Other forms of art in 1977..

 The Musical movement in 1977 was strong. Punk Rock was born.
Punk rock is a type of rock music that developed in the late 1970's in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Finding its roots in garage rock, Punk rock responded with a blacklash against the excess of 1970's rock.
   This music was fast, edgy but was typically composed of short songs with stripped down instruments. The message was usually political and anti-estabilshment.

   The movement was about personal expression, Do it Yourself ethics. Down with the Man!
Many punk bands produced their own recordings and sold their own music, even distributing it themselves.

Bnds such as thes Ramones in NYC, the Sex Pistols and The Clash,in London, were recognized as the premier bands of this movement.
 1977 saw punk rock spreading around the world, and it took over the culture in the United Kingdom.
For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream.  
  A subculture emerged which was distingusihed by particular styles of clothing and adornment that respented the anti-establishment ideologies of the music and times.

The Clash




The Ramones



The Sex Pistols


Punk Styles of 1977

Neo-Expressionism and it's artists

So, as stated Neo-expressionism was in reaction to the conceptual and minimalist movement of the 1950's, 60's andinto the earlier 1970's. An example of a minimalist painting from this time for comparsion reasons will be shared.

                                       Pagosa Springs - 1960's - By Frank Stella
                               

  Pablo Piscasso has been credited with being a large icon for the Neo-expressionism movement. His later works in particular between 1968 up until his death in 1971 served as the jumping point from which many Neo-expressionist artists took inspiration.

Neo-Expressionist art can be described as raw, rough, agressive and even violent.
An example of Pablo Picasso's later work includes the
Rembrandtesque Figure and Cupid (1969)



Georg Baselitz, is a German painter and one of the premier and first Neo-expressionist artists. In the 1970s, Baselitz was part of a group of Neo-Expressionist German artists, focusing on deformation, the power of subject and the vibrancy of the colors. He became famous for his upside-down images. He is seen as a revolutionary painter as he draws the viewer’s attention to his works by making them think and sparking their interest. The subject of the paintings were not as important as the painting's visual inerest.

 In 1977 Baselitz made his first linocuts. The pliable linoleum surface allows for a more fluid lines. He worked on a large scale, and used oil paints, blurring the boundaries of his artwork. His choices in subject matter usually were graphic. The method he utilizes is layering paints atop one another in a gradual, unplanned manner. Each layer of paint obliterating the next.

                         Untitled Linocut - 1977 ~ Baselitz