Funk art is an American art movement that was a reaction against the nonobjectivity of abstract expressionism. [1] An anti-establishment movement, Funk art brought figuration back as …

Mar 11, 2019 · Here is the history of the Funk Art movement, the origins of the style and name, and the key characteristics, from ceramics to found objects.

Jan 10, 2023 · Funk art is a style of art that emerged in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. It is characterized by its bold, colorful, and humorous style, and is often associated with the …

Jul 23, 2019 · Funk artists produced work that was alive with humor, employed shock tactics, and frequently relied upon found or everyday objects as well as autobiographical subjects. For …

Funk began in the late 1950s with the haphazard and irreverent assemblages of Bruce Conner, later blending pop-culture imagery with lewd subject matter and a cartoon aesthetic to create a …

Pulling together work from a cross-generational group of over twenty artists, the exhibition demonstrates how Funk can define a style of art that conveys personal and political narratives …

Funk is an art movement that is often associated with the Bay Area, where artists like Robert Arneson, David Gilhooly, and Maija Peeples-Bright began creating ceramic works in the 1960s …

Mar 18, 2023 · In the gallery, works by artists of the Funk generation from the 1960s through the 1980s, such as Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, Patti Warashina, and Howard Kottler, illustrate the …

Funk art is an American art movement that was a reaction against the nonobjectivity of abstract expressionism. An anti-establishment movement, Funk art brought figuration back as subject …

Sep 27, 2021 · In 1967, the University Art Museum at UC Berkeley presented an exhibition of enigmatic, surrealistic, and just plain goofy sculpture that the museum’s director, Peter Selz, …