Art Final Exam

Woman Kicking Hat

Muybridge, 1880's. Muybridge was hired as a scientist. statement about anatomy as well as nude art.

Grand Prix

Lartigue, 1910's. Says something about the automobile and the people who had access to buying this automobile at the time. photography as a means for classifying people.

mug shot

criminals as defective people. people with certain features being susceptible to certain things.

Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development

Galton, 1880's. as if facial expressions will make their bodies "imperfect

x-ray negative of human hand

1880's.

Technology

not a natural term. technologies have agencies. they have the power to influence people.

Adol as a Superman: 'He swallows gold and spits out tin plate

Heartfield, 1930's. photomontage--mixed media. Heartfield was an opponent of Hitler. criticizing the corruptness of the Nazi party. took taxes to fund their own extravagant activities.

Triumph of the Will

Riefenstahl, 1930's. depicts the arrival of Hitler from an airplane. forms of communication. shows thousands of people excited to see Hitler.

Daily Show with Jon Stewart

2000's. making fun of conventional programs. all ideas are subjective

mass culture

suggests that we receive all our messages through centralized forms of media

publics

public places of disclosure, exchange of ideas

counterpublics

groups that realize that they are in subordinate positions in society. find new ways to speak up and speak out

mechanical reproduction

Now we have things that are changed because they are reproduced.

reproduction

a copy of an original. more widely seen than the original work of art. reproductions take over the original work.

Mona Lego

Harshbarger, 2000's. reproduction of the mona lisa using legos.

Thirty are Better Than One

Warhol, 1960's. shows reproduced image in multiples.

Retroactive

Rauschenberg, 1960's.

Roy II

Close, 1990's.

reproducability

the politics behind it.

L H O O Q

Duchamp, 1930's. found object. mona lisa but with a mustache. loosely translated to "she has a hot ass

typical Warhol strategy

multiples, reproducing an original image in different ways, diptychs, using a grid pattern

Puppies

Rogers, 1980's. Rogers sues Koons for "stealing" his photograph to make a sculpture. Koons has to pay Rogers and give him one copy of the sculpture.

String of Puppies

Koons, 1980's. Rogers sues Koons. Koons loses.

Heroic Guerilla Fighter

Korda, 1960's. this photograph is used in various prints. photographer says the picture is used without his content. sued a vodka company for misuse of a photograph.

silence=death

act up, 1980's. the gov was not doing anything about the AIDS epidemic when it first started. triangle is symbolism of Nazis. found object is triangle.

Its Big Business

Act Up, 1980's. critique of government and pharmaceutical companies making profits to cure or control AIDS

Clean for the Cure

Orek, 2000's. trying to sell vacuum cleaners in support of breast cancer, but really they are trying to sell their own product.

Pink Ribbons Inc.

Lea Pool, 2010's. pink ribbons are great, but we are not thinking about the women behind those pink ribbons. glamorizing it. not talking about the environmental causes of the disease.

Volvo ad featuring a fetus

Volvo, 1990's. saying that your baby that has not been born yet is so valuable and you should get a volvo to help protect it.

The Gross Clinic**

Eakins, 1870's. the man is not really highlighted as the central figure.

The Anatomy Lesson**

Rembrant, 1630's. the man is not highlighted as the central figure.

Vitruvian Man

daVinci, 1480's. conveys the anatomy of a human male.

The New Face of America

Time Magazine, 1990's. compares the old face of America to the "new" face. depicts multiple cultures and ethnicities within one digitally produced face

postmodernism

celebration of individuals freedom. questioned norms. student protests--Berkley. 1960's

Kettle one ad

2000's. subliminal message.

cindy sherman Untitled

1970's. wants us to know that she makes the images herself. references old movies from the 1950's. obvious costumes.

Hispanic Project

Nikki Lee, 1990's. makes a statement about race and ethnicity. juxtaposes herself with other ethnicities. wears costumes to blend in with the people she takes pictures with. only uses a disposable camera.

7th Operation

Orlan, 1990's. uses her body as a canvas. films her operations. tries to make herself look idealized.

The World

Jia Zhag-ke, 2000's. iconic buildings in replica form.

A sudden gust of wind (after Hokusai)

Wall, 1990's. inspired by an original work. made by hundreds of computer generated. imitation with a degree of comedy

Reserves: The Purim Holiday**

Boltanski, 1980's. wants us to think about something that has happened with these photographs. eerie, old.

Centre Georges Pompidou

Renzo, 1970's. a museum that shows its guts. symbolic of its structure.

Guggenheim Museum New York

Wright, 1940's-50's.

Guggenheim Bilbao Museum Spain

Gehry, 2000's. destination museum. "replica" (but not really) of the one in New York

Flaneur

a man who moves through the streets. especially in Paris. he is supposed to see the sights and be fancy. he is a man of leisure.

Illustration of 19th centure flaneur

1840's. a man of intellect and leisure.

Carnation Ad

Los Angeles, 1950's. aimed towards women--fewer calories, a women's hand, a dainty teacup.

Two Hundred Campbells soup cans

Warhol, 1960's.

The Refridgerator

Lichtenstein, 1960's. a critique of a housewife?

Branded Head

Willis-Thomas, 2000's. you might as well just put a brand on your head like an animal.