gorky, the liver is the cock’s comb cubism kandinsky miro

Gorky, The Liver is the Cock’s Comb

Cubism Kandinsky

Miro

Jackson Pollock painting

Pollock,Full Fathom Five,1948

Pollock,Full Fathom Five,1948 - detail

Pollock, Lavender Mist: Number 1, 1950

Pollock, Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950

Pollock, Convergence (Number 10), 1952

Pollock, Blue Poles, Number 11, 1952

Rothko, Orange & Yellow

Rothko, Earth & Green

Rothko, Red on Maroon

Rothko, No. 10, 1952

Rothko, Light Red over Black, 1957, oil on canvas

Rothko, Yellow band, 1956

De Kooning, Excavation, 1950, oil on canvas

De Kooning, Gotham News, 1955, oil on canvas

Woman 1

De Kooning, Woman IV, oil, enamel and charcoal on canvas

Venus of Willendorf - prehistoric

Greek venus

Kirchner - Two Women in the Street

Munch: Madonna

Woman 2

Woman on a Bicycle

Doris Day - a 1950’s Film Star

De Kooning, Saturday Night, 1956, oil on canvas

“A freedom from outer values, but to some extent, the mark of slavery to inner feelings.”

This could be said of the character and content of works created during the time of Dada, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. Discuss this statement, with reference to at least ONE specific work of art by an artist from each of these three movements.

(45 marks)