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38 Cards in this Set
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Jackson Pollock Painted on the floor House Enamel Paint - Action Painting textured/layered painted in fractals - Same Repetitious shape in different sizes |
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Mona Lisa - Da Vinci Standard of beauty in the 1950's Made famous after it was robbed. Renaissance painting. Realistic paintingOil Painting. |
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Edo Mask - Benin City Nigeria Made of Ivory Pendant Representation of past queen scar on forehead |
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The Grand Vatisse - Alexander Calder Funded by a government program -1% of building cost should go to art displays.used flat colors non representational wasn't received well in the 1950's as the color red was perceived as communist. |
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Sun Goddess - Niki de Saint Phalle
French Artist Created vibrant fun pieces located in Uc San Diego |
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French Court Painting 1452 Females Shaved heads but wore wigs - Standard of beauty and prevented lice Dual Tone Clothes - showed class as they were more expensive colors to get |
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Dale Chihuly Opened up the glass world from being just pieces, eg- bowls, bases, ect.... |
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Thinking About Death - Frida Khalo early 1900's after the bus accident - her father bought her painting utensils - during her recovery Many of her portraits are self-portraits |
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The Rocky Mountains at Landers Peak - Albert Bierstadt German Artist Fascinated by vast green landscapes foreground swiz alps atmospheric perspective |
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Marilyn - Andy Warhol Pop Art Fascinated by pop culture, celebs, mass consumerism Did a series of dead celebs, Elvis, MJ, James Dean Slink Screening Purposely off-printed images to show process |
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The Dinner Party - Judy Chicago Member of the feminist movement was very blunt Used media considered woman craft eg, knitting, sewing Triangle is a symbol of femininity Each plate honors women who made honorable contributions. |
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Tomb of Emperor Shi Huangdi Statues made out of clay life size soldiers 5ft tall first emperor of China Oppressive leader and not well like was obsessed with immortality |
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Aids Quilt Hundreds of yards long each quilt memorializes someone who died of aids.
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Viking Burial Ship - in Norway Converted to Christianity but kept many if their symbols Buried with ship 20ft long |
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Madonna of Humanity - Veneziano 1360 Northern European Gold color - Illuminated icon with candle light Used imagery to reinforce religion |
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Snake Goddess - Minoan Ceramic Early Greek Culture |
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Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem Jewish, Christian, Muslim Site Islamic Mosque Decorated with Patters and Calligraphy Greek and Roman Columns - shares architectural traits Golden Dome makes direct connection with heaven
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Stonehenge - England Megalithic - large stone period something to with celestial people visited site Originated as a burial site Mostly female ashes found |
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Hindu Temple - India Polytheistic - many gods reverence of land and nature completely covered in deities large festival... |
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Sleep Dali Surreal Artist Issues with sleep and time Most paintings on arid and deserting lands illusionistic - not logical or real |
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Return - Magritte Uses blue skies and clouds |
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She - Lorna Simpson Commentary on females on the workforce Made to think person was male |
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They Waz Nice White Folks While They Lasted - Kara Walker Cut Out paper silhouettes Influenced by slavery Uses projection life size - takes up whole wall Her point is to draw the audience and see what is being depicted. |
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Liberation of Aunt Jemima - Betye Saar Assemblage - finds items from other places and resembles into a sculpture Uses loads of stereotypes to show how ridiculous they are |
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Rebellious Silence - Shirin Neshat 1960-1970 Iran Artist Before, Iran people loved western culture Sent to Catholic school in Iran wrote in farsi (poetry) on body parts object between her and the camera symbolizes that we can't understand her. (barrier) |
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Vietnam Memorial Washington D.C. - Maya Lin Vietnamese designer Meant to be non-representational Symbolic - meant to look like it was making a scar into the ground Polished to see reflection of one and others. |
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Murrah Building Memorial- OK Oklahoma bombing believed bomber was a foreign terrorist |
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A Maid Milking A Cow in A Barn - Gerard ter Borch - Dutch 1652 Feudal systems breakdown in Northern Europe Eventually people are able to sell their own goods and make more income People from everyday culture wanted paintings that relate to their lives and culture |
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Tar Beach - Faith Ringgold Quilt - reflective of community tells a story Stories of her upbringing |
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Judgment of Hunefer Before Orisis - Book Of the Dead - Ancient Egypt - Papyrus Reed of plant - to create writing surface Believed they took items to afterlife Belief that one had to be judged before death |
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Lamassu - Assyrian Near Fertile crescent Area was constantly being taken over Lamassu is a intimidating creature Body of a bull, sometimes a lion Wings of a falcon or eagle Head of a human Relief sculpture |
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Narmer Palette - Ancient Egypt Used for grinding down minerals for eye makeup Prevented eye infections King Narmer took control of both lower and upper Egypt making it a ruling power Hierarchy scale - size shows significance of person Cats where seen as very powerful creatures |
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Palace Sculpture - Olowe Of Ise Yoruba, Nigeria Women standing very large behind king Women were important as they provided heirs Bird symbolic of Fertility |
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Emperor Justinian and His Attendants Saint Vatile, Ravenna Italy Mosaic - made of pieces of tile or glass shows reverence |
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Kane Kwei Designed coffins that looked like shoes, car, ect |
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Michael Graves - Target (Store) Gave Designs to items |
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Mimics architectural style of the indigenous people Karak people |
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Toba Batak House - Sumatra Indonesia Your home is safe, like crawling into the womb House represents human |
