Nt1310 Unit 7 Art

1. 1911, Dove, Arthur G, American, Nature Symbolized, Pastel on paper, American Painting.

TXT- He was concentrated with the spiritual forces of nature than the exterior aspects and curvy shapes of the pastels were inspired from nature. The image is a complete abstraction of a dove used with pastels to create a geometric figure. Pg 346

CLS- His collages are made of complete natural pieces like sand, shells, leaves, sticks to give his compositions an abstract natural quality with all of the elements.

2. 1914, De Chirico, Giorgio, Italian, The Melancholy and Mystery of a Street, Oil on canvas, Pittura Metafisica.

TXT- This piece describes an dark emotional effect in the entire composition because of the night, shadowy scene of the building on the left and the empty cart that’s outside with the little girl, along with shadow figure in the background. Pg 189

CLS- He uses dream like qualities to create a reality that seems to be metapsychical throughout all of his paintings.

To establish scenes that are ominous to the viewer with all the right elements to bring up a threatening environment.

3. 1915, Malevich, Kazimir, Russian, Suprematist paintings, Suprematism.

TXT- It included thirty nine non representational paintings that are Suprematism, which included the painting Black Square that was the symbol of Suprematism. Pg 203

CLS- He defined Suprematism as pure creative art that is expressive and a separation from reality. His work was reduced to its basic geometric form that brings simplicity to the viewer.

4. 1917, Duchamp, Marcel, Bottle Rack and Fountain, French, Installation photograph, Dada.

TXT- This particular piece was created with an assortment of items that were found like a bottle rack and a fountain to establish visual indifference of good or bad taste. Page

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CLS- His work can be created out of anything that didn't require any special adjustment, all he needed was readymade objects to set up the composition in a specific manner.

5. 1917, Rietveld, Gerrit, Red and Blue Chair, Dutch, Painted Wood, De Stijl.
TXT- This chair was constructed with regular wood pieces painted red for the back and blue for the seat along with black frames and yellow tips to create a skeleton like structure. Pg 274
CLS- All of his crafted pieces have a grand aspect to them that seems to be a classical fit for any home, which his designs were inspired by paintings by Van Doesburg.