Exam 3 World Arts II

Walking Buddha

Walking Buddha

When: 14-15th century Where: Thailand (only piece in Thailand we studied) Extra Facts: Buddhism /Iconography: gestures made with the hands(mudrā)

Taj Mahal

When: 1631-1648 Where: Agra, India Extra Facts: built under the reign of Shah Jahan Period: India-Mughal Period, 1526-1857

Jahangir and Shah Abbas

When: 1618 (India-Mughal Period) Medium: Opaque watercolor, gold, ink on paper Extra Facts: Mughal miniature painting

Krishna and the Gopis

When: 1525-50 (India-Mughal Period) Where: Rajasthan, India Medium: Gouache on paper Extra Facts: Rajput Miniature painting , gita govinda

Victoria Terminus

When: 1887 (Colonial Period, British Raj) Where: Mumbai (Bomba7), India Who: Frederick Stevens style: Gothic Revival

Rock Garden, Kyoto, Japan

When: 1480 (Muromachi Period) Where: Kyoto, Japan

Chinese Lions

When: Late 16th century (Momoyama Period) Where: Japan Who: Kano Eitoku Extra Facts: it is a six-panel folding screen (byobu=screen) with gold leaf being the prominent

The Great Wave

What: The Great Wave (Edo Period) When: 1831 Where: Japan Who: Katsushika Hokusai Extra Facts: it’s a woodblock print (ukiyo-e print)

The Stone Breakers

When: 1849 (Realism) Where: France Who: Gustave Courbet Extra Facts: depicts two figures breaking rocks, meant to be the everyday man

The Banjo Lesson

When: 1893 (Realism) Where: Usa Who: Henry Ossawa Turner

Eiffel Tower

When: 1889 (19th century Modernism) Where: Paris, France Who: Gustave France Extra Facts: World Fairs, prefabricated

Olympia

When: 1863 (19th century Modernism) Who: Manet Where: France Extra Facts: based on Titian’s Venus of Urbino / Avant-garde (a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society

Impression: Sunrise

When: 1872 (19th century Modernism) Where: France Who: Claude Monet Extra Facts: impressionism /En-Plain Air

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

When: 1884-86 (19th century Modernism) Where: France Who: George Seurat Extra Facts: used pointillism (piece is made up of little dots) and complimentary colors, this is a post- impressionism piece

Starry Night

When: 1889 (19th century Modernism) Where: France Who: Vincent Van Gough Extra Facts: post-impressionism

Wainwright Building

When: 1891 Where: St Louis, Missouri Who: Louis Sullivan Extra Facts: Chicago School Functionalism

Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)

When: 1905-06 (20th century Modernism) Where: France Who: Matisse Extra Facts: French Fauves

Ma Jolie

Artist: Pablo Picasso Period: 20th century Modenism Features: Cubism

LHOOQ

When:1919 Who: Marcel Duchamp Extra Facts: it’s a postcard of the Mona Lisa w/ a mustache and a darker coloration: Dada Art

Fallingwater (Kaufmann House)

When: 1936-39 Where: PA Who: Frank Lloyd Wright Extra Facts: integrates nature (organic architecture)

The Great City of Tenochtitlan

When: 1945 (20th Century Modernism) Where: Mexico City, Mexico Who: Diego Rivera Extra Facts: Mexican muralist Movement/ fresco

Autumn Rhythm (No. 30)

When: 1950 (20th Century Modernism) Where: Unites States Who: Jackson Pollock Extra Facts: NY School of Art/ Abstract Expressionism

Marilyn Diptych

When: 1962 (20th Century Modernism) Where: USA Who: Andy Warhol Extra Facts: silkscreen (printmaking method)/She commits suicide in 1962/Pop Art

Seagram Building

When: 1958 (20th Century Modernism) Where: New York City Who: Ludwig Mies and Phillip Johnson Extra Facts: International Style/ Skyscraper

The Dinner Party

When: 1974-79 (Postmodernism) Who: Judy Chicago Extra Facts: each part is for a specific woman throughout history (39 sections), empowers crafts like quilting, center is 999 tiles w/ women's names on them, early feminist art

Horn Players

When: 1983 (Postmodernism) Who: Jean-Michael Basquiat Extra Facts: refers to famous brass players and jazz musicians

China Monument: Temple of Heaven Installation

When: 1998 (Postmodernism) Who: Wenda Gu

Nkisi Nkondi

When: 19th century (Africa) Where: democratic republic of Congo Who: Kongo Culture

Sowei Mask

When: 1880-86 (19th Century Africa) Where: Sierra Leone Who: Mende Culture Extra Facts: Mask made for women/intelligent/supposed to stay quiet

Flag for a New World Power 21st century

When: 2004 (21st Century) Who: El Anatsui Extra Facts: made of aluminum bottle caps, Kente Cloth

Harlem Renaissance

The modern movement that celebrated African American history and culture that was centered in a neighborhood of New York City.

organic modernism

encompasses artwork that blends in with nature. It is what Frank Lloyd Wright call his works like Fallingwater

Surrealism

The Modern art movement form after WWI out of Dada art. Artist like Salvador Dali were inspired by Sigmund Frued's psychoanalysis and depicted dream-like imagery to reveal the unconscious

Modernism

This time period in art roughly began around the 1860's and was evident until about the late 1960's. It includes many different art movements which tended to challenge the past and express more personal reactions to dramatic changes brought on by events like industrialization.

International Style

The style of architecture developed after WWI and reflected the need to rebuild and reorder after the war. It is characterized by the use of industrial materials like glass, steel, and concrete: plain, standardized geometric building parts: a universal form that stands out from its environment and could be placed anywhere in the world

Kente

The cloth is a textile originally associated with royalty in

readymade

Marcel Duchamp called his works like Fountain and LHOOQ this term which refers to his use of manufactures objects for art.

dada

work that stands for something that doesn't make any sense

Futurism

an artistic movement begun in Italy in 1909 that violently rejected traditional forms so as to celebrate and incorporate into art the energy and dynamism of modern technology.

regionalism

is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region, group of regions or other subnational entity

iconography

the visual images, symbols, or modes of representation collectively associated with a person, cult, or movement

mudra

hand symbols

Kongo Nkisi Nkondi expresses what African theme?

connecting with the spirit world for assistance