Assemblage Combination of found objects: paper; paint; or other media Arranged in a systematic way using the elements and principles of design Art and real life objects are not exclusive
Robert Rauschenberg Winter Pool
Happenings Performance Art One time events Audience interaction Eliminates the boundary between the artwork and the viewer Key elements are planned by the artist, but room is left for improvisation and surprises
Allan Kaprow
Characteristics Pop Art Uses everyday objects and references Hard edges Bright colors Print-making dominant Used to remind people of comics, movies, and ads during the 1960s. Reaction to subjective emotionalism of Abstract Expressionism.
Andy Warhol Golden Marilyn Monroe, 1962
Eight Elvises
Kiss V In the Car Brad Darling Roy Lichtenstein ( )
OP Art Characteristics 1960s (term coined by Time magazine in 1964). Optical Art or Perceptual Abstraction Visual tension that gives the illusion of Movement, breathing, or vibration. Almost always non-objective. (doesn’t resemble any object) Positive and negative space is equally important. Mathematically-based composition
Bridget Riley
Movement in Squares
Cataract
Ra2 (1981) Silkscreen, 42" x 36 3/4"
Victor Vasarely
Characteristics of Photorealism Rich in imagery. Representation of an image from a photograph in microscopic exactness. Highly detailed. Aim is to recreate the same sharpness of detail throughout the painting.
Richard Estes
D Train
Chuck Close Phil
Duane Hanson Trompe l’oeil
Housepainter
Characteristics of minimalism Extremely simplified Geometric shapes No shading No pedestal Paintings oils Sculptures industrial materials Reaction against abstract expressionism Appearance of factory built things but made by hand
Donald Judd