Abstract Expressionism

Name: Abstract Expressionism
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A study of the plastic self in the moment.

Created byFederico von Borstel

Last updated 8/2021

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What you'll learn

Students will shake hands with these Abstract Expressionist artists and will better appreciate and understand their work.
Increased appreciation of Art
The course enhances human development.
The course promotes self-learning.

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 1h 6m total length

Introduction1:45
Explore abstract expressionism as a study of art shaped by the artist's state of mind, and compare objective versus non objective art through precedents and European expressions.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 211:09
Explore how art divides into objective and non objective works, illustrating representation of subjects like animals and people versus abstract patterns and gestural painting such as Pollock and Kandinsky.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 33:06
Explore how expressionism conveys emotion through the artist's hand, brush strokes, and color, from Van Gogh's starry night to European abstract expressionism.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 46:06
Explore how Pollock's drip and fling paintings dissolve subject matter to reveal pure expression on canvas, inviting viewers to engage with the artist through gesture and process.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 54:04
Explore how abstract expressionism presents many forms as painters express themselves on canvas with overlapping, non-solid rectangles and evolving compositions.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 64:37
Explore oppression-inspired abstract expressionist works in the 'elegy to the Spanish' series, inspired by the Spanish Civil War, examining space, edges, and form across canvases within the New York School.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 73:35
Examine the tension between whole, solid forms and broken, amorphous forms in abstract expressionism, seen in the red circle above and the black mass below, as yin and yang.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 86:09
Explore Mark Rothko's early work, noting a design language of rectangular masses, crisscross strokes blending edges, and meditative, varied purple backgrounds.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 93:23
Franz Kline’s large, bold abstract expressionist works reveal the artist’s hand through black-and-white brushwork and positive and negative space. The lecture encourages viewers to try their own expressive strokes.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 101:24
Spotlight on an early abstract expressionist, noting Peggy Guggenheim's patronage and her influence on contemporary art, ahead of Pollock.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 113:53
Explore the joy of expression in Sam Francis works through bright color and broad strokes; practice a Sam Francis style with crayons, watercolors, or acrylics in a large sketchbook.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 123:55
Willem de Kooning's early figurative, aggressive paintings of women give way to non-figurative, abstract expressionist works in the New York School, culminating in door to the garden (1960).
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 132:10
Explore Mark Tobey's American calligraphic linework, blending oriental brushwork with a complex background and a palette of reds and oranges, including automatic white lines.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 142:42
Explore Helen Frankenthaler's evolution within abstract expressionism, as she searches for a personal language and unique style. See how each early painting presents a distinct scene of expression and beauty.
Abstract Expressionism Lecture 152:47
Explore lecture 15 in the Abstract Expressionism course, presenting an overview of Abstract Expressionism and its place within the broader art movement.
Course Catalog5:32
Explore the Abstract Expressionism course catalog to understand the overview and key ideas of this unit, using the caption's simple terms to frame inquiry.

Requirements

This course asks students to have an open mind and a willingness to learn more about art.

Description

This course is on Abstract Expressionist Art. Abstract Expressionism is an art not about flowers or landscapes, but of the human being that is painting the work. Each of these works is the manifestation of a human being in paint. In this course I encourage you to try your hand at working in each of these different styles. It is being taught to you by a practicing Abstract Expressionist artist. I teach lecture courses and studios as I wish they would have been taught to me. Much of the graphic material in my lectures is taken or generated first hand directly by me on site. I teach to learn. I teach subjects as I wish they were taught to me. The Mission Statement. Education is a tool for the improvement of successive generations. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius

This course is designed under the premise that humans should be taught in a way that is modeled after the educational patterns of evolution.

The design, development and application of educational systems based on the educational principles of evolution generates a philosophy and methodology of education in synchrony with the evolutionary education system that is firmly and deeply rooted in each of us.

Education for evolution is an educational system designed to help propel humans forward in the natural course of evolution. The purpose of education for evolution is to enhance and strengthen the natural evolutionary process of humans through the mechanism of education. The means to achieve this objective is the design of a curricula based on the same educational techniques and strategies used by natural evolution, enhanced and guided by the application of conscious educational decisions.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone wanting to learn about the origins of Contemporay Art.