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- 1. Get out toyour Art History Notes • 1st- Prehistoric through Gothic • 2nd- Renaissance (Early, Middle and Late) • 3rd-Baroque through Regionalism • 4th-Abstract Expressionism through Modern Art How useful were your notes you took in class for studying? How could you change to make them more useful/meaningful?
- 2. Art History Exam KNOW:Influential Artist Names and Movements Describe it….. What Do you See? Style of marks, medium, characteristics? Analyze it… What influenced the artist before, during or after creation of work? (Other Movements, Simple technology, Culture, Historical Events, Nature, other Artists.) No Dates!!!
- 3. Discobolus (The DiscusThrower) 460-50 BC Marble Movement: _______________________ (Artist Unknown: Copy of Greek Bronze sculpture by Myron)
- 4. Discobolus (The DiscusThrower) 460-50 BC Marble Roman Art 1000-300BC (Copy of Greek Bronze sculpture by Myron) Description: What do you See? I see a realistic/naturalistic marble sculpture of an Olympic athlete in motion created in the “Classical Style”. Analysis: What influenced the artist to create the work of art, Past or Present? What did this work go on to influence? – Roman artists and scholars looked to the Greek for inspiration. Just like the Greeks, the Romans were perfectionists, they looked for perfect, god- like humans. Nature was their inspiration they used human models and natural elements to support their realism, this idea of using nature as inspiration became known as “Naturalism”. – Greek and Roman Art (Classical Art) when on to influence future artistic movements including, the Renaissance and Neoclassicism. Sculptor looked to Greeks/Romans for their proportions and mastery of realistic sculpting techniques.
- 5. Title:_________________________ Oil Paint onCanvas Movement:___________________ Artist:________________________
- 6. Mona Lisa » OilPaint on Canvas » Renaissance Art » Leonardo da Vinci Artwork Description & Analysis: – Cannon of proportion (Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci) Proportions of head/body. learned how to create humans realistically like the Greeks/Romans by studying Nature and human anatomy (Sketchbook). – Oil paint was invented during the renaissance. Stayed wet longer= rework shapes/forms. Had more vibrant realistic colors. – Linear Perspective was invented and used to create visual space and depth in works of art unlike earlier flat Byzantine art.
- 7. The Cambrai Madonna 1340 Temperaon Wood Panel Movement:___________________ Anonymous
- 8. The Cambrai Madonna1340 • Tempera on Wood Panel • Byzantine Art 1300-1450 • Anonymous Artwork Description & Analysis: – After the fall of the roman empire. Artwork was Less realistic/naturalistic. Distorted figures and lack of realistic proportions. Loss a lot of technology discovered in the classical era. Flat compositions without space= no linear perspective until the Renaissance. – Used gold and religious figures (commissions for art only came from the Christian church) Christianity spread across Europe.
- 9. The Rouen CathedralSeries 1892-1894 Oil Paint on Canvas Movement:___________________ Artist:________________________
- 10. Rouen Cathedral Series1892-1894 – Oil on Canvas – Impressionism 1880s--1900 – Claude Monet • Artwork Description & Analysis: – Painted “en plein air”= outside instead of studio. Observed the subtle changes in light (captured the moment in time on a canvas) In life light creates colors, while in painting color creates light. Painted more than 30 variations of the church façade. – The impressionist used loose strokes and bright colors in a time when academic painting (Realism/Rococo/ Romanticism/Neoclassicism) was the only accepted style of art. Impressionism was considered Abstract art and offensive. – Influenced by the invention of photography. Now there was a machine that could capture the likeness of something with the click of a button- Painting didn’t NEED to be realistic anymore.
- 11. 10 year oldSpiner at Rhones 1908 Silver Gelatin Plate Movement:____________________ Artist:________________________
- 12. • 10 yearold Spiner at Rhones. 1908 • Silver Gelatin Plate • Documentary Photography Early 1900s • Lewis Hines • Artwork Description & Analysis: – Photography wasn’t quite considered as art- tool for educating/documenting – Documented harsh working conditions of mostly young boys and girls. His photos captured shocking reality of dangerous and difficult working conditions and helped to create social reform- influencing government to pass child labor laws – By the end of his career he has a collection of over 5,000 prints each with a caption about the details of each story.
- 13. Nesting Tables 1926 Wood andPainted glass Movement:____________ Josef Albers
- 14. Nesting Tables 1926 •Wood and Painted glass • Bauhaus Art 1915-30 • Josef Albers • Artwork Description & Analysis: – Began after WWI, Bauhaus School was located in Germany and influenced by Russian constructivism with it’s primary bold colors and simple geometric forms. – Combined Form and Function. Bauhaus artist believed pieces could be beautiful and functional. These are artful side tables and compactable by fitting perfectly under each other (saves space).
