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CORONATION OF NAPOLEON BY DAVID Jefferson, Monticello Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Neoclassical |
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Grande Odalisque by Ingres Goya, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Romantic |
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The Gleaners by Millet Realism |
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Olympia by Manet Realism |
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The Banjo Lesson by Tanner Realism |
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Rehearsal on Stage by Degas Impressionism |
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Mother and Child by Cassatt Impressionism |
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Starry Night by Van Gogh Post-Impressionism |
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Mont Sainte-Victoire by Cezanne Post-Impressionism |
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The Opera by Garnier Paris, France Academic/Beaux Arts |
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Casa Batllo by Gaudi Barcelona, Spain Art Nouveau |
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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Picasso Cubism |
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Ma Jolie by Picasso Cubism |
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Joie de Vivre by Matisse Fauvism |
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Suprematist Painting (eight red rectangles) by Malevich Suprematism |
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Fountain by Duchamp Dada |
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Cut with the Dada Kitchen Knife by Hoch Dada |
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Fallingwater (The Kaufmann House) by Wright Bear Run, Pennsylvania American Modernism |
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A theory and technique based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color are optically mixed into the resulting due to the viewer |
Pointillism Art Work: "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by Seurat |
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Tarnish or oxidized film on surface of sculpture, caused by exposure to elements |
Patina
Art Work: "The Burghers of Calais" by Rodin |
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French colle for "to glue." A technique in which cutout paper forms and found material are pasted onto another surface |
Collage Art Work: "Glass and Bottle of Suze" by Picasso |
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An ordinary object elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist |
Readymade
Art Work: "Fountain" by Duchamp |
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Steel reinforcing bars (rebar) set into cement - tensile strength of steel and compressive strength of concrete |
Reinforced Concrete |
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Wanted to see art before Raphael which everything was perfect with lines and vanishing point. |
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Art Work: "Beata Beatrix" by Rossetti |
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About teaching you thru art. Example or model of virtue |
Exemplum Virtutis Art Work: "Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures" by Angelica Kauffmann |
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How does George Washingtong by Horatio Greenough's represent the Neoclassical style? Why did many consider the sculpture to be a failure? |
It represents Neoclassical because it enlisted ancient virtue, morality, and ethics. The statue embraces classical elements that thought lessons in morality. Washington appears especially absurd because his nude upper torso is so obviously intended to evoke the classical convention of physical power as a symbol of divine authority. He is seated, draped in a toga with his chest exposed. His right arm stretches skyward while his left arm extends outward offering the hilt of a sword.
Many consider it failed miserably by the poor presentation of the statue as well as the criticism of the American public. His inability to portray George Washington to the public could not reconcile their image of their beloved leader with this representation. Many Americans found the shirtless Washington offensive and others found it humorous. |
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How does Mary Cassat's "The Bath" exemplify japonisme? Describe the visual characteristics in the artwork that are influenced by japonisme. |
Cassatt portrayed a mother figure and a young child; it’s based on the everyday bathing of a child, a moment that is “special by not being special.” The female figure holds up the child firmly and protectively with her left hand while the other hand carefully washes the child’s feet.
To indicate depth, Cassatt painted the faces to recede into space. The paint strokes are layered and rough, creating thick lines that outline the figures and stand them out from the patterned background.
Cassatt was drawn to the simplicity and clarity of the Japanese design, and the skillful use of blocks of color. "Japanese print makers were more interested in decorative impact than precise perspective." |
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Europeans fascinations with all things of Japanese. |
Japanisme |
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Discuss the style of van Gogh's "The Starry Night." How does he express his ideas of life and death with color and line? |
Van Gogh here is referring to the expressionistic swirls and color which dominate the upper center portion of The Starry Night. The long sinuous lines exaggerate aspects of form to evoke emotions rather than a reason response.
“As one takes a train to travel on earth, we take death to reach a star”
He associated his dimension after death with the night sky. These swirls represent Van Gogh’s understanding that the night sky is always in motion, a dynamic place.
The steeple of the church, for example, resembles those common in his native Holland, not in France.
