Presentation by :- Saaya Kapoor, Shivani Srivastava, Shivtej Rajale, Neha Patil.

1. MINIMALISM
“A shape, a volume, a color, a surface is something itself. It shouldn’t be
concealed as part of a fairly different whole” - Donald Judd

2. 1200 1400 1600 1700 1750 1860 1898 1905 1908 1910 1913 1916 1924 1950 1958 1960 1978
GOTHIC
RENAISSANCE
CLASSICISM
(BAROQUE)
ROCOCO
IMPRESSIONISM
FAUVISM
EXPRESSIONISM
CUBISM
ABSTRACT ART
CONSTRUCTIVISM
DADAISM
SURREALISM
OPTICAL ART
POP ART
DIGITAL ART
MINIMALISM
NEOCLASSICISM
1200 1400 1600 1700 1750 1860 1898 1905 1908 1910 1913 1916 1924 1950 1958 1960 1978
THE TIMELINE

3. The Japanese influence on minimalism architecture.
Wabi –Sabi

4. De Stijl movement laid foundation of Minimalism
The major principles advocated by De Stijl
movement are simplified visual compositions to
the vertical and horizontal directions, and use of
only primary colors (together with black and
white).

5. Theo Van Doesburg

6. Less is More
Van der Rohe aimed for simplicity and
clarity and his trademark approaches
are:
•The use of modern construction
materials like steel and plate glass
•The reduction of structural frameworks
to a minimum
•The inclusion of lots of open space
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

7. 800 – 860 Lake shore Apartments – Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe

8. PHILOSOPHIES
•Eliminate emotions feelings and indications
•Creation of singularity
•Move away from alternate perceptions
(experience reality more directly )
•Less is more

9. CHARACTERISTICS
Along with form, light, space and material it
demonstrates techniques such as:
Reduction
Simplification
Unification
“ Essence of Architecture”

10. Reduction to essentials
Simplicity – Bareness - Cleanliness
Employs geometry and uses Basic shapes
 Flat surfaces
 Simple forms
 Neat and straight components
 Minimal interior partitions and smooth
 Clean finishes.

11. HEROES OF MINIMALISM
Buckminster Fuller
Dieter Rams
Donald Judd
John McCracken
Agnes Martin
Dan Flavin
Robert Morris
Anne Truitt
Frank Stella.
Across arts – Architecture, painting, music, design

12. ARCHITECTS
•Luis Barragan ( Mexico 1902 – 1988 )
•Alvaro Siza Viera ( Portugal 1933 )
•Antoine Perdock ( U.S.A. 1936 )
•Tadao Ando ( Japan 1941 )
•Peter Zumthor ( Switzerland 1943 )
•Alberto Campo Baeza ( Spain 1946 )
•John Pawson ( U.K. 1949 )
•Claudio Silvestrin (Italy 1954 )

13. Denial of abstract expressionism The Constructivist approach led to the use of
modular fabrication and industrial materials
It forced the viewer to confront the arrangement
and scale of the forms
Minimalists sought to breakdown traditional
notions of sculpture and to erase distinctions
between painting and sculpture

14. The Copper House
Architect: Studio Mumbai
Location: Chondi, Maharashtra
Principal Architect: Bijoy Jain

15. The Copper House

16. MINIMALISM IN OTHER FIELDS
Minimalism in interiors
Minimalistic furniture
Minimalistic products

17. Neo - Minimalism
Neo minimalists use various shades of color but the total
number of shades is strictly limited.
- Redondo beach by David Burdeny (2005)

18. Minimalism colour palette and shapes
The minimalists of today use more complex shapes and richer
color palettes.

19. To conclude
A movement in sculpture and painting arose in 1950s, characterized
by the use of simple, massive forms.
Believed that 2-D art had a limited numbers of possible different
works.
Deliberate removal of decoration, focused on creating purely visual
piece and not concentrated on hidden meaning.
Objectified pieces wanted people to see the object for what IT IS
and not what IT PRESENTS.
Creating spaces that respond to human needs and spirit
juxtaposing powerful concrete walls with light and nature with deep
sense of peace, simple material and geometry.

20. Post Minimalism
Attempts to go beyond the idiom of minimalism, in architecture
or the visual arts.
1960s minimalism is rather intellectual style of art characterized by
extreme simplicity of form and a deliberate lack of expressive
content.
Minimalist artist were only interested in presenting a pure “idea”.
In Post Minimalism (1971 onwards) the focus shifts from the purity
of the idea to HOW it is conveyed.