AREA 5 - MODERNISM TO POST-MODERNISM:
1. Edward Hopper:
http://www.edwardhopper.net/index.jsp
Edward Hopper’s website – biography, history of his painting and complete works.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hopp/hd_hopp.htm
MOMA’s slide show of Hopper’s work plus thematic essays
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=54
Great selection of Hopper’s art works with notes
http://whitney.org/Collection/EdwardHopper
Hopper’s painting technique from drawing/sketches to finished paintings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cNhbrb8P6k
The National Gallery of Art video about Hopper’s work and influence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j24uh8cZ3wA
Smarthistory video focussing on Hopper’s Nighthawks.
2. Jackson Pollock:
http://www.jacksonpollock.org/
Fabulous website where students can create their own ‘Pollock’ style painting digitally.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/
Useful summary of Pollock’s painting style and large selection of art works
http://www.biography.com/people/jackson-pollock-9443818#awesm=~oGdnR48CZuufrQ
Good biographical information including videos about his life and work.
http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/
Interesting website including sections on Pollock’s life, his work and his painting process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT0SHjOowLA
Useful Smarthistory video about Pollock’s method of working and what’s important
about his painting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EncR_T0faKM
Short video about Pollock’s painting techniques from the MOMA.
3. Mark Rothko:
http://www.markrothko.org/
Website for this artist – quotes, biography and art works.
http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/
Website following the development and history of Rothko’s work
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-rothko-mark.htm
Interactive website with videos, slide shows and teaching resources/activities
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rothko.html
Extensive synopsis on the history and style of his painting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPoQeuWybIo
Discusses the style of Rothko’s quiet paintings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSiu8qzHV6c
Video about Rothko’s painting techniques from the MOMA.
4. Colin McCahon:
http://www.mccahon.co.nz/
McCahon online catalogue – biography and work.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5m4/mccahon-colin-john
Encyclopedia of NZ biography of McCahon as well as related links
http://www.nzedge.com/colin-mccahon/
Informative website looking at the history of his work and its meaning.
http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues1to40/mccahon08nr.htm
Useful Art New Zealand article about McCahon’s philosophies and how these are
referenced in his work.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/colin-mccahon-i-am-2004
Three excerpts from this TVNZ documentary that screened in 2004.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o_h7k2LIxc
Useful video looking at McCahon’s use of text and meaning to some of his religious
ideas and its depiction in his paintings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHpOURod_p0
Meaning of McCahon’s ‘Victory Over Death’.
5. Ralph Hotere:
http://www.thearts.co.nz/artist_page.php&aid=17&type=bio
Biography of Ralph Hotere and related links to videos about his work.
http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/art/remembering-ralph-hotere/
A comprehensive article with a commentary from many artists, art historians and
curators about Hotere – his life, his work and contribution to NZ art.
http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issue98/hotere.htm
Informative article about Hotere’s work.
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artists/1952/ralphhotere
Collection of Hotere’s work at Auckland City Art Gallery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgPoGhsya-o
Short video about one of Hotere’s earliest minimalist paintings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTWogjH68Vg
NZ Film Unit video about his mural for the Hamilton Theatre as well as interviews
with Hotere’s friends about his work.
6. Gordon Walters:
http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues1to40/walters.htm
Informative Art New Zealand article about Gordon Walters’ work.
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artists/1467/gordonwalters
The collection of Walters’ work at Auckland City Art Gallery.
http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3236/object/1409/Painting_No_1
NZ Museum article about Walters’ painting ‘No 1’ and some related links to other
works.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5w7/walters-gordon-frederick
Brief biography of Gordon Walters – his life and his art.
http://arts.tepapa.govt.nz/off-the-wall/5421/colour-swatches
Interesting article by Francs Pound about Walters’ experimentation with colour.
http://www.realartroadshow.co.nz/essays/Walters%20Gordon.pdf
Essay from the Real Art Roadshow about Walters’ use of the koru in his work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dMeqt1EHiM
Sarah Farrar talks about Walters’ work ‘Kahu’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-3a5aNCOQ
Walters’ work as part of a major catalogue produced by ‘Art and Object’.
7. Jasper Johns:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/john/hd_john.htm
Useful biographical information as well as some links including thematic essays on
C2oth modern American art.
http://www.jasper-johns.org/
Extensive website for this artist including quotes, information about his art career
and biography.
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-johns-jasper.htm
Art works and analysis of these as well as other teaching resources.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jasper-johns/about-thepainter/54/
American Masters series featuring an article about Jasper Johns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bWJt2hjBH0
Smarthistory video about Johns’ ‘Flag’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJROYR7ONXU
Comprehensive and informative video about Johns and his work.
