
'Composition no. 10' - Minimalism
Piet Mondrian, 1942
This movement refers to where the artwork is stripped down to its most fundamentalist feature. Relies greatly on strong use of geometry and repetition. these may look simple to the eye, but these artworks are presented in enormous canvases. form of structurally based as it consists of only line and colour.

'Movement in Squares' - Op Art
Bridget Riley, 1961
This 2 dimensional painting relies on the idea of optical illusion which brings out the interest of Op art. According to the eye the squares would b moving inwards or outwards. As an Op artists this idea of Illusion of movement is of the highest priority for them. In other terms it also included 3 dimensional work to create an acceleration to the movement in news ways to produce Op art.

'Campbel Soup' - Pop Art
Andy Warhol, 1962, 50cm
Each artist of the Pop art all had a unique concept of the consumer market. Within Andy's given artwork, he was interested in the product marketing aspect. This subject of consumering derived from the boom at the end of WW2. This artwork was repeated 32 times under the work of silk screen printing. It aimed to make art more meaningful for everyday people and came to target a broad audience.

'Apparition of Face and First dish on a beach' - Surrealism
Salvador Dali, 1938, 114.5 x 143.8 cm
A play of illusion which can be extracted carefully from the centre of the work where a face lies. Another form of these effects can be seen above the face across the high horizon, where a dog has been blended into the landscape. As a surrealist, dreams and fantasy come together as one with the concept of an ordinary day. In this painting you see a boy in a beach along with the company of his pet dog. A strong use of symbolism can be identified from this artwork, which was one of the surrealists most important characteristics. Structurally based as symbols and signs are greatly produced to create a visual image of meaning.
No comments:
Post a Comment