the following:

1) DUE January 11th: In your SB, briefly investigate at least THREE Abstract Expressionist painters with the goal of presenting ONE as an AWARENESS post (as Artist Spotlight #8) on your blog. PLEASE NOTE:
  • At least one of the three researched artists must be BEYOND those covered in the Power Point presentation (see the list below)
  • After doing the preliminary research, indicate your interest level in each artist by numbering your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices. 
    • NOTE: In order to avoid duplication, artists will be assigned in a specific (maybe random) manner (TBD). Therefore, it is in your best interest to take the opportunity to find three artists who you will be happy to research!
2) DUE January 18th: For Artist Spotlight #8, create an AWARENESS post about the AbEx painter you have been assigned to investigate more fully. 
  • Just as you did for your Old Master, this is an opportunity to get to know about the artist's life, work, and process.
  • USE this research to inspire YOUR and YOUR CLASSMATES' painting process.
  • Once posted, classmates will be assigned an artist(s) to investigate using the standard sketchbook "Artist Spotlight format," including answers to the questions you have asked.
  • SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FOR THE AWARENESS POST CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Picture
Theodoros Stamos (1922-97), Jimmy Ernst (1920-84), Barnett Newman (1905-70), James C. Brooks (1906-92), Mark Rothko (1903-70); middle row: Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-92), William Baziotes (1912-63), Jackson Pollock (1912-56), Clyfford Still (1904-80), Robert Motherwell (1915-91), Bradley Walker Tomlin (1899-53); back row: Willem de Kooning (1904-97), Adolph Gottlieb (1903-74), Ad Reinhardt (1913-67), and Hedda Sterne (1910-2011).
Many important AbEx painters are featured in the above photo or listed below:
  • Hans Hofman 
  • Norman Lewis 
  • Philip Guston
  • Robert Motherwell
The following are all female painters whose work can be seen here: The Women of Abstract Expressionism: 12 Artists History Should not Forget (Hedda Sterne is not on this list but is linked above in the photo caption).
    • Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989)
    • Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
    • Mary Abbott (1921-)
    • Deborah Remington (1930-2010)
    • Judith Godwin (1930-)
    • Lee Krasner (1908-1984)
    • Ethel Schwabacher (1903-1984)
    • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
    • Perle Fine (1905-1988)
    • Grace Hartigan (1922-2008)
    • Jay DeFeo (1929-1989)
    • Sonia Gechtoff (1926-)
​OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES:
  • You Tube playlist - AB EX NY at MoMA
  • MoMA Learning/Abstract Expressionism

#7 Franz Kline (1910 - 1962)

12/3/2018

 
Picture
Four Square
1956
oil on canvas
78 3/8 x 50 3/4 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine
1971.87.12
​National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Watch this again if you need to.... it's a really good review of the AbEx movement that Franz Kline is associated with. Try to get a feel for the "mood" of the day and the role that artists like Kline took upon themselves. 
What should you know about Franz Kline's painting techniques? What ideas can you glean for your own work?
Read: Franz Kline Discussing Black and White (1960). After investigating color theory and simultaneous contrast - AND knowing the important role that color can play in a work of art.... consider why he took this achromatic approach. What approach might you take?
DEFINE:
  • Gestural
  • Iterative
  • Action painting​​​
  • Scumble
​AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE RESOURCES ASSIGNED ABOVE: Answer the following questions completely and with specificity to the provided resources, notes taken, personal reflection, and additional research as needed. Make sure to consider how this information is relevant to your current work and practice.
  1. What were the Abstract Expressionists trying to express? 
  2. How did Franz Kline arrive at abstraction in his work?
  3. Why did Franz Kline like using house paint, an unconventional material for fine art?
  4. Explain Kline's use of black and white. Will you use color or not? If so, which ones and why? If not, why?
  5. Compare/contrast Franz Kline’s "Four Square" and Whistler’s "Nocturne in Black and Gold"

#6 James McNeill Whistler (1834 -1903)

11/26/2018

 
Picture
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, 1875, oil on panel, 60.2 x 46.7 cm (Detroit Institute of the Arts)
  • READ THIS: Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket
  • READ THIS: Aestheticism
  • WATCH THESE VIDEOS:
In the video below, watch the images as they move from real to abstract to non-objective... Piet Mondrian was mentioned in the first video and these are some of his paintings. ASK YOURSELF: At what point is the tree no longer the subject? Without a tree, what becomes the subject? How does this shift in subject affect the content of the work? How is this style similar to/different from realistic art? Think about these things are you prepare for your next project,  Abstract Expressionist painting!
AFTER EXPLORING THE PROVIDED RESOURCES:

Define
  • Japonisme
  • Abstract Expressionism
  • Aestheticism

Write a reflection that includes but does not have to be limited to:
  • What are your thoughts? 
  • What did you learn?
  • What connections can be made to what you know, what you've done, what you will be doing in class? (if you haven't yet done your PLANNING page for Abstract Expressionism, this would be a good time to do so)
  • Why is this artist so important?
  • What questions do you have?
CURIOUS? Here's more information:
  • Here's another article on the libel lawsuit between Whistler and Ruskin
  • A comprehensive article of Whistler's art, influences, and ideas

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