I just liked this piece of pop art. I feel that pop art is one of my favorite forms of art. It has something that gives everything a better look. It looks so dramatic and realistic it just looks fancy.

Today this has an honor in the room of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico these symbols have all to do with the Aztecs.

This piece of Symbolism art looks so detailed so clean and the symbols how they look it is awsome how a person is capable to sculpt a piece of art like this it looks like it was designed and built with a pencil.

The goal of this movement is to have a social compromise with the population reflecting their own histories from the village to the village looking to send a message of igualacion dreams with a better society for their population.

At the time there was a problem going on because society was not doing the right things; it was a caos.

In my opinion this piece of art reflects the times and the works of the people also what got my attention is that this is about society and in this mural there is just a man so what does it means does it really have something behind it or is it just a simple mural.

-The movement that most interest me was Street Photography 

-Years between 1930’s-1970’s is when Street Photography was in its “golden” stage. We still use this type of artwork and we see it all throughout social media, commercials, advertisement and so much more. 

-This type of art was founded in France. Throughout the years as artwork spread from region to region, it has now spread overseas and is now one of the most popular photography. 

-Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brassaï and André Kertés are the three most common artists that are french. 

-The primary visual Characteristics is to Simply show how people behave in public, obviously without their knowledge. These artists wanted to show what people look like on a day-to-day basis on any other day. Whether it was a homeless person, someone walking into work, going to the grocery store, smoking a cigarette, walking their dog, going to school, people laughing, hugging, kissing. Anything that a normal person would do, an artist would find a way to capture it in the moment and make an art piece. Most of these photos are usually in black and white. 

-I kind of explained this already in the last question but their goal was just to show everyone who saw their art, that just taking a photo of a stranger with no point or story can still be amazing and unique. Although they may not have a story in the beginning, by looking at these photos yourself, you sort of create your own story and think to yourself what they might have been doing in the time this photo was captured.

-There was no direct purpose to this movement, it was simply to just take pictures of strangers without their knowledge and turn it into amazing artwork(Naomi Blumberg). 

These murals were associated in Mexico, specifically in Mexico City and In Oaxaca of Juarez. The three main artists associated with this movement was Diego Rivera, Jose clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. 

The primary visual characteristics were Aztec mural paintings and sculptures of the Hispanic community. For an example Diego rivera did a mural showing the pre-Colombian Aztec city of Tenochtitlán, which it was a way to showing the life in Aztec times. Another visual characteristic was painting murals of reflecting not just only Aztec but Mexican life as well.

The goals or objective of this movement According to the Mexican Muralismo Wikipedia it was to promote certain ideals, These ideals were to glorify the Mexican revolution and the identity of Mexico as a mestizo nation. It got started by the idealism of the revolution, it was to show Mexico’s pre colonial history and culture. Diego Rivera was actually one of the first people that got called out to do a mural since he was one of the best artists in the Europe area. 

As Muralismo was being created the world was going through a struggle that was in the sixteenth century which was along culture and race conflicts that were being made by muralists. This movement was motivated by the Mexican revolution which before all this conflict, the murals began as a government-funded form of public art. This Muralismo art was to educate and inform comman messages of cultural identity and other important issues at that time. I feel like it did have somewhat of a race issue becuase in the ‘Mexican Muralismo art history’ it does say that before Muralismo began, there was a concern with defining a new ‘mexican’ character unless it was referring to stereotypes on how mexican people look which the basic look is dark skin, long hair, beard and etc..I feel like this movement was more of a way to express how you felt or seen. This message of the Muralismo movement was to show real life hard workers and of mix race in a big mural. Diego, Jose and David did art because they felt like they had a good vision of what they were able to see. 

 

This Muralismo is painted in a fresco technique, I chose this mural because of the story that's being told in the painting. There is every social class depicted in Rivera mural. If you look closely you will see Diego him self as a child, President Diaz, his wife, daughter and other historical figures. This is a great representation of Muralismo, you have a colorful story, culture, social classes together .

This is another great representation of Muralismo, This piece of work caught my attention with this its color and a story being told. This mural is of a student and his teacher. The teacher is giving guidance to his student, as show by extending his arm outwards. The student is depicted as rebelling the instructions being given. Orozco painted this mural in a fresco technique and painted this in section as this technique would dry up fast. 

