| The Heroic Century: Masterpieces from the Museum of Modern Art, NYC |
| Thought Ideas: How would you define �Modern Art�? How would you define the philosophical world view known as �Modernism? |
| As we view some of the selected works, consider the following points: - Historical Context - Form/Style - Artist�s worldview (self, world, art, spirituality) - What the artist trying to �say�, �show� |
| General Timeline of �Modern Art�: Impressionism/Post-Impressionism: 1860 � 1900s Cubism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Dada: 1905 � 1940s Expressionism Abstract Expressionism, Color Field: 1940 � 1960s Minimalism Post-Modernism: Pop Art, Sensation: 1960s - Current Minimalism |
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| Impressionism (Centered in France, 1860's to 1880's) - Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting which began in France as a reaction against the formalism of the dominant Academic style. Its naturalistic and down-to-earth treatment of its subjects has its roots in the French Realism of Corot and others. - The hallmark of the style is the attempt to capture the subjective impression of light in a scene. - The core of the earliest Impressionist group was made up of Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley. Others associated with this period were Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte, Frederic Bazille, Edouard Manet, and Mary Cassatt. |
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| Paul C�zanne. The Bather. c. 1885. Oil on canvas |
| �The Bather� - First work usually seen as you enter the MoMA - Example of Impressionism and Transition of Post-Impressionism - Work �epitomizes modernity� - How? - Other Post-Impressionists? - How does Cezanne stand-out from other Impressionists? - Form/Style? - Color? - What is the relationship of the figure to others? World? Nature? - Where is the figure looking? - What does this suggest? - What mood does the color scheme and texture style suggest? - What is the artist saying here? From Exhibition Commentary: - Heroic but introverted figure - Exists in a world in which the figure is somewhat alienated - The self-absorption of the figure keeps one out � Who is kept out? � From what might the figure be kept out? - Heavily-marked surface - Uses same color range & marking for both figure and landscape - Tectonic surface � Influenced Picasso and Matisse - How were they influenced � your ideas? |
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