Minimalism

What is minimalism?

Minimalism is an art movement and style that stresses reducing a work of art to the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines, and textures.

No attempt is made to represent or symbolize any other object or experience.

http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/minimalism--2

Minimalism

Less is more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJr6iI-Ya-Y

Minimalist Artists

Sol Lewitt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIHi8FOtW0Q

Donald Judd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4U3GBGj1is

Frank Stella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrh24e6BXeE

Your minimalist poster assignment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHr-gOKwTJo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaZg5KyPh84

Design a poster to illustrate a classic children’s nursery rhyme or story using Illustrator. The poster should illustrate a complex idea with clean graphic elements.

Illustrator document 13” x 19” Poster must exhibit characteristics of

minimalism Design should incorporate text and a symbol