AP Art History Summer Assignment 2011-12

AP Art History Summer Assignment 2011-12

Read the last two (2) chapters of your text, Art Through the Ages. Take notes (to be turned in) and be prepared to discuss the chapters and the art the first day of class.

Early 20th Century Art Text: Art Through the Ages – Chapter 33: 961-1028

Ideas and Concepts:
1. Discuss the changes and challenges that faced 20th century artists. Select a minimum of two pieces to support your information. Be sure to include the political atmosphere at the time.
2. Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism (Abstraction), Purism, Futurism, Dada, Precisionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Constructivism, De Stijl, The Bauhaus, The International Style, Art Deco, Regionalism. Select one piece of art from each of these art movements and explain why it fits within the movement. Be able to understand and recognize each of these styles.

Later 20th Century Art Text: Art Through the Ages – Chapter 34: 1031-1090

Ideas and Concepts:

1. What were the causes for the shift from Paris to the United States in Western art? Be specific.
2. What is the term “postmodernism”? Use a minimum of two examples from two different artists to define your definition.
3. Abstract Expressionism (action painting and color field), Post-Painterly Abstraction, Minimal, Performance Art, Conceptual Art, Pop Art, Superrealism, Environmental Art. Select one piece of art from each of these art movements and explain why it fits within the movement. Be able to understand and recognize each of these styles.