Lesson 3Modern Art(1950s-1970s)

After the lesson, the students are expected to be able to:

a. Describe the characteristics of pop art, op art and performance art

b. Identify notable artists of pop art, op art and performance art

c. Evaluates modern art according to one’s standards

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POP ART1950s-1970s, UK & USA

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DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

● Wanted to remove the hierarchy in arts and culture

● Borrowed images from popular culture such as products, celebrities and comics

● Used techniques such as silk screening and Ben-Day dots

Ben-Day Dots

Notable Artist:ROY

LICHTENSTEIN

Whaam!

Notable Artist:ROY

LICHTENSTEIN

Drowning Girl Masterpiece

Notable Artist:ANDY

WARHOL

Campbell Soup Cans

Marilyn Diptych

Notable Artist:ANDY

WARHOL

OP ART1950s, Europe & South America

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DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

● Used geometric shapes to create illusions

● Mostly done as black and white paintings

● Some Op artists created sculptures

Light Trap, Jesus Rafael Soto

Notable Artist:VICTOR

VASARELY“Grandfather of

Op Art” Zebra Vega-Nor

Vega III

Notable Artist:VICTOR

VASARELY“Grandfather of

Op Art”

PERFORMANCE ART1970s, Europe

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DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

● According to Tate, it is “created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted.”

● Inspired by Dadaism● Different from performing artsCut Piece, Yoko Ono

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● Happenings is a branch of performance art that is dependent on the setting which includes lights, sounds, and slide projections

Eighteen Happenings in Six Parts by Allan Kaprow (1959)

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● Flash mobs happen when a group of people meet in public to do an unusual or entertaining activity, then disperse afterwards.

Notable Artist:MARINA

ABRAMOVIC

The Artist is Present (2010)Instructions: Sit silently with the artist for a duration of your choosing

Rhythm 0 (1974)Instructions: There are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired.

Performance: I am the object. During this period I take full responsibility.

Duration: 6 hours (8pm–2am.)

Notable Artist:MARINA

ABRAMOVIC

Abramovic is a Serbian artist focusing on body art, endurance art and feminist art.

Notable Artist:KAZUO

SHIRAGA

Challenging Mud (1955)Using his body, Shiraga created forms in a wet mixture of mud, plaster and cement.

● Shiraga is a Japanese artist who uses his body as a paint brush.

● He wants his works to be “as slippery, as uncatchable as a sea cucumber, […] a painting with no center.”

Notable Artist:JOSEPH BEUYS

I Like America and America Likes Me (1974)● For three days, Beuys lived in a

gallery space with a coyote. ● It symbolized the need of the

United States to reconnect with its roots.

Beuys is German artist who believes that art can heal and transform society.

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Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.

Claude Debussy

Arts Do # 3

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Identify the artist being described in each statement.

This activity is posted as a Quipper assignment entitled Arts 10 Q1 Lesson 3.

Arts Do # 4

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Quipper EssaysThe modern art period saw a massive change in how artists express themselves. Based on your learnings, how would you define “art”? Explain your answer in 3-7 sentences.

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REFERENCES● Quipper Study Guide: Arts 10, Unit I, Lesson 3● Flash Mob

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob● Happening

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/h/happening● Kazuo Shiraga

https://www.artsy.net/artist/kazuo-shiraga● Marina Abramovic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Abramovic● Performance Art

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/performance-art● Rhythm 0, 1974

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/abramovic-rhythm-0-t14875

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REFERENCES● The Artist is Present by Marina Abramovic

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/conceptual-and-performance-art/performanceart/a/marina-abramovi-the-artist-is-present

● When Joseph Beuys Locked Himself in a Room with a Live Coyotehttps://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-joseph-beuys-locked-room-live-coyote/amp