This Mural is dramatic and dark. A protest between the common people and leaders. The mural depicts the workers defending themselves from their leader. As shown the leaders carrying weapons'. I chose this Mural because this also embodies muralismo, touching on social themes, injustices and the peoples preceptive.

 This is the largest mural in the world, located in in the World Trade Center of Mexico. The scale of this Muralismo is what caught my attention. The dimension is unknown. I per sonly find this mural to be very interesting. I wound hoe long this mural took Siqueiros to complete?

Along with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque another artist that used cubism throughout their art was Juan Gris. Juan Gris was one of the leading artists in the cubism movement with the other two artists.  

In the cubism the artists wanted to stray away from copying nature and use geometric shapes to represent what they were painting. Like mentioned in the article by Sabine Rewald, “They wanted instead to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas. So they reduced and fractured objects into geometric forms, and then realigned these within a shallow, relieflike space.” The artists that created cubism wanted to show the world something different and show that art can be anything. The goal was to challenge the traditional way that art was created. 

The first world war was going on during the time of the cubism movement. Guernica by Pablo Picasso is a famous piece of art that represents the turmoil that people were going through during the bombing of Guernica.

Year: 1910

Media: Oil on Canvas

Dimensions: 25 1/2 × 21 1/4 in.

I chose this piece because Georges Braque was one of the leaders in the cubism movement. I feel as if this painting is a great overall example of cubism. It caught my attention because it is all a similar color and you really have to think outside the box to understand this painting. I think that everyone could interpret this painting differently which is cool.

Year: 1912

Media: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 36 3/4 × 29 5/16 in

I was drawn to the piece because it is a painting of one of the leaders of cubism by another leader of cubism. This painting is easier to see the subject unlike the first painting I chose. I like how it is mostly one color but the paint on his palette is bright and my eyes went right to it.

Year: 1911

Media: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 6' 3 5/8" x 59 5/8" in

This painting caught my eye because of the bright colors. There are many different places that the viewer's eye can go to. My eyes first go to the animal in the front which I think is a cow. I think that this painting is a great representation because it tells a story which can be potentially up to the viewer's perspective. 

Year: 1913

Media: Oil on Canvas 

Dimensions: 39 1/2 × 25 3/4 in.

The artist does a great job at showing the main points of the painting yet still including cubism. I also like how it is more of a colorful piece. Besides the cards and the violin, I don’t know if I can exactly pinpoint what else is represented in the painting.

Year: 1912

Media: Charcoal, ink, cut and pasted newspaper, and graphite on paper

Dimensions: 24 3/8 × 18 5/8 in

I decided on this piece of art because it included more lines than the others. Picasso also used a different material instead of oil paint on a canvas. I feel that my eyes go to the blocks of color that are in the middle. I find it interesting that the title for most of the artwork is what is being represented. It just shows that no one sees art the same. 

 

The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the most popular artistic expression movement created by african americans. This was the artistic time period of african american writers, poets, photographers, scholars, and musicians who traveled all along the US for the hope to find a place where they could freely express their talents.

 

This movement was active towards the end of World War I and during the middle of the 1930s. Around the mid 1920s, it was originally known as the “New Negro Movement and was actually named the Harlem movement in the 1930s because it was the center for african american migration.

 

The Harlem Renaissance took place in the United States but specifically in Harlem, New York which is a suburb area right outside of New York City.

 

The three most famous artists that took over this movement would be Langston Hughes, Aaron Douglas, and Augusta Savage. Langston Hughes was known as one of the most prominent writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance. He helped form rich american literature along with influencing politics with his writing. He had a strong sense of racial pride along with writing poetry about inequality for children. He did not condemn racism through his writing rather he was an advocate for the african american community. Aaron Douglas was a famous graphic artist and painter who’s best known for this contribution of illustration in the book, “The New Negro”. Throughout his lifetime he won various awards for his artwork which depicted stories of african american struggles and life. He was able to land multiple jobs as a book illustrator throughout this movement. Augusta Savage was an american sculptor who struggled to find her place in the art world due to the heavy racism and sexism that took place in this time period. During her time, she was able to found the Savage Studio of Arts and Crafts and was nominated as the first African American woman elect of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. She was well known for teaching younger black artist to sculpt.

