Essays on Abstract Expressionism

Modernism created Post-Modernism and the emergence of these two influential art movements created a lasting impact on the artists’ perception of iconography. The history concerning modernism dates back in the Renaissance period since the majority of the artists at that time explored various kinds of iconography such as painting mythological creatures, portraiture, and humanism which contrasts the iconography of the Medieval period. But the lasting effects of the modern period were felt in the early 19th century up to the early phase of the 20th century. The concept of Modernism meant an improvisation of the existing artistic trend by ...

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Dalirian, Zohreh, Alienation in Edward Hopper's and Jackson Pollock's Paintings (Wichita, Kan.: Wichita State University, 2010. In this published dissertation, Zohreh Dalirian compares Pollock’s alienation to that of Edward Hopper as expressed through their different artworks. He views Pollock’s art as a metaphor for his life. The alienation captured in his artwork can be used to explain his psychological characteristics. This work may be used to explore the link between artistic expression and psychology. Fisher, K, "Expressing The Age: How The Painting Of Jackson Pollock Displayed The Political Culture Of Abstract Expressionism.", Philogia, Vol. 2, ...

Who would have ever imagined, in their wildest dreams that a simple splatter of paint, a solid coat of one single colour painted on a canvas, or even an infant like sketch that would take 10 seconds to complete, would in the right hands sell for millions and millions of dollars? Is this even possible in today’s vast and sweeping art market? It most certainly is, and records for highest priced artworks sold over the last century continue to be broken to this very day. However it is our intention to explore specifically as to why such simple ...

“America Is Hard to See” from the Whitney Museum of American Art’s collection offers one an opportunity to retrace the history of art in the United States. There are more than six hundred works from artists from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present (America Is Hard To See 2015). The essay analysis two works of art from the exhibition.Lee Krasner - The Seasons, (1957)This is Oil on canvas by the ambitious artist and titled “The Seasons”. The large canvas brilliant with colors clearly belongs to Abstract Expressionism. What strikes you ate first are those ...

Abstract

The essay summarizes the arguments of Greenberg and Rosenberg's ideologies on art. Different art critics have supported various art movements, shaping the understandings of the artists' work. Harold Rosenberg and Clement Greenberg have put forward their own interpretations of the art movements and their view were contrasting and opposed. Greenberg essay reflects on the social and historical context and the notion of modernism. On the other hand, according to Harold Rosenberg, it is almost impossible to define the movement in art. For the first time, the idea of acceptable art in the society is discussed upon. Greenberg focused on ...

Towards a Newer Laocoon

Every single art can have a dominant role. If a particular artwork seems to be more dominating than most of the other artworks, that particular artwork could be a prototype that other artists could use in developing their art. This is what typically happens no matter how much an artist may deny it. They usually adopt ideas from other artist, use them as prototype and make their own ideas and then apply such to their own artworks. Although some characteristics could be imitated, it could still be called unique. The cycle goes on and on until a new generation of artworks or an ...

I am very drawn to Expressionism, which was an artistic movement at beginning of the 1900s. I like the idea of using art to convey emotion. Emotional art does not need to show someone crying to demonstrate sadness, or a sunny meadow to evoke peace. Emotions such as sadness, anger, peace, and love can be demonstrated through color, design, brush stokes and the way that the viewers’ eyes are guided through the artwork. Where some artwork is like a story, Expressionism, and Abstract Expressionism are like poetry. They don’t necessarily tell the story in a straightforward manner, instead these types of ...

It’s about living in the now. It’s about not taking life too seriously. It’s about going out with a bang. This is pop art and it exploded through classical and traditional art. Pop art is modern, ironic and colorful with a twist of reality. While looking at pop art, instant gratification burst and it caused a release of endorphins. It’s fun, sassy, and bright. It is art with an attitude. Pop artists created their works using vivid images of everyday modern life. It was art that society could easily relate. The pop culture was able to penetrate to ...

Introduction

Arts and paintings are among the oldest professions, whose history dates before 14th century. They both reflect the social, economic and political occurrences in the society, as well as a certain degree of illusion and creativity. Some of the contemporary artists who have influenced the arts profession include Claude Monet and Jackson Pollock. This paper will compare and contrast two artists using their works water lilies (Claude Monet) and Number 12 (Jackson Pollock) and establish their similarities and differences.

Background of the artists

Oscar Monet (1840-1926) was born in Paris to Claude Monet and Louise Monet. According to Tucker (45), Monet’s family moved ...

Introduction

In the 19th and 2oth centuries, artists found new ways of representing their work that was opposed to the conventional way in which art was done. Many of them developed new styles that incorporated modern art which sought to highlight the aspect of postmodernism in the ways of life of the people. Such art was different from what was identified in the centuries that were prior to the 18th, especially what was the case in the renaissance. The artists curved art and offered continuity if what their predecessors had left, but only did so with a sense of freedom and ...

Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns are distinct artists in aspects of their style and things that influenced their art. They are, however, both influential artists that changed the face of art in their times and share that in common. Jackson Pollock was motivated into his art by his personal life and struggles. The artist, who dies in a car accident in 1956, was known for his struggle against alcoholism. He met Dr. Joseph Henderson who helped to shape the course of his art career in 1941. The psychiatrist made him express his feelings through art, and that helped him cope ...

Abstract Expressionism is one of the most recent and modern art movements which originated in USA. Regionalism and Social Realism, two art movements yielded and inspired by The Great Depression, were the precedents of the Abstract Expressionism movement (Stella). Both Regionalism and Social Realism inspired art during 1930s but they were not sufficient to express the artistic creativity of some artists leading them to create a new movement which they called Abstract Expressionism (Stella). Abstract Expressionism developed during 1940s and artists of this movement gave more importance and emphasis on the authenticity of their art resulting from its direct and ...

