ART SECTION 2 - Additional Art Pieces Flashcards
Made “Under Discussion”
Allora & Calzadilla
Included in “Under Discussion”
6 minute video that shows a fisherman driving an upside-down table with a motor attached to the back around the island
What metaphors were the artists interested in for “Under Discussion”
A table as an object that brings together people for a discussion, but when upturned, such an object also communicates disfunction
What does the man in “Under Discussion” do
Circle a traditional path for fishing in Vieques
What is included in the traditional path that the man follows in “Under Discussion”
Large craters from exploded bombs and signs indicating the presence of other explosives that had never detonated
The path of the fisherman in “Under Discussion” is another way of
Marking the land in a manner that leaves no permanent trace
How long was the video “Under Discussion”
6 minutes
Made the painting “Cho-looke. the Yosemite Fall”
Albert Bierstadt
Part of an influential group of americans who traveled throughout the western US in the late 19th centuries
Albert Bierstadt
What kind of paintings did Albert Bierstadt and contemporaries like Thomas Moran and Thomas Hill paint
Dramatic vistas of mountains and waterfalls to be displayed back in the East
What did large-scale paintings that show dramatic mountains and waterfalls show
The American West to be a landscape of fantastic drama and beauty
What did large-scale paintings that show dramatic mountains and waterfalls draw upon
Romanticism European
What was the use of Romanticism European in large-scale paintings
To stir interest among the American public in expanding the land claimed by the U.S. all the way to the Pacific Ocean
What did paintings that associated with the doctrine of Manifest Destiny play a direct role in
Convincing members of Congress to dedicate national park lands to protect the kind environments shown by Bierstadt
The copper-colored walls are a copy of the artwork
“Clara-Clara”
Material preferred by Richard Serra for his sculptures
Rusted COR-TEN steel
Media of Richard Serra
Large-scale, site-specific sculpture
What movement was Richard Serra part of
Postminimilism
What movement did Richard Serra work alongside of
Land art movement
Why did Richard Serra work alongside the land art movement
To establish site-specificity
Where was “Tilted Arc” originally installed
Lower Manhattan in 1981
Where did the money for “Tilted Arc” come from
Public Funds
“Tilted Arc” was cast in controversy and got complaints from
A small number of federal white-collar workers employed in the area
What resulted due to complaints of “Tilted Arc”
A hearing was organized to discuss relocating the sculpture