 

During this time period, the main visual characteristic where “white propaganda “ since african americans were not allowed to present their art to the general public. Throughout this movement, black artists, painters, and sculptors began developing aesthetics and art styles that depicted african roots and traditions to Africa such as folk art and music. Art became more inclusive of people of color along with the aesthetics and values of paintings and artwork. Many artists such as Douglas created their own style of geometrical representation and silhouette like art that represented the african american community.

 

The primary goals and objectives of the Harlem Renaissance were to showcase african american artists during this time period. There were many great artists that rose because of this influential movement in the african american community. They dreamed for more involvement in american society and wanted to politically empower others along with wanting equal economic and social rights in society. This movement was started after the Great Migration which took place after slavery was finally made illegal which caused african american people to migrate up north for more job opportunities. 

 

There was definitely a lot going on during this time period. It was the end of World War ! and the start of the Great Migration which occurred when the slaves from the south were freed. In order to sustain themselves financially, they heard about numerous job opportunities in the North so millions of african americans migrated north for better economic, political, and social rights. At this time, there was still quite a few hate groups and massive racism towards people of color. Groups such as the KKK were lynching african americans and campaigning against them in order to take away their rights and to cause intimidation. Because of the movement up north, Harlem drew in a lot of African American artists, painters, scholars, poets, and sculptors who had been waiting for a cultural movement to express their artists ability. This cultural explosion was known as the Harlem Renaissance and took place in many cities such as Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago, and San Francisco. This movement created the biggest social spiritual coming of age and caused people of color to have strong pride over their race which later showed through their art work.

The primary visual aspects of this movement can be described as being colorful and spontaneous. The artists mainly used vivid brushstrokes and non-naturalistic colors for their works. The artists of this movement would also apply paint roughly onto the canvas for a nontraditional effect. The artists aimed to experiment with various colors to create works of art that expressed certain emotions and states of the mind. 

The Fauvism movement began during the summer of 1905, when Matisse and Derain went to visit the  town of Collioure, and created their works of art. They were influenced by Neo-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism styles. Henri Matisse, André Derain, and other artists showcased this work at the Salon d’Automne art exhibition in Paris, where it received criticism and fauve("wild beasts") would become a common term used to describe the art and artists of the Fauvism movement.

The artists of this movement sought to reject traditional styles and focused on experimenting with different color planes. Although this movement was short-lived, it was still very significant and inspired many artists to create creative pieces with imaginative hues.

The Harlem Renaissance was centered in Harlem, New York City, and Manhattan. Other cities were Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, Cleveland, Boston and Washington, DC. This movement even was also present in the Caribbean, and Paris. 

Numerous pieces of Black art detailed the struggle of the movement and the celebration of it. The main artists that were associated with movement were Jacob Lawrence's (painter), Duke Ellington (musician), and Langston Hues (writer). 

Racial pride, unity, and equality was the theme of the movement. Black people wanted to connect to Africa, which they did through Pan-Africanism. The artwork and music was joyful. It also brought different kinds of music together. For instance, jazz and soul. Dance, fashion, and theater showed visual characteristics of the movement. 

The Great Migration started this movement. Black people integrated for the South to get away from the racist conditions of the Jim Crow. Harlem had the largest number of Black people who migrated from the south. 

The Harlem Renaissance was between World War 1 and World War 2. Black people got tired of the racist conditions and injustices of the Jim Crow south. So they migrated for better treatment and jobs. Mony artists of the time expressed the social and political climate of that time. Not only did they express the movement, they also displayed the Great Migration to the north. For instance Jacob created many pieces about the Great Migration. Jacob Lawrence painting called, “The 1920's... The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots”, depicted the arrival of Black people who migrated. 

Auguste Rodin 

1902

Dimensions: 39.6 x 48.3cm (15 9/16 x 19in.)

Medium: Gum bichromate print

This piece draws my attention because I've seen this photograph and has been referenced many times in my life. I'm familiar with this piece, and I also find it cool. The first thing I notice while looking at this art is the statue in  the right corner. This is a good example of the overall movement because this was the new form of photography that pathed the way of how people did things. This photo has a timeless style, with an environmental portrait. 

The Flatiron

Edward Steichen

1904

Dimensions: 49.9 × 38.9 cm (19 5/8 × 15 5/16 in.)

Medium: Gum bichromate over platinum print

What grabbed my attention about this work is that photography was Very limited in total range at this time and Steichen viewed this challenge in a positive way, by pushing/ testing the limits of photography. Creating a style that still holds up to modern photography. 

