1. Abstract Painting A new way of seeing

2. Definition  Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects.  It explores the relationships of forms & colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images.

3. History  From the Renaissance art aimed to be “figurative”.  Figurative—art that attempts to reproduce an illusion of reality.  By the end of the 1800’s artists wanted a different style of art to express changes in the times.  US Civil War, changes in technology, science, & philosophy.

4.  J.M. Whistler’s painting Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket was designed to convey the feeling of a moment not recreate the image at the scene. J.M. Whistler—Makes Noise

6. John Constable  Began to express himself with free and loose brushstrokes.  He worked plein-air—outside and not in the studio  He worked quickly.  In Weymouth Bay notice the loose strokes. Where are they in the paiting?

8. J. M. W. Turner  Plein-air painter

11. Impressionism  This is the next period of art.  Their art became more abstract.  They became obsessed with light and color.

12. Claude Monet

15. Early works of the 19 th Century  Moving toward abstraction

16. Fauvism  In France, called “les fauves”—”the wild beasts”  They chose wild strong color.  Their drawings were still figurative with abstract color choices.

17. Henri Matisse

20. Andre Derain

23. Maurice de Vlaminck

25. Expressionism  An art movement that aimed to distort nature rather than imitate it.

26. Emil Nolde

28. Wassily Kandinsky

31. Van Gogh

33. Hans Hoffman

35. Pablo Picasso

37. Albert Gleizes

39. Georges Braque

41. Fernand Leger

43. Piet Mondrain

46. Joan Miro