AP Art History PowerPoint Project

by Jake Schrass

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100 WELL KNOWNWORKS OF ART

Interpreted Using

The

Feldman Model of Formal Analysis

#13 Pollock, Number 5

Feldman’s Model of Art Criticism

From the work of Edmund Burke Feldman,

During the late 1960’s and early 70’s

1. Description-List the visual qualities of the work that are obvious and immediate.

“What do you see in the artwork”?

Include content and subject matter in representational works-

Include abstract elements in nonrepresentational pieces.

2. Analysis-Focus on the formal aspects of elements of art, principles of design.

“How does the artist create a center of interest?

How does the use of color impact the painting?”

3. Interpretation-Propose ideas for possible meaning based on evidence.

“What was the artist trying to communicate”?

4. Judgment-Discuss the overall strengths/success/merit of the work.

How and why has this work achieved cultural value?

Jackson Pollock Number 5, 1948,Abstract Expressionism, 96” by 48”, “painting”New York, NY

1.DESCRIPTIONa. painting on fiber – paint drippingb. paintc. Size: 96” by 48”d. line, color, texture, space – the work is created by dripping lines across a canvas.e. horizontal, asymmetricalf. jagged, thick, thin, variable, irregular, intermittent, planar g. the lines in the work are spread out in a way that creates very small organic shapes throughout the workh. Large, flat i. warm, cool, random, darkj. simulated texture of lines stacked on top of each other, and real texture of lines of paintk. This work was originally created in 1948 in New York when artists had extraneous emotion from the end of WWII.

2.ANALYSISa. The end of WWII, and the

victory in the war by the U.S.

b. The painting emphasizes line, color and negative organic shapes

c. repetitious, varied, chaotic, horizontal oriented, random

d. movement, lack of balance, color, line, natural shapes

e. illogical, symbolic,

f. shallow, naturalistic, random,

g. dynamic composition because the lines create a chaotic movement across the piece without leaving the area of the piece.

h. paint dripping as influenced by the artists use of paint and his imagination

i. The artist used this chaotic movement and non-complementary colors to create a feeling of comfort and confusion at the same time. He made the piece so that it looks different every time the viewer looks at it illustrating the changing emotions of this time period.

3. Interpretationa. The artists statement was to show “the artists’ emotion in his very own unconventional painting technique and feel what it brought to them” as said in the article on Totally History.

b. This work is created to give everyone an opinion about it and to show the viewer a different emotion every time.

c. The piece forced everyone to have an opinion on it; even Congress had an opinion on this odd piece.

4. Judgmenta. What sets this work apart and makes

it worth studying? Totally History

b. How does this work fit into the context of what came before and after it? Khan Academy

c. How have critics, historians, and the public reacted to this work? New York Times Article.

d. How has this work changed the way art is viewed? Pollock Critique

e. Link to AP Exam Q&A

Pollock's Painting TechniquePollock Slide Show

Khan AcademyPollock Biography

Compare and Contrast

Abstract Expressionism Smarthistory

Metmuseum Summary

Abstract Expressionism was a movement that began in the years following WWII. The works created in

this time were characterized by non-objective imagery and strong emotions. Abstract

Expressionists believed their works were made out of a primal instinct of pure emotion instead of the

premeditated works of other movements.

1940’s-50’s

Interesting Facts About Artist

Pollock painted Orange Head (right) out of the emotions he felt after leaving a alcoholism asylum.

• He was born in 1912 in the American West• He was the youngest child in his family• Socially dysfunctional, he dropped out of high

school to peruse art• He was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”

because of his style of dripping paint on a canvas.

• He killed himself in a car accident while he was intoxicated.

References

1. (Pollock- Quizlet Notes-definition)http://quizlet.com/2081535/art-1-jackson-pollock-notes-flash-cards/