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    CONCEPTUAL ART

    CONTENTS

    DEFINITION
     ORIGIN: How did it begin?

     CHARACTERISTICS of
    CONCEPTUAL ART
     THE TRAILBLAZERS OF
    CONCEPTUAL ART
     W H AT M A K E S I T D I F F E R E N T ?
     CONCLUSION
    CONCEPTUAL ART

    Conceptual art is a form of art in


    which the concept is paramount to
    the visual or sensory components of
    the finished artwork. This type of art
    emphasizes the importance of an
    idea or concept over technique
    and aesthetic, largely used to
    express the abstract.
    CONCEPTUAL
    ART ORIGIN:
    HOW DID IT
    BEGIN?
    • Conceptual art emerged as an
    art movement in the 1960s.

    • I n 1 9 1 7 , a r ti s t M a r c e l
    Duchamp purchased a urinal
    and entered it as a sculpture
    i n a n o p e n a r t e x h i b i ti o n i n
    N e w Y o r k u n d e r t h e ti t l e
    Fountain.

    • What is art? Where do the


    boundaries of art lie? This
    idea was a seed that later
    b l o o m e d i n t o a f o u n d a ti o n a l
    piece of the conceptual art
    movement.
    Characteristics of
    Conceptual Art
    Characteristics of
    Focused
    Conceptual Art
    on“Ideas and
    purposes”
    rather than
    the “works of
    art”
    It is
    characterized by
    the use of
    different media
    and supports,
    along with a
    variety of Characteristics of
    temporary
    Focused
    everyday
    Conceptual Art
    materials
    on“Ideasandand
    “ready-made
    purposes”
    objects”.
    rather than
    the “works of
    art”
    It is
    characterized by
    the use of Avant-
    different media Grande
    and supports,
    along with a
    variety of Characteristics of
    temporary
    Focused
    everyday
    Conceptual Art
    materials
    on“Ideasandand
    “ready-made
    purposes”
    objects”.
    rather than
    the “works of
    art”
    It is
    characterized by
    the use of Avant-Garde
    different media
    and supports,
    along with a
    variety of Characteristics of
    temporary
    Focused
    everyday
    Conceptual Art
    materials
    on“Ideasandand
    “ready-made
    purposes”
    objects”.
    rather than
    the “works of
    art”
    THE
    TRAILBL AZE
    RS OF
    CONCEPTUA
    NAME: Henri-Robert-
    Marcel Duchamp
    HOME: Blainville,
    France
    BIRTHDATE: July 28,
    1887
    Movement / Style:
    Dada, Orphism
    Surrealism, ready-made,
    Section
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A
    French artist who broke
    MARCEL down the boundaries
    DUCHAMP between works of art
    F O U N TA I N
    (1917)
    H AT RAC K
    (1969)

    COMB
    (1916)
    NAME: Ono Yoko
    HOME: Tokyo, Japan
    BIRTHDATE: February
    18, 1933
    MOVEMENT/STYLE:
    Fluxus, performance,
    conceptual
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A
    fearless avant-garde,
    conceptual and
    performance artist who
    was one of the pioneers
    YOKO ONO of multimedia art.
    (1933 –
    MUSEUM OF MODERN
    { F } A RT ( 1 9 7 1 )

    BED-IN CUT PIECE


    (1969) (1964)
    NAME: SOLOMON ‘SOL’
    LEWITT
    HOME: Conneticut, US
    BIRTHDATE: September
    9, 1928
    MOVEMENT/STYLE:
    Minimalist, Conceptual
    art
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
    His belief in the artist as
    a generator of ideas was
    instrumental in the
    SOL LEWITT transition from the
    (1928 – 2007) modern to the
    B U R I E D C U B E C O N TA I N I N G A N
    O B J E C T O F I M P O RTA N C E B U T
    L I TT L E VA LU E ( 1 9 6 8 )

    WA L L
    Wa l l D r a w i n g STRUCTURE
    #1136 (1985) B LU E ( 1 9 6 2 )
    NAME: Jenny Hozler
    HOME: Ohio, USA
    BIRTHDATE: July 29,
    1950
    MOVEMENT/STYLE:
    Conceptual, Installation
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Is
    an American installation
    and conceptual artist
    who utilizes original and
    borrowed text to create
    works that explore and
    JENNY question contemporary
    HOLZER issues
    (1950 –
    THE HELMUT LANG YEARS
    (1996)

    THE GUGGENHEIM PROBING


    I N S TA L L AT I O N ( 1 9 PA I N T I N G S ( 2 0 0 7 )
    81)
    WHAT MAKES IT
    DIFFERENT FROM
    OTHER ART
    MOVEMENT?
    8 CHARACTERISTICS
    OF
    1. CONCEPTUAL
    Ideas over Aesthetics ART
    2. De-emphasis on Craftmanship
    3. Use of Text and Language
    4. Documentation and Instructions
    5. Interdisciplinary Approach
    6. Process and Participation
    7. Challenging Art Institutions
    8. Historical Context
    CONCLUSION
    Key Takeaways:

    • Idea as Art
    • Dematerialization
    • Viewer Participation
    • Boundaries and Defi nitions
    "Conceptual art
    transcends the canvas,
    pushing us to think
    beyond aesthetics and
    explore the profound."
    If art is
    anything,
    is nothing an

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