Our topic for this was vacation.
Nora Peck: Bitlmore House, Asheville, NC
Morgan Crider: Orange Beach, Alabama
Danielle's Picture: Asheville, NC
Sarah's Picture: Miami Beach, FL
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Controversial Art I
Liza Lou
Security Fence, 2005-2007
Security Fence, 2005-2007
Liza Lou is famous for her beading. This security fence is made completely out of beads.
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on Feb
ruary 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal
Ohio
By: Neil Young
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
By: Neil Young
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
This is a song written by Neil Young in response to the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970. In this shooting the Ohio National Guard opened fire on college students killing four and wounding nine who were
protesting or maybe just changing classes (the details were never
clear). In the song Neil Young refers to "four dead in ohio" which are
the four students in Kent. This song was performed by Crosby, Steel,
Nash, and Young. This song was released in on a live recording in 1971
and a studio recording was released in 1974. "Tin soldiers and Nixon coming," refers to the Ohio National Guardsmen
who killed the student protesters and Young's attribution of their
deaths to the President of the United States, Richard Nixon. Crosby
once stated that Young keeping Nixon's name in the lyrics was "the
bravest thing I ever heard." After the double's release, it was banned
from some AM radio stations because of the challenge to the Nixon
Administration in the lyrics, but received airplay on then underground
FM stations in larger cities and college towns. The American
counterculture took the group as its own after this song, giving the
four a status as leaders and spokesmen they would enjoy to varying
extent for the rest of the decade.
protesting or maybe just changing classes (the details were never
clear). In the song Neil Young refers to "four dead in ohio" which are
the four students in Kent. This song was performed by Crosby, Steel,
Nash, and Young. This song was released in on a live recording in 1971
and a studio recording was released in 1974. "Tin soldiers and Nixon coming," refers to the Ohio National Guardsmen
who killed the student protesters and Young's attribution of their
deaths to the President of the United States, Richard Nixon. Crosby
once stated that Young keeping Nixon's name in the lyrics was "the
bravest thing I ever heard." After the double's release, it was banned
from some AM radio stations because of the challenge to the Nixon
Administration in the lyrics, but received airplay on then underground
FM stations in larger cities and college towns. The American
counterculture took the group as its own after this song, giving the
four a status as leaders and spokesmen they would enjoy to varying
extent for the rest of the decade.
Coded Slave Songs
•“Wade in the Water” is one of the most common slave songs known.
•It reflects the Israelites escape out of Egypt known in Exodus 14 from the Bible.
•It was said to contain a secret message with explicit instructions to fugitive slaves on how to avoid being captured and successfully finding the right route leading to their freedom.
“Wade in the Water”
Wade in the water (children)
Wade in the water
Wade in the water
God's gonna trouble the water
If you don't believe I've been redeemed
God's gonna trouble the water
I want you to follow him on down to Jordan stream
(I said) My God's gonna trouble the water
You know chilly water is dark and cold
(I know my) God's gonna trouble the water
You know it chills my body but not my soul
(I said my) God's gonna trouble the water
(Come on let's) wade in the water
Wade in the water (children)
Wade in the water
God's gonna trouble the water
Now if you should get there before I do
(I know) God's gonna trouble the water
Tell all my friends that I'm comin' too
(I know) God's gonna trouble the water
Sometimes I'm up lord and sometimes I'm down
(You know my) God's gonna trouble the water
Sometimes I'm level to the ground
God's gonna trouble the water
(I Know) God's gonna trouble the water
Wade in the water (children)
Wade out in the water (children)
God's gonna trouble the water
Friday, February 20, 2009
CHINESE PAINTING
The Han Dynasty:
•The first of China’s four main dynasties.
•The goal for alliances formed the Silk Road, a trade route to the Roman Empire.
•During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese improved the makings of ceramics and silk-weaving.
•Also, funerary art was a main focus, apparent in decorated tombs.
The Six Dynasties:
•During a unstable time for China, the arts developed greatly.
–Woodblock printing was invented.
–Poetry, painting, and other arts became a personal way to express feelings.
–Calligraphers became more adapted to unique styles.
The Sui Dynasties:
•Potters invented porcelain by taking white clay and molding it and finishing it by applying a clear glaze.
The T'ang Dynasty:
•The Silk Road was booming with imports and exports.
