Brief history of art spring 2011

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this brief presentation provides an overview of the western history of art

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A Brief History of A Brief History of Western ArtWestern Art

minimal knowledge to pass as an art snob!

Naeem ZafarBerkeley-Haas Business School

Spring 2011: Salon Meeting

What is Art?

Art is anything that re-Art is anything that re-arranges “furniture” in arranges “furniture” in

your mind!your mind!

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Our Focus: 5 Pieces of Knowledge

1. Major art movements2. What caused them3. Who were the movers & shakers of each era4. What art pieces you should be aware of5. Minimal vocabulary to pass as an art-snob

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Big Picture I

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1300 …1400 … 1500 … 1600 … 1700 …1750… 1800 … 1850 … 1890… 1900 …1920 … 1940 …

Medieval

Renaissance

Baroque

Rococo

Neoclassic Romanticism

Naturalism

Realism

Rise of modernityRise of modernity

Big Picture II

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1800 …………… 1850……….. … 1890………….. 1900 ………..…1920 …………. 1940 ……………

Impressionism

symbolism

Post-Impressionism

Neo-Impressionism

Fauvism

Romanticism

Naturalism

Realism

Cubism

expressionism

Surrealism

Pop Art

Medieval: Italians Dominates

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Two dimensional – religious themesNames: Cimabue, Giotto

Renaissance: 15th Century• Thru new discovery of intellectual thought

– Greek & roman influence– Art discovered liner perspective

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BotticelliThe Birth of Venus

High Renaissance: 16th Century• Harmony & balance in construction, high technical

competence & rich artistic imagination• Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci• The Medici family’s influence

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High Renaissance: pageantry & splendor

• Veronese• Bronzino

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Introduction of tension, contorted bodies, more nudes in complex poses. Steep perspectives

High Renaissance in Spain

• Spain: El Greco• Still church

domination• Christ driving the

money changer from the temple

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Baroque Period (17th Century)• Post reformation era; art patrons are rich trading families• Use of light, scenes from every day life, large compelling

figures• Artists: Caravaggio

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Baroque Era: King Louis XIV • Large landscapes, nobles depicted, • Everyday life depicted

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Flanders, Spanish Baroque (17th)

• Rubens Velazquez

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Dutch Masters• Rembrandt Vermeer

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Rococo: 18th Century (Louis XV)

• Reaction against the pomp of Baroque

• Prominence of S & C curves

• Fantasy worlds

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Francisco de Mura 1782

Neoclassicism (18th Century)• Precise outlines, not shadows but unbroken lines

new sense of order in brush work• Figures in gestures• Jacque Louis David

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David (18th Century)

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Pannini , Goya (18th Century)

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19th Century: Romanticism Realism Naturalism

• Discovery of new colors (emerald green, cobalt blue & violet)• Collapsible tubes late 19th century freedom to paint anywhere• More landscape & seascape

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ConstableCorot

1852: Impressionism• First to take easel outside & painted objects• Optical illusion discovered, camera was used• Edouard Manet

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Masters: Claude Monet

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Pissarro, Renoir

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Paul Gauguin in Tahiti

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Post Impressionism• Van Gogh, Seurat, Degas,

Cezanne• Experimenting with

application of paint• Revolt against the

impressionists

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Van Gogh

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Starry Night

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Seurat

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Degas

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20th Century: Fauvism, Abstract• Representation of subconscious & metaphysical • Matisse

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Cubism 1906-1920• See from different angel – not what you see what

you imagine to be there!

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Expressionism 1910-1930

• Only thing matters is the expression of emotionKandinsky

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Munch

Surrealism

• Dali

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Abstract

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Abstract Art: Pollack

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Pop Art (Warhol)

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Art Discovery• My favorite museums:

– The Wallace collection (London)– Thyssen collection & Prado Annex (Madrid)– City of Dijon – LA county museum, Getty Collection (So Cal)

• Popular choices– The Louvre, Musee D’Orsay (Paris)– Rijks Museum & Van Gogh’s (Amsterdam)– Tate, National Galley (London)– Metropolitan, Guggenheim, Frick, MOMA (NYC)

• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/museums.html

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Summary

• Art is powerful expression -- It moves you • Start the journey & surround yourself with art• Make a promise to see a few museums • Always get the audio guide

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