unit 2 modernism AH
138. Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure), Meret Oppenheim
- 1936 - combines fur and tea - isn't a good combination - coursness of the fur resembles the texture of pubic hair - She wanted this to be untitled but it was exhibited with one - sexual intent placed on this due to that - she is upset that she has a spotlight on her - considered a sculpture - teacup = female - sculpture = male
148. Narcissus garden, Yayoi Kusama
- 1966 - wanted the viewer to see their relflection - artists is in a mental health institute - Yayoi Kusama - wasnt comissioned to make this but sh emade it after getting permission to make it - balls were sold for $2 each - convex balls - sign on it said "your narcissism for sale" - recreated many times using stainless steel rather than plastic
150. Lipstick ( ) on Caterpillar Tracks, Claes Oldenburg
- 1969 - Vienam condemnation - made initially in Yale - infront of a memeorial - shows a male representation as the tank and a female representaiton as the lipstick - statement agianst consumerism and war - criticizes women and men - 24 ft high
139. Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright
- Frank created this at 70 - shows organic architecture - influenced by Japanese architecture - influenced by their usage of space and windows - boulder became the heart of the house - the structure was not intact and it has deteriorated over the years - all architectual elements incorporated into the building - many windows to show the scenery - lots of use of wood - interior wiring hidden
146. Seagram Building, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson
- LESS IS MORE = artists idea on art - After WWII, the international style remained popular. - Became a tool of corporate power and wealth in post-war economic boom - NYC - Cold steel and glass - Simplicity, reflects Minimalist influence (Modernist) - Nonfunctional, bronze beams echo functional interior beams, emphasize verticality. - Open plaza in front with fountains was new innovation as well. 100 feet off the street - The Seagram building contains elements of classicism that mingle with the modernism. - "Column" division into 3 levels - Balance and symmetry - Inclusion of bronze, an ancient medium. - Even Gothic elements with the glass as decoration (colored a pink/grey)
135. Villa Savoye, Le Corbusier
- Swiss architect - Believed design could improve human nature - Corbusier rejected the idea that physical surroundings should influence the design. - Stilts (pilotis) to lift buildings off the ground (traffic can pass underneath) - Interior is a free plan with double high living rooms) - Use of ferroconcrete (steel enforced concrete) allows exterior to bear no weight. Could have windows of any size. - Long, wrap around windows to let in light. - white coat of paint in every room. -
152. House in New Castle County, Robert Venturi, John Rausch and Denise Scott Brown
- Venturi made design vanna venturi - Scale and elements distorted - Playful - Color and ornament has returned - inside is colorful - Delaware -
142. The Jungle.
- Wilfred Lam = Cuban artist - LIved in Havana - his wife and their son died of turberculosis - shows african masks - about slavery in Cuba - just as the sugar cane donesnt make sense in the jungle slavey shoudnt exist - shows that there are still slaves in Cuba that must work for US companies - 1943 - counted on canvas - shows how the world views Cuba and the problems in Cuba thst still exist
151. Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson
- earth art is art that isnt meant to show environmental problem but to use earth to make art - in Salt lake in Utah - meant to change as eath around it changes - 1500 in by 15 ft - pictures of this installation show the commodity which limits the power of the image - in 1970s the green movement was large - now its covered over with crystalized salt - 15 acres large
136. Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, Piet Mondrian
- eliminate any emotion in art by pure geometry - rebellion agianst nature after WW1 - make a precise, mechanical order that was lacking in the world after WW1 Charactersitsic of "the style" - lines and rectangles - very mathematical
143. Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park, Diego Rivera
- in a famous hotel in Mexico city - the entire hotel was destroyed in an earhtquake except for the image - lighting was made by the painter as well - aztec imagery as well - Diego had a relationship with Freida - the left pannel shows the mexican conquistadors - conquest of Mexico by Spaniards - mixture of races - middle = fight for independece - Fredia and others are under the Mexican Dictator - shows the lifestyle of the mexican elite - right shows modern achievements of Mexico and is nationalists - also shows the communist influence as the workers are the most important - Freida holds a ying yang symbol - La Catrina holds a feather Boa showing Aztec influence
141. The Migration of the Negro, Panel no. 49, Jacob Lawrence
- made by Jacob Lawrence - Grew up during the Great Depression - Influenced by Harlem Renaissance - celebrated values of African Americans - Tempera on Hardboard - 1940 - 1941 - Funded by WPA - Depicts the great migration - shows a segregated dinning room - Cubis influence - In Washington DC
137. Illustration from The Results of the First Five-Year Plan, Varvara Stepanova
- shows the positive effects on 5 year plan industrialization - propoganda - makes it seem like the people have choices in life - the 5 year plan was intended to make the USSR industiralize under Stalin - Varvara was called upon inidrectly by the USSR to make this - uses combination of photography
