Art and Music: Paintings and Pieces Flashcards
Who painted ‘Office in a Small City’
Edward Hopper
What period in history is ‘Office in a Small City’ often linked to
Post-war America
When was ‘Office in a Small City’ painted
1953
Who is the artist in the piece ‘Hiding in the City (Vegetables)’
Liu Bolin
Where did Liu Bolin’s inspiration come from for his piece
His sculpting studio in Bejing was broken down in 2005 for the construction of the Bejing Olympic rounds. His first painting was him blended in with his broken studio, to symbolise the hidden aspect (him) behind seemingly mundane items/places (his studio).
What type of painting is ‘Office in a Small City’
Oil Painting
Who said: “I decided to use my works to make a stand against this atrocity. I began the series ‘Hiding in the City’ as a way of voicing my anger against the atrocity of the government”
Liu Bolin (Hiding in the City (Vegetables)
Who said: “My aim was to try to give the sense of an isolated and lonely office interior rather high in the air, with the office furniture which has a very definite meaning to me.”
Edward Hopper
What type of painting is ‘Hiding in the City (Vegetables)’
Body painting
Who painted ‘Papilla Estelar’
Remedios Varo
When was ‘Papilla Estelar’ painted
1958
What type of painting is ‘Papilla Estelar’
Oil Painting
Where did Remedios Varos’s inspiration come from for her piece
Remedios Varo fled from Spain to Mexico as a result of WWII. European artists were extremely marginalized there, and as a result, Remedios felt isolated and unwelcome.
Who painted ‘Here We Are’
Kushana Bush
When was ‘Here We Are’ painted
2016
What type of painting is ‘Here We Are’
It was painted with gouache, a slightly more pigmented form of watercolours.
Where did Kushana Bush get inspiration from for her piece
Her painting (‘Here We Are’) holds aspects of Mughal paintings (derived from Persian art), Medieval paintings and Italian Renaissance pieces.
Why might ‘Here We Are’ be considered an ironic title for what the artwork actually is
The way Kushana Bush has made the piece rather complicated and complex makes it anything but clear where we are, despite the title.
Who was the artist behind ‘Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)’
Reena Saini Kallat
What type of art is ‘Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)’
A sculpture made out of stamps in the shape of a
cobweb
Where can ‘Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)’ be found
The sculpture resides on the front of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, located in Jijamata Udyaan, India
Where did Reena Saini Kallat get the inspiration for her piece
Reena took a lot of inspiration from Indian Urban decolonization sprees in the early 90s, when a lot of the street names in India (particularly in Mumbai) were changed from colonial to more indigenous ones.
Who are the artists behind ‘Open Border’
Atelier ARI
When was ‘Open Border’ created
January 2017
Where could you have found ‘Open Border’
It was located on the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg Canada while it was frozen in the winter.
What kind of art is ‘Open Border’
‘Open Border’ was a project made out of a 4-meter-tall wall made out of red PVC insulating strips that trap warmth in a narrow space
As part of what competition was ‘Open Border’ created
It was created as part of the 2017 ‘warming huts’ competition, which urges architects/artists to build a pavilion along the skating trail in Winnipeg.
Where did Atelier ARI get the inspiration for their piece
‘Open Border’ pushed people to try and interact more with relatives and strangers alike. It was also built to counter the tenser political climates at the time; Donald Trump wanted to build a wall to separate people, so this wall would unite them.
What was the meaning behind ‘Open Border’
It reflected the human spirit to unite and become one, despite geographical differences and falsely justified prejudices.
Who painted ‘Self-portrait with a Jewish Identity Card’
Felix Nussbaum
When was ‘Self-portrait with a Jewish Identity Card’ painted?
1943
Where did Felix Nussbaum get the inspiration for his piece
Felix Nussbaum was a German Jew who was heavily targetted by the Nazis. He lived in fear for his and his family’s lives simply because of their religion, and channelled that into his artwork.
What does the Yellow star in ‘Self-portrait with a Jewish Identity Card’ represent
The Yellow Star is the star a David, a telltale sign of strong Jewish religion. Felix Nussbaum (the artist of the piece) was a strong Jew.
