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Abstract Expressionism Versus Pop Art

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Unlike Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism deals with distortion rather than presenting natural images.. “Breaking away from accepted conventions in both technique and subject matter, the artists made monumentally scaled works that stood as reflections of their individual psyches—and in doing so, attempted to tap into universal inner sources.” (MET). The origins of Abstract Expressionism stems from two popular art movements during the Great Depression : Regionalism and Social Realism and the introduction to European modernism. After the economical hit, Abstract Expressionist were seen as the first to introduce American avant-garde and with political instability in Europe, many Surrealists moved to New York where the Abstract Expressionist were …show more content…

In Pollock’s painting, the compilation of colors are seen not as brush strokes but through drips. From edge to edge, the freedom of the drips hints toward a chaotic nature, where the drips are sporadic in different lengths and …show more content…

Pop art allows audiences to take their daily lives and experience it through an artistic matter. Taking popular images such as Marilyn Monroe or Campbell’s Soup and reconstructing and redefining them for humorous or ironic reasons was the essential element for Pop art which ultimately made viewers redefine such mundane objects and recreated their purposes. With Abstract Expressionism, it alludes to multiple meanings based one’s emotions. Where as Pop art deals with popular imagery, Abstract Expressionism dealt with the minds exploration to create a meaning out of simplistic images. People often have the desire to create a narrative in abstract paintings but looking at Rothko’s work, there appears to be no pattern structure or narration. It allows for democratic viewership for there is multiple ways one can view Rothko and other Abstract Expressionist works. Both art movements were highly controversial and had their own particular target audiences but yet dealt with creating an emotional, societal and psychological meaning beyond just lines and strokes on

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They break artistic objects into overlapping planes, geometric shapes, and zigzag lines. Art and culture surrounding of that period was predominantly focused on the portrayal of emotions through distorting from and color (Expressionism), reflects all artistic

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Although in the 1960’s and 1970’s, there were the emergence of new styles of art like Pop and Performance arts, painting was still there between that period and it is also the art form in contemporary art. What must be known is the fact that in the 1960’s when artists moved away from painting (Khan Academy, n. d), there was yet another style of art called Post Painterly Abstraction ( a type of late Abstract Expressionism) which focused much on painting. In the same 1960’s, minimalism emerged in America which succeeded the Post Painterly Abstraction to “become an influential style around the world in sculpture, painting and architecture” (Encyclopedia of Art, n. d). Besides, some styles of painting during that time included photorealism,

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Many art coinsures and individuals involved in the art world would conceder Jackson Pollock to be the leader of the abstract expressionist movement in art culture. Indeed he was a leader in the abstract expressionist movement and his master artworks are testament to this. However, he is more than just some alcoholic painter who invented his own style of splattered drip art; Pollock’s personal life is as intricate and fascinating as the art he erected during his career as one of the greatest American artist of the 20th century. Born Paul Jackson Pollock on January 28, 1912 in the town of Cody, Wyoming, he was the last of the five boys his mother

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However, in the 1940s, he began to be influenced by Surrealism, and abandoned Expressionism for more abstract imagery which spliced human, plant and animal forms. These he likened to archaic symbols, which he felt might transmit the emotions locked in ancient myths. Rothko came to see mankind as locked in a mythic struggle with his free will and nature. In 1939, he briefly stopped painting altogether to read mythology and philosophy, finding particular resonance in Nietzsche 's Birth of Tragedy. He ceased to be interested in representational likeness and became fascinated with the articulation of interior

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Anjali Simon Mr. Morris/ Mr. Reilly/ Mr. Hoffman American Studies 1242 25 May 2017 Andy Warhol and Pop Art “His art was interesting as phenomena, but not terribly deep” (Moss 1). These word are uttered by photographer Larry Fink, expressing his opinion on the paintings by Andy Warhol, and his influence during the Pop Art era. Pop Art used images from popular culture such as Marilyn Monroe and Campbell soup cans.

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The artists of this time were very vocal about how they felt about the strict rules that had been in their eyes hindering and constricting the art world. They in turn made their own group that started drawing and painting in a new more emotional style that showed what life was really like. They also used their new found style to portray how they saw the world around them. It was not necessarily what was really there but more of what they felt is what they painted. A good example of this is the artist Monet.