Starry Night shows the vast power of nature. The church spire and cypress tree, represent man and nature which both point to the heavens. |
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What is the cultural philosophy of Futurism and how does Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space embody the movement? |
The Futurists wanted art to break from the Classical and Renaissance styles. The Unique Forms of Continuity in Space shows a figure striding into the future. Movement was a key element of the Futurists as the technology of transportation allowed people to experience greater speeds. Its undulating surfaces seem to transform before our eyes. The flame-like shapes that begin at the calves show the air swirling away from the body in motion. |
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Compare and contrast Gaudi's "Casa Batllo" with Wright's "Fallingwater".
Describe each building.
Identify each building's period style.
How does each building attempt to express harmony between man and nature?
How does each building integrate the machine-made and organic worlds? |
From the outside the façade looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. Gaudi used colors and organic shapes as inspiration.
The color ceramics on the façade were influenced by the colors of natural corals. The ground floor has unusual tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work.
The fireplace is decorated with a mushroom shaped.
The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon. Some people believe that the “ribcage” design of the arches is a ribcage for the dragon’s spine that is represented in the roof.
It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely.
The ceiling is twisted into a vortex around its sun like lamp
The upper façade looks like a house from a fairytale
The vast central skylight illuminates the whole building.
I like the technique he uses in the skylight which are darker in color at the top and lighter towards the bottom, achieving an even distribution of light.
Awesome: He was a risk taker on designing a one of a kind building. I don't like the fairytale design of the house but I respect his gifted craftsmanshift skills.
I would not feel harmony in this house. In the contrary when I look at the façade it makes me feel adventures. You don't know what to expect. I love that he tried to incorporate organic shapes but in some occasions while I was watching a short film about the house it confused my vision. I could not tell if some objects where on the ground, hang, or far way. In some part of the film I felt disorientated. |
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Fallingwater by Wright |
Fallingwater is a house built over a waterfall where one would not simply view nature, but actually live within it. It gives the illusion that the stream flows, not alongside the house, but through it. A house in perfect harmony to unite man with nature.
It brings the natural environment into the house as well as to draw its inhabitants out. In Fallingwater for his cantilevers, his use of reinforced concrete for the long suspended balconies was revolutionary.
As described by Wright, "Organic architecture promotes harmony between people and nature."
Today's architecture does not always appear to fit as well in its environment. More and more buildings are making statements about their design and uniqueness versus being able to stand out and yet still fit into their environment.
Some of these modern buildings are so different that they really stand alone which may be the whole point!
Breathtaking: every single element was designed by Wright like the furniture. It reflects Japanese architect in the importance of harmony between man and nature.
Reminds me of the building by Bernard Maybeck, “First Church of Christ, Scientist" in which both architects used organic shapes and local materials – simplicity.
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Compare and contrast Ingres' "Grande Odalisque" and Manet's "Olympia."
Describe each painting
How does each work represent the artist and his period style?
How does Manet challenge the artistic conventions of the female nude? |
Grand Odalisque characterized by the presence of emotion, expressive palette and expressionistic painting techniques.
Ingres overemphasized quality of the detail and makes the painting even more sensual, realistic and yet, romanticize
The only theme common for this period which can be found in Grand Odalisque is exotica, that is, the use of places
Odalisque is the term associated with the Turkish culture and used to identify a female slave in the harem |
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Manet's "Olympia." |
Thus, a woman in Olympia is neither mystified nor romanticized. She is the real life character who leads a life of certain nature common and well understood by the modern viewer.
These subjects mostly concerned and reflected the lives of people representing the working class and sought to express protest against the French society, its social system and academic standards
Realism promoted the idea of the everyday life.
Although the nude body has been in classic arts, the subject represented a prostitute.
The difference is that Olympia shocked the viewers formally and morally – it was an outrage. He is referencing Venus of Urbino by Titian.
When I look at Titian painting, I desired her smooth idealized body. She lays there exposing her body which allows me to take my time to look at her from head to toes. She allows me to take all the time I want.
In contrast, with Olympia, my sexual desire is thus defused by a painted corpse. She is naked as to quickly glance at her and pick her but she does not allow me to closely starred at her. It’s like she is saying “look, pick or continue walking.” Her pale yellowish body seem kind of soft where transitions are not clearly defined. |
