1. Impressionism – Birth of Modern Art Impressionism began in the mid-1800s in Europe It was a revolutionary art movement Goal – Capture a moment, an ‘impression’ –Modern Transportation played a big role Moving at unprecedented speeds Ability to travel to the country and paint outdoors Also a response to photography

2. Manet – Luncheon on the Grass - 1863

3. Monet – Impression: Sunrise – 1872

4. Impressionism: 1870s -1890s Subjective painters who attempted to convey the transient feeling of sunlight Spontaneity and speed were important.

5. Major break with academic practice. Critics compared it as ‘jazz to classical music’. How is this a response to photography?

6. Monet - Waterlilies

7. Renoir

8. Signac

9. Post Impressionism 1880s-1920s Georges Seurat - Pointalism

11. Toulouse-Lautrec: 1864-1901 Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec became famous as the bohemian artist of the Moulin Rouge The poster became the art of the masses. He captured the spirit and emotion of the belle epoque or “beautiful era” in Paris.

12. Moulin Rouge 1891-1901

13. Fauvism: (The Wild Beasts) A very experimental art style that flourished in France 1896 – 1908 Stands midway between Impressionism and Expressionism Henri Matisse

16. Expressionism Time Period: ~1880 - 1920 Distortion and exaggeration to create intense emotional scenes. Not trying to paint objects as they are, instead trying to paint a personal feeling about an object or situation. Attempts to connect the viewer to the inner struggle of the artist. Historic Events: Psychology (Sigmund Freud), World War One. Art was used to express emotions and explore subjective personal ideas.

17. Expressionism Vincent Van Gogh: 1853-1890 Although considered a Post-Impressionist Van Gogh’s work led to a new style called Expressionism.

18. Van Gogh’s Starry Night - 1889

19. Expressionism “I was walking along the road with two friends. The sun was setting. I felt a breath of melancholy – Suddenly the sky turned blood-red. I stopped, and leaned against the railing, deathly tired – looking out across the flaming clouds that hung like blood and a sword over the blue- black fjord and town. My friends walked on – I stood there, trembling with fear. And I sensed a great, infinite scream pass through nature.” The emotional psychological expression of art is called Expressionism. Goal – Explore mind and spirit. Munch’s Scream

20. Influences…?

21. Cubism Time Period: ~1907 - 1920 Shift to abstract structure instead of trying to represent object as they appear. Objects broken down into groups of geometric shapes. Attempts to show multiple perspectives simultaneously. Historic Events: Psychology (Sigmund Freud), World War One. Art went beyond single perspective and broke images into ‘cubes’ to show all perspectives at the same time.

22. Cubism Leap towards abstraction New Reality Show several sides simultaneously Braque - Houses at La Estaque (1905)

23. Cubism Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - 1907

24. “Portrait of Picasso” by Juan Gris

25. Cubism Pablo Picasso ; Guernica

26. Dadaism In between WWI & WWII Anti-art ‘art’ Reject all conventions & mock the critics

27. Dadaism Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain & Bicycle Wheel

28. Surrealism Between WWI & WWII Means ‘Beyond’ or ‘Hyper’ Real Focus is on dreams, subconscious. Influence of Freud & New Physics Salvador Dali

29. Surrealism Salvador Dali - The Persistance of Memory

30. Surrealism: “Not to Be Reproduced” by Rene Magritte

31. Debussy (Start at beginning) – Impressionism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJsyMmC 76aM&feature=iv&src_vid=LlvUepMa31o&ann otation_id=annotation_379719 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJsyMmC 76aM&feature=iv&src_vid=LlvUepMa31o&ann otation_id=annotation_379719

32. Stravinsky (Start about 2:45 in) – Expressionism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tkp6ee h40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tkp6ee h40

33. Schoenberg (Start about 5:45 in) - Abstract? Atonal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDlptw7 8gcw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDlptw7 8gcw

34. Abstract Expressionism 1940’s – 1950’s An art movement that emphasised spontaneous personal expression. Often very large in size. Can also be described as action painting.

35. “Onement I” by Barnett Newman