Do Now: Take out your notebook and a pen. Aim: What is abstract expressionism? Mr. Merritt Technology Dec. 1

Abstract Expressionism Artistic movement in the mid-20th century comprising of diverse styles and techniques emphasizing the artist’s emotions, and attitudes through nontraditional and nonrepresentational means.

Abstract Expressionism The following works employed were both random and deliberate - the work is to be understood to be a creation, not just an accident.

Franz Kline American painter of the expressionist movement labeled an “action painter” as a result of his intense and spontaneous application of paint.

Franz Kline

Willem De Kooning Dutch abstract painter making both figurative and non figurative work. Known for his exaggerated gestural brush work.

Willem De Kooning

Helen Frankenthaler American abstract painter part of a new generation of abstract painting known as Color Field. She worked on unprimed canvases with heavy diluted oil paint to produce a soaked stain effect.

Helen Frankenthaler

Juxtaposition The act of placing two or more things side by side. Latin juxta - near The act of placing two or more things side by side. Latin juxta - near

Paul Klee Swiss artist who also explored the color harmony influenced by musical harmony by employing principles of repetition in both color and shapes.

Josef Albers German artist who taught at the Bauhaus School with Kandinsky and Klee; also developed his own theory of how elements and composition of art relate similarly to music.

Music Influenced Digital Painting Painting Version 1 Create a New Photoshop document with the following specifications: Size: Letter Resolution: 300 ppi Color: RGB Painting Version 1 Create a New Photoshop document with the following specifications: Size: Letter Resolution: 300 ppi Color: RGB

Music Influenced Digital Painting Painting Version 1 - Instructions Create a New Layer (do not name it yet) A piece of music will play… Working with the following tools: Color palette, paintbrush, pencil, selection tools, gradient and paint bucket you will create a painting inspired by the music. What imagery do you envision? What colors do you see? What shapes do you associate with the sounds? Painting Version 1 - Instructions Create a New Layer (do not name it yet) A piece of music will play… Working with the following tools: Color palette, paintbrush, pencil, selection tools, gradient and paint bucket you will create a painting inspired by the music. What imagery do you envision? What colors do you see? What shapes do you associate with the sounds?