Chapter #3 Art
What is the most important and honored subject in the Chinese painting tradition
-Art & Art -Katsushika Hokusai. Under the Wave off Kanagawa, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. c. 1830-32. Polychrome woodblock print, 10" x 1' 3"
What was the function of the Great Pyramids at Giza? What Theme of Art do they fall under?
-Politics and social order -They served as the tombs of the Pharaohs Menkaure,Khafre , and Khufu.
What are the 8 Themes of Art described in the textbook? What is an example of each?
1.The Sacred Realm 2. Politics & the Social Order 3. Stories & Histories 4. Looking Outward: The Here and Now 5. Looking Inward: The Human Experience 6. Invention & Fantasy 7. The Natural World 8. Art & Art
Looking Outward: The here and Now
Edward Hopper. Nighthawks. 1942. Oil on canvas, 2' 9" x 5'
What is the story behind Guernica? Who painted it, and why?
Guernica' was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso in 1937. The title 'Guernica' refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedies of war
Art & Art
Katsishika Hokusai. Ejira in Suruga Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. c. 1831. Polychrome woodblock print, 10" x 1'3"
What were the 3 structures of Sainte-Chapelle, the Great Mosque at Córdoba, and the Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan built for?
Many works of architecture have been created to provide settings for ritual of worship and prayer, rituals that formalize contact between the earthly and the divine realm.
The sacred realm
Many works of architecture have been created to provide settings for rituals of worship and prayer. Interior, upper chapel, SainteChapelle, Paris. 1243-48
Looking Inward :The Human Experience
Michelangelo's Pietà. 1498-99. Marble, located in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Invention and Fantasy
Painting could bring an imaginary world to life. Mariko Mori. Empty Dream. 1995. Cibachrome print, 4' 4" x 10' x 3"
What is a SPACE CELL?
SPACE CELL: painting within a painting; organizational, structural, narrative device Sassetta. St. Francis Giving His Mantle to a Poor Man and the Vision of the Heavenly City. c. 1437 - 44. Oil on panel, 34 1/4 x 20 3/4"
Politics and social order
Societies - in many early societies, earthly & cosmic order were viewed as interrelated & mutually dependent Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. 161 - 80 C.E. Gilded bronze, height 11'6"
Define TRIPTYCH. Give an example of an artwork that's a triptych.
TRIPTYCH: a composition consisting of three panels side by side, generally hinged in such a way that the outer two panels can close like shutters over the central one. Hieronymus Bosch. The Garden of Earthly Delights. c. 1505-10. Oil on panel, 7' 2 5/8" x 6' 4 3/4"
The Natural World
Thomas Cole. The Oxbow (View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, After a Thunderstorm). 1836. Oil on canvas, 4' 3 1/2" x 6' 4"
Stories and History
create a sense of community Artists use stories as subject matter Religious subjects were used a great deal --Saints, prophets, etc. St. Francis of Assisi renounced his inheritance for a life of poverty to serve God. He founded a religious community known as the Franciscan Order of monks Sahibdin and workshop. Rama and Lakshmana Bound by Arrow-snakes, from the Ramayana. Mewar, c. 1650-52. Opaque watercolor on paper, approx. 9 x 15 3/8"
Define ICONOCLASM, and give a contemporary example of this practice.
• Greek word meaning "image breaking" • During the 8th century, emperors ordered Byzantine churches containing depictions of Christ, of the saints, and of biblical stories and personages to be destroyed due to IDOLATRY - believed to be against the word of God and the 2nd commandment. • During the 16th century, Protestants accused Catholics of IDOLATRY - 'white washing' churches, smashing stained glass, destroying paintings, melting metal shrines and vessels. Large Buddha, Bamiyan, Afghanistan. 5th - 7th century C.E. Stone, height 175'
