Minimalism

Reena KaurSophie Khan

What is it?Rejects the need for social comment, self-expressions narrative, or any

other allusion to history, politics or religion

Reduces work to the smallest number

“We are freeing ourselves of the impediments of memory, association, nostalgia, legend, myth, ….”

-NewmanNo symbolismNo intention for the viewer to perceive

anything different than is actually there.Rejected:

Intellectual complexityAesthetic objectsValues

HISTORY

OPPOSED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM.Proposed superseding of the European

abstraction of the past. (Such as Mandrian or Albers)

Post Dada and Pop Art attitude.indifferent to any content and basically

opposed to any aesthetic intent.

Characteristics •Precise•Hard-edged•Geometric forms•Repetitive patterns•Solid planes of color•Cool hues•Unmixed colors•Mathematically composed•Neutral surfaces

•No theme•No set composition•Literal•Simple•No personal expression•Necessary elements•Clean/finished lines•Equality of parts•Industrial materials•LESS IS MORE

CRITICISM*Unapproachable *Barron*Misunderstanding of modern art

Artists

“ No art is any good unless you can feel how it's put together. By and large it's the eye, the hand and if it's any good, you feel the body. Most of the best stuff seems to be a complete gesture, the totality of the artist's body; you can really lean on it ”

-Frank Stella

Born May 12th, 1936

Studied painting at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Later attended Princeton University and majored in History.

Influenced by: Abstract expressionism of Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline and his visits to New York art galleries

--Geometric curvilinear shapes-vivid and harmonious colors-Parallel angular stripes to emphasize the-rectangular shape of his large canvases.-Flatter surfaces-Straight or curved lines -Three dimensional-Wider range of colors-Arcs-Variety of colors

Ellsworth Kelly

“Everywhere I looked, everything I saw, became something to be made, and it had to be made exactly as it was, with nothing added.”

Inspired while at an art museum in Paris, the Musee d’Art Modern.

“I noticed that the large windows between the paintings interested me more than the art exhibited.”

Ended his traditional painting career.

His source of work is the world of actuality, of things.

Abstract but at the same time they are based on things seen in the everyday world.

In order to understand, the viewer must make an effort to see as Kelly does.

“the forms and colors of the panels are in usual conversation with each other.”

PAINT ON FLAT SURFACE-> 3D

“Actual space is intrinsically more powerful and specific than paint on a flat surface. Obviously, anything in 3D can be any shape, regular or irregular, and can have any relation to the wall, floor, ceiling, room, rooms, or exterior or none at all.

-Donald Judd

Keith SonnierFamous for light installments

Neon lights - Color that bathes or fills its immediate surroundings in a natural way.

Untitled, 1965

-Donald Judd

LifestyleArchitectureSculptures

MusicCommunication

ARICHITECTURE PRINCIPAL:Sort out highest priority requirements & do the least you possibly can to achieve themDECISIONS:Maintaining system integrity- having, or being conceived of as having, a single unified overall design form, or structureCross-cutting concerns or system properties guide Constrain imposing best ideas and lessons learned on designers and developers

CONTROL:Unique vantage point solve problems in a way not available to

component designers and implementersChanges your surroundings to a sophisticated

look.

ACCOMPLISHMENT:Well-designed interfacesGreater anatomy of the whole pictureDepth and meaning of the vision