Happening :.

Happening

Outline:

Brief Introduction and Quickfacts
Detailed Description
Artists and Paintings
More Examples – defined visual appearance
Tools for digitial artists, prompters and word smiths

Overview and quickfacts

Happening is an art style that is characterized by its use of everyday objects and materials. It is often associated with the work of artists who are part of the Fluxus movement. Happenings are typically improvised and are often site-specific.

The art style is also known as: Occurrence, event, happening, circumstance, development
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

1. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) 2. Mark Rothko (1903-1970) 3. Barnett Newman (1905-1970) 4. Clyfford Still (1904-1980) 5. Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) 6. Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) 7. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) 8. Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) 9. Kenneth Noland (1924-2010) 10. Jules Olitski (1922-2007) 11. Morris Louis (1912-1962) 12. Anthony Caro (1924-2013) 13. David Smith (1906-1965) 14. John Chamberlain (1927-2011) 15. Dan Flavin (1933-1996) 16. James Turrell (1943-) 17. Eva Hesse (1936-1970) 18. Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) 19. Richard Serra (1939-) 20. Chuck Close (1940-) 21. Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) 22. Cy Twombly (1928-2011) 23. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) 24. Jasper Johns (1930-) 25. Yayoi Kusama (1929-) 26. Ed Ruscha (1937-) 27. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) 28. Claes Oldenburg (1929-) 29. James Rosenquist (1933-) 30. Frank Stella (1936-)

1. Blue Poles (1952) by Jackson Pollock 2. The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali 3. Nighthawks (1942) by Edward Hopper 4. The Treachery of Images (1928-1929) by Rene Magritte 5. The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch 6. The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van Gogh 7. The Dance (1910) by Henri Matisse 8. Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso 9. The Son of Man (1964) by Rene Magritte 10. American Gothic (1930) by Grant Wood 11. The Hay Wagon (1953) by Jackson Pollock 12. Drowning Girl (1963) by Roy Lichtenstein 13. Whaam! (1963) by Roy Lichtenstein 14. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-1886) by Georges Seurat 15. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912) by Marcel Duchamp 16. The Kiss (1907-1908) by Gustav Klimt 17. The Broken Column (1944) by Frida Kahlo 18. The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali 19. The Treachery of Images (1928-1929) by Rene Magritte 20. The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch 21. The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van Gogh 22. The Dance (1910) by Henri Matisse 23. Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso 24. The Son of Man (1964) by Rene Magritte 25. American Gothic (1930) by Grant Wood 26. The Hay Wagon (1953) by Jackson Pollock 27. Drowning Girl (1963) by Roy Lichtenstein 28. Whaam! (1963) by Roy Lichtenstein 29. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-1886) by Georges Seurat 30. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912) by Marcel Duchamp

Detailed Description

Happening is an avant-garde, often interactive, performance art that emerged in the late 1950s. It was originally associated with the Neo-Dada movement, but has since expanded to include other artists and styles. Happenings are typically unscripted and improvised, and often involve the audience in some way. They can be playful and lighthearted, or serious and thought-provoking. Some of the most famous Happenings include: – Yoko Ono’s “Cut Piece” (1964), in which she invited audience members to cut off her clothes with scissors. – Robert Rauschenberg’s “Erased de Kooning Drawing” (1953), in which he erased a drawing by Willem de Kooning. – John Cage’s “4’33” (1952), in which he sat silently at a piano for four minutes and 33 seconds. – Allan Kaprow’s “18 Happenings in 6 Parts” (1959), which was one of the first and most influential Happenings. If you’re interested in experiencing a Happening yourself, there are often opportunities to do so at art galleries and museums. Or, you can create your own Happening by inviting friends to participate in an improvised performance with you.