5th Grade Abstract Expressionism

Inspired by Jim Dine

Jim Dine

• Born: 1935, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Educated: Ohio University

• Lives:New York City

• Jim Dine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1935. He studied at the University of Cincinnati and the Boston Museum School and received BFA degree from Ohio

University, Athens in 1957. After moving to New York in 1958, he participated in the early

"Happenings" at the Reuben and Judson Galleries in New York. His first one person exhibition in 1960 was at the Reuben Gallery which was followed by

two solo exhibitions at the Martha Jackson Gallery in successive years..

– Biography

• 1935 Born June 16 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

• 1953-55 Studies at University of Cincinnati and Boston Museum School.

• 1957-58 Receives B.F.A. from Ohio University, Athens; enrolls in graduate study.

• 1959-65 Participates in "Happenings"in New York.

• 1960 First solo exhibition at the Reuben Gallery, New York.

• 1964 Participates in the Venice Biennale.

• 1970 Retrospective at Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

• 1980 Elected to American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York.

• 1984-85 Retrospective at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; travels.

• 1988 Retrospective at Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ca'Pesaro, Venice.

• 1988-90 Retrospective of drawings at The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

• 1990-91 Retrospective exhibition at the Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo and the Museum of Art, Osaka.

• 1993-94 Exhibition of Glyptothek drawings at the Madison Art Center, WisconsinRetrospective exhibition at Borås Konstmuseum, Sweden; travels.

• Dine is a painter and printmaker in the Renaissance tradition. He is a master of the observation of reality reflected by his sensitive and skillful draftsmanship. He appropriates recognized symbols such as the heart, bathrobe and Venus d'Milo which appear in paintings, prints and drawings. Dine uses these symbols coupled with his graphic and painterly virtuosity to elicit strong emotional responses with each piece.

• His work has a level of complexity and variety which combine to form rich poetic contexts. In 1970, the Whitney Museum of American Art gave Dine his first retrospective exhibition. He has had a large number of private and public painting and sculpture commissions

Jim Dine

• Jim Dine (b. 1935) Double Hearts VIILithograph, 430 x 510 mm

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Price Realized(Set Currency)

* $46,600 * Price includes buyer's premium

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sale Information

Sale 1970Post-War And Contemporary First Open1 April 2008New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Jim Dine

• The Heart of BAM, 1996Six color woodcutPaper size: 26¼ x 19 3/8 inchesImage size: 18¾ x 17¼ inchesEach print signed and numbered by the artist

Jim Dine

• Hart in Blu, 1995Etching with hand

coloring27½ x 23 inches

Edition of 50Published by Pace

Editions Inc.

Jim Dine

• Sea Behind, 1999Etching, woodblock with hand coloring47 x 39 ½ inches

Edition of 25Published by Pace

Prints Inc.

Jim Dine

• Title: "Hand Colored Viennese Hearts IV "Artist: Jim DineDimensions:46 1/2" x 36 1/2"Price: $10,200

Jim Dine

• Jim Dine"Vienese Heart no.6"1989 Hand colored etching, edition of 40

• Chris Forney - Wolfryd/Selway Fine Art.Office: (310) 657-1711

• Title: HAND COLORED VIENNESE HEART (#2)Description: Handcolored screenprint with etching and acrylic, 1990Image Size: 34 x 31 inches

• Jim Dine

• Title: HAND COLORED VIENNESE HEART (#I)Description: Handcolored silkscreen with etching & acrylic, 1990Image Size: 33 x 31 inches

• Seller's asking price: $17500

• Jim Dine

• Title: HAND COLORED VIENNESE HEART (#V)Description: Handcolored screenprint with etching and acrylic, 1990Image Size: 33 x 31 inches

• Seller's asking price: $7500

Jim Dine

• To the Lake, 1998Woodcut

47 1/2 x 38 inchesEdition of 30

Published by Pace Editions Inc.

• Title: QUARTET (on 4 sheets)Description: Etching and Aquatint with photogravure, 1986Image Size: 36 x 29.5 inches

• Seller's asking price: $5500

Jim Dine

• Brite Tulips, 1998Etching, aquatint and drypoint over silkscreen with hand coloring41 1/2 x 29 3/4 inchesEdition of 25Published by Pace Prints Inc.

• Andy and Charles Bronfman commissioned Jim Dine to create the art for the '98 GA logo.

Exhibitions

• Art Institute of ChicagoArt Museum, Princeton UniversityDallas Museum of ArtFogg Art Museum, Harvard UniversityLos Angles County MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Modern Art, NYBoston Museum of Fine ArtNational Gallery, Washington DCNew Orleans Museum of Art

• Tate Gallery, London, EnglandTokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, JapanWhitney Museum of American ArtWestern Australian Museum, Perth, AustraliaStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe Jewish Museum, New YorkIsrael Museum, Jerusalem, IsraelHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta, GeorgiaCincinnati Art Museum, OhioArt Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, CanadaAkron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio

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Assignment 2012, 5th GradeIn the style of Jim Dine

• Heart(s)• Show an emotion• http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?

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• Blend or layer the colors or not OR Use patterns or...or spontaneous techniques:– splattering– smearing – dripping

Step 1 choosing emotions…

• Write down 5 emotions/feelings (avoid “happy” and “sad”

• You can choose off the following list or not…

(Happy,Sad)..Relaxed..Angry/mad..Scared

Excited..Surprised..Hopeful..Heartbroken Devastated..Depressed..Gloomy..Calm.. Despairing..Hate...Amazed..Wild..Shocked.. Impressed..Upset..Bored…Joyful…Content

Vicious.. Excluded..Lonely.. Miserable..in love..Peaceful..Frightened..Hurtful..Annoyed Crazy..Pumped up..Jealous..Juiced.. Prayerful..Religious..Spazzy(spastic)..Tired

Suspicious..Energetic..Pressured…Exhausted.. Overwhelmed..Betrayed..Sassy..Unloved..

Step 2

• Narrow down the list even more…Choose 1 or 2

• MAKE A LIST OF ELEMENTS .

Step 3

• Learn the size of the final project. Discuss format.

• Make 5 or more thumbnail sketches to show the emotion you focused on.

• Use design elements, not faces, to show the emotion.

• At least one should be colored.• Due by at the beginning of next class.

Step 4

• Get 11x17 paper.

• Choose whether you will put it door or window (portrait or landscape) way.

• Draw lightly to show yourself where to put the color.

Step 5 Decide the media you will use.

• Recommended:

• Shapes and spaces, values and forms with chalks and/or paints

• Lines and textures with colored pencil, crayon, marker, or oil pastel

• You can mix the media.

Jim Dine Grade Basis:

• Effort: Creativity and/or Craftsmanship• Composition: Design looks finished• Understanding:

– Shows and emotion (written on the back) – with just elements of design (abstract: no faces

or lettering)– Turned in on time with name and homeroom on

the front

What’s the emotion?...

…despair.

What’s the emotion?...

…puzzled.

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