Description: Women Artists on the Leading Edge by Joan M. Marter Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book explores the achievements of a group of young women artists who learned about the New Art through an extraordinary faculty of innovators at Douglass College. New Art rejected the dominance of Abstract Expressionism, advocating that art should be based on everyday life and that "anything can be art." Publisher Description How do students develop a personal style from their instruction in a visual arts program? Women Artists on the Leading Edge explores this question as it describes the emergence of an important group of young women artists from an innovative post-war visual arts program at Douglass College.The women who studied with avant-garde artists at Douglas were among the first students in the nation to be introduced to performance art, conceptual art, Fluxus, and Pop Art. These young artists were among the first to experience new approaches to artmaking that rejected the predominant style of the 1950s: Abstract Expressionism. The New Art espoused by faculty including Robert Watts, Allan Kaprow, Roy Lichtenstein, Geoffrey Hendricks, and others advocated that art should be based on everyday life. The phrase "anything can be art" was frequently repeated in the creation of Happenings, multi-media installations, and video art. Experimental approaches to methods of creation using a remarkable range of materials were investigated by these young women. Interdisciplinary aspects of the Douglass curriculum became the basis for performances, videos, photography, and constructions. Sculpture was created using new technologies and industrial materials. The Douglass women artists included in this book were among the first to implement the message and direction of their instructors.Ultimately, the artistic careers of these young women have reflected the successful interaction of students with a cutting-edge faculty. From this BA and MFA program in the Visual Arts emerged women such as Alice Aycock. Rita Myers, Joan Snyder, Mimi Smith, and Jackie Winsor, who went on to become lifelong innovators. Camaraderie was important among the Douglass art students, and many continue to be instructors within a close circle of associates from their college years. Even before the inception of the womens art movement of the 1970s, these women students were encouraged to pursue professional careers, and to remain independent in their approach to making art. The message of the New Art was to relate ones art production to life itself and to personal experiences. From these directions emerged a "proto-feminist" art of great originality identified with womens issues. The legacy of these artists can be found in radical changes in art instruction since the 1950s, the promotion of non-hierarchical approaches to media, and acceptance of conceptual art as a viable art form. Author Biography JOAN M. MARTER is Editor-in-Chief of Womans Art Journal since 2006. She is the author of numerous books, exhibition catalogues and articles. Titles include Women of Abstract Expressionism (Yale 2017) and Off Limits: Rutgers University and the Avant-Garde, 1957-63 (Rutgers 1999). Dr. Marter is Distinguished Professor Emerita at Rutgers, where she taught Art History for 38 years. Details ISBN 0813593344 ISBN-13 9780813593340 Title Women Artists on the Leading Edge Author Joan M. Marter Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 192 Publisher Rutgers University Press GE_Item_ID:123550222; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780813593340
Book Title: Women Artists on the Leading Edge
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Women Artists on the Leading Edge : Visual Arts at Douglass College
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Subject: Sculpture & Installation, History / Contemporary (1945-), Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Study & Teaching, Higher
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2019
Item Weight: 33.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 12.3 in
Author: Joan M. Marter
Subject Area: Art, Education
Item Width: 9.2 in
Format: Hardcover
