Abstract

**__ Abstract Art __** ** Created in 1910, abstract art is still used in many ways today. Artists create abstract art by taking regular objects and changing its form, color, and shape. It doesn't try to be accurate with what it's portraying. Wassily Kandinsky was the first abstract artist. He stated that, "art should portray the spiritual realm and not just the visual world." Abstract contains many different forms. Such as, Cubism, Neoplasticism, Expressionism, Futurism, Fauvism and Abstract Expressionism. ** (Emily Rody, Jenna Fisher, Sarah Virgil)


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“The creative ability of an artist is manifested only if he succeeds in transforming the natural phenomena into 'another reality.' This part of the creative process as an independent element, if conscious and developed, hints at the possibility of //creating// a painting.” -Frantisek Kupka Frantisek Kupka was born in Bohemiain 1871. He first studied at the Schoolof Fine Artsin Praguewhere he received traditional, academic training. Later he became interested in symbolism. In 1894 natural philosopher Karl Diefenbach impressed Kupka with his ideas of a return to nature. The modern spirit of Parisencouraged Kupka to move there in 1896. He remained living there until his death in 1957. In Parishe earned a living as an illustrator for periodicals. He first investigated ideas of organic art, then later on to the geometric styling’s of abstract, and in the 1930s he became well known as a pioneer of abstract art. His mature works contributed much to the foundation of purely abstract painting in the 20th century. (Sarah Gingerich, Sydney Boyer, and Chloe Schmucker)

Joan Miro was born April 20th, 1893 in Barcelona Spain. He origionally started painting in Fauvist & Cubist style. On his 1st solo exhibition, he got poor reviews. After this, he traveled to Paris to learn more about art. He begun to create his own biomorphic & semi- abstract forms in the late 1920's, & was among one of the 1st artists to develope automatic drawing. After this great success he moved there to continue his work. He later moved back to Barcelona when the Natzis came and invaded France in World War 2. He died on Dec. 25th, 1983, from heart disease. (Jourdan & Lex)
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**__William G. Tucker:__ (1935-Present)** William G. Tucker, born 1935, is a British sculptor and was a modern art scholar. He was born to English parents in Cairo, Egypt in 1935. In 1937, his family returned to England, where he grew up as a child. He attended Oxford University in england. He continued his sculpture training with Anthony Caro at London’s Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. (Josh, Ryan, Drew p.7)



__**Willem De Kooning**__ (1904-1997) **Famous** **Quote:** I don’t paint to live, I live to paint. Kooning was born in 1904 in the Netherlands. He had a fascination with landscape and figurative subjects. He made both figurative and abstract art at various points in his career. Between 1950 and 1953 he made the series of paintings for which he is best known for. The Women, the picture to the right is a fine example of the subject from 1950. Kooning often went to the Metropolitan Museum to get inspiration from the other paintings there. He died in 1997. (Sabrina and Nataliya p.6)

Willem De Kooning was a famous abstract artist in the mid-1900. His most famous paintings were The Women Series, which to most was cartoon like and ridiculed him for it. Many of his “Women” paintings are in the art museum everywhere and should be appreciated. (Sam Dance, Taylor Call<3)

__ Sir Anthony Caro __ Sir Anthony began do Caro first studied to become an engineer at Cambridge University. He served in the navy during WW II he began to study sculpture. He was hired to be an assistant by Henry Moore. Caro’s early work was made out of clay. Once he visited the United States and was influenced by David Smith. He produces abstract metal sculptures. From 1953 to 1969, Caro taught at St. Martin’s School of Art in London
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