Classical Mythology in 20 th -Century Art Judith E. Bernstock.

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Classical Mythology in 20 th -Century Art Judith E. Bernstock

20 th -century artists: Draw on Classical Mythology for humanistic reasons Less concerned with illustrating narrative content More concerned with symbolic interpretation Based upon personal experience Symbolic representation of contemporary events Responses to social stresses Deeper, more remote experience Use of mythology to illuminate the present legends of violence and struggle Mythological subjects as thinly disguised metaphors for disturbing events and political conflicts Tragic consequences of nationalism Revive ancient myths in their search for common ground accessible to all Reflect a need to connect contemporary history with age-old human urges and motivations

Anselm Keifer ( ) Ikarus - märkischer Sand [Icarus - Sand of the Brandenburg March] 1981 Oil, emulsion, shellac, sand and photograph on canvas 290 x 360 cm 114¼ x 14

A moving memorial to the suffering of woman and children during the war

Alexander Komar and Vitaly Melamid ( The Minotaur as a Participant in the Yalta Conference, mixed media on 11 panels 13 1/2 x 11 inches each; 40 1/2 x 93 3/4 x 3 inches overall

A satirical identifcation of 2oth-century tyrants with mythological creatures

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Return to Origins Events taking place in primordial times Regression Unconscious desire for death Death instinct Constantin Bancusi Sleeping Muse (1910) Miraculous aspect of life Potential awakening of artistic creativity

The Song of Orpheus ( ) Barnett Newman (American, New York City 1905–1970 New York City) Medium:Oil pastel on paper Dimensions:H. 20, W. 14-7/8 inches (50.8 x 37.8 cm.)

“uses the evolution of the seed and stem to convey his association of myths about the death and renewal of nature with his scientific investigation of the origins of life” (Bernstock)

Classical Mythology and the Human Condition Metaphoric protest against human suffering Nancy Spero ( ) “For Artemis That Heals Woman’s Pan Collage on Paper, 1979 Josh Baer Gallery, New York Woman as both victim and scourge of man

Psychology Preoccupation with the psyche Focus on Dram, desire and love Basic savagery of man

Jackson Pollock ( ) Pasiphae and the Bull

Pablo Picasso ( ) Minotaur Caressing a Sleeping Woman

Classical Culture: Literature and Art Referencing mythology involves self-identification with native heritage Close study of ancient religions References to ancient literature Frazer’s Golden Bough (1912) ( Friederich Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy (1872) Mockery of ancient and Renaissance art as hidden homage

Robert Rauschenberg Persimmon (1964) Peter Paul Reubens ( ) Venus at her Toilet