•Second of the four great dynasties.
–Figure Painting, Tri-colored ceramics, and delicate porcelain evolved.
–Cobalt, blue glazes developed in this era.
–Gold and silver ornaments were placed in the burials with royalty.
The Five Dynasty:
•This period had two main artistic advances.
–Ceramists introduced “whiteware”, what we know today as china.
–“Monumental ink landscape” evolved into a typical style of painting.
The Yuan Dynasty:
•Short lived period
–Development of Literature and Painting
–Opened up many trade routes to India and the Middle East.
•Lots of silk trade
The Sung Dynasty
•Known as the third Chinese golden age.
–Crude invaders drove the Chinese from their territories during this time forcing them to start a new life elsewhere.
–The paintings from this time reflect the heartache and stress the Chinese people faced during this era.
–Wooden sculpture became more realistic as well.
The Yuan Dynasty:
•Famous for the blue and white porcelain. It was technically not invented in this dynasty but it achieved popularity during this time because of the trade routes.
Ming Dynasty:
•Constructed the reowned Forbidden City.
–An Imperial Palace of staggering proportions.
–Leaders tried to revive a sense of cultural traditions
•Bronze incense burners, green and gold ceramic funerary.
•Looked back to the Sung Dynasty for their inspiration (11th and 12th centuries)
–Painted large hanging landscapes for the palace.
•Concise revision of mainly pictorial arts
•A period of reowned prosperity especially in the beginning and the middles.
•Here we see a peal of literartist.
•Three schools of paintings emerged:
–The Che
•The Formal Approach
–The Wy
•Appealed to the intellectuals
–The Eccentric
•Spontaneity and freedom of expression
1912 to Present:
•After the Communists came to power in 1949 the graphic arts useful to political propaganda were encouraged, and Western influence in the arts was strictly discouraged. Within the limits of government restrictions two painters, Li K'o-jan and Ch'eng Shih-fa, have produced works of considerable individuality. Chinese artists working outside China, including Tseng Yu-ho in Hawaii, C. C. Wang in New York, and Chao Wu-chi in France, have produced abstract works based on calligraphy that reveal some Western influence.
View examples of the art at:
1. http://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?i=7&v=2&op=1209
2. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0857312.html
3. http://www.contemporarychinesefineart.com/ARTISTS1.htm
•The first of China’s four main dynasties.
•The goal for alliances formed the Silk Road, a trade route to the Roman Empire.
•During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese improved the makings of ceramics and silk-weaving.
•Also, funerary art was a main focus, apparent in decorated tombs.
The Six Dynasties:
•During a unstable time for China, the arts developed greatly.
–Woodblock printing was invented.
–Poetry, painting, and other arts became a personal way to express feelings.
–Calligraphers became more adapted to unique styles.
The Sui Dynasties:
•Potters invented porcelain by taking white clay and molding it and finishing it by applying a clear glaze.
The T'ang Dynasty:
•The Silk Road was booming with imports and exports.
•Second of the four great dynasties.
–Figure Painting, Tri-colored ceramics, and delicate porcelain evolved.
–Cobalt, blue glazes developed in this era.
–Gold and silver ornaments were placed in the burials with royalty.
The Five Dynasty:
•This period had two main artistic advances.
–Ceramists introduced “whiteware”, what we know today as china.
–“Monumental ink landscape” evolved into a typical style of painting.
The Yuan Dynasty:
•Short lived period
–Development of Literature and Painting
–Opened up many trade routes to India and the Middle East.
•Lots of silk trade
The Sung Dynasty
•Known as the third Chinese golden age.
–Crude invaders drove the Chinese from their territories during this time forcing them to start a new life elsewhere.
–The paintings from this time reflect the heartache and stress the Chinese people faced during this era.
–Wooden sculpture became more realistic as well.
The Yuan Dynasty:
•Famous for the blue and white porcelain. It was technically not invented in this dynasty but it achieved popularity during this time because of the trade routes.
Ming Dynasty:
•Constructed the reowned Forbidden City.
–An Imperial Palace of staggering proportions.
–Leaders tried to revive a sense of cultural traditions
•Bronze incense burners, green and gold ceramic funerary.
•Looked back to the Sung Dynasty for their inspiration (11th and 12th centuries)
–Painted large hanging landscapes for the palace.
