Art History Blog 6

Alexander Calder, Varèse, c. 1930. Wire, 13 3/4 × 11 5/8 × 14 1/2 in. (34.9 × 29.5 × 36.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; 50th Anniversary Gift of Mrs. Louise Varèse in honor of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 80.25

In the book, "Art of the Twenties," published by the Museum of Modern Art, it is noted that the modern style was not without wit.

Do you see any examples of Calder's humor in his work? Do you see any similarities between Calder's work and the work

of his contemporary artists, Jean Arp and Paul Klee?

Art History Blog 5

Alberto Giacometti - Striding Man- bronze 1960

Alberto Giacometti- Born October 10, 1901 Borgonovo, Switzerland. His father was a neo-impressionist painter and inspired Alberto to also study art. Alberto Giacometti studied predominately sculpture, but painting was also important to him.

Ideas for your blog posting:

Name another artist that was both a sculptor and painter.

Find a painting by Giacometti.

Explain how WWII influenced his work.

Where did Giacometti exhibit his work?

Describe his technique for sculpting.

Blog # 4

Giorgio De Chirico

“The Enigma of a Day”

1914 - oil on canvas

Giorgio De Chirico –Born July 10, 1888 Volos, Greece

De Chirico perhaps was the most important representative of the Metaphysical Painting Style. His work uses exaggerated shadows, perspectives, and mysterious metaphors to make for very successful paintings. His work inspired later Surrealists painters.

1 and 2 Point Perspective

Both paintings are done by Emilio Sanchez. As a class we saw them at The Bronx Museum in the exhibition entitled "Urban Archives". Can you identify if the artist used one or two point perspective?

Art History Blog #3

Paul Cézanne – Born January 19, 1839 Aix-en-Provence, France

From the 1870s, Cézanne focused on landscapes and still lifes in which he sort to reduce visual objects to their basic geometric forms.

Art History Blog #2

Edward Hopper “Approaching a City” 1946 oil on canvas 27 x 36

Edward Hopper – Born July 22, 1882 Nyack, New York (USA)

Edward Hopper started out as a commercial artist and illustrator. He later was drawn to painting American Realism. Hopper depicted a mood and sense of isolation and alienation within urban cities.

BHSVA Art History Blog

Portfolio Class- Please respond to the blog posting below. You can choose to comment on the art movement, materials, a specific work of art, information about where a piece by the artist is on view or about what was happening in history during the period an artist was working. Please base your comments on fact, not an opinion or observation.

James McNeill Whistler - Born July 11, 1834 Lowell, Massachusetts

He is considered the first major American artist to earn an international reputation. He played an important part in popularizing Impressionism in Great Britain and North America.

American Youth Leadership Program - World SAVVY

A Local Educator Embarks on Trip to Bangladesh to Explore Climate Change with High School Students from the United States

Linda Stern, an Art Teacher at Bronx High School for the Visual Arts, has been selected for the pilot year of the American Youth Leadership Program with Bangladesh, an experiential education program involving travel and study in Bangladesh regarding climate change. She will spend her holiday break traveling to Bangladesh with 4 other educators and 30 student youth leaders from around the United States in a prestigious program visiting communities and organizations affected by climate change and seeing the impact firsthand. Such visits will include meeting farmers dealing with the loss of their farmland, and a firsthand look at the destruction of habitat in the Sundarbans nature reserve. The group will also learn about Bangladeshi culture and participate in service learning projects with Bangladeshi students.

The immersion trip is part of a prestigious initiative sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State called the American Youth Leadership Program (AYLP). World Savvy has partnered with the Bureau to run an AYLP with Bangladesh focused on climate change during the 2011-12 school year, with the goal of fostering mutual understanding, respect, and civic engagement among young Americans and their Bangladeshi peers. The AYLP with Bangladesh is a unique opportunity for 30 U.S. high school students and 5 U.S. educators to explore their interest in the critical issues of climate change, delving into the problem firsthand through a four-week trip to Bangladesh.

Upon return to the United States, youth leaders will implement action projects that they have designed during their Bangladeshi trip. Through enlisting the leadership of others in their schools and communities, they will transfer learning from their time spent abroad to their local environment, sparking change at home to address an issue affecting people globally.