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Review of art history up until now: Prehistoric art is based on…the hunt Egyptians art is based on…their belief in the afterlife, their many gods and rulers Greek art is based on…the human body (humanity), Greek gods Roman art is based on…their government/state, rulers Early Christian art is based on…spirituality
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Byzantine art is based on…Christian icons; church frescos and murals Romanesque art is based on…religious artifacts mainly in basilica architecture Gothic art is based on…religious devotion mainly included in the great cathedrals Renaissance art is based on…rebirth of Classical Greek and Roman culture; Renaissance humanism and science Baroque art is based on… twisted figures, movement and dramatic lighting. Review of art history up until now:
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Neoclassicism art is based on… heroes, nature and faraway places. Romanticism art is based on…the imagination containing flaming colors, extremes of action and twisting brush strokes. Realism art is based on… accurate, unembellished, and detailed depictions of nature or contemporary life. Impressionism art is based on…a light, spontaneous manner of painting, capturing a fleeting impression of nature Post-Impressionism - is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of artists Review of art history up until now:
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Symbolism c. 1880-1910 Odilon Redon Edvard Munch Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period Henri Rousseau
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Symbolism –
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Odilon Redon Self-portrait, 1880, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts toward Infinity, from the series Edgar A. Poe, 1882; charcoal, New York
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The Cyclops, c. 1914, oil on canvas
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The Crying Spider, 1881, charcoal
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Mystery, undated, oil on canvas
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Edvard Munch Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm. 1895, Norway
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Edvard Munch
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Anxiety, 1894, oil on canvas
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The Scream (or Cry), 1893, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, Norway
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The Scream (or Cry), 1895, lithograph http://www.cnn.com/2012/ 05/02/us/new-york-the- scream/index.html?hpt=hp _t1
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Evening on Karl Johan Street. 1892. Oil on canvas, Norway
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Pablo Picasso Blue Period Self-Portrait. 1896. Oil on canvas He was just 15 when he painted this self portrait!
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The Barefoot Girl. Detail. 1895. Oil on canvas He was just 14!
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The Old Guitarist. 1903. Oil on panel
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The Visit (Two Sisters). 1902. Oil on canvas pasted on panel, Russia
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Girl in a Chemise, 1905, oil on canvas
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Henri Rousseau
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The Dream, 1910; Oil on canvas, MET, New York
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The Sleeping Gypsy. 1897. Oil on canvas
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Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest, 1905, oil on canvas
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The Football Players, 1908, oil on canvas
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The students will find five examples of Symbolism not from the PowerPoint, tell me where you think the symbolism is and what it represents. Submit the following in a Word document: 1. Five examples of Symbolism works of art (may be from the same artist) 2. Include title, year and medium 3. Include what you feel is the symbolism in the work of art 4. Save and upload to Moodle Symbolism Activity
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Symbolism Vocabulary/Quiz Information
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