Thursday, 19 November 2020

POST PAINTERLY ABSTRACTION

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Double page spread in your journals:

•       How it began, key artists and art critics involved, dates?

•       The approach and intentions of the movement: what do they explore?

•       Its contextual influences and inspirations: previous artists, post war existentialism, how it goes against Abstract Expressionism?

•       Practices and techniques: explain hard edged painting and Frankenthaler’s soak stain technique, who it went on to influence / Include visuals to support, experimentation with form of canvases

•       Legacy - Impact and influence on future art movements/artists and the wider world

Monday, 5 October 2020

Abstract Expressionism Lecture Slides

For Abstract Expressionism double page spread:

Key artists involved, dates, where it occurred

The approach and intentions of the movement

Its contextual influences and inspirations

Practices and techniques – include visuals to support, explain the purpose of these and how they link to workshops in college

Impact and influence on future art/artists and the wider world


In depths:

one piece of colour field abstract expressionist work

one piece of action painting abstract expressionist work

one piece of Neo Dada work (Rauschenberg/Jasper Johns) and explain similarities to Dada