In our culture, on what occasions do we expect that if we revieve a gift, we should give a gift in return? What is the givers reavtion if giving isnt reciprocated?
If the giver is given a gift back then there would be a sense of appreciating, kindness. Ususally there wouldn't be a gift given back if it was a birthday or if someone came to visit. If the giver is not given a gift in return then there would be a sad emotion, and the giver would not feel very appreciated.
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How do the sites of Machu Picchu and Mesa Verde reflect their environments? How do Machu Picchu and Cusco also reflect power and authority of the Inka through their architectural designs/site layout/architectural elements?
The site of Machu Picchu reflects their enviroment because when they built this site they used Inca architectural planning. The site near by was the royal estate of the Inca ruler Pachacuti. There are walls and plazas drapping stupendous vistas. As well as the stones used to form the background. Mesa Verde reflect their enviroment by living on a cliff where the ancestral puebloans occupied the four corner region. They were very talented at building. They both had many small rooms that were built. This area was a communal area that many people lived in. Machu Picchu and Cusco reflect power and authority of the Inka through their architectural design/site layout/architectural elements because they both lived on high grounds, looking down from above. Being on the highest ground showed that they were the rulers. They also showed their power through the shape of the architecture because the shape of the building was in the shape of a Puma. There were also giant walls, thatched roofs, doors, windows, and niches. Cuzco was the politicial center of the Inca Empire. Everyone had to carry a burden, gold, silver, and gems when entering into this society, and it had to stay there, and this showed a lot of power. If there were one animal that you thought you might be in a parallel universe, what would it be? If you could combine your own body with parts of two or three other creatures, what would they be, and why?
I would want to be a cheetah because it can run fast, and thinking about the predator and prey relationship, I would be at the top of the food chain. If I could combine my body with parts of two or three other creatures it would be a cheetah, bird, and shark. The reason I picked these animals is because a cheetah can run fast, a bird can fly, and a shark can swim and breath under water. All of these reasons if combined can create a talent that will make this creature invinsible. Also all of these animals are mostly at the top of the food chain. I would have the legs of the cheetah, and ears. I would have the wings for birds attatched to my shoulders still having arms. And lungs with a capaticity to breath under water. Describe the feelings you experience on waking from a strange dream. What was the dream? What made it feel strange? How did you feel upon waking up?
When I wake up from a dream, I feel very confused, as to where I am, and what just happened. I sometimes get a little scared. I sleep talk, and wake up wondering why I said the last word. Once I had a dream when I was at camp in grade 4, and I had a dream of being in the forest, but I was in my sleeping bag, but at the same time, we were all going on a hike, but on the wooden stairs of the forest floor, I was just sleeping. Then when I woke up, I felt frightened because I thought I was in the middle of the forest by myself. It made it feel strange because I could the feel the cold ground. When I woke up I had realized that I was half on my bed, and half off my bed, and my head was on the floor, and my feet were up on the bed. It was weird waking up, but I understood why I thought I was on two different levels of stairs. These structures mark "sacred space". Are there architectural characteristics that they share? What differentiates and seperates these structures from non-sacred space/ ordinary structures?
They are very different time periods. They all relate to religion. The strucutures that differentiate from normal, are very decorative. The style of each building, have a certain style that relate to each other. Greek, Hundui, and the Cathlic Cathedral all relate to each other, because they are all religious. 1. In two sentences give one interesting contextual fact about Diego Rivera and one fact about the form and/content of his artwork.
Diego Rivera started in North Carolina, and then moved to New York and believed that the New York school was too closed for idea's and he wanted to expand on that. He had financial aid with one of his installations, and was later asked to take it down, because it was too inappropriate, and he refused to take it down, so he was asked to stop his installations. 2. In two sentences give what you think is the more important contextual fact to understanding Jacob Lawrence's migration of the negro series, AND, (given the cultural/political climate of the United States at the time) explain how you think audiences at the time might have reacted to this series of artworks. Jacob Lawrence was in a time of the Negro, and the division between the two, and he created his work around the immigration of Negro's. In his work he wanted to differentiate the different between Negro's and white's, and how their class differ, and how each were treated. The audiences that saw these pieces at the time wouldn't have liked it, because that's the truth towards society. What was the function of Dada art such as Duchamp's Fountain?
