The Gates
by Christo and Jeanne Claude 1979-2005 Mixed-media Installation Central Park, New York, NY The Gates is a mixed-media installation featuring saffron-colored archways stretching over 23 miles of Central Park. The design was inspired by the grid-like pattern of the blocks surrounding Central Park. http://christojeanneclaude.net/projects/the-gates#.VIcVhjHF98E Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Maya Lin (architect) November 13, 1982 Memorial is made up of two gabbro walls (246 feet and 9 inches long) Washington D.C, United States The Veterans Memorial was built in honor of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. Architect Maya Lin won the honor of designing the wall in a contest put out by the Vietnam Veterans Committee. At the time, Lin was only 20 years old, and a undergraduate at Yale University. http://www.mayalin.com/ Horn Players by Jean-Michel Basquiat Completed in 1983 Acrylic and oil paintstick on three canvas panels Horn Players by Jean-Michel Basquit is a work consisting of words, cartoon characters and multiple cultural references. http://basquiat.com/ Summer Trees by Song Su-nam 1995 Ink on Paper Made in Korea (now in The British Museum) Summer Trees is an abstract work featuring vertical lines and an interpreted design of stylized trees. http://www.britishmuseum.org/ Androgyne III by Magdalena Abakanowicz 1985 Burlap, resin, wood, nails, and string Currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The goal of this piece is (said by the artist) to "express the physical and spiritual condition of mankind" as well as be "about existence in general." http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/484422 A Book From the Sky by Xu Bing 1987-1991 Mixed media installation First mounted in China. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art This work is made up of hand-printed books, and ceiling and wall scrolls printed from wood letterpress. The material is ink on paper. http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/ink-art/book-from-the-sky Pink Panther by Jeff Koons 1988 Glazed Porcelain Pink Panther is conceptual piece featuring cartoon character The Pink Panther and actress Jayne Mansfield. This sculpture is part of the artist's series, "Banality." http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=81095 Untitled (#228) by Cindy Sherman 1990 Photograph Museum of Modern Art, New York This piece, by Cindy Sherman is found in the Museum of Modern Art. It is one of the many pieces in her series, "History Portraits." http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=55647 Dancing at the Louvre, from the series The French Collection, Part I by Faith Ringgold 1991 C.E Acrylic on canvas, tie-dyed, pieced fabric border This is one of the first quilts in the artist's collection "Story Quits". Using African American quilting techniques, she creates a representation of breaking the rules, and having fun while doing it. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People) by Jaune Quick-to-see Smith 1992 C.E Oil and mixed media on canvas This piece is part of a collection entitled "The Quicentenary Non-Celebration" in response to the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus in the Americas. http://www.chrysler.org/ajax/load-collection-item/48 Earth’s Creation by Emily Kame Kngwarreye 1994 C.E Synthetic polymer paint on canvas National Museum of Australia The artist, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, used movement in order to lead your eyes when looking at the painting. "Earth's Creation" uses colors to represent the different seasons. The technique used closely reflects that of French artist, Claude Monet http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions Rebellious Silence from the Women of Allah series by Shirin Neshat (photo by Cynthia Preston) 1994 Ink of Photograph Courtesy Gladstone Galler, New York and Brussels Artist Shirin Neshat explains her work: "In 1993-97, I produced my first body of work, a series of stark black-and-white photographs entitled Women of Allah, conceptual narratives on the subject of female warriors during the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. On each photograph, I inscribed calligraphic Farsi text on the female body (eyes, face, hands, feet, and chest); the text is poetry by contemporary Iranian women poets who had written on the subject of martyrdom and the role of women in the Revolution." http://signsjournal.org/shirin-neshat/ En la Barberia no se Llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop) by Pepon Osorio 1994 Mixed-media Installation Museum de Arte de Puerto Rico Despite its title, this installation isn't so much about men in a barber shop "not crying", but the culture of his home country. At the bottom of the installation a Puerto Rican flag is placed right above the footrest. http://www.pbs.org/art21/images/pepón-osorio/en-la-barbaria-no-se-llora-no-crying-allowed-in-the-babershop-detail-1994 Pisupo Lua Afe (Corned Beef 200) by Michael Tuffery 1994 C.E Mixed media Museum of New Zealand When Tuffery explains it as so: ‘My corned beef bullock talks about the impact of global trade and colonial economies on Pacific Island cultures. Specifically it comments on how an imported commodity has become an integral part of the Polynesian customs of feasting and gift giving.’ http://www.tepapa.govt.nz Electronic Superhighway by Nam June Paik 1995 mixed-media Installation (video installation, neon lighting, steel and wood) Smithsonian American Art Museum When artist Nam June Paik arrived to America, the nation seemed enormous. Even more surprising was the systems of highway that gave people the freedom to "see the U.S.A in your Chevrolet." The neon lights represented the colored maps and lit up signs of motels as well as the individuality of each state in America. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=71478 The Crossing by Bill Voila 1996 Video Installation Museum of Modern Art When Bill Voila was six years old, he fell off of a boat and almost drowned. He explained his experience as "peaceful" and "beautiful." This began his fascination with water. In "The Crossing", fire is also featured as water's natural opposite. http://artelectronicmedia.com/artwork/the-crossing Guggenhein Museum Bilbao Architect: Frank Gehry 1997 C.E Titanium, glass and limestone The Guggenhein has four different locations: New York, Venice, Bilabo, and Abu Dhabi. http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en/ Pure Land by Mariko Mori 1998 C.E Color photograph on glass In order to participate Nirvana, the viewer is led in to a dark room and asked to don 3D glasses before the film begins. The artist appears as a dancing Shaman dressed in a traditional ornate kimono and floating on a lotus flower to create a sense of inner peace. http://www.marthagarzon.com/contemporary_art/2011/08/mariko-mori-cybergeishas-technonolgy/ Lying with the Wolf by Kiki Smith 2001 C.E Ink and pencil on paper Lying with the Wolf is part of a series spanning from 2000-2002. The series depicts womans relationship with animals represented in history. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture/identity-body/identity-body-united-states/a/kiki-smith-lying-with-the-wolf Darkytown Rebellion by Kara Walker 2001 C.E Cut paper and projection on wall This piece spans over 37 feet of exhibition space. This ensemble, made up of over a dozen characters, plays out a nightmarish scene on a single plane. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture/identity-body/identity-body-united-states/a/kara-walker-darkytown-rebellion The Swing (after Fragonard) by Yinka Shonibare 2001 C.E Mixed-media installation Based on the iconic "Rococo" painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, "The Swing" depicts an aristocratic woman in a pink dress swinging on a swing. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/shonibare-the-swing-after-fragonard-t07952 Old Man’s Cloth by El Anatsui 2003 C.E Aluminum and copper wire Though, from a distance, "Old Man's Cloth" looks like a tapestry, it is actually made up of different liquor bottle scraps. To the artist, liquor bottles hold so much history and were the perfect medium to use for his vision of a piece which addressed the history of his country. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture/global-art-architecture/a/el-anatsui-old-mans-cloth Stadia ll by Julie Mehretu 2004 C.E Ink and acrylic on canvas The linear design of "Stadia ll" creates the illusion of an arena or some sort of auditorium. https://immanentterrain.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/julie-mehretus-intensive-cartographies/ Preying Mantra by Wangechi Mutu 2006 C.E Mixed media on Mylar "Preying Mantra" addresses culture through an interesting medium; collage. The figure is stylized as though it is a insect. Through fantasy, the artist lets the viewers mind wander on the topic of culture, sexuality, gender, and individuality. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/wangechi_mutu.php?i=736 Shibboleth by Doris Salcedo 2007-2008 C.E Installation The line is this installation represents the split in societal standards; those who belong and those who do not (shibboleth). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth_(artwork) MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts by Zaha Hadid (architect) 2009 C.E Glass, steel and cement Rome, Italy The main focus of architect Zaha Hadid when constructing this museum is functionality. Using practical and modern concepts, Hadid creates an interesting an unique structure. http://www.archdaily.com/43822/maxxi-museum-zaha-hadid-architects/ Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) by Ali Weiwei 2010-2011 C.E Sculpted and painted porcelain Ali Weiwei has a weird fascination with sunflower seeds, for this is one of the many works of his in an entire series of sunflower seeds, sunflower seeds and sunflower seeds. http://www.newmuseum.org/join/limitededitions/view/kui-hua-zi-sun-flower-seeds |
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Local Artwork from Oviedo's "The Artistic Hand"
Serenity
by Doris Smart Acrylic paint on rice paper This artist sets the mood by the use of color. In Serenity (the first picture shown) she uses warm colors to create a sunrise and a vignette to draw the viewer's eyes to the horizon. The use of idealized color or non realistic rendering creates a deeper feeling produced by the piece. She also creates texture by either cutting into the canvas with a palette knife and built up from there, or she painted layer upon layer until she reached a satisfactory texture. There's also an additional piece included to the right entitled Majestic for another example of idealized color. |
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