Cole & Wright Flashcards by Kristina Johnson

The Course of Empire: The Savage State

Salient Features = -Chiaroscuro; provides light opening up. The spotlight is directed towards the mountain.
-Sublime; The way the clouds are shaped creates the “sublime” (something so beautiful but scary at the same time.
-The Teepees; tells us the Natives are not settled
-The mercy of nature is dominate

Context: -One of his goals was to Elevate landscaping. -During this time period was the Westward Expansion and he wanted to find “American Art.” EXPLOSION IS CIVILIZATION!
-Cole was skeptical of progress & democracy; believed we’re going to self destruct if have to much of a voice WHICH IS WHY WE MUST LIVE IN HARMONY (VIRGIN EDEN)
-(Manifest Destiny) = expand its dominion, use God’s gift of nature.
-What Landscape is unique!? And what is the purpose of nature!??
-Idealized & captured nature

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school

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The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State

Salient Features: -Stone Henge; which the smoke is coming out of provides permanent structure
-Boats; the time people were traveling & trading goods which is the idea of civilization
-Stump in the right hand corner; cut down by man is an early sign of civilization. Man wanting to dominate over nature instead of living in harmony with nature.

Context: -One of his goals was to Elevate landscaping. -During this time period was the Westward Expansion and he wanted to find “American Art.”
-(Manifest Destiny) = expand its dominion, use God’s gift of nature.
-What Landscape is unique!? And what is the purpose of nature!??

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school
-Development of logic & Art = the person on the left hand corner with the stick.

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The Course of Empire: Consummation

Salient features: -The People; representing how man is dominant. The buildings they created are covering nature.
-Statue of Athena; representing victory & warfare; eliminating the balance of nature and man.
-The Greek architecture; such as the dome & columns provide modern era architecture blossoming
-Being blinded by Nature!!

Context: -One of his goals was to Elevate landscaping. -During this time period was the Westward Expansion and he wanted to find “American Art.” EXPLOSION IS CIVILIZATION!
-Cole was skeptical of progress & democracy; believed we’re going to self destruct if have to much of a voice WHICH IS WHY WE MUST LIVE IN HARMONY
-(Manifest Destiny) = expand its dominion, use God’s gift of nature.
-What Landscape is unique!? And what is the purpose of nature!??

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school
-Two brothers at the bottom right hand corner will end killing each other in the painting of Destruction

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The Course of Empire: Destruction

Salient features -The statue is headless; representing man destroying man. (Statue being Watson from Watson and the Shark)
-The Sublime of the clouds
-The bridge the allegedly carried Ceasure is gone; used to represent unity in the civilization?

Context: -One of his goals was to Elevate landscaping. -During this time period was the Westward Expansion and he wanted to find “American Art.” EXPLOSION IS CIVILIZATION!
-Cole was skeptical of progress & democracy; believed we’re going to self destruct if have to much of a voice WHICH IS WHY WE MUST LIVE IN HARMONY
-(Manifest Destiny) = expand its dominion, use God’s gift of nature.
-What Landscape is unique!? And what is the purpose of nature!??

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school
-Two brothers at the bottom right hand corner will end killing each other in the painting of Destruction

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The Course of Empire: Desolation

Salient feature -The greener and nature growing on the Corinthian column = nature trying heal/come back
-Picturesque = calming and pleasing to look at; after the destruction everything is still.
-Sublime

Context: -One of his goals was to Elevate landscaping. -During this time period was the Westward Expansion and he wanted to find “American Art.” EXPLOSION IS CIVILIZATION!
-Cole was skeptical of progress & democracy; believed we’re going to self destruct if have to much of a voice WHICH IS WHY WE MUST LIVE IN HARMONY
-(Manifest Destiny) = expand its dominion, use God’s gift of nature.
-What Landscape is unique!? And what is the purpose of nature!??

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school
-The mountain in the back on the right was shown throughout of Coles five paintings of The Course of Empire

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Kaaterskill Falls:

Salient features -Chiaroscuro; Rain clouds create a light & dark atmosphere
-The trees; captures time
-Picturesque

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school

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The Oxbow

Salient features -Chiaroscuro; Rain clouds create a light & dark atmosphere
-The left side = Virgin Eden
-The Oxbow; on the lands shows passage of time and agriculture

Nuance:
-He was the founder of Hudson River school
-At the bottom of the painting Cole painted himself

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Taliesin East

Salient features -Cantilevered balconies =
-Stone & brick = inspired by the Japanese (simplistic) (blending in with nature)
-Windows = to view the nature
-The house is supposed to mimic the flow of the hill & land

Context -Wright was NOT A ROMANTIC; but he was very inspired & influenced
-Philosophy = Form Follows Function (everything is purposeful)!
-Everytime he created new piece of architecture; he has a specific reason why he did what he did so that the structure will follow the function
-Prairie Style = Shaped America’s first style of architecture. FLAT HORIZONTAL LAND was the best way to go for him.

Nuance -Was a very cocky man & had multiple wives
-Wright was NOT A ROMANTIC; but he was very inspired & influenced.

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Imperial Hotel

Salient features -Organic Architecture = We should live in harmony with nature.
-Creates thick walls = helps protect the building from any eruption of an earthquake.
-Organic Architecture = We should live in harmony with nature (EX: the thick walls, the pond, the plants etc)

Nuance -Was a very cocky man & had multiple wives
-Wright was NOT A ROMANTIC; but he was very inspired & influenced

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Taliesin West

Salient features -Brick & stone = using natural resources that nature provided for us.
-Solar panels = feeding off natural electricity due to the sun
-Windows = to view the nature

Nuance -Was a very cocky man & had multiple wives
-Wright was NOT A ROMANTIC; but he was very inspired & influenced.

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Falling Water

Salient features -Cantilevered balconies = to step out and view nature’s landscape
-Windows = to view the nature
-Organic Architecture = Harmonizing with nature

Nuance -Was a very cocky man & had multiple wives
-Wright was NOT A ROMANTIC; but he was very inspired & influenced.

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Johnson Wax Headquarters

Salient features -Has giant lily pads = open up the space and make you feel as if your in the outdoors looking up at them
-Asymmetrical = wanted to eliminate to same repetitive office buildings and make it more curvilinear
-Windows = to view the nature

Nuance -Was a very cocky man & had multiple wives
-Wright was NOT A ROMANTIC; but he was very inspired & influenced.

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