20th Century Art 3

Coca Cola Bottles, Andy Warhol, Pop Art, 1960

Subject: rows of repeated coke bottles, in a grid, multiples stacked on top of each other, large scale composition

Form: whole canvas is made up of these bottles, speaks to their relevance in society, significant because it is huge in culture, only type of pop that was available, arranges them like they are on a shelf - recognizable to the viewer how they would experience them in the store, light plays differently on each bottle, some look like they aren’t filled all the way, feels like an assembly line and mass produced, called his studio The Factory, a coke is a coke, no matter how much money you have - all taste the same and look the same, can reach the masses, equalizes - sense of democracy, icon image of mass produced consumer culture, uses silkscreen technique (printmaking process, anyone can have it through mass production), not a lot of personal connection to the artwork

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol, Pop Art, 1960

Subject: repeated stacks of the image of Marilyn Monroe, celebrity promotion

Form: same image appropriated from the media, does not make the image, mass produced, promotes the image of her, takes a piece and makes it his own, doesn’t just say they are important or popular, but they are products for consumer consumption (sold and purchased), was done after her death, a diptych - two paneled image, one colored side, other side is black and white, purple face, blonde hair, pretty face with seductive features, bright color is eye catching just like advertisements, one side has more exposure, more light taking away detail, imperfect image verses ideal mask of Hollywood product, emphasis on flawed images of Marilyn that speak to the real person behind the actress, death was publicized so privacy is taken away when you become a celebrity, forget the human size of smiling product, Marilyn Monroe isn’t her name (Norma Jean Baker), has become a religious image

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Race Riot, Andy Warhol, Pop Art, 1960

Subject: part of his death and destruction series, scene where he shows how the police harassed and treated people at the civil rights protest

Form: image taken from the mass media, press photos, comments on how death is forced onto us, barely acknowledged anymore, darker aspect of society and impact of mass media, silk screen, shown in red, white, and blue - flag and colors of the US, regarded as a climax of the Civil Rights Movement, were protesting segregation peacefully and attacked by police, dogs, and water hoses - all represented here, center image is the dog attacking the people, American people were shocked at the photos, repetition of the image, large scale, shows the truth of the American dream and social injustice, need for reform and equality, suggesting with colors that this is what America has become (who we are)

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Great American Nude series, Tom Wesselmann, Pop Art, 1960

Subject: nude women reclining, numbered - not individual women but instead objects to be looked at, images that show a reclining nude female

Form: collage artist, bright colors, complex poses, lips are very visible - only part of the face included, no eyes or noses/ears, “seductive mouths” filling advertisements during this time, blonde white women, chest is very visible and highlighted, emphasis on the most sexually charged features, oranges and cheetah print, pin up girls - playboy magazine, cigarette in one (new woman) and flower in another, tan lines - very untraditional, red, white, and blue are present - representation of the American nude, removal of the face speaks to societal objectification of women, mass produced images, also creates environments for his women in a 3D space but they are still sexualized and flat, everything in the environment is real but her

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Clothespin, Claes Oldenburg, Pop Art, 1980

Subject: pop art that is sculpted, transforming modern day ordinary objects into fine art (through scale, physical state, color), humorous images, color and engaging form so the message is lighter, hard sculptures, objects of mass production

Form: like they have been tossed and haphazardly landed, whimsical and unexpected engagement with the objects, Philadelphia based, everyday object that is 45 ft tall in a public location in front of skyscrapers, made from a special steel that was introduced to allow for the elimination of needing to paint, naturally weathers without rusting, takes on a rusted look without breaking down, 200 years since the founding - commissioned for a significant city, spring makes a 76, anthropomorphic image heroic, reference to the liberty bell (crack in the “bell” shape)

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Batcolumn, Claes Oldenburg, Pop Art, 1980

Subject: pop art that is sculpted, transforming modern day ordinary objects into fine art (through scale, physical state, color), humorous images, color and engaging form so the message is lighter, hard sculptures, objects of mass production

Form: like they have been tossed and haphazardly landed, whimsical and unexpected engagement with the objects, 100 ft tall, welded steel, painted grey, based in Chicago, baseball statue, in front of Social Security building - was revitalized, architecture heavy city, mimics skyscrapers, smokestacks for industry, forms within the steel are diamonds, qualities that are similar to other tall structures meant to be modern (Eiffel Tower)

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Free Stamp, Claes Oldenburg, Pop Art, 1980

Subject: pop art that is sculpted, transforming modern day ordinary objects into fine art (through scale, physical state, color), humorous images, color and engaging form so the message is lighter, hard sculptures, objects of mass production

Form: like they have been tossed and haphazardly landed, whimsical and unexpected engagement with the objects, large scale, made of steel and aluminum, painted red and white, commissioned by standard oil company of Ohio, place it in front of new headquarters in Cleveland, they wanted it to be placed on a concrete base - reminded him of an ink pad, monument across the street commemorates soldiers and sailors from civil war - very vertical monument, figure of liberty at the top of Cleveland statue, word on the stamp is FREE, project cancelled but they still got it - put it in a park on its side, looks like it was tossed aside (like the project), but now reveals FREE

Function: pop culture, easy to access and understand, recognizable images for the general public that don’t involve having to think deeply about abstract ideas or personal images (can’t connect to artist)

Courtyard, Allan Kaprow, Happenings and Performance Art, 1960

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Household, Allan Kaprow, Happenings and Performance Art, 1960

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How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare, Joseph Beuys, Happenings and Performance Art, 1970

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Coyote, I Like America and America Likes Me, Joseph Beuys, Happenings and Performance Art, 1970
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Shoot, Chris Burden, Happenings and Performance Art, 1970

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Through the Night Softly, Chris Burden, Happenings and Performance Art, 1970

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Stone Enclosure: Rock Rings, Nancy Holt, Environmental/site-specific art, 1980

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Umbrellas, Christo, Environmental/site-specific art, 1990

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Dusty Boots Line, Sahara, Richard Long, Environmental/site-specific art, 1985

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Line in Scotland, Richard Long, Environmental/site-specific art, 1985

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Walking a Circle in Scotland, Richard Long, Environmental/site-specific art, 1985

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Seven Spires, Andy Goldsworthy, Environmental/site-specific art, 1985
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Storm King Wall, Andy Goldsworthy, Environmental/site-specific art, 2000

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Silueta series, Ana Mendieta, Body Art, 1970

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A Man, Kiki Smith, Body Art, 1990

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Untitled, Kiki Smith, Body Art, 1990

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Untitled, Kiki Smith, Body Art, 1990

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Nigredo, Anselm Kiefer, Neo-expressionism, 1985

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Osiris and Isis, Anselm Kiefer, Neo-expressionism, 1985

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Lot’s Wife, Anselm Kiefer, Neo-expressionism, 1985

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Charles I, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Neo-expressionism, 1985

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Horn Players, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Neo-expressionism, 1985

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