Minimal Art
Transcript: - Genre of experimental music named in the 1960s - Emphasis on consonant harmony, if not functional tonality - Reiteration of musical phrases: figures, motifs, subtle, gradual, infrequent variation... - Simple repition - Drones, pulses, long tones - The use of electronic instruments is common - Minimalist composers: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, La Monte Young, and John Adams John Cage was the composer of a work which consisted of 4 minutes 33 seconds of silence. (Myth: People believe it was on purpose that 273 seconds (4 minutes 33 seconds) is coincidental to absolute zero being 273 degrees below Celsius) His point was that silence is nonexistent; there is always something that will be making sounds such as him turning his music sheet. Minimal Art Concept Interior Minimalism has travelled far from where it originally was. Minimal Music Influences - Movement that started in the late 1950’s in America. - Frank Stella ‘Black Paintings’ - Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1959 - Thrived in the 1960’s and 70’s - Simple geometric shapes - Dance, music, architecture, sculptures... - Small or minimal amount of musical material - These musical patterns and taken and repeated over and over and over and over... you get the idea - These patterns are varied over time, often so that the listener cannot readily perceive the changes. For that reason, minimalist music is often said to have a trance-like or hypnotic effect. old Example - Hard edge and colour field painting - Artists who took on this style: - Dan Flavin - Sol LeWitt - Nicholas Krushenick - Donald Judd Minimal Interior Design Concepts The Life of Minimal Art Interior Minimalism is a design concept that strips things down to their bare essentials – a chair will just be a chair, not a chair/ cup holder/ sculpture. Minimalism seeks to bring out the core of our interiors, enhancing their function whilst minimizing their unnecessary details. new What are the significant characteristics of their work? • Simple style • No clutter • Tidy • Sharp - Less is more: purely and directly - "What you see is what you see" – Frank Stella:no other connections to the outside world.
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