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Abstract Expressionism
Ms. Steinmetz
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What is it?
• Movement in US painting that was the dominant force in the country's art in the late 1940s and 1950s.
• It was characterized by the sensuous use of paint, often on very large canvases, to convey powerful emotions.
• Most famous artists include: Jackson Pollack and William de Kooning
An expressive art form that is created from an emotion or feeling, rather than representational.
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Lynne Frehm- New York Abstract Painter
F.Y.I.-Price: $12,000-4ft by 4ft -Year of Issue: 1998-Oil on canvas
What mood or feelings do we get from this piece and what specifically (elements of art) triggers those emotions?
“Masquerade”
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I feel….
• Anger • Anxiety • Fear• Love• Sadness• Joy/ Happiness• Surprise• Relaxed
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Expressing Emotions in ArtNON-OBJECTIVELY
• Color• Line• Shape
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Psychology of Colors
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Line can communicate emotion and states of mind through its character and direction.
The variations of meaning generally relate to our bodily experience of line and direction.
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Horizontal LinesSuggests a feeling of…
• Rest or repose. • Objects parallel to the earth are at rest in
relation to gravity.• Therefore compositions in which horizontal
lines dominate tend to be quiet and restful in feeling.
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Horizontal Lines
• One of the hallmarks of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural style is its use of strong horizontal elements which stress the relationship of the structure to the land.
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Vertical LinesSuggests a feeling of…
• Loftiness, nobility, worthiness and spirituality.• Erect lines seem to extend upwards beyond
human reach, toward the sky.
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Vertical Lines
• They often dominate public architecture, from cathedrals to corporate headquarters.
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Diagonal LinesSuggests a feeling of…
• Movement or Direction. • Since objects in a diagonal position are
unstable in relation to gravity, being neither vertical nor horizontal, they are either about to fall, or are already in motion.
• Diagonal lines are also used to indicate depth, an illusion of perspective that pulls the viewer into the picture-creating an illusion of a space that one could move about within.
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Diagonal Lines
• Thus if a feeling of movement or speed is desired, or a feeling of activity, diagonal lines can be used.
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Horizontal and Vertical Lines Together
Suggests a feeling of…
• Stability and solidity. • Rectilinear forms stay put in relation to gravity,
and are not likely to tip over. This stability suggests permanence, reliability and safety.
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Horizontal and Vertical Lines Together
• In the case of the man in this family group, the lines seem to imply stability to the point of stodginess.
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CurvesSuggests a feeling of…
• Deep Curves suggest confusion, turbulence, even frenzy, as in the violence of waves in a storm, the chaos of a tangled thread, or the turmoil of lines suggested by the forms of a crowd.
• Soft, shallow curves suggest comfort, safety, familiarity, relaxation. They recall the curves of the human body, and therefore have a pleasing, sensual quality.
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Curves
• Deep Curves
• Soft, shallow curves
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Project Objective:
• To create a non-objective composition using color, line, and shape that communicates a specific emotion of your choosing.
De Kooning Pink Angels, 1945