1. Contemporary Art and Conceptual Learning

2. Central Idea Contemporary Art can serve as an engaging provocation for conceptual learning.

3. Lines of Inquiry The contemporary art experience The parameters of contemporary art The formal elements of art An exploration of curriculum specific learning modules

4. Contemporary Art Experience We will now watch a segment of Art 21, a PBS show, featuring the work of Do-Ho Suh. As you watch, take note of your reactions and your emotions. Be prepared to share what the pieces made you think about and how they made you feel.

5. Contemporary Art Experience In partners explore the piece of art presented to you. –Take a minute or two to compose your initial response. Respond at an emotional level. What/how is the piece making you feel? –Share with your partner. –As a group, postulate the artist’s possible meaning. Hung Liu,

6. History of Contemporary Art: A paradox? Yes indeed! Modern Art Splitting the plane / Exploding the plane / Exiting the plane 1895 – 1959 Cezanne to Kaprow

7. Basket of Apples 1895

8. Nude Descending a Staircase, Marcel Duchamp Three Musicians Pablo Picasso The Horse in Motion Edward Muybridge Visioni Simultanee Umberto Boccioni

9. Duchamp 1917 Fountain R. Mutt Armut Poor Pour

10. Jackson Pollack

11. Jackson Pollock 1950

12. Post-Modern Art- “label” for art made from the 1960’s to the 1990’s –Color field, Neo-dada, Op Art, Performance Art Warhol, Licthenstein

13. Guillermo Gomez Pena/Coco Fusco 1990’s

14. Felix Gonzalez-Torres – 1990’s

15. Post-post modern Art…..Contemporary Art –The artists we explored today –The artists and their work featured in your learning module

16. Parameters of Contemporary Art The curtain, the membrane, between artist and viewer is removed. Audiences leave with an essence or a concept. “Contemporary Art is about ideas, about the space between the artist and viewer, about how we engage. There is a non- verbal awareness.” Linny Frickman

17. Process oriented. Engaged in process. Works outside the market. It is visceral and textural. The experience is the object ( it’s about you )

18. Formal Elements of Art Shape Line Color Texture Space Time

19. Example of Learning Module Do-Ho Suh

20. Time for exploration How to find your unit on the server…

21. Socratic Seminar Discuss the following statement… In 21 st century art, the experience is literally the object.

22. Snowball Fight (and remember…the experience is the object) Take a moment to reflect on any new awareness you arrived at today. On your piece of paper complete the following statement…. “I used to think ………….. but now I know………”