FOLD A MINI BOOK
Cover: CREATIVE title and design
Page 1. Non-objective art is
Page 2. Three non-objective artists
Pages 3-5 What makes each artist different (explain
characteristics of their artwork)
Page 6. Emphasis is…
Page 7. You can show emphasis through these five
ways: AND your first and last name
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What is nonobjective art?
Is it Abstract Art?
Oceanic Tendencies
by Shawn McNulty
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Art that is not representational,
containing no recognized figures or
objects.
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Art whose subject matter does not
resemble an object.
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Non-objective art ranges between
Abstract Expressionist artists to Minimalists
or Op-artists.
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A work of art created to NOT represent
anything realistic is called Non-objective.
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A non-objective work is not only
abstract, it is made up of some of the
Elements of Art without giving any
importance to the subject.
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Abstract art is using a realistic object and
transforming its appearance.
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Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944
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Piet Mondrian 1872-1944
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Jackson Pollock 1912-1957
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1866-1944
As one of the first
explorers of the
principles of
nonrepresentational
or “pure” abstraction
Created the first
totally abstract work
in modern art
Composition VI
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Theorist and Teacher
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Became more
geometric later in his
career
Review: what is
“geometric?”
Composition VIII
Composition IX
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1872-1944
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Abstract Style based
on form and color.
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Horizontal and
Vertical lines forming
rectangles
Broadway Boogie Woogie
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Cubist Influence
Jazz Rhythms
Founded the De Stijl
Composition with Color Areas
Composition A: Composition with Black,
Red, Gray, Yellow and Blue 192
Composition No. II
Blanc Juane
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1912-1957
Untitled
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Surrealism Influence
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Picasso Influence
Convergence
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Developed own
technique
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Large Scale
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Spontaneous and
energetic
Blue Poles: Number II
Full Fathom
Five
Shimmer
Substance
to accent the
appearance, to
underline, to put
in bold, make
something more
significant or
important.
 Creating a focal
point
http://dreamartteacher.com/artplans.htm
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Principle of design
“Center of Interest”
Focal Point
Dominance and
Influence
Contrast, Isolation,
Location,
Convergence and
Unusualness
Size
 Shape
 Contrast
 Color
 Weight
(isolation)
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Create a non-objective piece of art
› Remember to paint thinking about emphasis
Use one color theme (ex. Primary,
secondary, warm, cool, monochromatic)
 Cut into pieces of different widths
 Reassemble to show emphasis on an
specific area of the sculpture
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