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| Question | Answer |
| Image and Idea Iconography | Panofsky concerned w/ subject matter or content of visual text |
| Form | Roger Fry focuses on the manner in which art is depicted not on what is depicted |
| Art History | Ernst Gombrich Traditionalist approach |
| Ideology | John Berger & Bel Hooks placement of art and artists into an unfolding story of history |
| Semiotics | Roland Barthes the sign, the signifier and the signified |
| Ramayana | Hindu epic; Tale of Rama & Sita; Rama represents the ideal hindu man Sita represents the ideal hindu woman |
| Art Representations of Ramayana | Puppet theater, comic books, television, sculptures, and paintings |
| Lukasa Memory Boards | Luba people; messages passed on through sculptures formed after the body of a woman; woman's body was the only body strong enough to hold the spirit of a king |
| Public Art | art that has been planned and executed with the intention of being staged in the physical public domain ex. The gates by Christo & Jean Claude |
| Cindy Sherman | contemporary artist; dresses up as certain characters to express different facets of herself; some of her art presents itself as abjection |
| Modernism | a philosophical movement that goes along with the cultural trends and changes end of 19th early 20th century experiments w/ form; growth of middle class |
| Picasso | formed the first major movement in modernism; Cubism -- derived from African Art |
| "Plain Air" painting | Interested in painting different times of day and atmospheric conditions; impressionists center around this ex. Claude Monet |
| Cubism | based on geometric shapes; not considered art until the 20th century; created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque; art for art's sake not for church or rich people |
| Industrial Revolution | sparked a change in the art world; things were no longer made by hand but by machine; expansion into the world |
| Modernist movements | 1. Cubism 2. Surrealism 3. Social Realism 4. Pop Art 5. Abstract Expressionism (peak in 1940s and 50s) 6. Dada |
| Bauhaus | "less is more"; line shape grid; architecture is utilized every day |
| Surrealism | started as a literary movement; sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind |
| Jackson Polvick | "Jack the Dripper"; abstract expressionist; the product is less important that the process |
| Formalism | bring the experience with you; artist doesn’t tell you what its about; the artist enjoys the process of making the work, the viewer completes the work; the process is the most important part |
| Wilhem Decuning | abstract expressionist; influenced Bell Hooks as a child |
| Mark Rothko & Clyfford Still | abstract expressionists; work was more cerebral and more contemplative; had theories of existentialism |
| Andy Warhol | pop artists |
| Contemporary Art | Art has been reduced to its formal properties; artist's goal is for the viewer to have a personal connection with the work |
| minimal art | Reducing Art to Essentials |
| Yinka Shonibare | Africa being divided by Europeans; Born in London raised in Nigeria; Life-size fiberglass mannequin |
| African Art | objects meant to be used; art is part of the daily and spiritual vibes of the comity; used to communicate with gods and other people |
| The Gaze | Brought into popular usage by Jacques Lacan to describe the anxious state that comes with the awareness that one can be viewed |
| Hinduism | believe that one supreme God is in many forms; thousands of gods in the religion; Important text-- Bahgavad Gita & Ramayana; believe that the world is one of illusion |
| Hindu Temple Characteristics | orange flag; spires above the shrine; gopurams, intricate carvings |
| Buddhism | the belief is that there is no supreme god; Gautam Buddha the teacher of Buddhism; Religion of philosophy |
| Buddhist Temple Characteristics | A pagoda--a tiered tower built in the traditions originating in historic East Asia or with respect to those traditions |
| Jewish Synagogue | also called shul or temple; ancient center of worship where sacrifices were performed |
| Jewish Synagogue characteristics | Bimah--raised platform at the front of the sanctuary generally located on the eastern side Ark--central feature in the sanctuary; Ner Tamid (eternal Flame) located above the ark Artwork: many sanctuaries will be decorated with artwork but no human figures. |
| Christian cathedral characteristics | Ribbed Vaults--irregular vaulted ceilings Gothic cathedrals are skeletal; strong support system; allow pressure to travel down certain places to the ground Often have stain glass windows and vaults Pointed arch effectively distributed weight |
| Nave | central part of a church building, the long aisle between the rows of seats |
| Apse | circular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi dome |
| chancel/sanctuary | directly behind the apse |
| Crypt | where dead bodies are kept |
| churches/cathedrals and basilicas | The Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome—where the pope speaks Sistine chapel painted by Michelangelo Wesminster Abby – Kate and William got married |
| Islam | belief in Allah/ god |
| Mosque Characteristics | Minaret – smilm tower rising fom mosque Musalla-- central area for prayer; No furniture needed; worshipers sit, kneel and bow directly on the floor Mirab--ornamental indentations on the wall of a masque to make the space stand out; indicates the direction of mecca, functions as the focal point in prayer Minbar--raised platform in the front of a mosque where sermons or speeches are given |
| Earth Art | Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty |
| Museums and communities in the art world | • The Louvre, Paris France • The National Gallery of Art in London • Tate Modern London • MoMA- New York • Philadelphia Art Museum • National Gallery of Art Washington DC |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | 20th Century; Form follows function; structures in the environment; designed the Guggenheim, Manhattan New York |
| Greek thoughts on beauty | Young male was considered beautiful because of his athleticism |
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