The function of Dada's art such as Duchamp's fountain was before the broken arm. What the arm was like before it was broken. It also, as said in the video says that it could be narrative, as well as looked at in a poetic way. Of all the artwork we have studied thus far, which work of art has most shocked you? Why? Of all of the artworks that we have studied thus far, "In Advance of the Broken Arm" shocked me the most. In General Duchamp's work shocked me because, a couple hundred years before Duchamp, there was a very high standard of paintings, and techniques that were used. The paintings were very realistic, and then as the years went on, the painting techniques and styles changed widely, to a more abstract and non-realistic. The audience got used to the abstractions of paintings, from realistic to abstraction. Then it got to a point when Duchamp would just pick a utilitarian object, and sign his name, and claim it as his own. I personally don't believe that Duchamp's work is art, because I find it offensive personally, to the question of what ART actually is. In my opinion there should be some sort of line before something is not considered art anymore. I was shocked because Duchamp got away with claiming something as art, when it was an object from a store with his name signed on it. In today’s world, what might still shock a museum visitor? In today's world something that might still shock the museum visitor's would be Duchamp's work, which are objects considered as art works. Although some museum visitor's might look at it as telling a story. 1. Explain the concept of the "Male Gaze". Use either Manet's Olympia or Le Dejeuner sur L'Herbe to explain your answer.
The concept of the Male gaze is an exotic scene for males, when they see paintings of nude women. In the painting's of Manet's Olympia or Le Dejeuner sur L'Herbe it show's women that are showing themselves to impress the male type. Manet's Olympia is a very open painting which is what men liked. Le Dejeuner sur L'Herbe is quite different from Olympia because the painting is much less realistic, and even out of proportion. 2. Explain how the FORM and CONTENT of Monet's painting Gare Saint Lazare highlight a fascination with the new modern Paris? The form and content of Monet's painting Gare Saint Lazare highlights a fascination for the new modern Paris because it show's a different way of paintings. The technique is different. It's not realistic, but more spaced out. The paint brush seems to blot on the canvas rather then longer brush strokes. The steam also shows the new modern Paris, and the innovations during that time period. 1. Blog #1:
Gustav Courbet claimed, “Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.” Referring to both the quotation and the works provided (see images on Slide #77 of the PowerPoint), explain Courbet’s statement. Do you agree that the real and the ideal cannot coexist? Analyzing the statement above that Gustav Courbet stated. I disagree that the real and ideal cannot coexist, because when Courbet painted "A Burial at Ornans", it shows everyone together. It shows all of the different levels of classes. It shows the high class, as well as the middle class, and low class. The quote that Courbet stated was half and half. "Painting represents visible forms", as of what is standing in front of them. When he states that "The essence of realism is it's negation of the ideal." Courbet is saying that you need to have both in order to have an accurate painting. It's a mutualistic relationship. 2. Blog #2: Read the following excerpt, paraphrase it, and list examples of either works that we have studied or images from popular culture, that might be cited as evidence for the statement: “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its fantasy on to the female form which is styled accordingly. In their traditional exhibitionist role women are simultaneously looked at and displayed, with their appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact so that they can be said to connote to-be-looked-at-ness. Woman displayed as sexual object is the leit-motif of erotic spectacle...she holds the look, plays to and signifies male desire.” (Laura Mulvey, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”) Summarizing this excerpt, it's about how male and female's are presented to be displayed, and looked at for a erotic impact of the viewer. When there is a male presented, then that is a gazing time for women. When Women are presented, the men have their gaze as well. There are a few examples that relate to this excerpt, such as the "La Grande Odalisque" that was painted by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Another example would be the "Liberty Leading the People" painted by Delacroix. The reason why these painting's relate to the excerpt above is because it shows painting's of female's being represented, and it would be a male gazing time, where men would admire the nudity of the painting. Other examples relating to the statement above is, "Manet, Olympia 1863", as well as, "Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538". The "William-Adolphe Boygereau, The Birth of Venus, 1879". What is the most powerful and/or beautiful natural occurrence you have ever experienced? Describe it and its impact on you in detail.
The most powerful/or beautiful natural occurrence I have ever experienced was when I went to Cuba. In March of last year. I went for a band trip, and we went to all of these different art schools, to perform for them. And they did the same for us. When we first arrived, Cuba was such a beautiful place to be but at the same time, there is poverty there. It was one of the most amazing places that I have been, because the view was just so incredible. It was also before American's were allowed to enter, so everything was original. All of the soda's were Cuban brands, and there were no big tall buildings. It was like going back in time. We drove in these 1950's cars, that were awesome, because they were bright colours, and the only way to honk was to put 2 wires together. Cuba was a trip that I will never forget, and it was the most amazing experience I have ever had. |
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