MODERN TO CONTEMPORARY ART Flashcards
is a term that signifies the philosophy and style of the artworks produced during the 1860- 1970 era.
MODERN ART
This art broke with convention, dealt with new subject matter, focused on conceptual concerns, and changed
the position of the artist within society.
MODERN ART
▫ combines the unconscious with the conscious, in order to create a new “super-reality”.
▫ The artist tries to capture the subject not from real world, but from the world of dreams, imaginations and fantasies.
SURREALISM
EXAMPLE OF SURREALISM
THE PERSISTANCE OF MEMORY by SALVADOR DALI
THE BROKEN COLUMN by FRIDA KAHLO
GIRL WITH DEATH MASK (SHE PLAYS ALONE) by FRIDA KAHLO
▫ In this method the artist tries to present the subject as it is, or objectively.
▫ The realist tries to make a faithful rendition of the work based on what he sees which can be in the form of objects, sceneries, activities and figures.
REALISM
EXAMPLE OF REALISM
OLD SPANISH CHURCH by FERNANDO AMORSOLO
DALAGANG FILIPINA by FERNANDO AMORSOLO
PORTRAIT OF JOSE RIZAL by JUAN LUNA
VENDEDORA DE FLORES by JUAN LUNA
THE CHESS PLAYERS by THOMAS EAKINS
MISS AMELIA VAN BUREN by THOMAS EAKINS
▫ In this method of painting, the artist is characterized as one concerned more with the technique of suggesting light and color to the picture than with the subject matter.
▫ The founding _____ artists – including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and Edgar Degas, among others
IMPRESSIONISM
EXAMPLE OF IMPRESSIONISM
Woman with a Parasol – Madam Monet and Her Son
The Basket of Apples Still life by Paul Cézanne
Girl with Peaches by Valentin Serov
▫ This style of painting flourished in France from 1898 to 1908.
▫ The wildness manifested itself mainly in the strong colors and dynamic brushwork to connote
joy and happiness, as well as comfort and pleasure.
FAUVISM
EXAMPLE OF FAUVISM
Portrait of Madame Matisse/ The Green Stripe by Henri Matisse
The Dessert: Harmony in Red by Henri Mattisse
The Estaque by Georges Braque
▫ Cezane, who is known as the Father of ____, advised painters to “treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone, everything in proper perspective, so that each side of an object or a plane is directed toward a central point.”
▫ In the Philippines, Ang Kiukok is one of the most vital and dynamic figures who emerged during the 60s and continues to make an impact up to the present.
CUBISM
who is the father of cubism?
Cezane
EXAMPLE OF CUBISM
Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso
Factory Horta de 27Ebbo by Pablo Picasso
Ang Magbabayo (Pounding Rice) by Vicente Manansala
Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers by Marc Chagall
▫ In this method, the artist portrays the subject that literally relates to the future, and not to the present.
▫ In this modern world, ____ portrayals are seen on _____ machines or futuristic human beings like androids.
FUTURISM
EXAMPLE OF FUTURISM
Memories of a Night by Luigi 31 Russolo
Cityscape by 32 Tullio Crali
Dynamism of a Car by Luigi 33 Russolo
Street Light by Giacomo 34 Balla
▫ followed in the same vein as Futurism in that it relished in the innovative advances of the machine age and embraced the possible virtues of dynamic change that were to follow.
▫ The style is defined by bold colors, harsh lines and sharp angles along with a fascination in the machine age.
VORTICISM