Art & Music + Special Area: The Stuff that Dreams Are Remade Of

Question 1

what did butter sculpting originate from?

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banquet art

Renaissance & Baroque periods

Question 2

earliest reference to butter art

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1536

Bartolomeo Scappi’s sculptures - elephant, tableau of Hercules fighting a lion

Question 3

Caroline Shawk Brooks

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an American sculptor born in 1840

gained fame for her butter sculptures

Question 4

Caroline’s butter sculpture was cased in….

Answer 4

ice

Question 5

what traditional tools did Caroline usually use for her butter sculptures

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butter paddles

broom straws

“camel’s hair pencil”

Question 6

how did Caroline’s traditional tools help her?

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They allowed her to craft extremely detailed sculptures

Question 7

One of Caroline Brooks’ most notable sculptures in her 1873 creation

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“Dreaming Lolanthe”

depicts Lolanthe, a blind princess from the drama, ‘King Rene’s daughter’

Question 8

Dreaming Lolanthe - exhibition place & number of visitors

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Cincinnati

over 2000 visitors

Question 9

additional sculptures of Lolanthe

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1876 -> a bas-relief (shallow) for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia

full size sculpture of Lolanthe, shipped to Paris for the 1879 World’s Fair

Question 10

what materials did Erika Iris Simmons use

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old books

cassette tapes

cards

magazines

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effect of Simmons’ use of older materials

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brings nostalgia

themes of renewal

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Erika Simmons - Ghost in the Machine

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famous celebrities portrayed using magnetic ribbons from cassette tapes

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figures portrayed in “Ghose in the Machine”

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Marilyn Monroe

Bob Dylan

Robert De Niro

Question 14

Simmons’ choice of cassette tapes

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connection with the figure

(e.g: actors - portrayed with film tapes)

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MISSA - date

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1992 - 2012

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MISSA - description

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piece consisting of 100 army boots

created with mono- filament & metal grid

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where was MISSA displayed

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Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal collection

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

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MISSA - title’s origin

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Latin - “To be sent”

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MISSA - message

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army boots uniformly arranged -> soldiers are treated as identical entities

portrays them as puppets of the totalitarian regime

dehumanizing aspects of war

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photogrammetry

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technique involving thousands of photos digitally combined in 3D

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earliest rock art - date

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133 - 433 AD

Question 22

why might we only know small portions of rock art

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pigments can disappear

rocks may crumble

Question 23

what might aid in the discovery of ancient stencil art?

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digital manipulation of images

(e.g: Reflectance Transformation Imaging)

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RTI - achievements

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discovered an engraved Bison in El Castillo

seeing through calcium deposits to uncover unseen art

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Leang Timpuseng cave - location

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Maros Pankep, Suwalesi, Indonesia

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Leang Timpuseng cave - discoveries

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second oldest cave paintings were discovered

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art inside Leang Timpesung - date

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37,900 BC

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OLDEST cave painting in the world

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El Castillo paintings - 39,000 BC

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Leang Timpuseng cave - techniques used

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Uranium decay technique (using Uranium & thorium)

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Leang Timpuseng cave - discovered date & finder

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July 1857 Alfred Wallace

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Leang Timpuseng cave - significance of the paintings

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initial belief that humans lacked art skilled before leaving Africa was proven wrong

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Charles Darwin - job

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naturalist of the ship HMS beagle

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most significant stop of Darwin's journey

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Galapagos Island, Ecuador

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What did Darwin do to the birds for later research?

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He was unfamiliar with the birds, so he killed and preserved them for later.

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When did Darwin return to England?

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1836

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Who did Darwin colarborate with?

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John Gould

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How many birds did Gould identify

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14 birds 12 of them were entirely new

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main question- what was a particularly noteworthy adaptation for each species of finches?

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their different beak additional: it was concluded that those birds were native to the Galapagos Islands

Question 39

follow up question - what did the birds' different beaks support?

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the theory of evolution

Question 40

what views did Jean-Baptiste Lamarck have?

