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Hopper
"Nighthawks"
American Realism
oil on canvas

New concept within society-people can go out and grab a meal by themselves reflecting isolation. No more of a magical dining experience


Reflect new American life-taking snapshot of urban life and eerie glow of electricity
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Hopper
"Nighthawks"
American Realism
oil on canvas

New concept within society-people can go out and grab a meal by themselves reflecting isolation. No more of a magical dining experience


Reflect new American life-taking snapshot of urban life and eerie glow of electricity
Image: Hopper "Nighthawks" American Realism oil on canvas New concept within society-people can go out and grab a meal by themselves reflecting isolation. No more of a magical dining experience Reflect new American life-taking snapshot of urban life and eerie glow of electricity
Wood
"American Gothic"
American Regionalism
oil on canvas

Regionalism-painting what he knows, so that being farmers from Iowa and the struggle that they are going through in the Great Depression


Somewhat of a caractiture trying to create something that is funny and a ray of light during this time
Image: Wood "American Gothic" American Regionalism oil on canvas Regionalism-painting what he knows, so that being farmers from Iowa and the struggle that they are going through in the Great Depression Somewhat of a caractiture trying to create something that is funny and a ray of light during this time
O'Keefe
"An Orchid"
American Modernism
pastel on board

L'elan vital-obsessed with idea of all coming from a single life source, reflecting that through her paintings(not just nature but energy)


Was married to a famous photographer who captured her in the nude where people started seeing her and her artwork as sexual piece which in fact they are not
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Image: O'Keefe "An Orchid" American Modernism pastel on board L'elan vital-obsessed with idea of all coming from a single life source, reflecting that through her paintings(not just nature but energy) Was married to a famous photographer who captured her in the nude where people started seeing her and her artwork as sexual piece which in fact they are not
Francis Bacon
"Head surrounded By Sides of Beef"
Abstract Expressionism
oil on canvas

Reflects his country's and his own personal angst through the style , dealing with tragic after math-no one knows my own grief except me

When painting actually had raw beef carcasses hanging for 4 weeks and doused them with red paint for emphasis
Image: Francis Bacon "Head surrounded By Sides of Beef" Abstract Expressionism oil on canvas Reflects his country's and his own personal angst through the style , dealing with tragic after math-no one knows my own grief except me When painting actually had raw beef carcasses hanging for 4 weeks and doused them with red paint for emphasis
Pollock
"Autumn Rhythm"
Abstract Expressionism
oil on canvas

Stripping painting of all iconography so that it can stand independently as a work of art making it a painting not a window

Called action painting in where he engages both mind and body. Regularly you could find his cigarette butts that fell into it as he was painting making it very engaged
Image: Pollock "Autumn Rhythm" Abstract Expressionism oil on canvas Stripping painting of all iconography so that it can stand independently as a work of art making it a painting not a window Called action painting in where he engages both mind and body. Regularly you could find his cigarette butts that fell into it as he was painting making it very engaged
Frankenthaler
"Mountains and Sea"
Abstract Expressionism
oil and charcoal on canvas

To make it dilutes paint and soaks it on canvas

Vs pollock very calm and zen reflecting sublime
Image: Frankenthaler "Mountains and Sea" Abstract Expressionism oil and charcoal on canvas To make it dilutes paint and soaks it on canvas Vs pollock very calm and zen reflecting sublime
Rothko
"Lavender and Mullberry"
Abstract Expressionism
oil on canvas

Influenced by mythology, philosophy, and social revolution-not about color but own experience

Within it it's obvious the angst and grief that is retained within it because of the void of belief or disbelief you get an understanding not an opinion
Image: Rothko "Lavender and Mullberry" Abstract Expressionism oil on canvas Influenced by mythology, philosophy, and social revolution-not about color but own experience Within it it's obvious the angst and grief that is retained within it because of the void of belief or disbelief you get an understanding not an opinion
Jasper Johns
"Target with Plaster Casts"
Combines
Mixed Media on canvas

Part of a series-referencing army and unknown figures, taking it all out of context taking away power of the image

Deals with American culture and homosexuality, in which he did not identify with
Image: Jasper Johns "Target with Plaster Casts" Combines Mixed Media on canvas Part of a series-referencing army and unknown figures, taking it all out of context taking away power of the image Deals with American culture and homosexuality, in which he did not identify with
Rauschenberg
"Canyon"
Combines
Mixed media on canvas

Regularly worked with mixed media because he believed if you used found and real objects they become more of a reality