Chapter 20

Essay Question #1: 10 points Describe the art movement Fauvism. Why were they named that? Who were significant artists that belonged to the Fauves. What set them apart from the artists before them? Where did their ideas come from? Who were their influences? Fauvism was a liberal movement where artists experimented on their color and style choices, by choosing vivid and brightest colors to being out art in its purest form. The term fauvism (coined in 1905 by Louis Vauxcelles) arose from the word “fauves” meaning “wild beasts”, because of its boldness and the shocking reaction it evoked ...

Tuesday June 10

The three revolutions that started Modern Age are the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution. 2. What is the Enlightenment, or Age of Reason?

Enlightenment is characterized by a shift to a more rational and scientific approach to religious, political, social, and economic issues.

3. Neoclassicism: Oath of Horatii – Name 3 characteristics

The three characteristics were clarity of form; sober colors; and shallow space.

4. Romanticism: What is the “attitude of this movement”? Use either The Third of May or The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons and state something about light, paint application and the subject matter. Romanticism involves imagination and emotion as more valuable than reason. It also perceives that nature is less corrupt than civilization, and that human beings are ...

The period from the 18th to the late 20th centuries has been characterized by a diversity of artistic styles. Four of the most prominent are Neoclassicism from the 18th century, Impressionism from the 19th, Fauvism from the early 20th and Abstract Expressionism from the second part of the 20th century. The Oath of the Horatii (picture 1) is a work by the French painter Jacques Louis David. The artist created the work in 1784 and the medium is oil on canvas (Facos, 2011, p. 39). Cornelia Pointing her Children as her Treasures (picture 2) was painted by Angelica Kauffmann is ...

Analysis of the Underpinnings of the Conceptual Art Movement

Introduction The Conceptual Art Movement challenged prevalent notions of what art should be as exemplified by artists including Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse as well as Richard Irving, and contemporary Conceptual artist Richard Este discussed in this academic evaluation. Conceptual artists originally rebuffed the name given the body of heterogeneous groupings of their work depicting a wide variety of types and styles of art (Green 200l). By 1970, the Conceptual Art Movement rejection of traditional definitions of art set their work apart internationally. Still controversial in the 21st century, this document provides an analysis of the underpinnings of ...

On Rosalind Krauss’ passages on modern culture, The Double Negative: A New Syntax for Sculpture, minimalism is gaining popularity in modern days, changing the syntax for sculpture. Minimalism tends to reduce the idea of art to the point of emptiness (the subject is reduced to its necessary elements), and focuses on the publicness of artworks rather than their privacy. As an artist I believe that less is more, meaning that art needs to have only the necessary elements and in its simplest form, and hence minimalism is the right approach to art. The film “Hand Catching Lead” has ...

Emmerson Woelffer- (American 1914-2003)

Artwork Legacy: Winterscape, 1955 Winterscape is a piece of art that is based on abstract expression. This is a painting that was done by Emmerson Woelffer in the year 1955. According to most of the artist review, this piece of work depicts his newly found motive of using automatic writing in relation to his trade mark of abstract communication. Winterscape is one of the paintings that have been considered to be part of the use of numerous bold colors that Emmerson expresses himself (Tinterow, Messinger, & Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007). In this abstract painting, Emmerson has used the color ...

Abstract refers to taking and object as the subject and manipulating it. Abstract’s desired goal of always seeing something new in terms of art and its subject matter (Mathis). This idea can be seen in the painting “The Two Fridas” by Frida Kahlo with its thematic connections including abstract modernism, subjects drawn from influences of society, abstract messages through iconography, and humor. Frida Kahlo gives the viewer in her oil on canvas painting, “The Two Fridas” another look at her personal expression of the inner woman as no other female artist before in her over 200 works. This ...

Abraham Rattner

In one of the paintings of Abraham Rattner entitled “Crucifixion in Yellow”, he used the style of figurative expressionism by combining the traditional themes and incorporating the recognized components of Modernism. The subject of this painting of Rattner became his reaction to the memorable events that took place during the World War II. He used the idea of crucifixion to symbolize the condition of humanity during such time. As part of his personal assessment, he considered himself to be included in this spiritual journey by picturing that he is on the cross to despise the inhumanity done to the ...

For a woman working in the vein of abstract expressionism in the first half of the 19th century, Lee Krasner is a noteworthy figure. She was an American painter who was married to Jackson Pollock, himself a very important figure in the movement of abstract expressionism, which was the movement that Krasner was apart of. Being a female painter at that time was not always without it’s difficulties, as the Civil Rights movement was being fought in the latter part of her career. Perhaps most telling of the difficulties was when her teacher pronounced that she painted so well that a person “would ...

Pop Art Movement

Pop art movement refers to an artistic movement that begun in Britain in the mid 1950s and spread to the United States in the late 1950s. Although it first emerged in Britain, pop art became one of the biggest ever artistic movements of the time in the United States after Abstract Expressionism. It challenged the people who were engaged in fine art. Lawrence Alloway, a British curator, is acknowledged as the inventor of the term Pop art. Pop art was a part of the popular culture and consisted of the use of imagery of consumerism. It enabled the artists to overcome ...

The movement that I like the most is post impressionism. Post impressionism is defined as an extension of the impression movement. Artists who produced post impressionistic works used many of the same techniques as impressionists, but used them with a greater amount of freedom. Impressionists were more concerned with natural paintings and emphasized the use of light; post impressionists, however, rejected these limitations. Post impressionists used vivid colors like the impressionists, but they often would blend colors together. They achieved this technique by painting over colors while they were still wet on the canvas which would create a blending of color ...