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52 Cards in this Set
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Sandro Botticelli: The Birth of Venus (c.1482) Tempra on Canvas - glorifies beauty of the female body - controversial because of depiction of pagan deities |
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Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) Oil on Canvas - influenced by african masks - blending of figure and space shows a very modern mentality |
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Tim Hawkinson: Bear (2005) - nearly 200 tons - interesting association between warm fuzzy teddy bear and hard weathered stone |
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Posada: Las bravisimas calaveras guatemaltecas de Mora y de Morales (1907) - originally existed as a piece of popular culture - became fine art over time |
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Gheordez Prayer Rug, Turkey (18th century) - an example of craft - its aesthetic qualities and ritualistic uses carry it beyond its utilitarian function |
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Paul Gauguin. Woman in a coffeehouse, Madame Ginoux in the Cafe de la Gare in Arles (1888) |
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Kunisada: Shoki the Demon Queller (c.1849–1853) - consists of many types of lines - these express a range of emotions and characteristics |
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Paul Klee: Bounds of the Intellect (1927)
- lines are organized at the bottom but become more precarious at the top |
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Rosso Fiorentino: Recumbent Female Nude Figure Asleep (1530–1540) -shading (chiaroscuro) is used to produce the illusion of a 3D object |
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Lion Capital of column erected by Ashokaat Sarnath, India (c. 250 BCE) - gleaming smooth texture of lion legs contrasts with the rough texture of the mane |
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Thomas Gainsborough. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (1750)
- foreground colours are intense compared to the background greys |
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Angkor Wat c. 1113–1150 CE - fine example of radial balance, everything radiates outward from a central point |
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Giorgio de Chirico: Gare Montparnasse (1914)
- multipoint perspective gives the painting the fractured space of a dream or a memory - strange lighting and shadows contributes to the sense of unease |
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Cai Guo-Qiang: Black Rainbow: Explosion Project for Valencia, Spain (2005) - intended as an omen of international unease |
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Andy Warhol: Marilyn Monroe (1967)
- silk screen alludes to mass production and commercialism |
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Kiki Smith: Born (2002)
- lithograph |
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Mi Wanzhong: Tree Bamboo and Rock (Calligraphy by Chen Meng) - pen and brush each leave distinctive marks, resulting in a wide array of different types of lines |
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Edgar Degas: At the Milliner’s (c.1882)
- pastel drawing creates expressive lines, colours, patterns, and textures |
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Judith Baca: Las Tres Marias (1976)
- drawings and the mirror invite viewers to try on different identities |
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Damien Hirst: For the Love of God (2007)
- skull symbolizes mortality as well as vanitas - extreme contrast between skull and the rich lifestyle suggested by the diamonds |
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Mies van der Rohe: Seagram Building (1954-58)
- uses steel frame constuction - stripped down, glass covered look is indicative of modernist style |
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Albrecht Dürer: Knight, Death and Devil (1513)
- thin, precise lines create both detail and rich values |
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The Reader (frontispiece), Iran (16th century) - Gouache (watercolour with white chalk) creates fine lines, great detail, and bright colours |
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“Revolution is in our veins”, Tahrir Square, Cairo (2012) - graffiti medium is typical for art with political overtones |
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Titian: Venus of Urbino (1538) - glazed oil paint results in intense colours with lustrous, glowing surfaces |
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Raharuhi Rukupo and Others: Entrance doorway of a Maori meeting house called Te Mana O Turanga (1883)
- carved details symbolize history of the clan which created it |
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Richard Serra: The Matter of Time (2005)
- site-specific artwork which relies on the gallery it is in to create passages for patrons to walk through |
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Running Fence (1972-1976)
- installation art which emphasizes the contours of the land |
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Tlaloc Vessel, Aztec (c.1440-1469)
- used in aztec religious rituals, broken |
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Yama, Tibet (mid-17th to early 18th C.)
- protector of Buddhists |
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Shirin Neshat: Speechless (1996)
- portrays Islamic women in a country where women's rights are limited by religious law |
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Morris Louis: Blue Veil (c.1958-59)
- popular with formalist critics for its "pure" style - any form was removed as it was considered distracting |
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Gerhard Richter: October 18, 1977 (1988)
- unclear image evokes a woman who is thought of in many different ways - blur indicates lack of closure on her case |
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Cindy Sherman: Untitled [Self-Portrait of Marilyn Monroe] (1982) - artists puts herself in various stereotypical female roles to show how these stereotypes define how anyone can be seen |
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Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi: Witchetty Grub Dreaming (1980) - central circle represents source of the ancestor grub - small squiggled lines represent other grubs - symmetry suggests balance of cosmos and ancestors |
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Sue Coe: There Is No Escape (1987) |
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Stan Wamiss: Halibut Feast Dish (2005) - as a serving dish for potlatches, this would perform an important ritual purpose and would be passed down thru families |
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Judy Chicago: The Dinner Party (1974-79) - references a ritual meal and the importance of gathering to eat as a social function |
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Janine Antoni: Gnaw (1992) - turns the disgusting into the sentimental, objects which are socially defined as female fetishes |
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Moshe Safdie: Habitat ‘67 (1967) - created as an alternative to the single family home - modular architecture |
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Masaccio: The Expulsion from Paradise (1427) - soft contrasts of value and colour keep details strictly essential |
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Dogon Primordial Couple: (c.19th–20th century) Wood, 29" high - balance between positive and negative space is a symbol for an ordered human culture |
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Jan van Eyck: Wedding Portrait (1434) - serious amounts of symbolism here which denotes marriage, fertility, and love |
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Kitagawa Utamaro: A Pair of Lovers (1788) - erotic art meant to be collected which celebrates living in the moment |
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Catherine Opie: Justin Bond (1993) - meets the viewer's gaze with directness and confidence, challenging the viewer's assumption of what is going on |
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Mohammed’s Ascent into Heaven (1594) |
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Snake Goddess, Minoan (c. 1600 BCE) - fertility symbol - snakes may represent male virility |
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Shiva as Nataraja, or Lord of the Dance (c. 1000) - embodiment of cosmic energy - shows the unfolding and transformation of the entire universe |
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Matthias Grünewald: The Isenheim Altarpiece (c. 1510–1515) - dark, gloomy background causes viewers to focus on figure - conceptual realization of Christian myth and belief |
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Synagogue at Dura-Europos, Syria (245–256 CE) |
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James McNeill Whistler: The Doorway (1880)
- etching creates a rich variety of lines and values which evoke the murky water tones of Venice |
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Hans Holbein the Elder:Portrait of a Woman (1508)
- silverpoint drawing has very delicate lines made with precision and control |
