MINIMALISM

Ma. Theresa P. PamaongIII-5 BSE STA

Prof. Laya Roman

Minimalism

Cool Art

ABC Art

Primary Structure

Object Art

Literalist Art

Smart Art

Poptometry

Post-Abstractionis

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Neo- Conceptualism

History

• Revival of interest in Russian Constructivism • Marcel Duchamp’s Readymade works• Self-conscious movement or reaction to the 2nd World War

Description

• Movement of postmodernist art• Rejection of metaphorical associations, symbolism, and

suggestions of spiritual transcendence. • These simple works used minimal techniques to communicate

more what the artist felt in response to the war or another issue than it reflected the artist’s technical capabilities.

• Minimalism was a reaction against the formal overkill and pretentiousness of Abstract Expressionism. It had roots in Pop art, Cubism, and Conceptual art.

• Minimalist art strived to create an object with presence, something that can be seen at its basic physical appearance and appreciated at face value.

• the artists believed that the viewer’s personal reaction to the object was of higher importance, and thus strove to eliminate the presence of the creator in their work.

Characteristics

• The art composition is simplified by reducing the number of colors, lines, values, textures, and shapes so that the observer can readily identify the central concept or message.

Minimalism in Sculpture and Painting

• precise• hard edged• geometric forms• color pigment-cool hues or one color

Black Painting by Frank Stella(1958-1959)

Phalanx by Carl Andre1981

Robert Irwin

Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue?, 2006. linear polyurethane paint on 6 aircraft honeycomb aluminum rectangles, overall installed: 10'-1/2" x 54' x 22'; aluminum rectangles: 16' x 22' each.

Anthony CaroEmma Dipper(1977)

Anthony CaroTorrents(2012)

Minimalism in Architecture

• basic geometric shapes, harmonious colors, natural textures, open-plan spatial arrangements, neat and straight components, clean finishes, flat or nearly flat roofs, large windows and satisfying negative spaces .

• “Less is more,” – Arch. Mies van der Rohe

Alberto Campo Baeza

Alberto Campo Baeza

Tadao Ando(Tokyo Sky Tree)

Furniture

Theater Poster

Set Design

Northern Ballet Theatre’sA Tale of Two Cities by Cathy Marston,

Someone’s Coming Play

Peter Handke's Les gens déraisonnables sont en voie de disparition, directed by Claude Régy, 1978 - Theatre

Color Palette

References

• http://www.theartstory.org/movement-minimalism.htm• http://www.arthistory.net/artstyles/minimalism/minimalism1.

html• http://wwar.com/masters/movements/minimalism.html• http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/minimalism.ht

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