Week 5 The Invention Of Photograph/ claudels's la valse Flashcards
why is the camera obscure a problem for art historians?
Artists such as Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, Durer used to trace projections. Seen as a form of cheating, and questions genius/ talent.
What is a portable version of the camera obscura called?
Camera Lucinda.
When was the Camera Lucinda used and who used it?
18th/19th century, used among amateurs and professionals.
Where was the first place that institutionalised photography?
MoMa
What kind of photos did the daguerreotype make? (4)
One of a kind Mirror image Long exposure High resolution
When was the first commercial daguerreotype?
1840
Who censored Claudel’s La Valse? *
Critics
Why was Claudel’s La Valse censored? (2)
It was interpreted as an image of a woman’s longing for sexual love/memory of it. The lack of drapery offended law of public decency.
When was Claudel’s La Valse first exhibited? 1857 1893 1894
1893.
Describe the La Valse
A sculpture of a couple dancing with their bodies entwined. Represents something other than what it stood for in the present. ( it’s a symbol)
What debate arose from Claudel’s la valse?
Whether a woman could paint a nude.
What was Claudel forced to do to her sculpture La Valse in order to exhibit it?
Add drapery.
What Claudel want to represent through La Valse (the waltz)?
The love of the Union of minds as much as that of the bodies.
What did critics think the La Valse represented?
Conflict between a mans loss of verility and masculine power.
What problem did female artists have to overcome when it came to exhibiting the naked human figure?
There were assumptions that women’s creativity related to their private experiences. It was impossible for senate sculptors to know how to represent the human figure without jeopardising their careers.
What is the name of the sculpture and who is it by?
L’age Mur
