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”