Movement into pop art yet still some extistentionalisn because still referring to deep personal subjects(pic of son) while using a peculiar median and including images of American consumerism (eagle, Statue of Liberty)
Image: Rauschenberg "Canyon" Combines Mixed media on canvas Regularly worked with mixed media because he believed if you used found and real objects they become more of a reality Movement into pop art yet still some extistentionalisn because still referring to deep personal subjects(pic of son) while using a peculiar median and including images of American consumerism (eagle, Statue of Liberty)
Oldenberg
"Lipstick(Ascending)"
Pop Art
Sculpture

Most of his sculptures do not have a deeper meaning, but this one specifically has a political message due to the context of Vietnam

Simultaneously masculine (tank) and feminine (lipstick) it sends a message of make love not war, taking objects that are insignificant and making monumental
Image: Oldenberg "Lipstick(Ascending)" Pop Art Sculpture Most of his sculptures do not have a deeper meaning, but this one specifically has a political message due to the context of Vietnam Simultaneously masculine (tank) and feminine (lipstick) it sends a message of make love not war, taking objects that are insignificant and making monumental
Warhol "Marilyn Diptych" Pop Art Silkscreen Mild obsession with consumerism and death- shown through the deteriorating of the b&w image , in the color image she's obvi very fake with a mask of makeup reflecting on that her death may have been because of the consumerism ideal Came from polish Orthodox Church and grew up with religion, regularly shown through the religious connotations in names like 'diptych' and reflects how celebrities are almost replacing saints i.e. The gold background and maskLichtenstein "Oh Jeff- I love you but," Pop art oil and manga on canvas Turns commercial and consumerist art into a fine art -using c style but with fine art materials Sinkage frame with no context except for a zoomed in on face and melodramatic qualitiesHesse "Rope Piece" Minimalism Sculpture installation Usually stripped of meaning in minimalism but hers are based on a more psychological approach Never the same or permanent due to the deteriorating quality of late. And since it is an installation it is always put up differently.Donald Judd "Untitled" Minimalism Sculpture installation There is no intention except to take up space , with no reflection on the outside world or the artist Rejection of fine art, erasing all of artists handiwork yet also very masculine reflecting the 'boys' clubMendieta "Untitled from the Tree of Life Series" Feminist Art photograph of performance Form of ritualistic performance art-reflecting the displacement she felt as a Cuban child who was forced to America in the Peter Pan project because of Castro Connection to mother earth and nature -ritualistic, blending into nature also Mother Nature is feminineChicago "The Dinner Party" Feminist Art Sculpture installation Commonly feminists use triangles to represent the female anatomy,drawing close attention to that Gender distinguished all of these women, and she distinguishes great women through the history ,addressing there representation within past and present societyYves Klein "Leap into the Void" New Realism Photograph of performance Was fascinated by the concept of the void where there is a peace in emptiness About the space race w/ nasa how he thought it was crazy and that he was racing into it too!Smithson "Spiral Jetty" Earth Art installation No exact reason except to reflect natural surroundings, especially with the movement to value the earth Reflects environment by using the found materials around like the salt and rocksChristo and Jeanne Claude "The Gates-Central Park" Earth Art Sculpture installation Asks questions of if it is not permanent is it not art? Commonly photos or conceptual drawings are shown of the work, not the actual thing Wanted people interaction with the object, nature and others (could walk through, reflect fall, create a bunch of cool shadowsCindy Sherman "Untitled Film Still #21" Feminist/Postmodern Made female figures very "familiar" if you looked at it you would think it was vaguely familiar like you saw it in a movie or media Critiques male gaze, seeing as females are automatically made into a sexual object , asking about the role of women in societyFrank Lloyd Wright "The Guggenheim" Post Modern Architecture Like all of his works he wanted to reflect nature, so had it positioned by Central Park so it eases into it Architecturally there are no separations in which the art is separated so it is leisurely and not chopped up for viewing pleasureBasquiat "Horn Players" Neo-Expressioism Acrylic and oil on canvas Wanted art to look like child made it, but was rich with appropriated imagery in modern art with references to race and the street Was raised in middle class but rebelled by dropping out of high school to become street artist influencing his workHirst "Mother and Child divided" Postmodernism Porcelain Sculpture Deals with the physical reality of death and imagining ones own death-the figures look so real on the outside one could think we're still alive Also touching on the mad cow disease epidemic and how cows were being slaughtered dailyJeff Koons "Pink Panther" Postmodernism porcelian sculpture Using a medium of the past porcelain that was used to create 'fine' art, this object is neither sacred or higher class No message or ideology just some giggles because it isn't over eroticisized it's a little tacky lookingMaya Lin "Vietnam Veterans Memorial" Minimalism Sculpture Installation POLISHED GRANite so faces are reflected in the memorial while reading those who are missing, making those who are visiting reflect on their own loss Deaths Listed chronologically forming a v, showing the lives lost

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