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Edward Steichen

1908

Dimensions: 37.9 x 46 cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

Medium: Gum bichromate print

What caught my attention is the mysterious look that this photograph has. It has a haunting memory like quality to it, which at the time wasn't typically what artists were aiming for. This photograph is important to the movement because this movement was all about showing technical skill and taking this work to a new level of pushing the limits in an organized matter. 

The Hand of Man

Alfred Stieglitz

1902

Dimensions: 24.2 x 31.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 9/16 in.)

Medium: Photogravure

This photo has a very strong feeling that comes when looking at it. I notice the colors in this picture along with what's highlighted, and the texture. Stieglitz photographs had a revolutionary impact on the advancement of the medium.

The Big White Cloud, Lake George

Edward Steichen

1903

Dimensions: 39.3 x 48.3 cm (15 1/2 x 19 in.)

Medium: Direct carbon print

Edward Steichen was a founding member of this movement. What stood out to me and what  I noticed first is that there were no objects, humans, or buildings in this photo. I was a bit taken back to just see nature, but good for him, it's a beautiful photograph. 

The three significant artists associated with minimalist art are Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, and Robert Morris. The main visual feature of minimalism is simple, arranged geometric shapes without any decorations or dynamics, which is extremely simple and straightforward. The characteristics of minimalism are associated with sculpture rather than painting.

     Minimalism emerged in New York in the early 1960s, and these artists voluntarily abandoned the latest art that they considered outdated and academic. Art Nouveau favored cool over "drama." Painters and sculptors avoided overt symbolism and emotional content, calling attention to the substance of their work. In New York City in the mid-1950s, young artists such as Donald Judd, Robert Morris, and Dan Flavin dominated the abstract expressionist painting style. Still, they were moving in a new direction thanks to their growing understanding of modern European art.

In the 1960s, the United States entered the Vietnam War, and U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated. 1960 was also the era of protests, during the civil rights movement when blacks and whites protested against racial injustice.

Pop art began as rebellion against traditional views on art. Many young artists felt that traditional art wasn’t clicking with them as it had nothing to do with the life they were currently experiencing. Pop art uses unconventional items such as product packaging and comic books for their imagery. These artists did not feel represented in the world of art culture, so in essence they pushed themselves into the scene by creating this movement. They accomplished their goal because Pop art became what traditional artists and critics did not want it to become: an art form. It didn’t matter what the subject was, Pop art artists believed anything could be art.

Art critics disliked this style of art at the time since it was based on unconventional items such as comic books and product packaging for imagery. These inspiration materials were considered “low” on the spectrum when it came to the world of art. An example of Pop art is a famous painting created by Andy Warhol of a bunch of Campbell soup cans. Another artist for this movement was Roy Lichtenstein, who famously drew inspiration from comic book strips. Lastly, James Rosenquist is known for his collage paintings of advertisements and other media.

According to tate.org, “In the United States, pop style was a return to representational art and the use of hard edges and distinct forms after the painterly looseness of abstract expressionism.” They continue, “By using impersonal, mundane imagery, pop artists also wanted to move away from the emphasis on personal feelings and personal symbolism that characterized abstract expressionism.” However, Britain took a different approach to Pop art. Britain’s version of Pop art focused more on how American’s lifestyles are “manipulated” by their popular culture.

Roy Lichtenstein, Drowning Girl, 1963, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Artist's Name:Henri Cartier-Bresson

Year Created:1961

Media/Materials Used:camera 

Dimensions of the Pieces:

What I liked: This photo is one of Bressons famous photos of many that he has. I loved this art piece because when I saw it, I imagine the little boy/girl running up the stairs while Bresson was just sitting on the floor waiting for something like this to happen or he was walking and saw him/her running. He loves to capture natural things like this happen and tune it into amazing art work.

Title:Versallies, Maison Close, Petite Place

Artist's Name:Eugene Aget

Year Created:1921/1930c

Media/Materials Used:camera

Dimensions of the Pieces:

What I liked: I liked this piece because you can tell in the photo that it's old. You can tell because the quality of it is not that good and there is a bit of discoloration in it. The floor looks like it is old and somewhere out of the States. In the top left corner, the wall seems to be a bit destroyed and appears to be a window on wood. The way the lady is dressed also seems to be from back in the days. I can tell this was taken during the day because there are shadows of the building. 