145. Woman, I. Willem de Kooning.
1950-1952 C.E. Oil on canvas. - Identified as a woman due to: - breasts - lots of colors that contradict each other - shoulders are very braud - her face is grimacing - animalistic - after WW2 when females were put into the domestic sphere - kooning was a refugee from Europe - says he was inspired by magazine adds - used newspaper to hold the paint whihc he would stick onto th epaper and become part of the work - influenced by phychoabalysis of Karl Young - speaks to the univeriality of human kind - 9 by 9 ft - he would lay the paint on and scrape it away over years - critique of the new fake world of andvertising
147. Marilyn Diptych. Andy Warhol.
1962 C.E. Oil, acrylic, and silkscreen enamel on canvas. - Andy Warhol - lived in NYC - made pop art - painter her 2 years after her death - images taken from Monroes film niagra - pop art was a form of art that was based on mass media for mass production - made in 1962 and currently in London - made of oil, acrylic - images are rectangular and its on a rectangular platform - glue put on silk and then pictures rolled on - black and white images of her represent her death - diptych relates to tryptich - makes her seem like a important religious figure - 1969 - Vienam condemnation - made initially in Yale - infront of a memeorial - shows a male representation as the tank and a female representaiton as the lipstick - statement agianst consumerism and war - criticizes women and men - 24 ft high
149. The Bay. Helen Frankenthaler.
1963 C.E. Acrylic on canvas. - drip painting - she allows the color it soak through the canvas - she would drip the paint and move the cavnas to make the color seep in - color field painting - colors run together - starts wiht intellectual question of how blues mix with one another - she wants it to look beautiful - experience of pure emotion
124. Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, Louis Sullivan
Architect: Louis Sullivan Date: 1899 and 1903-04 Location: Chicago Medium: Steel frame, terra-cotta exterior, cast-iron entryway Movement: Art Nouveau Form/Content: Steel-frame skyscraper Tripartite decorative, open, easily-accessible ground level and first floor infinite number of stories for offices all should look the same because they serve the same function distinct attic story and cornice line to cap/mark off vertical endpoint and set it apart from other buildings in the cityscape tweaks the tripartite form to serve a different purpose highlights the horizontal ground floor space rather than the usual vertical trajectory of the middle section gives ground floor larger windows to emphasize the shopping space welcoming, aesthetically pleasing, decorative Art Nouveau decorative program cast-iron ornamentation covers the corner entryway and ground level exterior floral, elaborate, intricate industrial material reflects organic forms (characteristic of art nouveau)
140. The Two Fridas Frida Kahlo. 1939 C.E.
Oil on canvas She typically painted self-portraits using vibrant colours in a style that was influenced by cultures of Mexico as well as influences from European Surrealism. Her self-portraits were often an expression of her life and her pain. - Frida inspired by Mexican heritage - Right woman wears modern European dress - left woman wears tradiaitonal dress - Right Frida holds and image of Diego - at this time she was divorced from Diego making her in pain shown in this - sky represents a sesne of doom - they have a deep connection between the 2 parts of Freida becasue they are connected by blood - 1939 - oil on canvas
132. Improvisation 28 (second version), Vasily Kandinsky
Title: 132. Improvisation 28 (second version), Artists/Architect: Vasily Kandinsky Century: 1912 Period/Culture: Non-Objective Location: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Scale/Size: 43 7/8 x 63 7/8 inches (111.4 x 162.1 cm) Patron: n/a Materials: oil on canvas Techniques: Content/Subject Matter: Representation of objects rather than showing them Symbols used (iconography) Strong black lines surrounded by color make symbolic vestiges of form Formal qualities of this work: Uses strong colors and lines to make from Lets colors intermix Contextual issues relevant to the work: This was made by a German that was expelled to moscow He was interested in music which influenced his painting Function(s) Make the viewer think about the form Symbolic function: It represetned the lines and emotions of music Intended Audience for the work: intellectuals Audience response: They would be challenged to think about the imagery on the painting
