Student Work: ModernismPostModernism

My Humanities classes just finished a unit on Modern and Post-Modern art.

This is by far my favorite unit of the year!!

The class was divided into ten groups.

Each group was assigned to research one of the following art movements:

Impressionism

Post-Impressionism

Cubism

Surrealism

Abstract Expressionism

Dadaism

Pop-Art

Hard-Edge Painting

Conceptualism

Found-Object Sculpture

Then they gave a 20-minute presentation on thier art movement to the whole class.

After the research and presentations were complete,

each group created an artwork in the style of their art movement.

{It is a great way to formally assess the students without giving them a written test.}

It is amazing how much they remember about each others' art movements

after watching them create the artwork in class.

Here are a few of my favorite "masterpieces":



Obama
Cubism
based on Picasso's work



Campbell's Soup
Pop Art
based on Andy Warhol's work

Ballerina
Impressionism
based on Edgar Degas' work

Rose
Surrealism
based on Rene Magritte's work

Clay Collage
Dadaism

Language
Conceptualism

Splatter
Abstract Expressionism
based on the Jackson Polluck's work

Flower Power
Pop Art
based on Andy Warhol's work

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Hard Edge
based on Frank Stella's work



One in Three Rulers
Conceptualism
based on Joseph Kosuth's work

Rocks
Post-Impressionism
based on the work of Paul Gauguin

Sorry the work is out of chronological order.

Once I uploaded the pictures,

it was really difficult to change the order.