Form Follows Fiction Flashcards

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Oscar-Claude Monet

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Founder of French impressionist painting

Entered Le Havre art school

Inspired by gardens

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First Aunt Jemima Art Piece

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Racist Memorabilia and put it in box for empowerment

Betye Saar- Wants to empower her

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Aunt Jemima Cocktail Art

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Handmade label with a “mammy” figure on the front and a Black Power fist on the back

Gallo wine jug (marker of middle-class sophistication) is turned into a tool for Black liberation

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Fruit Man Artwork

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A Reversible Anthropomorphic Portrait of a Man Composed of Fruit

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Rotating House Artwork

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Aerial Rotating House

Albert Robida

From the novel Le Vingtième Siècle

The novel describes what Robida thought would be 1950s Paris

Acknowledging a harsh reality while also projecting a positive outlook on the future

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Floating Jesus Artwork

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The Strolling Saint

Pedro Meyer

Iris print

Accompanied by a copy of the book “Truths & Fictions: A Journey from Documentary to Digital Photography”

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Pompeii Painting

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Late Visitors to Pompeii

Carel Wilink

Four 1930s men at the forum of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background

Painting has belonged to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

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Iguana Crown Artwork

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Our Lady of the Iguanas

Graciela Iturbide

Our Lady of the Iguanas, shows the power and dignity of a Zapotec woman, who carries on her head live iguanas that form a bizarre crown

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The Romantic Dollarscape

Pedro Alvarez

Green color reminiscent of the color of dollars

Cuban

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Alien Artwork Series

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Weirdos of Another Universe

Avery Gibbs

About the feeling of being an outsider after entering a new world, and gradually figuring out how to find your place within it

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Cans Artwork

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Campbell’s Soup Cans

Andy Warhol

“I used to have the same lunch every day, for twenty years, I guess, the same thing over and over again”

Consisting of thirty-two canvases
One for each of the flavours then sold by Campbell’s

Using a combination of projection, tracing, painting, and stamping

Considered a part of the Pop Art Movement

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Spongebob Artwork

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Kawsbob

Brian Donnelly

“Kawsbob ‘’ is basically just Spongebob but in KAWS’s style

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Charlie Brown Gasoline Artwork

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Charlie Brown Firestarter

Grafiti in LA

Cut out of the wall no doubt to turn up for sale somewhere else

Banksy- England-based street artist
His work grew out of the Bristol underground scene

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Grocery Store Art

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Life, Miracle Whip and Premium

Brendan O’Connell
Known for his paintings of Walmart interiors.

Nicknamed America’s “Brand Name Painter” by Time because of his impressionist paintings of America’s most popular brands

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Oral-B Pro 5000

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a toothbrush that ‘guides’ you via app

$103

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SmartyPans

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A frying pan that detects what’s in it

$209

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HAPIfork

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a fork that tracks how fast you’re eating

$79

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Spire

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A wearable that tells you when you’re stressed

$150

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Egg minder

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A plastic carton that tells you if you need more eggs

$10

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HidrateSpark

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A bottle that tracks how much water you’re drinking

$55

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SmartMat

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A yoga mat that tells you when you’re screwing up

$347

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My. Flow

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A monitor that tells you when your tampon is full

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Smart Rope

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An LED-embedded jump rope that shows fitness data as you work out

$90

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Kuvée

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A Wi-Fi-enabled wine bottle with interchangeable cartridges

$199