 | 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
- What were the Abstract Expressionists trying to express?
- How did Franz Kline arrive at abstraction in his work?
- Why did Franz Kline like using house paint, an unconventional material for fine art?
- Explain Kline's use of black and white. Will you use color or not? If so, which ones and why? If not, why?
- Compare/contrast Franz Kline’s "Four Square" and Whistler’s "Nocturne in Black and Gold"
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