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Conceptual Artists | These artists wanted to eliminate the art object altogether and to only get across the idea itself |
Robert Morris | Decided that creating art was more important than the finished piece |
Earthworks artists | Moved tons of earth, wrapped bridges and buildings, and coastlines |
The Gates | Large orange cloth on wooden frames throughout Central Park in New York City |
Happening or Performance Art | A staged event involving the artist talking, singing, or dancing requiring the artist to use their bodies in front of an audience |
Installation | Room size exhibitions crammed with a collection of objects like words, videos, photos, and ordinary objects, comment on social or political issues |
Graffiti | Art based on the Italian word for “scratch”, this art form uses doodles or scribbled words |
Guerrilla Girls | The left-wing artists’ produce posters protesting such issues as censorship or sexism |
Christo | Conceptual Artist who did "The Gates" |
Duane Hanson | Photo-Real Sculptor |
Chuck Close | painted gigantic portrait photos |
Narrative Art | In the 1980’s a rebirth of story telling in Art |
Neo-Expressionism | Painting movement born in Germany in 1980’s after Minimalism and Conceptual Art |
David Hockney | Narrative art of California pools, palms and photomontages |
I.M.Pei | Architect of Modern Abstract shapes |
Keith Haring | New York graffiti artist |
Ansel Adams | Landscape photographer of the American West |
Judy Chicago | Political Artist did "The Dinner Party" installation represents great women of history |
Jim Dine | paints Pop images like tools, robes, hearts |