Created in 1963 used oil and magna 

What stood out to me was the image of the crying girl because the image doesn't explain what is making her sad, but to take a guess maybe it's the pressure of society to look beautiful all of the time, and to remain happy.

Artist's Name:Phil Penman 

Year Created:2020

Media/Materials Used:instragram 

Dimensions of the Pieces:

What I liked:I liked this piece because there is a lot of contrast in the trees and the lights where the cars are at. There is a more positive energy at the bottom right corner of this photo and a negative energy in the top left. Everything seems to be dark so the photo was taken at night. It is also snowing because there is white in the floor and cars and it is also in New York where it is really cold at the moment. 

               The work is currently on display at the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes museum in Brazil. 

               There have been at least three artists pursuing this minimalist art movement: Anna Maria Maiolino, Ralph Humphrey, and Sol LeWitt. 

               The most outstanding feature of the minimal art movement is its utmost simplicity, the colors are limited or very little, the shapes are also utilized. Minimalist works by the artist Anna Maria Maiolino usually only have basic colors such as black, white, red, or beige. She also uses paper and threads just like her artwork collection "Trajetória I".  Minimalism in art is characterized by the discovery of the most essential elements in different art forms such as art, architecture, design, sculpture, music ... which helps to eliminate the redundant expression to express the value of works in the clearest and most effective way.

               Minimalist art was developed in the United States in the late 1950s to the early 1960s by artist Frank Stella.

               In the formative phase of minimalism, notable events took place, for example, in 1959, the world population hit 3 billion. In 1960, Muhammad Ali won the 1960 Olympic gold medal in Rome, and there are many events that took place during the formative period of minimalism art.

Artist's Name:James Maher

Year Created:2015

Media/Materials Used:camera

Dimensions of the Pieces:

What I liked:I loved this art piece because when I look at it, I picture myself behind this fence and looking through this hole and seeding New York from the outside. It looks like the Soldier has his gun pointed at the lock like if he shot it to make this hole. The main focal point is the toy and the background is of the city and is blurred just a little. 

Vija Celmins1962
Title: Union Station
Creator: Vija Celmins
Date Created: 1962

the reason I chose this painting is that I love the landscape of the painting. It was an England scene with a Big Bang watch. The scene is sketched very simple but very beautiful.

This work reminds me of colorful bricks, I like it because it combines many colors beautifully, each flower with two colors combined to make the whole picture very catch the eyes.

As mentioned in my last point, furniture has become we known for minimalism as a culture and identity. The artist submitted a statement that furniture was "an extension of the body," and these minimalistic designs were about "hostility [rather than] function." The piece feels threatening, like a strange abyss-like entity looming. All the feelings are unpleasant which match the tone of the 1960s minimalistic movement.

Artist's Name:Stephanie Mei-Ling

Year Created:2020

Media/Materials Used:camera

Dimensions of the Pieces:

What I liked:I wanted to include this piece because this type of photo was going around all over social media platforms and the news last year in May and lasted for a couple months. Everyone across the country knows what these BLM protests looked like from city to city. This lady was not afraid to be front and center of this crowd. She showed this officers that she was brave and fought for her life and the rest of the community who could not make it. 

A more modern minimalism piece, the trend of more dreadful emotions partially dissipated to more general ideas. This piece is interesting as a reference to more works, such as the Catholic faith, biological fluids, ancient German lettering for Medieval text, etc. Unlike most minimalism pieces, this work has a large layer of references and deeper meaning that is more explicit than other works. There is less interpretation on the audience end than provided by the artist for this work, so I think it is a unique approach to minimalism compared to other traditional works.

This is a very interesting piece because of how realistic it looks and how the artist blends himself in his mural. The artist's message in this painting is very clear because it is clearly shown in his painting that he wants peace for people.

This painting speaks a lot about the old times in Mexico, where the artist includes the information specifically the map of Mexico, highlighting different establishments and aerial view of the city.

This is a very fascinating art because its focal point are the people behind it. It vividly shows tired people and the main message for this is a societal change.

This painting is very satirical because it shows men who are rebelling. It is indeed a revolutionary work that conveys a very strong political message.

This mural is a lot different from other murals I posted because it's a stand alone woman which ideally conveys a message about women empowerment.