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Ruscha was well credited for his sensibility in pop art. His function of his artwork was to incorporate different eras into a conceptual format. The purpose in doing this was to present a misunderstood event or a discredited phenomenon through a visual outline to create further understanding. The artist believes that society has created a mainstream way of thinking and

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Art history is majorly overlooked; there is so much more to it than the study of art. What, how, and why to study construct a slippery slope for the creative community because the answers cannot be chalked up to one consensus. James F. Cooper’s arguments for viewing cultural idealistic artwork to redefine America are retro. He abandons the confrontation of problems within America and is persistent in wanting America to default to what it once was. Alan Wallach’s arguments on engaging with controversial artwork to gain information about America’s history are far more applicable to today’s society.

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His paintings embody a variety of colors. Rothko wanted to people viewing his art to be able to express basic, raw human emotion. This explains why he insisted that his paintings be displayed separately from others artists’

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“Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life”-Confucius (Coombs and Arcand). This is something my mom always told me growing up and I have always taken it to heart. This is because if I am enjoying and having a good time then it will not feel like work. This just means I need to find something that would make me happy every day. As a graduating senior, I have taken the interest survey, and I understand why the survey recommends agribusiness as a potential career field because of how I would get to work with my hands and also because it's a well-paying job.

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Pollock’s Lavender Mist contradicts the notion that artwork needs to be logical and organized. In the past, conventional academics had expectations for art to follow a set of rules that were the “established authority” on the art of the time, but Lavender Mist directly contradicts what was the status quo. By creating a masterpiece that has no representation or recognizable figures defies the conventional “norms.” There is no single clear defined story that the painting tells but rather it represents something intangible; Lavender Mist is the product of Pollock’s mindset and emotions. Pollock’s canvas serves as “an arena in which to act- rather than as a space to reproduce, re-design, analyze or ‘express’ an object, actual or imagined” (Rosenberg, 1).

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Its materialism restricts it because the experience is only visual which renders it more difficult to immerse the spectator into the quintessence of the painting, however, like music and poetry it can capture the essence of various objects. For example, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring captures the essence of "woman", however, it is not until after Nietzsche's philosophy that art can capture abstract concepts or emotions, which would have most probably raised its place in his hierarchy of art forms. Rothko's abstract paintings are a perfect example of how paintings can portray an abstract concept without depicting objects. Rothko was also a prime example of a Schopenhauerian genius in the sense that he completely disregarded whatever rules there were for painting and immersed himself into his art. In the words of Schopenhauer, "Only through pure contemplation...which becomes absorbed entirely in the object, are the ideas

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Around the 1940s, a post—World War II art movement called ‘Abstract Expressionism’ was developed in New York, United State. The term "Abstract Expressionism" was first used in Germany in connection with Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky in 1919; however, in New York, this art movement created the international influences, later, it introduced New York city to be one of the most significant and the center of western art. Abstract Expressionism was influenced by two specific art groups— Surrealism and Cubism. A term to explain the major idea of abstract Expressionism is the “Action Painting”.

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When Mussolini was captured, political power over Italy was restored to the royal family heir, Victor Emmanuel III. His first action was to appoint a man named Marshal Pietro Badoglio as Prime Minister, who then pledged cooperation with the allied forces and promised to continue fighting in the war. The fascist government party was dismissed and many political activists who had been imprisoned under Mussolini’s rule were granted amnesty and released. Although fascism no longer had a hold on Italy, the repercussions of Mussolini’s government and the physical and social destruction left behind from the war left Italy in a state of serious depression.

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A protest against the growing naturalism in the arts that occurred in nineteenth century Germany, at its very root it is against naturalism. The original idea of Expressionism was to present the subjective perspective to the audience, which means the work is distorted to evoke moods or ideas from the audience. Expressionism plays had different context or story lines over time, but the idea was very similar, it was about the conflict between sexes, generations and classes. It was to show freedom against authority, after all the slaughter and killing after World War one, expressionism theatre became a way for people to express themselves. “Men screams from the depths of his soul” .

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