Friday, April 29, 2011
Two Paintings by Kazmir Malevich
A Little Information On The Two Pollock Paintings Below
Number 5, 1948: This is a prime example of Pollocks abstract expressionist work. It was done on a 8 x 4 sheet of fiberboard, down in a drip technique where thick amounts of brown and yellow paint in this example is drizzled on. The painting is free flowing with no specific orientation and outline. Pollock lets his subconscious take over and let his body move and let the drip technique follow
Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist): Is Pollock's ultimate masterpiece done with ordinary enamel house paints. He allows for physical action to combine with his emotional expression in order to achieve a balance of color and order. Flinging, dripping, and pouring all techniques used to apply the paint to the canvas. Pollock exceeded boundaries and started a new form of art that many would characterize this painting as, "chaos--absolute lack of harmony-- complete lack of structural organization-- total absence of technique, however rudimentary-- once again, chaos...."
Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist): Is Pollock's ultimate masterpiece done with ordinary enamel house paints. He allows for physical action to combine with his emotional expression in order to achieve a balance of color and order. Flinging, dripping, and pouring all techniques used to apply the paint to the canvas. Pollock exceeded boundaries and started a new form of art that many would characterize this painting as, "chaos--absolute lack of harmony-- complete lack of structural organization-- total absence of technique, however rudimentary-- once again, chaos...."
Two Jackson Pollock Paintings Im basing My Artwork Off
A Little Background Information On Three Rothko Paintings Below
Mark Rothko, Untitled,1949: Getting into Rothko's later paintings he started to abandon conventional titles and names to his paintings. There were no explanations to why he painted in this style. He is famously quoted as saying, "Silence is so accurate," he said, fearing that words would only paralyze the viewer's mind and imagination."
Mark Rothko, No. 2, 1951: This paintings was down in thin layers composed of a combination of both oil and egg based paint. What he achieves through this style is a bright and illuminated color. Paint can be seen in a variety of directions because Rothko would invert, turn the canvas in various directions and paint from there.
Mark Rothko, Untitled,1953: What Rothko conveys is not meant have a specific meaning, but to be interpreted by the individual it is totally pictorial. They have symbolic and abstract meaning. Rothko once stated, "large pictures are like dramas in which one participates in a direct way."
Source: Nga.gov
Mark Rothko, No. 2, 1951: This paintings was down in thin layers composed of a combination of both oil and egg based paint. What he achieves through this style is a bright and illuminated color. Paint can be seen in a variety of directions because Rothko would invert, turn the canvas in various directions and paint from there.
Mark Rothko, Untitled,1953: What Rothko conveys is not meant have a specific meaning, but to be interpreted by the individual it is totally pictorial. They have symbolic and abstract meaning. Rothko once stated, "large pictures are like dramas in which one participates in a direct way."
Source: Nga.gov
Three Mark Rothko Paintings I am basing my Artwork off
Mark Rothko, Untitled 1949
Mark Rothko, No. 2, 1951
My Four Artists and the Reasons I choose them
Kandinsky (Expressionist): What attracts me to his work done in the
Bauhaus is the abstraction of geometric shapes and forms. Kandinsky was a
teacher aside from being a monumental artist he taught a class on point
and different forms of lines. His use of circles, semi circles, angles,
and straight lines were what composed most of his abstract paintings.
Kandinsky's bright use colors and gradation of of the paint really
attracts one to his paintings which are free flowing and open. During the
20's and 30's was time of turmoil not only in Russia but across the globe.
Kandinsky went against traditional painters before him, and the teachings
of the old masters. Kandinsky allowed for us to see shapes in there most
simple and natural forms and combine them to create a bright abstract work.
Rothko (Abstract expressionist): What strikes me about Mark Rothko is his
ability to make a painting so soft and serene. He was able to narrow down
painting to its most important element which is the color. Rothko's later
work which were his rectangular fields of color and light really stood as
a transition during the history of art. His use of a large canvas, his
vertical forms, and really vibrant colors strike the viewer with force
making one think about the true meaning behind his work. Rotko wanted the
person who was viewing his large scale oil on canvas to exprience an
intimacy, as well as awe, and to allow the person to think outside the
box. The reason i am chosing Rothko as a model artist his becuase his
style which may be concieved as simple forces one to think about the
unknown and what beyong the surface.
