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Late 20th Century
Late Modern ArtPart I
Abstract Expression
aka The New York School
“NO CHAOS DAMN IT.”----Jackson
Pollock
Pollock, Number 1 (Lavender Mist) 1950
Pollock, Number 1 (Lavender Mist) 1950
“We favor the simple expression
of the complex thought.”
----Mark Rothko
Rothko, No. 14 , 1960
Rothko, No. 14 , 1960
Rothko, No. 14 , 1960
Compare these
Questions to Consider
•What are the dominant colors?
•What are the basic shapes?•What is the relationship if the title to the work?
•Describe the approach to painting the artists used.
Compare these
DeKooning, Woman 1, 1950-1952
DeKooning, Woman 1, 1950-1952
Minimalism
M SS NG
Thiiief!
-----George Swede
Judd, Untitled, 1969
Judd, Untitled, 1969
Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981-1983
Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981-1983
Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981-1983
Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981-1983
Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981-1983
Pop Art
Hamilton, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes so Different, So Appealing, 1956
Hamilton, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes so Different, So Appealing, 1956
Hamilton, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes so Different, So Appealing, 1956
“It was hard to get a painting that was
despicable enough so that no one would hang it. Everyone was hanging
everything. It was almost acceptable to hang a dripping paint rag.”
-----Roy Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein, Hopeless, 1963
Benday Dots
“I think it would be terrific if everyone looked alike. I want everybody to think alike. I think everybody should be a machine.”-----Andy Warhol
Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962
Earth Art
Serra, Tilted Arc, 1981
Serra, Tilted Arc, 1981
Serra, Tilted Arc, 1981
"The viewer becomes aware of himself and of his
movement through the plaza. As he moves, the sculpture changes. Contraction and expansion of the sculpture
result from the viewer's movement. Step by step the
perception not only of the sculpture but of the entire
environment changes.“---Richard Serra
Removed 1989
Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970,
Great Salt Lake, Utah
Smithson, Spiral Jetty,
1970, Great Salt Lake, Utah
Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, Great
Salt Lake, Utah
Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, Great Salt
Lake, Utah
Spiral Jetty•1500 feet long•15 feet wide•Mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, earth, and water
Christo & Jean
Claude, Surround
ed Island, 1980-1983, Miami, Florida