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The Gates, Christo & Jonne - Claude, 1979-2005, fabric cloth
Is a large-scale environmental installation in Central Park, New York City, consisting of 7,503 gates with flowing fabric hanging down, creating a vibrant, immersive experience for viewers. The gates were on the outer edges of central park, guiding visitors for a aesthetic stay, not negatively effecting nature, but rather working with it.
Horn Players, Jean-Basquiat, 1983 acrylic and oil stick on canvas
Depicts both Charles and Dizzy Gillespie, two prominent jazz musicians, showcasing the influence of music on Basquiat's art through vibrant colors and expressive forms. There are large swaps of paint, along with words referencing the sound of music and scatting. Charles holds a saxophone that gives light notes and distorted sounds. , Dizzys on the right holding a silent insturment. Basquit was once referred to as Black Picasso.
Summer Trees, Song so-nam, 1979, ink on paper
Vertical parallel brushstrokes that are blended with ink to appear more diluted. Strokes overlap one another but stops at the end of paper to create a sense of space. The trees reference traditional landscape paintings, the name of the artwork references friends gathering together. Abstract art, Song is apart of Koreas oriental ink movement. Song believed that western materials and styles did not express correctly the cultural identity, which is why he used ink. The seeping washes colors of black and gray onto the canvas, is similar to landscape ink paintings that are foggy, which is similar to the materials used in Sumukhwa.
Androyne III, Abakchowicz, 1985, burlap and resin and wood
Made from dipped burlap, string into resin pressed into a plaster mold, torso is seated on low stretchers of wooden logs, maybe as a fill in for its legs. The body is arched, and has a fragmented figure → maybe a reflection of time she spent during WII. Abakshowcicz explores the sufferging that people in toltarian governments feel, as she survived during the holocaust, a connection to the human condition.
Pink Panther, Jeff Koons, 1988, glazed porcelin
This artwork is located in a gallery in NYC. Koons was viewed as a prototype of Duchamp in the avat garde scene, through his manipulation of ready-made objects. The Pink Panther is a larger-than-life sculpture representing a kitschy, pop culture icon, blending humor and commentary on consumerism and sexuality. It features a stylized pink panther and a female figure, showcasing Koons' fascination with celebrity and desire. The Woman is based upon the celeb Jayne Mansfield, she was a sex icon.
Dancing at the Louvre, Faith Ringgold, 1991, acrylic on canvas, pieced fabric
Ringgolds waving of AA culture, along with personal biography shows a shift towards postmodernism. The actual content of the quilt tells the story of willa marie simone, a black woman who moves to paris and meets prominent social figures. Ringgold uses approporiate narratives on the border, quilting, and western styles (acrylic paint) to decorate the cloth.
Trade (Gifts for trading lands with white people) Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 1992, Oil on canvas and mixed media
Smith layers images, paint and objects on the canvas to emphasize the complexity of native history. Blocks of white, red, orange and green paint all over to reference the blood of her ancestors, anger, and sacrifice. She paints a life-sized canoe as the final layer, natives used the canoe for transporation. Smith includes hunged objects that reference native culture like headdresses and mascots → emphasizing the commercalization of native culture.
Earths Creation, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, 1994, Synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas
Bold patches of yellow,green, reds and blues that create a imagery of vegetation → visicous marks trace movement of the artists body, because she uses her hands to paint. Loosened composition allows for the expansion of a color pallete. Kngwarreye references changing seasonal cycles (lushnesses of greenry following heavy rain). European settlers occupried her region, until her ppl finally got their land back,paintings influenced by her surroundings.