•Concise revision of mainly pictorial arts
•A period of reowned prosperity especially in the beginning and the middles.
•Here we see a peal of literartist.
•Three schools of paintings emerged:
–The Che
•The Formal Approach
–The Wy
•Appealed to the intellectuals
–The Eccentric
•Spontaneity and freedom of expression
1912 to Present:
•After the Communists came to power in 1949 the graphic arts useful to political propaganda were encouraged, and Western influence in the arts was strictly discouraged. Within the limits of government restrictions two painters, Li K'o-jan and Ch'eng Shih-fa, have produced works of considerable individuality. Chinese artists working outside China, including Tseng Yu-ho in Hawaii, C. C. Wang in New York, and Chao Wu-chi in France, have produced abstract works based on calligraphy that reveal some Western influence.
View examples of the art at:
1. http://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?i=7&v=2&op=1209
2. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0857312.html
3. http://www.contemporarychinesefineart.com/ARTISTS1.htm
ANDY WARHOL
Above: Oxidation 1978
Biography:
Andy was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh as the son of Slovak immigrants. His original name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an accident when Andy was 13 years old. Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting. After high school he studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Warhol graduated in 1949 and went to New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines like Vogue and Harpar's Bazaar and for commercial advertising. He soon became one of New York's most sought of and successful commercial illustrators.The 1950s:
During the 1950’s time period Warhol continued as a commercial artist. He gained fame for his whimsical drawings of shoe advertisements.His ads were done in a loose, blotted ink style.
During the 1950’s Warhol was hired by RCA Records to design album covers and promotional materials. This is a album cover for rock and roll artist David Bowie that Warhol designed.
Andy Warhol had his first one-man show exhibition at the Hugo Gallery in New York in 1952.
Featured was his work, 15 Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote.
The Factory:
In 1962, Andy Warhol founded The Factory. It was an art studio where he employed “art workers” to produce a large amount of prints and posters.
The Shooting:
In 1968 Warhol was shot by Valerie Solana, who starred in his film “I, A Man, in his studio. She claimed “he had too much control over my life.” This event was said to have ended the “Factory 60’s.”
The 1970s:
Throughout the 1970s, Warhol frequently socialized with celebrities such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Truman Capote, both of whom had been important early subjects in his art. He started to receive dozens-and soon hundreds-of commissions for painted portraits from wealthy socialites, music and film stars, and other clients. He was a regular partygoer at Studio 54, the famous New York disco, along with celebrities such as fashion designer Halston, entertainer Liza Minnelli, and Bianca Jagger. In 1971 Warhol co-designed the cover for The Rolling Stones’ album Sticky Fingers, featuring a close-up photo of the torso of a man wearing blue jeans with a real working zipper. The design was nominated for a Grammy Award.. His commissioned portrait paintings began in 1963, with portraits of the collector Ethel Scull, entertainer Bobby Short, and others. The 1970s was also a period of experimentation for Warhol. He made 3 versions of a sculpture called Rain Machine (Daisy Waterfall) for the Osaka World’s Fair in 1970. These consist of a large shower of water in front of a wall of 3-D lenticular prints of daisies. In the mid-1970s he experimented with an idea for an Invisible Sculpture, made of motion detectors and loud sirens. In 1978, he produced a large series of works called Oxidation paintings, made with human urine on canvases covered with metallic paint.
The 1980s:
In the mid-1980s his television shows, Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes and Andy Warhol’s TV, aired nationally on MTV and on Madison Square Garden cable television in New York. He created work for Saturday Night Live, and appeared in an episode of The Love Boat. In 1984, Warhol collaborated with young artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, and Keith Haring on artworks. Warhol returned to painting with a brush in these, briefly abandoning the silkscreen method he had used exclusively since 1962. Nearly all of Warhol’s works in every medium were created with the help of friends (beginning with writer Ralph Ward, and the crowd at Serendipity 3 café in the 1950s), paid assistants (beginning with Vito Giallo and Nathan Gluck in the 1950s), and managers such as Fred Hughes. Warhol died in New York City on February 22, 1987, due to complications following surgery to remove his gall bladder. In 1988, a ten-day auction of his enormous estate of art and antiques raised over 20 million dollars for The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Museum was announced in 1989, and opened in Pittsburgh in 1994.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)