Notes (Post Midterm)

LECTURE 18, 10/15 (missed)

The Eight (Ashcan School)

• First avant-garde group in the US

• Shows everyday life in the city

Similar to the Impressionists ^

Church Street El, Charles Sheeler, 1920, Precisionists

• Elevated train in church street

Based on a film called “Manhatta”

• Precise sharp lines, looks like it was done with a ruler

• Doesn’t feel painted; shows different angles and sides

Regionalism: Artwork inspired by the politics, interests, or culture of a geographical region.

• “How do we define America?” During the great depression

LECTURE 17, 10/20

Number 1A, Jackson Pollock, abstract expressionism, 1948

• example of action painting

• avant-garde because it isn’t a turkey dinner!!

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Rothko Chapel, Mark Rothko, 1964, Abstract Expressionism (Color Field Painting)

Cubi, David Smith, 1961-1965

Color field painting

Action painting

• A term coined by Rosenberg to describe Jackson Pollock’s painting

• Physically putting yourself into the painting; the process becomes more important than the work

• “An arena in which he acts,” almost like a performance!