ART H102 : 20th CENTURY 1945-1970.doc

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Art History
• Course: ART H102
• Professor: Kristen Hutchinson

Document Summary

Influenced by surrealism + ideas of freud and the unconscious + psychologist karl jung. > no attempt to replicate reality but there is a sense of the art being linked to the real world. > meant to be automatic and spontaneous + didn"t plan them. Layered work, lots of depth + texture documentary about pollock: His work was an expression of himself rather than an illustration. > sees the canvas as a place to play and be (not precious with it) works with canvas. > did not base any of his painting off of real life. > pollock sometimes used enamel & paint cans/colours that no one wanted. J. p. was a heavy drinker and died in a car crash. Clement greenburg: influential critic of modern art; essay: modernist painting. > pollock"s art/modernist painting is still being negatively viewed; Greenburg argues that these artists are pushing the limits and that their work is good.