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Read Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Write a serious opinion about it.

SERIOUS!!!

German Expressionism

alex jawlenski - girl in the grey apron

Vassily Kandinsky: Murnau Village Street

The New Association of Artists

"The spiritual"

Color is dematerialized essence of the painting

Work represents a sensation

and then kradinsky started to go really bold...

the mountain

a painting he said, doesntneed to be anything
more than a composition of forms and color

The Blue Rider

Kandinsky says each art ranks the same

Franz Marc painted animals (horses)

because, he says, humans are vicious

horses was repeatedly blue

because blue was a dematerialized color

hw 6/28

hw: read Mrs. Dalloway (imagine yourself being the therapist and write a list of those issues that Wolf has, identify problems in the life of this woman)

Anybody have any idea what the hw is?

Hey guys
i know its not whats on the syllabus anymore because we have strayed very far from what that syllabus lists.
if anybody knows that would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
alex

Degenerate Art

Nazi sponsored Degenerate art shows to display the works of madmen, people that would destroy society. Hitler used that artwork as a sort of freakshow display.

Adolf hitler believed that true art would only try and imitate the natural world. More realistic.
Modernism would paint what is underneath


Kirchner was the leader of the first Expressionist art going beyond impressionism using vibrant color.

WWI was the turning point for Hitler and the Expressionists. The shock of trench warfare. Kirchner suffers from a nervous collapse
Nolde joins the Nazi parti, he was an expressionist painter
Hitler began using the term Degenerate to lable the inferior.
As Hitler came to power he began burning books waging a war against the modern imagination

Abstraction was banned and labeled degenerate and all forms of modern music were ridiculed.

Hitler had an admiration for classicism, Greek works trying to use propaganda make the populace believe in a second Renaissance

Nolde began getting backlash for his work and the Nazis wanted to eradicate him.

the war on modern imagination has begun

degenerate art

the Führer
degenerate art (exhibition) was to be the funeral of modern art
Adolf Hitler liked academic art
By pictures we reproach god for his errors

hw: read Mrs. Dalloway (imagine yourself being the therapist and write a list of those issues that Wolf has, identify problems in the life of this woman)

Class Notes (Wk 1)

Week 1 Class Notes

What is modernism, when/how did it originate?
Key players in modernism:
the free individual - in that individuals exist as a historical construct
rationalism - separation from the Church, using reason to think,
or reason as a source of knowledge/justification
modernism began as rationalism came into play
- politically, all individuals are equally capable
coming of the Renaissance -
Johannes Gutenberg and printing in 1476
individuals began to read for themselves,
whereas within the church,
said individuals were read to together as a crowd
portraitures
depicting of few or single individuals in much closer
view than previously done before, contrasting paintings
of larger scenes with larger crowds
French Revolution following Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason
saw the overthrowing of the French monarchy, becoming
the winning battle for rationalism
romanticism - directly in opposition of rationalism, romanticism saw the praise of certain
individuals, geniuses, artists, talents…
- bizarre, complicated psychology in which these "talents" were constantly suffering, i.e. "so much more, yet suffer so much because of separation from others, but separation from others because of being a proud individual…"
- things such as falling in love and having love accepted as pedestrian
- strong emotion as aesthetic experience

Class Notes (Wk 2)

Week 2 Homework Notes
"They Eyes of the Poor" by Charles Baudelaire
- emotionally superior/sensitive, self-serving observation of the poor
- disconnect with lover; him being so compassionate
- unapologetic towards lover, being in a way superior because of his compassion
- speaker in first person, directly placing oneself into the excerpt
"The Pre-Human in the Human" by Charles Darwin
- excerpt came after his publication of his "On the Origin of Species"
- certain traits of animals being more "heroic" than even the Fuegians who were human

Week 2 Class Notes

impressionism following romanticism:
romanticism was followed by a backlash succeeded with a a newer generation of artists
characteristics of impressionism -
no objective point of view, what I see is when I see it,
meaning no depiction/representation,
this is the likeness of it, this is the impression of
with views romanticism being amateur,
thus wanting to return to painting what they see
lacking emotional level of romanticism
(but not to say impressionists were stiff and emotionless)
simple purposes of impressionism -
simple taking in of reality, capturing a moment
the stressing the importance of a point of view
impressionist artists were extremely fascinated with light and passage of time
composition was in a sense lacking in composition, or wasn't planned
Claude Monet (1840-1926):
Impression: Fog, 1872
title format/indication of title is new
similar to titling Painting: Queen Elizabeth (like, no way?!)
Boulevard des Capucines, 1873
lack of tones,
over-saturation of light
impression of crowds indicated simply by brushstrokes
Rouen Cathedral 1892-94
Auguste Renior (1841-1919):
Nude in Sunlight, 1876
more attention to dabbles/spots of light peering through
the leaves than the nude figure herself
Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876
Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
The Bridge at Courbevoie, 1886-87
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La GrandeJatte, 1884-86
Berthe Moriscot (1841-1895)
female impressionist painter
Dining Room, 1875
optical mixing occurs when the eyes are able to mix colors together
when the painter applies paint to canvas without mixing colors due to
the theory complimentary colors

in-class exercise
write an article in the 1870's...
group 1 - against impressionism
group 2 - defending impressionism
- no objective view of any one scene
- purpose of capturing a moment, and as time is always passing,
our paintings should be a representation of it, being quick and light
- purpose is not to depict beauty and emotion as much as reality
- not commissioned by a patron to paint a subject in the most flattering way
- anti-impressionists being the older generation play conservative,
while impressionists, represent change
- art itself is subjective, who are anti-impressionists to say impressionists can't paint?
impressionists themselves don't try and play the role of elitist

