MODERN ART

Modern  Art  Gallery

• Look at the art of Picasso, Klee, Miro, Kandinsky, Malevich, and Moholy-Nagy.
• Choose a favorite painting from each artist and try to describe in your own words what the artist wanted to represent. Is it an abstract? Why? Is it realistic? Why?
• Make a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting realistic and abstract art.
• Create your own modern art painting paying homage to your favorite Modern Artist.
• Give a title to your painting and tell to which artist you are paying homage to.

ENJOY  EYE CANDY !!!

Glossary

Abstract: In art something not realistic, difficult to understand. Usually a painting or shape with geometric elements; that is, lines, planes, shapes, colors, shades, dots, etc.

Collage: An artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface.

Cubism: A nonrealistic school of painting and sculpture developed in Paris in the early 20th century, characterized by the fragmentation of natural forms into abstract, often geometric planes.

Etching: A technique in art by cutting into surfaces, and then reproducing by the action of acid.

Homage: Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly.

Innocence: Not dangerous or harmful. In art, a childlike quality, free of evil or sin.

Modern: Of present or recent times.

Prolific: Producing abundant works or results.

Realistic: Related to the representation of objects the way they really are. 

Whimsy: A quaint or fanciful quality.

Paul Klee, 1879-1940. Swiss artist who combined his expert use of line and color and his theories of abstract art to produce works of whimsy and innocence.

Vassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944. Russian abstract painter who considered form and color capable of expression.

Joan Miro, 1893-1983. Spanish artist whose abstract paintings characterized by bright colors and simple bold forms.

Pablo Picasso, 1881- 1973. Spanish artist. One of the most prolific and influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso excelled in painting, sculpture, etching, stage design, and ceramics. With Georges Braque he launched cubism (1906-1925), and he introduced the technique of collage.

Kasimir Malevich, 1878-1935. Russian painter who influenced the development of abstract art.

Laszlo Moholy Nagy, 1895-1946. Hungarian-born American artist and educator known for his artistic experiments with modern technology. He founded and directed (1938-1946) the Chicago Institute of Design.