ABSTRACTIONISM

> A movement arose from the intellectual

point of view in the 20th century.

> It has the same spirit of freedom of

expression as the Expressionist movement
but differed in certain ways.
> Expressionism was emotional while
Abstractionism was logical and rational. It
involve analyzing, detaching, selecting and
simplifying.
Cubism
> Derived its name from the word cube, a
three dimensional geometric figure
composed of strictly measured lines, planes
and angles.
Cubism
> Cubist artworks were, therefore, a play of
planes and angles on a flat surface.
THREE MUSICIANS,
Pablo Picasso, 1921
Oil on Canvass
GIRL BEFORE A
MIRROR,
Pablo Picasso, 1932
Oil on Canvass
Futurism
> Begun the early 1900’s in Italy
> It is a creation of art for a fast-paced,
machine propelled age.
> They admire the motion, force, speed,
strength and mechanical forms.
ARMORED TRAIN
Gino Severini, 1915
Oil on Canvass
Mechanical Style
> In this style basic forms such as planes,
cones, spheres, and cylinders all fit together
precisely and neatly in their appointed
places.
> They are lifeless, mere outlines, rendered
purposely without expression.
 THE CITY
Fernand Leger, 1919
Oil on Canvass
Non-objectivism
> It is the logical geometrical conclusion of
abstractionism
> From the very term “non-object,” works in
this style did not make use of figures or even
representations of figures.
Non objectivism
> They did not refer to recognizable
objects or forms in the outside world.
> Lines, shapes, and colors were used in a cool,
impersonal approach that aimed for balance,
unity, and stability. > Colors were mainly black,
white, and the primaries (red, yellow, and blue).
NEW YORK CITY
Piet Mondrian, 1942
Oil on Canvass
ACTIVITY #3
DIRECTIONS: WRITE A IF THE
MASTERPIECE IS AN
EXAMPLE OF
ABSTRACTIONISM AND AB IF
IT IS ABSTRACT
EXPRESSIONISM
THREE MUSICIANS,
Pablo Picasso, 1921
Oil on Canvass
ARMORED TRAIN
Gino Severini, 1915
Oil on Canvass
NEW YORK CITY
Piet Mondrian, 1942
Oil on Canvass