modern art 1 and 2
Essay —Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon vs. Matisse’ Piano Lesson; MoMa
3. Respond to the following prompt: How can Cubism be seen in Picasso’s painting and how does Matisse reveal his own brand of cubism in his painting? Each artist is using his own technique to show that many perspectives are a fundamental way of understanding the modern world and the way that it is seen. While Picasso uses structure, Matisse uses color.
I WANT A THESIS that is supported with evidence you see in each painting.
You may borrow ideas from the wall text, readings, or videos, but tell me you are doing so using quotation marks and placing (Met Museum Wall text) after the quotation. (friend I have the pictures and the wall text I will send you a picture attachment in a private email for this)
Remember: this is the second of the two museum-based assignments outlined in syllabus on pg. 3:
Museum-Based Analytical Essay Reading Form for Meaning
4-5 page (double-spaced) essay, which will include identification and observation, and formal analysis of art objects.
--Paper must be 4-5 pages in length (double-spaced)
--Paper must have a title (a good title will reflect your thesis)
--Paper must be in Times New Roman 12 point font
--Paper margins must be 1" on left and right; top margin must be 1" and bottom margin 1"
--Put titles of works of art in italics
**IMPORTANT** If you borrow someone else's idea, you must footnote it.
If you borrow it directly, you must put their words in quotation (" ") marks.
(This applies to all information taken from lecture, books, wall plaques, etc.)
1. Read PDF
https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-26665838-dt-content-rid-121657606_1/xid-121657606_1
“New Encounters with Les Demoiselles d'Avignon: Gender, Race, and the Origins of Cubism”
Anna C. Chave
The Art Bulletin, Vol. 76, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 596-611
[Journal]
1a. Watch: Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon: https://youtu.be/fy2TlYnYIzA
Watch: Matisse, Piano Lesson: https://youtu.be/9vI1kP-9zpw
· Topics:
DADAISM
EARLY ABSTRACTION
SURREALISM
--DADAISM
--Watch: (2:28)
"3 Standard Stoppages," Marcel Duchamp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ulHnX0DG8_U
Watch: (10:07)
Art as concept: Duchamp, In Advance of the Broken Arm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MRv20I13vqM
Watch: (3:11)
Duchamp, Fountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FmjSUyyc-3M
--ABSTRACTION
Watch: (6:02)
Mondrian, Composition No. II, with Red and Blue (1929)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NpWxl4C0OWU
Watch: (2:38)
Brancusi, Bird in Space (1928)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xWTzH7RV80g
--SURREALISM
Read:
Introduction to Surrealism
Read:
Surrealism on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/surr/hd_surr.htm
Watch: (3:41)
Magritte, The Treachery of Images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w702yvnip_w
Watch: (6:27)
Dali, The Persistence of Memory (1931)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6mp-fBJNQmU
Read:
Meret Oppenheim, Object (Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon)