Georges Mathieu and Abstract Expressionism in Europe
Learn about Abstract Expressionism in Europe and expand your plastic consciousness with this contemporary art course. Discover the great masters and their unique expressions. Optional materials provided. Perfect for anyone interested in art.
What you’ll learn
- Students will learn about and Abstract Expressionism in Europe
- Students will learn about themselves as artists.
- Students will be able to expand their plastic consciousness.
- Students will shake hands with these great masters.
Abstract Expressionism in Europe
Art is a state of Plastic Consciousness. Federico von Borstel
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius
Pierre Soulages
Georges Mathieu
Nicolas de Stael
Antoni Tapies
Alberto Burri
Lucio Fontana
Hans Hartung
Jean Fautrier
Wols
Henri Michaux
Jean-Paul Riopelle
Optional Materials: Sketchbook, 11 in. x 14 in., 27.9 x 35.6 cm, 60 lb., 89 g/m2
All graphite pencils, soft, Pencil, 2B. Kept sharp, Pencil Sharpener
Pen, bold and medium, black. Straight edge, ruler, triangle
Erasers, Color pencils, Prismacolor, markers or other, Brush
This course is part of our Contemporary Art Courses which include:
•Introduction
•Precedents
•Abstract Expressionism
•Abstract Expressionism in Europe
•Post-Painterly Abstraction
•Transition Artists
•Minimalism
•Op Art
•Pop Art
•Collage and Assemblage
•Installation Art
•Performance, Environments and Happenings
•Earth Art
•Electronic and Video Art
•Hyper Realism
•Issue Based Art
Sensorial Art
The first generation of Abstract Expressionism flourished between 1943 and the mid-1950s. The movement effectively shifted the art world’s focus from Europe (specifically Paris) to New York in the postwar years. The paintings were seen widely in traveling exhibitions and through publications. In the wake of Abstract Expressionism, new generations of artists—both American and European—were profoundly marked by the breakthroughs made by the first generation, and went on to create their own important expressions based on, but not imitative of, those who forged the way.
Soulages has said, “My instrument is not black but the light reflected from the black.“ Naming his own practice Outrenoir, (Beyond Black) the paintings he produces are known for their endless black depth, created by playing with the light reflected off of the texture of the paint.
Who this course is for:
- This course is for anyone interested in art.
