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Postwar American Art – Abstract Expressionism
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- 1—Jackson Pollock, Number 1A, 1948, 1948, oil and enamel paint on canvas
gesture and all over painting
canvas on floor --> dripped on
no plan.
also wanted to interpretation - 2—Willem de Kooning, Woman 1, 1950-52, oil on canvas
originally from the Netherlands.
almost recognizable forms. wet paint allowed to drip. also all over.
shocking for actually being recognizable
seen by critics as violent and sexist.
said it was a critique of the sexualization of women in modern media
- 3—Mark Rothko, No. 61 (Rust and Blue), 1953, oil on canvas
color field painting
- 4—Barnett Newman, Vir Heroicus Sublimis, 1950-51, oil on canvas
5 zips
subjective loneliness of individuals in modern society
- 5Abstract Expressionismis a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris.
- 6World War II(1939-45)
US enters war in 1941
overall unease in the aftermath of the war. no longer sage or protected from conflict rising tensions between soviets. no more optimism about technology
major art centers in europe were wrecked --> US becomes major center for art production - 7gesture paintingserves to focus on the direct and immediate emotional response of the artist
physical interaction of artist w/ painting - 8allover paintingno plan, spontaneous
no focus on one area, no place for eyes to rest. - 9color field paintinglarge scale, one color backgrounds, w/ minimal shapes
- 10Barnett Newman’s “zip"vertical stripes of paint --> represent figures and the subjective loneliness of individuals in modern society
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