Art Flashcards
Define: Self-portrait:
A self-portrait is a portrait an artist makes using himself or herself as the subject, typically it is drawn or painted from a reflection in a mirror.
Define: Functions of the self-portrait
Signatures of style, advertisements of skill, experiments in technique or expression, self-revelation
Define: Existential
Relations to human existence and human experience
Define: Imbued
To infuse
Define: Bohemians
A person (such as a writer or an artist) living an alternative life
Define: Reconciliation
Act of resolution between the two groups
Define: Figurative
Representing something as it really looks, rather than in an abstract way
Define: Interwoven
interconnected
Define: Mythical
Imaginary
Define: Inimitable
Something that is not able to be imitated
Define: Transparency
A picture viewed by light shining through it or by projection
Define: Illusory
Implies a false impression - somewhat deceptive or unreal
Define: Technologies that influenced the self-portrait
The mirror, Oil paint, SLR Camera, Photoshop
Define: Subjectivity
Expressions of the individuality and personal experiences and perceptions of an artist
Define: Controversy
A dispute where there is strong disagreement
Define: Figurative
Representing something as it really looks, rather than in an abstract way
Define: Benefactor
A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
What’s the Archibald Prize awarding?
The best portrait of a distinguished Australian each year by an Australian painter
When should the artist complete their work for the Archibald Prize?
12 months prior to submission
Who are the entries of the Archibald Prize judged by?
The Trustees of the Gallery
How much does the winner receive?
$100,000
What are the two other prizes awarded with the Archibald Prize?
People’s Choice Award & Packing room
How much is the People’s Choice Award?
$3500
How much is the Packing room?
$1500
What is the focus work for Craig Ruddy?
David Gulpilil, Two Worlds
What media did he use?
Mixed media (charcoal & graphite) on wallpaper
What is the meaning of the painting ‘David Gulpilil, Two Worlds’
“David is a man who crosses the lines that still divide two contrasting worlds” (something like this)
When was the artwork ‘David Gulpilil, Two Worlds’ made?
2004
What are the two other works by Craig Ruddy?
The Prince of Darkness - Warwick & Cathy Freeman, plaster on canvas
What is Craig Ruddy also a winner of? In what year?
People’s Choice award - 2010
What is the Wynne Prize awarded for?
best landscape painting of Australian scenery or for the best example of figure sculpture
How much do you get for the Wynne Prize?
$50,000 for the winner
Where is it held?
Art gallery of NSW
Define: Bequest
A money donation given to fund the award
Who is it judged by?
The Trustees of the AGNSW
What are the other prizes awarded with the Wynne Prize?
Trustees watercolour Prize, Pring Memorial Prize, Roberst’s family Prize
How much do you get for Trustees watercolour Prize?
$5000
How much do you get for the Pring Memorial Prize?
$1000
How much do you get for the Roberst’s family Prize?
$10,000
What can the works be for the Wynne Prize?
Multi-panel, seascapes and cityscapes
What can the landscapes be done in?
Oils, watercolour, acrylic or mixed media
When was Imants Tillers born?
1950
What did Imants Tillers start? In what year?
Method painting in 1981
Define: Appropriation
‘Borrowing’ of images by other artists/to take from another source
Define: Non-linear
A process in which one thing does not clearly link
or directly follow from another
What has become a dominant theme of Tillers’ works?
Landscape
Which two artists did Tillers’ look to for inspiration to create this work?
Von Guerard and Fred Williams
Why was Tillers’ attracted to the waterfall?
Because a waterfall is always changing but still somehow look the same
What did Tillers’ see the waterfall as a metaphor for?
Compare waterfall to the fleetingness of human life (short life)
What helps convey the narrative in Tillers’ works?
The text in his work creates meaning or narrative
Which TWO other contemporary artists influenced Tillers’ practice?
Fred Williams and Colin McCahon
Define: Cultural Frame
Examined in terms of the values and beliefs that influenced the artwork. How time, place and certain events shape artwork
Where did Lena Yarinkura come from?
Arnhem land
Define: Contemporary
The art of today
Who did Lena Yarinkura learn to weave from?
Her mother
What does Lena Yarinkura’s work illustrate?
Her ancestral creation and bush stories
Define: Secular
Non-reglious
What does Lena Yarinkur use for her works?
Local bush-dyed pandanus - weaves, forms/bodies filled - paperbark, woven/wooden limbs - attached and decorated
What techniques does Lena Yarinkura use to weave?
Twined technique
What is usually Lena Yarinkura’s sculptures?
Important local animals
Where does Yvonne Koolmatrie live?
Banks of Murray river, Southern Australia
Who did Yvonne Koolmatrie learn to weave from?
Her aunt Dorthy
