ARTH 112 1st Edition Lecture 34 Rene Magritte The Pilgrim 1966 Surrealism realistic representation was not apparent at this time Europe Irony was commonly considered in work Grant Wood American Gothic 1930 In America realistic representation was still common Gothic meaning a period before the renaissance the Age of faith American Gothic Midwest gothic references religion Stoic and unspeaking The American image of protestant mid 20th century It s about hard work belonging in God and following American values Thomas Hart Benton Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley 1934 Reflects on an American tradition gives a sense of middle America Happened during the dust bowl High unemployment rate Tough and genuine Midwestern image Extreme distortion of the background is conjured by the men in the foreground Dorothea Lange Migrant Mother 1936 Edward Hopper Automat Knight Hawks 1927 Pre depression He was critical of Mid western artists and portrayed Urban life Existentialism we are all alone in this universe There is loneliness and lack of continuity Frida Kahlo The Two Fridas 1939 This was a reaction to her divorce with Diego Rivera On the right is her in typical Mexican garb the Frida her ex husband loved On the left is her in international wear the identity that she recognized herself as Bleeding heart references Aztec traditions dismembering the heart of an enemy Francis Bacon Head Surrounded by Sides of Beef 1954 Imagery copies a painting by Rembrandt Side of Beef No exact meaning but it creates a visceral response References war and carnage Disturbing violence Jackson Pollock Autumn Rhythm Number 30 1950 Encompasses the hand of the artist The entire 20th century called the definition of art into question Willem de Kooning Woman I 1950 52 Based on pin up girls Joan Mitchell Ladybug 1957 All of her work was based on structure and process
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