- 15. Self Portrait witha Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird 1940 Oil on Canvas Movement: _______________ Artist:____________________
- 16. Self Portrait witha Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird 1940 Oil on Canvas Surrealism 1915-1970 Frida Kahlo • Artwork Description & Analysis: – Created art for personal expression of her identity ( her famous unibrow and Mexican Heritage) and personal experiences. Was involved in a bus accident and was in severe pain you see symbolic references to that pain in her self portraits. (thorn necklace) – Surrealism technique of using real imagery in unreal circumstances allowed her to express herself and create her visual stories. When she was stuck in her bed with her injuries, her paintings allow her to travel to other places outside her bedroom.
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- 18. Mural 1943 • Oilon Canvas • Abstract Expressionism 1940s-60s • Jackson Pollock • Artwork Description & Analysis: – Pushing the boundaries of what could be considered as art. Working with expression of movement, expressions, and experiences through action painting. – Influenced by Lee Krasner, his wife with the linear qualities of his later work.
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- 20. Cutting and Chopping 1969 PopArt 1960-70-present Richard Hamilton Artwork Description & Analysis: – One of the founding masters of Pop Art movement in England- His use of satire and popular culture icons inspired many future artists in New York City. – Pop Artists used popular culture as inspiration for content. Hamilton used expectations of the roles of women in popular culture (housewives, models, etc.) You can see this segmented image of a woman was created using magazine cutouts.
- 21. Big Self Portrait 1968 Acrylicon Canvas Movement: ______________ Artist: ___________________
- 22. Big Self Portrait1968 Acrylic on Canvas Photorealism 1970-present Chuck Close • Artwork Description & Analysis: – Inspired by the traditional subject of portraiture and realism however with a modern spin, LARGE and hyper realistic. Used photographs as visual sources instead of working from real life like past masters. – Breaking away from the abstract movement of the middle 20th century. Brought it back to tradition of technique and realism.
- 23. Using painting asan example, how has fine art changed or evolved throughout history? – Consider the subject matter (Who/What is the art about?), techniques/technology (What are they using to create the work of art? Remember a pencil is technology- it doesn’t need to be digital to be technology), historical events/popular culture (What is going on before, during and after the works of art?), or purpose/function (why are the artists creating art?)
- 24. What artistic advancementswhere discovered during the renaissance? • Re-birth of classical ideas (Greek and Roman realism/perfectionism and naturalism) • Linear Perspective was invented to aid in depicting space and distance in works of art. • Oil Paint stayed wet longer- more vibrant colors. • First time in history artists were thought as genius instead of just craftsmen. • Building of knowledge + Sharing of new knowledge (printing press, merging of science, technology and the arts, “Renaissance man”) • Cannon of Proportion (Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da vinci- realistic proportions of the body and face.)
- 25. How has theartist Sandy Skoglund, implemented directional lines in her art installation?
- 26. How has theartist Sandy Skoglund, implemented implied directional lines in her art installation?
- 27. • How hasthe artist implemented implied directional lines in this portrait?
- 28. • How hasthe artist implemented implied directional lines in this portrait?
- 29. • Identify theHorizon Line, Converging Lines, and vanishing point the artist Raphael has implemented in his work, The School of Athens.
- 30. • Identify theHorizon Line, Converging Lines, and vanishing point the artist Raphael has implemented in his work, The School of Athens.
- 31. What is thesubject matter in this work of art by Richard Estes?
- 32. What is thesubject matter in this work of art by Richard Estes? Condiments. (Still Life)
- 33. What is the subjectmatter in this sculpture by Michalangelo?
- 34. What is the subjectmatter in this sculpture by Michalangelo? Two figures (portraiture)
- 35. What is thesubject matter in this work of art by Vincent van Gogh? Sky (landscape)
- 36. What is AndyGoldsworthy trying to emphasize?
- 37. What Color Schemeis the artist using in this work of art?
- 38. Complementary colors- Coloron the opposite side of the color wheel.
- 39. What Color Schemeis the artist using in this work of art?
- 40. Monochromatic- Different valuesof one color- Brown, Light brown, dark brown. Can be Any color or any mixture of colors.
- 41. What Color Schemeis the artist using in this work of art?
- 42. Analogous Colors- colorneighbors- colors located near each other on the color wheel.
- 43. Relax, you aregoing to do great!!