The Isms of Art: A Short Survey of Art Styles and Movements

Lesson Title: The -Isms of Art (5 of 5): Modern Art Since WWII

Academic Standards: National Core Arts Standards (Creating): Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. National Core Arts Standards (Responding): Anchor Standard #7. Perceive and analyze artistic work. National Core Arts Standards (Connecting): Anchor Standard #11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Content Creator: Ms. Beth Bachuss

Level: High School

Duration: 50-60 min

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Objectives

Students will be able to explain why the center of the art world moved from Paris to New York in the 1940's
Students will analyze artwork in a variety of styles
Students will compare works by different artists in each style
Students will understand the difference between the two categories of Abstract Expressionism
Students will view works in the following styles:
- Abstract Expressionism (Action Painting)
- Abstract Expressionism (Color Field Painting)
- Neo-Dada / Pre-Pop Art
- Pop Art
- Minimalism
- Performance Art
- Conceptual Art
- Feminism
- Post-Modernism
- Street Art
- Contemporary Art
After completing a review of these styles, students will travel to the art studio where they will create art influenced by contemporary artists

Description

After an introduction and confirmation that the students are comfortable moving about in VR, we will discuss reasons the center of the art world shifted from Paris to the US in the 1940’s. We will examine the first major American art style, Abstract Expressionism, and it’s two varieties of Action Painting and Color Field Painting. We will then move through the art styles of the second half of the 20th century all the way to Contemporary Art being made today. After a review, we will travel to the small art studio to create digital paintings using techniques similar to Reginald Laurent and Yayoi Kusama.

Sequence

Introduction
VR locomotion
Movement of center of art world from Paris to New York
Abstract Expressionism (Action Painting)
Abstract Expressionism (Color Field Painting)
Neo-Dada / Pre-Pop Art
Pop Art
Minimalism
Performance Art
Conceptual Art
Feminism
Post-Modernism
Street Art
Contemporary Art
Hands-on activity in the small art studio

Demonstratives & Media

Classroom Space

CS006

Art Creation Studio (Small)

Virtual Field Trips & Lab Demonstrations

Instructional Videos

3D objects

Suggested Ancillary Support

The Annotated Mona Lisa, Strickland, 2007

Art History for Dummies, Wilder, 2007

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history

Isms: Understanding Art, Little, 2004

Isms: Understanding Modern Art, Phillips, 2013

The Art Book, DK, 2017