1950s in art
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| + | [[1950s]] in [[art]]. | ||
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| + | === Art Movements === | ||
| + | ==== Abstract Expressionism ==== | ||
| + | ''Main Article: [[Abstract Expressionism]]'' | ||
| + | [[Image:Hamilton-appealing2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?]], 1956, considered to be one of the first Pop Art works.]] | ||
| + | First [[art movement]] specifically American to gain worldwide influence, abstract expressionism is also responsible for putting New York in the centre on the artistic world, a place previously owned by Paris, France. This movement acquired its name for combining the [[German expressionism]]'s emotional intensity with the anti-figurative aesthetic of the European abstract schools such as [[Futurism]], [[Bauhaus]] and [[Synthetic Cubism]]. [[Jackson Pollock]] was one of the most influential painters of this movement, creating famous works such as [[No. 5, 1948]]. | ||
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| + | ==== Pop art ==== | ||
| + | ''Main Article: [[Pop art]]'' | ||
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| + | With its roots in [[dadaism]], pop art started to take form towards the end of the 1950s when some artists, after studying symbols and products of the world of [[propaganda]] in the United States, started to make them the main subject of their artistic work. That way, they used the most ostensive components of [[popular culture]], with powerful influence in the daily life of the second half of the 20th century. | ||
| + | It was the return of a [[figurative art]], in opposition to the abstract expressionism that dominated the aesthetic scene since the end of World War II. Pop art used [[iconography]] of television, photography, comics, cinema and advertising. [[Andy Warhol]] was the most known artist of this movement, and in spite of it having initiated in the 50s, its most famous works date of the later decade. | ||
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Art Movements
Abstract Expressionism
Main Article: Abstract Expressionism
First art movement specifically American to gain worldwide influence, abstract expressionism is also responsible for putting New York in the centre on the artistic world, a place previously owned by Paris, France. This movement acquired its name for combining the German expressionism's emotional intensity with the anti-figurative aesthetic of the European abstract schools such as Futurism, Bauhaus and Synthetic Cubism. Jackson Pollock was one of the most influential painters of this movement, creating famous works such as No. 5, 1948.
Pop art
Main Article: Pop art
With its roots in dadaism, pop art started to take form towards the end of the 1950s when some artists, after studying symbols and products of the world of propaganda in the United States, started to make them the main subject of their artistic work. That way, they used the most ostensive components of popular culture, with powerful influence in the daily life of the second half of the 20th century. It was the return of a figurative art, in opposition to the abstract expressionism that dominated the aesthetic scene since the end of World War II. Pop art used iconography of television, photography, comics, cinema and advertising. Andy Warhol was the most known artist of this movement, and in spite of it having initiated in the 50s, its most famous works date of the later decade.
