Select one artwork that reflects the downturn of the Great Depression. State the title, artist, date, and then provide a visual analysis of the work including a personal interpretation. Your essay should be no less than two paragraphs and should be written in your own words.
Imagine you are a museum tour and you are responsible for conducting an international tour of foreign visitors and students through a museum exhibit exploring Abstract Expressionism. In your own words, describe how you would define the movement and explain the style and meaning of Abstract Expressionism art. Your essay should be no less than two paragraphs.
Which of these artists were exhibited by Alfred Stieglitz at his 291 gallery?
____________________ was the art movement with clean, sharp lines that focused on factories, buildings and American consumerist goods.
According to our reading, select the statements below that illustrate how Abstract Expressionism was not a unified ‘school' of art? (select all that apply)
The artists didn't know each other
The artists varied between realism and abstraction
The artists valued personal autonomy
The artists rarely exhibited together
The artists had different styles
Compare and Contrast: Pollock vs. Rothko
Compare and Contrast - Jackson Pollock's White Light, 1954 with Mark Rothko's Number 15, 1957.
• White Light
• http://www.moma.org/collection/works/79481
• Number 15
• http://www.orartswatch.org/wpcontent/ uploads/2012/02/Rothko_untitled_1957.jpg
Spend time looking carefully at each work. Write down a list of words that describe each work - include nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
• What do you think initially, and then what details do you begin to see?
• What is similar about these works?
• What is different?
• They were both American Abstract Expressionists - why are they linked together in this art movement?
Do you believe that their intended message is similar?