In Which Movement Are We?

Hello Art Lover!!!

We are together today for the last part of our series, In Which Movement Are We?

Today we will see :

Expressionism: according to the Tate museum expressionism "refers to art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist's inner feelings or ideas.

This movement appears through the 20th century, artists like Edward Much and Wassily Kandinsky are the masters of this movement.

Characteristics: Accentuation of the angles, loud colours and distorted perspective.

I choose two painting that looks nothing alike, if you look at them quickly you cannot say that comes from the same movement; But if you pay attention to the line and the perceptive you will understand the meaning behind this.

E. Munch self-portrait with cigarette

     

V. Kandinsky -Upwards

Cubism: 

This movement emerged in the 20th century in Paris. This movement was led by two major actors Pablo Picasso and George Braque. With this new perspective in art, they wanted to show the world how he really was, not only as he seems.

The main point of this movement was to bring a different view on the fragmented world.

The best example of this movement and its meaning is Guernica painted by Pablo Picasso to show the reality behind the war and denounced the consequence it has on people's lives.

Characteristics: Multiple perspectives, geometric shapes and monochromatic colours.

To illustrate this movement I choose to show only one painting, due to its strong meaning.

As I explained before, this is Guernica by Pablo Picasso one of the most meaningful paintings of this movement.

Paint in 1937, it shows the massacre of a little village in Spain under the bomb of the German Air Force.

Pop art: I hope you like this type of art because Wharol will be the subject of our next post!!!

The pop art movement emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the 20th century. 

This movement changes the tradition of the previous movement. For that artists used collage techniques to include cultural objects.

This movement is easily recognizable by his characteristics which are: bright colours, Satire and Irony.

At the head of this movement, Andy Warhol used his imagination to express his perception of the world.

The Campbells soup cans represent familiar images of the consumer culture, something that you can find in your local Walmart. He represented 32 varieties of soup. He represents here the mass-produced culture. All the cans were represented alone, but when he finished the 32 he assembled them together and create a new technique. This is called a photo- silkscreen, he used this technique later with other images like the famous portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Wharol said: " I don't think art should be only for the select few, I think it should be for the mass of the American people"

Campbell's Soup Cans

          

In this article, I will talk mostly about Keith Haring 

Keith Haring was born on May 4th 1958 in the United States. He was a student at SVA where he approached diverse artistic techniques like installation, collage and performance video. Starting in 1980 he started using his works in the subway of New York this same year he was recognized as art influenced person who helps him in increasing his career.  After working with other artists, he started a career solo in 1986 and open a pop shop in Soho where he sells items with his pattern on them. This store has to point to make the art world accessible to every social class, with "low cost" items.

In 1988 he was diagnosed with AIDS, at the time no treatment was established or were very expensive so he decided to establish the Keith Haring Foundation to provide medical need to people who needed it.  He used his condition in his work to educate people about AIDS. His work was intense and helped a lot of people understand AIDS. He works with a lot of artists such as Madonna and Grace Jones and others. He died of AIDS complications on February 16, 1990. His latest work which he couldn't finish it memorable, showing his talent and his passion till his last day.

Keith Haring's ignorance = fear artwork

      

Stop AIDS polaroid

Unfinished work