MINIMALISM

INTRODUCTION Started in 1960s in U.S.

It was the reaction to Abstract Expressionism.

The forms are abstract, clean, simple, and are machine made.

Described in art, design and music.

Influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture.

PHILOSOPHY Eliminate emotion, meanings and

indications.

Creation of singularity.

Move away from alternate perceptions.

Less is more.

ARTISTS Donald Judd John McCracken Agnes Martin Dan Flavin Robert Morris Anne Truitt Frank Stella Anthony Caro

MINIMALISTIC PAINTINGS

Geometry and symmetry is considered.

No depiction of any emotion.

Abstract

Frank Stella, Die Fahne Hoch!, 1959, Whitney Museum of American Art

Frank Stella Harran II 1967 '23', oil on canvas painting by John McCracken, 1964, Smithsonian American Art Museum

MINIMALISTIC SCUPTURE

Sun Feast 1969-70 by Anthony Caro. Steel painted yellow 181.5 x 416.5 x 218.5 cm. Courtesy of Barford Sculptures Ltd.

Donald Judd stacks

A Wall for Apricots, 1968 bu Anne Truitt

Creation of singularity.

Zero ornamentation.

Geometric

ARCHITECTURERS

oTadao Ando (Japan, 1941)oAlberto Campo Baeza (Spain, 1946)oLuis Barragán (Mexico, 1902 – 1988)oJohn Pawson (UK, 1949)oAntoine Predock (USA, 1936)oClaudio Silvestrin (Italy, 1954)oÁlvaro Siza Vieira (Portugal, 1933)oPeter Zumthor (Switzerland, 1943)

DESIGN ELEMENTS AND CONCEPTS

The considerations for ‘essences’ are light, form, detail of material, space, place and human condition.

Minimalist architects not only consider the physical qualities of the building but also look deeply into the spiritual dimension and the invisible, by listening to the figure and paying attention to the details, people, space, nature and materials, which reveals the abstract quality of something that is invisible and search for the essence from those invisible qualities.

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe by Tadao Ando

For example: natural light, sky, earth and air. In addition, they open up dialogue with the surrounding environment to decide the most essential materials for the construction and create relationships between buildings and sites.

CLA Building at Cal Poly Pomona,Pomona, California by Antonie Predock

Therme Vals, Switzerland by Peter Zumthor

INTERIORS AND DECORS Minimalism in interior design

means spacious rooms with minimum of furniture and details.

The main element of this style is attention to shape, color and texture. Planning doesn’t suppose dividing into rooms; furniture, cloth or glass partitions play the role of separators. In modern minimalism design accent is made on sharp geometric shapes and asymmetry. Shape prevails over purpose.

Furniture must have streamline shapes and upholstered with neutral colored leather.

Minimalistic modern living room

Minimalistic modern staircase

Shiny surfaces and straight lines look amazing in this interior.

Details should be made of stainless steel or chrome.

The amount of accessories should be minimal. Floor should be made of materials that are easy to clean and take care of – wood, linoleum or stone tile. It’s necessary to foresee enough space to keep all your stuff (simply designed wardrobe would be just great).

Minimalistic modern bathroom

Minimalistic modern kitchen

FURNITURE DESIGNERS A.G. Fronzoni (Italy, 1923 – 2022) Tokujin Yoshioka (Japan, 1967) Peter Wigglesworth(Switzerland) Ronald Knol (The Netherlands) ROLU, Rosenl of Lucs (USA) Vincent van Duysen (Belgium),  Luke Wong (USA) Andreas Engevik (Norway).

FURNITURES The minimalist

approach to furniture and decor is one I come back to time and time again. Whether or not you actually intend to live with the concept, I think most of us are drawn to the clean lines and quiet yet strong presence that minimalist pieces deliver without fuss — as the saying goes, "Clear space, clear mind."

Honey-pop arm chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

Subjectivity by A. G. Fronzoni

Minimalistic desk

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS Naoto Fukasawa (Japan, 1956) Jonathan Ive (U.K., 1967) John Pawson (U.K., 1949) Oki Sato a.k.a. Nendo (Japan, 1977) Tokujin Yoshioka (Japan, 1967) Daniel Rybakken (Norway) Minimalux(U.K.) Thomas Wagner (Denmark).

PRODUCTS The

products are designed very minimalistically but in the process, few somehow lose their identity.

Minimalistic timer Minimalistic bicycle

Minimalistic cell toilet Minimalistic tape

PHOTOGRAPHERS Andreas Gursky, enormous architecture

and landscape color photography (Germany, 1955)

Michael Kenna, black and white landscape photography (U.K., 1953)

Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japan/USA, 1948) Grant Hamilton (USA) Hans Hiltermann (The Netherlands).

PHOTOGRAPHY

Contrary to what it may seem at a first glance, minimalism in photography is open to a lot of creativity, while, of course, the rules of minimalism are applied.

The less is more phrase doesn’t exist for nothing, in photography it means that the whole attention is brought towards the subject of the photo, without various elements in the photo which would distract the viewer from the center of attention.

 The elements that are put into the photo are kept to a minimum, but the ones that are present should be significant to the overall idea and symbolism of the photo.

MUSIC Minimal music is a style of music

associated with the work of American composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. It originated in the New York Downtown scene of the 1960s and was initially viewed as a form of experimental music called the New York Hypnotic School.

 Prominent features of the style include consonant harmony, steady pulse (if not immobile drones), stasis or gradual transformation, and often reiteration of musical phrases or smaller units such as figures, motifs, and cells.

It may include features such as additive process and phase shifting which leads to what has been termed phase music. Minimal compositions that rely heavily on process techniques that follow strict rules are usually described using the term process music.

Starting in the early 1960s as a scruffy underground scene in San Francisco alternative spaces and New York lofts, minimalism spread to become the most popular experimental music style of the late 20th century.

The movement originally involved dozens of composers, although only five (Young, Riley, Reich, Glass, and later John Adams) emerged to become publicly associated with American minimal music. In Europe, the music of Louis Andriessen, Karel Goeyvaerts, Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Steve Martland, Henryk Górecki, Arvo Pärt, and John Tavener exhibits minimalist traits.

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