The Past Has A Version Control Problem Flashcards
The biblical story of Judith
- No one wants to stand up against Holofernes & his army
- Judith climbs the ranks by being an Israeli spy
- Gets into Holofernes’ tent & seduces him
- Decapitates
Main depictions & power of Judith
The power of female virtue, beauty and power. Judith is often depicted in 2 categories:
+ femme forte: strong and virtuous woman
+ femme fatale: sexually dangerous woman
Impact of the story of Judith
1900s symbol of standing against gender inequality
Criticisms of Judith’s story
- Too romantic or dramatic
- celebrates the trope of “female rage”
Artist of Judith Beheading Holofernes
Caravaggio, a skilled artist during the Renaissance who had massive impact on the Baroque art that was established after the Renaissance
Judith Beheading Holofernes
- Violent depiction
- Judith serious & standing next to an old woman
- Inspired by Da Vinci
- Resembles wide angle lens photo
Artist of Judith Slaying Holofernes
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Raped by her dad’s colleague when she was 18
- Paint as a way to revenge
Judith Slaying Holofernes
- Also violent
- Painted in 1620
- Oil panting
- Provokes strong reactions & feelings from viewers
- Gory
Artist of Judith and the head of Holofernes
- Gustav Klimp
- Australian symbolist painter, member of the Vienna Secession.
- “Golden Phase” and “Byzantine Style”
=> associated with Art Nouveau
Judith and the head of Holofernes
- Monotone yellow style
- Seductive
- Judith half naked
- Holds Holofernes’ head
- Belvedere Museum in Vienna
- Oil painting
Artist of Judith and Holofernes (old)
- Pedro Americo
- Brazillian novelist, scientist, artist,.. in the 19th century
- Known for his attention to detail & realistic depiction of figures and settings
Pedro’s Judith and Holofernes
- Yellowish monotone
- Strange expression
- Jewelry
- Holofernes’ head on the floor
- Displayed in the Museum Nacional de Belas Artes
Artist of Judith and Holofernes (new)
- Kehinde Wiley
- NYC painter
- Known for naturalistic paintings of black people & famous or random people he met
Kehinde’s Judith and Holofernes (new)
- Depics an African-American woman holding the head of a white woman
- Symbol of Black people standing against racial oppression
- Based on 17th century painting by Giovanni
- Urban meets Classical
Artist for Judith on the Red Square
Vitaly Komar & Alexander Melamid
- both born in the 1940’s in Soviet Russia
- formed capitalistic ideology
- exiled from birthplace
- created sots art
Sots art
- combination of dadaism and socialist realism,
- Ex: leaders of the USSR, such as Stalin.
- People say that sots art is a Western trick to make the Soviets much less powerful than what it is now
Judith on the Red Square
- Depicts female figure holding Stalin’s head on a red background
- Shows resilience during the great purge (period of strong oppression)
- Located in Red Square, Moscow, near State Historical Museum
Artist of OG Guernica
- Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter & one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
- Known for inventing the collage, the assemblage, and the genre of Cubism
Artist of Invasion of Ukraine
- Andres Valencia, a talented 11yo
- Known for his abstract painting and Cubism, like Picasso.
Invasion of Ukraine
- Based on OG Guernica
- About his thoughts on the Ukraine war
- Selling prints in 2022 to raise money to help during the war
- Based on abstract arts from Picasso
- Scattered shapes & elements
- Fooling around but not foolish
Artist of Backyard & Saskatoon Guernica
Adad Hannah
Backyard Guernica
- Life-sized 3D
- Made in grey, cardboard, wood and foam
- 20 other helpers to hold up the pieces
Saskatoon Guernica
- Commissioned for Remai Modern’s Guernica Remastered
- Made by many household objects => more depth perception
- Curated by Dr. Alma in Saskatoon, 2021-22
Artist of Guernica Redacted
- Robert Longo
- American artist known for his black and gray drawings
Guernica Redacted
- OG Guernica but with black charcoal bars across the painting
- Mimics frames in a film & flickers on TV, or bars of a prison
- 6 black strips
Guernica in the tile
- Recreation using tiles
- Located in Errenteria
- Lack of color
- Bull - brutality
- Horse - People
Keiskamma Guernica
- Created by Hamburg Women’s Cooperative
- Similar but different scenario
- Red Location Museum
- Depicts a community going through HIV/AIDS
- Colored
Washington crossing the Delaware
- Made in 1851 by Emmanuel Leutze
- Middle of the American Civil War
Carver Crossing the Delaware
- Parody by Robert Colescott
- Carver’s an important agriculturalist & black
- Fictional crew on boat with him
- Masterpiece of late 1900s
- Satirical & comedic use of cartoon art
- Thin line between genius & cultural appropriation
- Widely exhibited since 1978
=> CEO of Lucas Museum wants to acquire it
Inaccuracies in Washington Crossing the Delaware
- Sun’s out
- Wrong perspective
- Washington’s reckless poses
- IRL Washington younger than portrayed
- River measurements & flag
- Too many crew members & little boats
- 2nd one, 1st lost in Germany during a fire
Artist of Death of Marat
- Jacques Louis David
- French painter in the Revolution
- Focused on painting scenes from the past, but painted this right after Marat’s death
Death of Marat
- Marat in his bath tub after being stabbed
- Can’t see the killer
- Reddish bath water
- Killed while finishing his essay
Artist of Charlotte Corday
- Paul Jacques-Aime Baudry
- French painter that painted historical figures from his era - the French Revolution
Charlotte Corday
Death of Marat from a different angle, you can see Marat’s messy room & Charlotte hiding in a corner.
Artist of The Death of John Paul Marat
- James Aliprandi
- Italian printmaker, known for copying British stipples.
- Wanted to make the news that Marat is dead popular all over Europe => engraved in postcards
The Death of John Paul Marat
- Charlotte stabbing Marat on couch
- Sinister, Renaissance vibe, dreadful
- Neutral stance on whether Marat was evil or not
Artist of The Assassination of Marat
J.J Weerts - A french painter during the french revolution
The Assassination of Marat (painting)
- Opposite to Jacques-Louis David
- Has Charlotte Corday as the villain
- Shows historical figures expressing emotions & rushing into the room => Marat’s well respected by those historical figures
Artist of Death of Marat (wax)
Gavin Turk - a British wax artist born in the 60’s
Death of Marat (wax)
- Made in 1998
- Realistic 3D model
- Less detailed & simplified version showcase in South London Gallery & Weserburg Museum of Art
GettyMuseumChallenge
- Challenge hosted by Getty Museum
- Recreate 3D versions of paintings
- Suggestions:
+ Only 3 props => creativity
+ Any art you like
+ Including pets & posing
+Attention to lighting
E.g: Renaissance Lasagna, Interior with Easel
