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MinimalismMinimalismVicki FungVicki Fung
Michelle Abraham Michelle Abraham Wajiha FatimaWajiha Fatima
ARTISTIC INFLUENCESARTISTIC INFLUENCES
► Argument against:Argument against: Abstract ExpressionismAbstract Expressionism Relational method of paintingRelational method of painting Category distinctionsCategory distinctions
Abstract ExpressionismAbstract Expressionism
Jackson Pollock - Convergence (1952)
Relational Method of Relational Method of PaintingPainting
Ingres - Apotheosis of Homer (1827)
Minimalist PaintingMinimalist Painting
Frank Stella - Black Paintings
SOCIAL INFLUENCES SOCIAL INFLUENCES
►The ShakersThe Shakers►Post-WarPost-War►American Ideal of Simplicity American Ideal of Simplicity
ECONOMICAL INFLUENCESECONOMICAL INFLUENCES
►Post War BoomPost War Boom Mass ProductionMass Production
INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO MINIMALISMMINIMALISM
► Time Period: Late 50’s to early 70’sTime Period: Late 50’s to early 70’s
► Leading artistsLeading artists Frank StellaFrank Stella Carl AndreCarl Andre Dan FlavinDan Flavin Donald JuddDonald Judd Robert MorrisRobert Morris Sol LeWittSol LeWitt
Constructivism Duchamp
Minimalism
DuchampDuchamp
Marcel Duchamp – Fountain (1917)
ConstructivismConstructivism
Kasimir Malevich – Black Square (1913-1915)
MAIN ARTISTS – INVENTIONSMAIN ARTISTS – INVENTIONS
► ReductionReduction► Artwork as a wholeArtwork as a whole► Reject metaphorsReject metaphors► Viewer, piece, and space relationshipViewer, piece, and space relationship► Context of objectContext of object
MAIN ARTISTS – METHODSMAIN ARTISTS – METHODS
► Industrially produced Industrially produced ““materials are materials”materials are materials”
►Sculpture, canvases, installationsSculpture, canvases, installations►Knocked off the pedestal Knocked off the pedestal
FRANK STELLAFRANK STELLA
►Founder of Minimalism movementFounder of Minimalism movement►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►Blank Painting Series (1958-1960)Blank Painting Series (1958-1960)►Aluminum Series (1960)Aluminum Series (1960)►Portrait Series (1963-1964)Portrait Series (1963-1964)► Irregular Polygon Series (1957-1967)Irregular Polygon Series (1957-1967)►Protractor Series (1967-1971)Protractor Series (1967-1971)
“a flat surface with paint on it – nothing more”
Jasper Johns – Three Flags (1958)
Frank Stella – Mas o Menos (1964)
Black Painting Series (1958-Black Painting Series (1958-1960)1960)
Marriage of Reason & Squalor
Arbeit Macht Frei from Black Series I
Arundel Castle
Die Fahne Hoch
Aluminum Series 1960
UntitledLuis Miguel Dominguin
Portrait Series 1963 -1964
Irregular Polygon Series (1965-Irregular Polygon Series (1965-1966)1966)
'Moutonville IV'
'Chocorua IV'
Wolfeboro IV
Union I
'Tuftonboro III'
Protractor Series (1967-1971)Protractor Series (1967-1971)
Untitled (Fan Protractor Variation)
Ctesiphon I
Tahkt-I-Suleiman Variation II
Raqqa II
CARL ANDRECARL ANDRE
►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►““Sculpture as form”Sculpture as form”►““Sculpture as structure”Sculpture as structure”►““Sculpture as place”Sculpture as place”
“periodic table of elements is for me what the color spectrum is for a painter”
““Sculpture as Sculpture as Form”Form”
Pyramid (Square Plan) / Cedar Piece (1959)
““Sculpture as Sculpture as Structure”Structure”
Timber Piece (Well) (1964-1970)
““Sculpture as Place”Sculpture as Place”
Equivalent I-VIII (1966)
Equivalent I-VIII (1966)
““Sculpture as Place”Sculpture as Place”
Steel Magnesium Plain (1969)
DAN FLAVINDAN FLAVIN
►Duchamp InfluenceDuchamp Influence►Fluorescent lightsFluorescent lights
Untitled (To Bob and Pat Rohm)(1969)
Untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg)(1972-1973)
Untitled (to a man, George McGovern) 2 (1972)
Untitled (to Barnett Newman to commemorate his simple problem, red,
yellow, and blue)(1970)
Diagonal of Personal Ecstasy (the diagonal of May 25, 1963)
DONALD JUDDDONALD JUDD
►ViewsViews►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►““Boxes”Boxes”►““Stacks”Stacks”►““Progressions”Progressions”
“It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved again.”
Untitled (1963)
““Boxes”Boxes”
““Boxes”Boxes”
100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum (1982-1986)
““Stacks”Stacks”
Untitled (1990)
““Progression”Progression”
Progression (1978)
Untitled (Progression) (1969)
ROBERT MORRISROBERT MORRIS
►Theater influenceTheater influence►““Column”Column”► InstallationsInstallations
Blank Form SculptureBlank Form Sculpture►Psychological InfluencesPsychological Influences
"simplicity of shape does not necessarily equate with simplicity of experience"
Box With the Sound of its Own Making (1961)
Installation Green Gallery, New York (1964)
Untitled (Three L-Beams) (1965)
Untitled (1968)
SOL LEWITTSOL LEWITT
►ViewsViews►CharacteristicsCharacteristics►Wall Structure (1962-1965)Wall Structure (1962-1965)►Serial Project (1966)Serial Project (1966)►Buried Cube Containing an Object Buried Cube Containing an Object
(1968)(1968)
“In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms. Square, cube, line, colors to produce logical systems. Most of these were
finite; that is they were complete using all possible variation. This kept them simple.”
Wall Structure (1965)
WALL STRUCTURE 1962 -1965
BLACK 1962
Serial Project (1966)
Buried Cube Containing an Object (1968)
OTHER FORMS OF MINIMAL OTHER FORMS OF MINIMAL ARTART
►Minimalist writingMinimalist writing Carl AndreCarl Andre Sol LeWittSol LeWitt
►Minimalist musicMinimalist music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOCHx
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REACTIONSREACTIONS
►No set definitionNo set definition►Extremely unpopularExtremely unpopular►Art of NothingnessArt of Nothingness
THE PRESENTTHE PRESENT
►FashionFashion► Interior designInterior design
FASHION
INTERIOR