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emerging species argued that species could spontaneously appear

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Who was Erasmus Darwin?

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Charles Darwin's grandfather, who had previously proposed the theory of evolution + Charles Darwin used his observations to substantiate his grandfather's ideas

Question 42

Lascaux IV - date and location

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1940 Southern France

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When and why were carves of Lacaux IV get sealed off?

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1963 due to carbon dioxide and sweat of visitors

Question 44

What did the French government do to preserve Lascaux VI's ancient artworks?

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It invested 64 million euros to create a near perfect replica of the cave.

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Story behind Lascaux IV's discovery

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four teenagers and a dog were exploring a forest, the dog fell down a hole + this hole is also crafted for the replica for an "authentic" experience

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process of viewing Lascaux IV

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1. viewing outside on top of the underground museum 2. Walking down into the cave entrance

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contents of Lascaux IV replica

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over 600 paintings 1000 engravings

Question 48

Who is Jean-Pierre Chadelle?

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an archeologist, who used to give tours for the original cave uses a laser light to point out important details

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the director of Lascaux IV's replica

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Giullaume Colombo

Question 50

What does prehistorian Jean Clottes suggest about the paintings in Lascaux IV?

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The animals depicted would have represented spiritual symbols rather than those that were eaten.

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Process involved in the construction of Lascaux IV's replica

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tracing the art on the wall, pixel by pixel using 3D digital scanning

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interactive experience of Lascaux IV

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personalized tablets in multiple languages

Question 53

pyramid in Detroit - who and when

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engineer E.S Wheeler 1908

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What was Wheeler's attempt to construct a Detroit pyramid like?

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comedic, unserious, yet optimistic based on imagination and speculation rather than facts

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prosed location for Wheeler's pyramid

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Cadillac's Village 12-acre site in Detroit

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hypothetical working hours for Wheeler's pyramid (according to himself)

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24 million days if one fifth of the population (16 million) participated, it would be built in a day and a half

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How many pyramids could 300 million people construct, according to Wheeler?

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2.5 pyramids

Question 58

Eiffella - description, who?

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a playful tribute and scaled down replica of the Eiffel Tower Phillipe Maindron

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Eiffella - location, size

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Paris 1/10th of the original, 32m tall

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Eiffella- date

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April 1 to 10, 2023 (was almost seen as an April fools joke, yet demonstrated Maindron's appreciation for the original)

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Eiffel Tower - date

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construction started in 1887 ended at 1889 (just in time for the Paris Exposition)

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archaeologist Andrew Goldman

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Introduced VR tech to his classes delivered lectures about Pompeii through VR

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Lithodomos

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VR experience creator for tourists

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what notion did Goldman's interactive courses challenge?

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that Pompeii was a small town

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the founder of Lithodomos

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Simon Young

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What future does Goldfish envision?

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where powerful VR technology in smartphones become natural in classrooms

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Goldman's favorite example for a lesson

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teaching students about the Colosseum, assigning courseworks based on various viewpoints

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effects of Goldfish's Colosseum coursework

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increases historical accuracy, while shedding light on the lives of the less-fortunate

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When did Moldigliani arrive in Paris after the second world war

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1919

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VR experience hosted by the Tate Art Museum

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recreates Moldigilani's studio, where he spent time from 1919 to 1920

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why was it challenging to recreate Moldigilani's studio?

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there were no existing photos from the 1910's

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what was the recreation of Moldigilani's studio based on?

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First hand accounts actual empty space

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notable pieces of Moldigilani

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Self Portrait Jeanne Hébuterne (1919)

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The Opening of the Diet 1863 - description

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the center of National Museum of Finland's new exhibit painting by R.W Ekman

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What does The Opening of the Diet 1863 allow viewers to do?

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interact with the Emperor & representatives from various social classes visit the Hall of Mirrors in the former imperial palace

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Zoan Oy

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the largest Finnish VR studio created virtual experience to transport visitors to a crucial moment in Finland's legislative history

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Period when Finland was the duchy of Russia, while maintaining a degree of independence