Class Notes (Wk 3)

Week 3 Class Notes

continuation of impressionism:
Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
impressionist most well known for his pointillism, who really was painting
far from impressionism; paintings took extensive amount of time,
pointillism required much careful thought and planning, and his
compositions were perhaps a bit pre-meditated
The Bridge at Courbevoie, 1886-87
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La GrandeJatte, 1884-86
a more well known painting of Seurat. took him two years time
post-impressionism:
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
post-impressionist, felt impressionist paintings were a little bit lacking
painted with contour lines, and deliberately altered depictions of scenes
to his own liking and interpretation, such as applying his own color
composition. also painted in his own studio as opposed to outside
Les Miserables, 1888
unlike previous
Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers, 1888
Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling the Angel), 1888
Yellow Christ, 1889
Tahiti Women (On the Beach), 1891
Vincent van Gogh (1848-1903)
post-impressionist, felt impressionist paintings were a little bit lacking
painted with contour lines, and deliberately altered depictions of scenes
to his own liking and interpretation, such as applying his own color
composition. also painted in his own studio as opposed to outside
Potato Eater, 1885
van gogh wanted to depict peasants as they really were.
potato eater is also a racial slur for irish
Loom with Weaver, 1884
Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat
Arthur Rimbaud

in-class exercise
write an article in the 1870's...
group 1 - against impressionism
group 2 - defending impressionism
- no objective view of any one scene
- purpose of capturing a moment, and as time is always passing,
our paintings should be a representation of it, being quick and light
- purpose is not to depict beauty and emotion as much as reality
- not commissioned by a patron to paint a subject in the most flattering way
- anti-impressionists being the older generation play conservative,
while impressionists, represent change
- art itself is subjective, who are anti-impressionists to say impressionists can't paint?
impressionists themselves don't try and play the role of elitist

Class Notes (Wk5)

Week 5 Class Notes

Freudian concept of guilt
humans distinct from animals because of a "conscience" and the ability
to feel guilt, and knowing the difference between right and wrong
without rules set up by society, man can revert back to primal instincts,
rejecting feelings of guilt and losing conscious self - reverting back to an animal
Oedipus complex
Fauve - wild beast
Henri Matisse (1864-1954)
The Green Stripe (Madame Matisse) 1905
dividing of face into two halves with the use of a green stripe of color,
while two halves of face are colored differently
use of bright and complimentary colors
Woman with Hat
Open Window
Harmony in Red 1908-09
Red Studio 1911

"Die Brücke" 1905
early/founding members:
Erich Heckel
Fritz Bleyl
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Karl Schmidt-Rottluf
meaning the bridge, group of German artists formed in Dresden
stylization, distorting and changing subject matter into their own expressions
interest in children, as they represent purity or primitivism, innocent and pure
later members:
Emil Nolde - close to Romanticism evident in
Last Supper 1909
Crucifixion 1910
World War 1 (1914-1918)
right before WWI the time period were like the golden ages

in-class exercise
manifesto on Enerst Ludwig Kircner's (1880-1928)
Self Portrait with Model (1910-26)…
Manifesto - Wanting to portray self as a dominant figure
intention to put viewer's attention to the artist and to the model
wants to be recognized as an artist, hence the model in the painting,
as well as his holding of the brush and palette
erotic, naked under the a robe, representative of sexual expression
artist positions himself in the foreground stating his dominance over the subject
however the colors compliment the subjects in the painting, making the artist
subtly more dominant over the model in white
empower the viewer

Kirchner and the Expressionist movement

Considering the context of WW1 Kirchner came back from the war scarred by the atrocities committed. The harsh reality of what war is changed his work. Kirschner and the Expressionist movement had a fascination with the childlike innocent perception of the world. They found beauty in the idea that children and the mentally disabled could not be influenced by societal programs that they viewed as oppressive. They sought out liberation and freedom from this oppression through the honest and vibrant expression in their work.

Thoughts on MATISSE (basically, paint like a retarded child)

haha jk

Henri Matisse 1869-1954: The Green Stripe

Color is a shortcut to the viewer bypassing the intellectual connection to western art. Matisse acted more on instinct and would bombard the viewer with color. the Color in "The Green Stripe" matisse painting is extremely saturated with a double complementary color scheme, two major complements on the color wheel. He uses color alone to express all the conflict and taking advantage of the fact that color has its own value (yellow is lighter and less opaque while blues are darker and more opaque) the two complements of high chroma create conflict through optical vibration.

