JAV120H1 Lecture 5: JAV102 LECTURE 5 - Notes
10 Nov 2017
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19402-1950s prosperous coming out of the economic depression from 1920s declaring independence from european styles. Piet mondrian moving away from mathematically inspired works from years earlier but by the abstract deconstruction or backward tracking in broadway boogie woogie. Barnett newman developing relationship w/ human n canvas relationship of oneself and the world of objects the idea of scale is important to newman (size of canvas) Rothko layering and creating veil of colour (his style) Lee krasner she was interested in the collage as a main technique that she used recognize the works of women artists start to emerge (feminist) Abstract expression developed all over the world independently. Les automatistes revolutionary force spoke b/w ties between government and the roman catholic church. 1929 working with priest and a duke? he did paintings in churches rebuilt after the war. 1930 he returned to canada tried to find work as church artist but because of depression no.
