Survey of Art History:Art Between Wars

Dada

Anti-art(what is art?), ”hobby horse”

Surrealism

Expression of the unconscious mind inspired by Freud(psychologist)

Photogram

a picture produced with photographic materials, such as light-sensitive paper

Frottage

technique of obtaining an impression of the surface texture of a material, such as wood, by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing it with a soft pencil or crayon

Fountain, Marcel Duchamp, Dada

Untitled, Man Ray, Dada

The persistence of memory, Salvador dalì, surrealism

Object (Luncheon in Fur), Meret Oppenheim, surrealist

Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow, Piet Mondrian, Neo-plasticism/ dada?

1930 The Migration of the Negro, Jacob Lawrence, cubism

Early Sunday Morning, Edward Hopper, American

Guernica, Pablo Picasso, cubism

Composition, Joan Miro, surrealism

What made Marcel Duchamp's Fountain piece controversial? What were his ideas about art?

It challenged the art world about what can be considered art. He was stating that art is an intellectual concept just as much as it was for aesthetics. This idea was unheard of and sparked a controversy and brought up the question of “what is art”

How was Edward Hopper influenced by American society, and how did he include these influences into his work?

Hoppers work depicts isolation and loneliness with his use of empty urban landscapes. Despite the usual busy nature of urban life Hopper depicts the disconnection from others in urban areas. In one of his works “nighthawks” he paints a cafe that seems quiet and lonely despite the presence of people. The people are not talking to each other not even looking at each other. Despite their proximity to the other customers they still seem lonely.

Discuss the importance of Pablo Picasso's large piece, Guernica.

Picasso painted the Nazi's devastating casual bombing practice on the Basque town of Guernica during Spanish Civil War. He made it incredibly large so that it could not be ignored.