1869 - 1954: Woman with Hat

Very artificial acidic bright colors with simple composition. If colors describe her character does that mean she is artificial and scattered?

First contribution for Intro to Modernism

This is my summary of what Freud was saying, hopefully i broke it down understandably. if not please comment

Summary of “Origins of Culture” by Sigmund Freud

“The Origins of Culture” by Sigmund Freud explains his findings on the evolutionary process in which humans become “civilized”. Freud begins saying that certain instincts are used up and replaced by a developed habit or character trait. Character traits of cleanliness and order become dominant although they are not a requirement to live, developing into an anal character trait. The development of civilization mirrors the sexual development of an individual in which other instincts are induced in place of what is required for the individual’s satisfaction.  Instincts become subliminalized, forced to the background and repressed. What has created the civilized society then is the repression of strong instinct, which is what Freud also attributes the accomplishments of mankind to. Humans essentially fight their own instincts leading to a kind of cultural frustration.

            Humans being social creatures discovered the value of a “fellow-worker”. Humans discovered how useful it was to work with other humans to achieve a more stable life losing their loner habits to form the habit of having families. A primitive family dynamic is established in which the man becomes permanently apart of the family. In nature the female would typically keep her young while the male would move on but when this primitive family was created he would keep his sexual objects near him.  The sons of the family would succeed the father and find that working as a group could achieve more than their father, which led to them creating more restrictions on each other to keep a balance of power.

            The foundation of human civilization can be attributed to two things, necessity of the satisfaction that comes with working to achieve something and love or the unwillingness to be deprived of those close to them. Civilization begins to establish means to dilute aggression in society. Laws are made outlawing aggression, which leads to humans internalizing their aggression directing it inward towards their own ego. The ego separates into a dominant portion and a subjective portion, the dominant portion becomes the “super ego” causing our sense of guilt at having not followed the rules also creating the need to punish ourselves. In a sense, civilization negates aggression making it impotent redirecting against the aggressor. The origins of guilt are fear of authority first followed by fear of the super-ego.

            Cases of aggression carried out can be caused by the combination of an instinctual need gaining the strength of will to act despite the remorse imposed by the consciousness. Freud’s hypothesis states that the conscience is already in place before the dethroning of the father. As the father is succeeded by his sons, they feel the remorse from having killed their father. Overall, Civilization is caused partially by the internal erotic impulsion keeping close to others of their like while enforcing guilt that represses primal instinct.

 

jonquils (urges)

midterm,

Emil Nolde, last supper. (self portrait)

Nietzsche. man is the bridge between animal and "superman," god.

Ernst Ludwig, Marzella—stylize, distortion = perceptions

Expression

Die Brücke (stylization) 1905

"Die Bruchke"

modernism - art is in opposition

Red Studio, 1911

Henri Matisse's wife. "The Green Stripe" color

"Certainly a human face is not yellow"

color had up to this point a descriptive purpose. NOT ANYMORE.

color describes the contours of the hair, the face...

Color is a shortcut to the viewer. you bypass rules of art.

Fauvre-wild beast

the child is uncorrupted, the mentally ill

dr. prinzhorn art therapy

Teal

"Woman with Hat" is pretty sophisticated, as represented by color.

Harmony in Red

A Fine Balance

look for the right wood/veneer/texture

ambulatory/texture/gnocchi

location in the world/landscape

think about walking through, mental space, social dynamics, city, story-telling

Lumière

Cafe - the third space, somewhere b/w private & public space
psychoanalysis - wants to be a neurologist,
psyche,invented therapy, responded very well to being talked to...
psyche is ... think psyche as a small house and is occupied b an egi

lapses

ajoke

ajoke is a joke only if it refers to something that is untold

hysteria

oedipus complex

Victor Horta (1874-1947) Tassel House interior

Hector Guimard, Victor Horta,

miss cransonston's tea room, chalres mackintosh, gaudi, Hector

mucha

klimt: portrait of sonia knipps

(1861-1918): Portrait of Emile Floge

(1861) flattening of space - fritza reidler

(1861-1918) Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baur

The way you enter the world is very particular.

Andy goldsworthy - process. understanding

Don't let your time pass you by

prepositional construct

preposition "a word used with a noun, or pronoun, to show place, or position of time, or means, such as 'on the edge,' 'at center,' 'through' (interlocking), 'under,' etc.

position

think about a word. pebble. peaceful. quiet. self contained.

observe your plaster form, the dynamic of the plaster extends beyond itself, an important aspect in developing the construct comes from a kind of translation of the features contained in the plaster form, this translation becomes the basis for the structure of this spatial form. consider this 'prepositional construct' as a way of commenting specifically on on its "relocation." consider the position or prepositional circumstance you construct: elevated, conce

hwbring 3D model

distribution