12.3.10 Lecture Notes

Paintings 1950-1980s

After WWII America became a super power so art had to adjust

Abstract Expressionism (Action painting):
Jackson Pollock "Jack the Dripper"
-personality - LIFE Magizine - became a celebraty
-new "art stars" (first one)
-buyers began to change
-human being expressing himself
         "I am nature"
-the movements of man were beautiful (dancers knew this)
-Pollock had a working relationship w/ the people - like celebraty

Colorfield painting - no mark making. Just areas of color/
-look through a paint as a window, instead of at it
-art dealing was new

Acrillic paint invented 40-50s


The painted world - Tom Wolfe poked fun

Hard Egde: (Frank Stella)
-shaped canvas - very simple - "Where's the expression??" - neat and tidy
-nerd art

Op art:
-nothing to know about it. To get it you don't need to know anythinbg, it just is.

Pop art: (Andy Warhol, Marcel Duchamp)
-Andy was making everything famous
        -he wanted to make art like hamburgers

Logo

getting logo ideas~

Photo combinations:

Kathy suggested that I replace the Jack head logos with a real picture of myself. Gave it a try and I really liked, but I would like to actually draw it in my style instead of really realistic. We'll see what happens.