8. Andy Warhol:
http://www.warhol.org/collection/art/
Fascinating museum website celebrating Warhol’s work with educational activities.
http://www.warholfoundation.org/legacy/biography.html
Warhol Foundation – biography and some great quotes and information about his
art.
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-warhol-andy.htm
Lots of information about Warhol’s art with some great quotes and teaching
resources.
.http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/andy-warhol-campbells-soup-cans1962
Short but useful dialogue about the conceptual meaning of his ‘Soup Cans’.
http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/marilyns.html
Short article about Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ prints.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0KxWkXoCzo
Interview with Andy Warhol about his work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdbOrNLcC0I
Khan Academy discussion of why Warhol’s Soup Cans are art
9. Roy Lichtenstein
http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/frames.htm
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Extensive website with many links to art works,
chronology and articles on Lichtenstein.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html
Biography, notes on style plus links to an extensive collection of his work.
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/lichtenstein
Retrospective from the Tate. Lots of information plus short videos and notes from
lectures about his work.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/roy_lichtenstein.html
Some good quotes from Roy Lichtenstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0gyP17bs8I
Video on the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at the Tate Modern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGqStiwh618
Short video where Dorothy Lichtenstein talks about her husband’s work.
10. Dick Frizzell:
http://www.gowlangsfordgallery.co.nz/artists/dickfrizzell/
Biographical and stylistic notes on Frizzell plus list of his exhibitions with some links.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10759099
Herald article about Frizzell and his work.
http://www.pageblackiegallery.co.nz/artists/dick-frizzell/
Gallery link with images and information about the artist
http://www.realartroadshow.co.nz/essays/Frizzell%20Dick.pdf
Essay about Frizzell from the ‘Real Art Roadshow’ collection.
http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/dick-frizzell-s-history-lesson-video-5418872
Frizzell talks about his Mickey to Tiki Tu Meke..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXLpCrixvIo
Short documentary with Frizzell talking about his work
11. Richard Serra:
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/1377
Collection of Serra’s work at the Guggenheim with substantial notes about each
work included.
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5349
Collection of Serra’s work at the Museum of Modern Art.
http://gibbsfarm.org.nz/serra.php
Sculpture Te Tuhirangi Contour, 1999 – 2001 at the Gibb’s Farm, Kaipara Harbour.
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-serra-richard.htm
Sculptures, analysis and teaching activities for Serra’s work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWoiAf_qMA4
Video where Richard Serra answers the question ‘Why Make Art?’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRMvqOwtFno
Serra talks about his sculpture at the Guggenheim Bilbao.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-mBR26bAzA
Serra talks about his ‘Tools and Strategies’.
12. Judy Chicago:
http://www.judychicago.com/
Website for this feminist artist – biography and extensive collection of her work and
exhibitions.
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/judy_chicago.php
Focus on The Dinner Party – Judy Chicago’s main art work.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/nov/04/judy-chicago-artfeminism-britain
Article about Chicago’s work from The Guardian.
http://www.lewallencontemporary.com/judychicago
Synopsis of Chicago’s key works and installations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMtdWxAc60
Video of a tour of The Dinner Party and its construction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_ClXyBN-4
Judy Chicago talks about her work
13. Barbara Kruger:
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/feminist/Barbara-Kruger.html
A very useful sit with an extensive list of art works and detailed information about
Kruger’s art and her life.
http://www.barbarakruger.com/
Barbara Kurger website – biography, gallery and links of interest related to her work.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/barbara-krugers-artwork-speakstruth-to-power-137717540/?no-ist
Great article interviewing Kruger about her work from the Smithsonian magazine,
New York.
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/barbara-kruger#_
Another interesting interview with Kruger about her work and philosophies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpjGISvBSpM
Great clip – no dialogue but showing a wide variety of Barbara Kruger’s most notable
works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQj1rF6iV3o
Fascinating short video about art in C21st including Richard Serra and one of the
narrators is Barbara Kruger.
14. Jacqueline Fahey:
http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/node/29626
Article about Fahey’s inclusion in a Los Angeles feminist art show, 2007.
http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/interview-jacqueline-fahey/
Listener interview with Jacqui Fahey about her work
http://culturalicons.co.nz/episode/jacqueline-fahey
Conversations (include video) with Jacqui as part of the NZ ‘cultural icons’ series.
http://realartroadshow.co.nz/essays/Fahey%20Jacqueline.pdf
Essay on one of her art works from the Real Art Roadshow Collection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmaJplusYIg
Interview with Jacqueline Fahey for the Real Art Roadshow Collection talks about her
work.
http://metromag.co.nz/culture/art-design/icon-jacqueline-fahey/
Metro article with Jacqui Fahey with her inclusion on the list of NZ icons.