Malevich (Suprematist): One of my favorite artists during the early 20th
century was Malevich. The pioneer of geometric abstraction and the
suprematist movement, he trancended boundaries and created a new form of
art taht really made people think. Through is knowledge of cubism and
geometric shapes he created a new form of art called Suprematism which
focused on the fundamental geometric forms in particular squares and
circles. His paintings the White on White and the Black Square allowed to
us to see a new form of art, different from the old masters who focused on
detail and vibrant colors. Malevich painting a square canvas black to show
the importance of geometric and simple forms. Obviously people became
angry at his work because negated everything that was considered good
and pure. He went away from the style that loved life and nature. What
strikes me about Malevich's work is his talent and ability to stray away
from his predecessors before him and create a form of art that really
changes one perspective on what art is supposed to be.
Jackson Pollock (Abstract Expressionist): Another important 20th century
artist who changed the way we percieve art was Jackson Pollock. His
perfection of the drip painting technique in which he turned synthetic
resin paint into alkyd enames which was the the novel of his medium. He
used ordinary household paints to compose his paintings rather than
traditional artist paints. Through the drip paintings Jackson was able to freely express his emotions and feelings. In his pieces titled by numbers one can see the sentimentality through which colors he used and the drip in which they were put on.
Sources: Online, Wikipedia, Jensens, Gardners, and Prior Knowledge
Bauhaus is the abstraction of geometric shapes and forms. Kandinsky was a
teacher aside from being a monumental artist he taught a class on point
and different forms of lines. His use of circles, semi circles, angles,
and straight lines were what composed most of his abstract paintings.
Kandinsky's bright use colors and gradation of of the paint really
attracts one to his paintings which are free flowing and open. During the
20's and 30's was time of turmoil not only in Russia but across the globe.
Kandinsky went against traditional painters before him, and the teachings
of the old masters. Kandinsky allowed for us to see shapes in there most
simple and natural forms and combine them to create a bright abstract work.
Rothko (Abstract expressionist): What strikes me about Mark Rothko is his
ability to make a painting so soft and serene. He was able to narrow down
painting to its most important element which is the color. Rothko's later
work which were his rectangular fields of color and light really stood as
a transition during the history of art. His use of a large canvas, his
vertical forms, and really vibrant colors strike the viewer with force
making one think about the true meaning behind his work. Rotko wanted the
person who was viewing his large scale oil on canvas to exprience an
intimacy, as well as awe, and to allow the person to think outside the
box. The reason i am chosing Rothko as a model artist his becuase his
style which may be concieved as simple forces one to think about the
unknown and what beyong the surface.
Malevich (Suprematist): One of my favorite artists during the early 20th
century was Malevich. The pioneer of geometric abstraction and the
suprematist movement, he trancended boundaries and created a new form of
art taht really made people think. Through is knowledge of cubism and
geometric shapes he created a new form of art called Suprematism which
focused on the fundamental geometric forms in particular squares and
circles. His paintings the White on White and the Black Square allowed to
us to see a new form of art, different from the old masters who focused on
detail and vibrant colors. Malevich painting a square canvas black to show
the importance of geometric and simple forms. Obviously people became
angry at his work because negated everything that was considered good
and pure. He went away from the style that loved life and nature. What
strikes me about Malevich's work is his talent and ability to stray away
from his predecessors before him and create a form of art that really
changes one perspective on what art is supposed to be.
Jackson Pollock (Abstract Expressionist): Another important 20th century
artist who changed the way we percieve art was Jackson Pollock. His
perfection of the drip painting technique in which he turned synthetic
resin paint into alkyd enames which was the the novel of his medium. He
used ordinary household paints to compose his paintings rather than
traditional artist paints. Through the drip paintings Jackson was able to freely express his emotions and feelings. In his pieces titled by numbers one can see the sentimentality through which colors he used and the drip in which they were put on.
Sources: Online, Wikipedia, Jensens, Gardners, and Prior Knowledge
Start of my four week journey on my Art Painting Project
With no background experience in any form of conventional painting or prior knowledge of how to paint, i have embarked on a four week journey to learn about four painters during the 20th century. With knowledge from AP Art History and the help of Mr. Starr i have selected 4 amazing and talented artists who have had a major impact on various art painting movements.
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