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Abstract High School Painting Project Project _2-Dimensional Art
- 1. Abstract Art Project MakingNon-Representational Art
- 2. Abstract Thought vs.Concrete Thought • As we grow up, our brains mature and become capable of more things. • Toddlers take this literally because they have not yet developed abstract thought. • As adults we can remove ourselves from situations and think more generally about things. This is abstract thought. • Concrete thought: Using a recipe to make cookies • Abstract thought: Creating your own cookie recipe
- 3. Abstract Art vs.Representational Art • Representational work looks at specific objects, people, and things. • Abstract art thinks more generally about these things. Rather than painting an eye and making it look like an eye, the focus is on the line, shapes, and colors. • Like abstract thought, abstract art is bigger picture thinking in the world of art. • Abstract art can be based in something representational (ex: a tree simplified to the point of no longer looking like a tree) or it can be completely abstract.
- 4. Inside Out & AbstractThought Click on the link below to see the idea of abstract thought represented in animation!
- 5. The process of artmaking •Imitation • Trying to build the skills and techniques to recreate something. • Ex: a still life • Ex: a portrait • Interpretation • Adding your own thoughts, opinions, and feelings into a work of art. • Ex: a portrait of a person that conveys emotion or information, not just a realistic copy. • Abstraction • Expressing feelings and reflections without relying on figures to help convey it.
- 6. What makes anabstract painting successful or not? • Line • Shape • Color • Balance • Unity • Focal Point
- 7. Your Assignment: • Createa large scale abstract work of art! • You must select either line, shape, or color as the focus of your work of art. • All three elements will be inherently included in your work of art, but one will stand out amongst the rest. • Selecting one will give you something to focus on while creating your work of art. • Your work of art must also include balance, unity, and a focal point. • You may choose to execute your work large scale in PAINT, PASTEL or CLAY!
- 8. Abstract artists toexplore for the Elements of… • LINE – Piet Mondrian • SHAPE – Wassily Kandinsky • COLOR – Mark Rothko And MANY MORE! Please Read through the following slides and then see the assignment after the last Artist Image slide.
- 9. Line: Piet Mondrain •Born March 7th, 1872, died February 1st, 1944 • Was a Dutch painter who is regarded as one of the most important artists and pioneers of 20th century abstract art. • He lived and worked all over Europe, including the Netherlands and Paris, until he moved to New York City to escape WWII where he stayed until his death. • Artwork is rooted in nature. • Is best known for his primary color, geometric paintings. • "Art is higher than reality and has no direct relation to reality. To approach the spiritual in art, one will make as little use as possible of reality, because reality is opposed to the spiritual. We find ourselves in the presence of an abstract art. Art should be above reality, otherwise it would have no value for man."
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- 18. Shape: Wassily Kandinsky • December16th, 1866 – 13 December 1944Was a Dutch painter who is regarded as one of the most important artists and pioneers of 20th century abstract art. • He was born in Moscow and attended University of Moscow to study law and economics. • He didn’t start painting until his thirties. • He is credited with creating one of the first purely abstract works of art. • He settled in Munich and began studying art and moved around to avoid controversy during WWI and WWII. • Ended up settling in France until his death. • He created his most prominent works of art while in France. • “Kandinsky's creation of abstract work followed a long period of development and maturation of intense thought based on his artistic experiences. He called this devotion to inner beauty, fervor of spirit, and spiritual desire inner necessity; it was a central aspect of his art.” quoted from Wikipedia.org.
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- 29. Color: Mark Rothko •Born September 25, 1903, died February 25th, 1970 • Born in Russia, immigrated to the US in 1913. • Was born to a highly intellectual family, attended Yale on a scholarship but later dropped out. • He became interested in Art while in the garment district in New York and later enrolled in Parson’s The New School of Design. • He started by painting portraits, but is most well known for his color field paintings. • Didn’t want to conform or be categorized in a particular movement, but is mostly identified with abstract expressionism
- 30. Things to considerfor Mark Rothko… • Check out his work here. • How do the colors play off of each other? • Is one secondary to the other? • Does one appear brighter? • Are they competing with each other? • How does the layout of the color blocks and the size impact the piece? • Does it feel weighted down? • How does the overall size of the piece impact the view? • Imagine what it would be like to stand in front of one.
- 31. Mad Men &Mark Rothko
- 32. The debate of aesthetics… •This clip brings up many good points about abstract art and the value of art in general. • Things to ponder… • Does all art have to have a meaning? • Is art about the subject matter or the experience? • What makes art valuable? Is it simply the price tag put on it? Who determines that? • What do you want your art to convey?
- 33. Brainstorming Activity Watch THISVIDEO and then choose an artisteither from the video or this presentation that inspires you – FILL OUT AN ARTIST RESEARCH PAPER on the artist & make a sketch in your sketchbook that “borrows” elements from this artist’s work, but add your own details/qualities to it.
- 34. Your Grade: • Successof reflecting either line, shape, or color. • Success in including balance, unity, and a focal point. • Craftsmanship • Creativity • Effort • Understanding of abstraction
- 35. Go in witha plan… • Complete at least three sketches in your sketchbook. • Research abstract styles, see what inspires you. REMEMBER be inspired but do not copy. • Work in layers, it may take many layers, repetition, and experimentation to get to a point when you are satisfied. • When do you know when to stop?
- 36. Process Pictures: • Theartist’s plan: • Create a work of art that combines organic and geometric styles. • Include a pop of color (which will create a focal point). • Line will be emphasized. • Line will help create unity. • Strike a balance between the geometric lines and organic paint styles. • The base layer makes the piece appear to focus on color, but the next layer will incorporate line.
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- 52. Things to consider: •When to stop and when to continue to add to your piece. • If you have a vision, try to see it to the end. • Photograph along the way just in case you take it too far and prefer an earlier stage. • Carefully consider each new layer.
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