1. Describe each image in chronological order.
(16points)
a
b
An image in (b) is John Heartfield’s art propaganda: ‘Hurrah, the butter is all gone!’ AIZ,
1935. This is made in avant-garde, especially dada that started in Zurich, Switzerland during the
world war I. Dadaists did not believe government and establishment, nor like classical things
such as museum, Roman sculptures, and cultural heritage. Their alternative was to overthrow all
authority and cultivate absurdity. They wanted to change the world through their design product.
This image demonstrates a typical German family who has loyalty of Nazi’s. The whole family
tries to eat items like weapons more important than food. This art propaganda created more
visible critiques of fascism and contributed to anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist. As dada has no specific
form of art, this uses photomontages, the results of making a composed photograph by cutting or
rearranging. The work is highly charged political satire and effective use of media for political
protest.
An image in (a) shows ‘Monogram’ created by Robert Rauschenberg in 1958.
‘Monogram’ is made in pre pop, and Robert Rauschenberg is a bridge between abstract
expressionism and pop art. ‘Monogram’ is a hybrid form of art, half-painting and half-sculpture,
which called combines. It consists of a stuffed Angora goat with its midsection passing through
an automobile tire. This abandoned tradition by adding an assemblage of found objects on top of
the painting. This 3-dimensional combines spill into the viewer’s space, providing an experience
of multiplicity and random order. ‘Monogram’ sensitizes us to the beauty of a derelict sign or a
crumbling wall.
2. How did he create this painting? Describe his artistic style.
(14points)
This painting is Jackson Pollock’s abstract expressionism: ‘Autumn Rhythm,’ 1950.
Specifically, there are his three artistic styles: action painting, all-over painting, and mural
painting. Action painting is dripping, splattering, splashing, or pouring, which emphasizes the
physical act of painting itself. It is an exploration of the subconscious through an active surface
to the point. All-over painting is covering the entire canvas and avoiding any point of emphasis.
It dispensed with the conventional figure-ground relationship, illusionistic space, and central
focus. The space also can be expanded as much as possible. Mural painting is one of the most
contemporary pieces of art.
His paintings of the years 1947 to 1951 were contributed to make at the top of the
world, and the sweeping threads of black, white, and silver paint seem to surge in complex
visual rhythms. His unique contribution was to express emotion through abstraction.