Art and Music: Paintings and Pieces Flashcards
(33 cards)
Who painted ‘Office in a Small City’
Edward Hopper
What period in history is ‘Office in a Small City’ often linked to
Post-war America
When was ‘Office in a Small City’ painted
1953
Who is the artist in the piece ‘Hiding in the City (Vegetables)’
Liu Bolin
Where did Liu Bolin’s inspiration come from for his piece
His sculpting studio in Bejing was broken down in 2005 for the construction of the Bejing Olympic rounds. His first painting was him blended in with his broken studio, to symbolise the hidden aspect (him) behind seemingly mundane items/places (his studio).
What type of painting is ‘Office in a Small City’
Oil Painting
Who said: “I decided to use my works to make a stand against this atrocity. I began the series ‘Hiding in the City’ as a way of voicing my anger against the atrocity of the government”
Liu Bolin (Hiding in the City (Vegetables)
Who said: “My aim was to try to give the sense of an isolated and lonely office interior rather high in the air, with the office furniture which has a very definite meaning to me.”
Edward Hopper
What type of painting is ‘Hiding in the City (Vegetables)’
Body painting
Who painted ‘Papilla Estelar’
Remedios Varo
When was ‘Papilla Estelar’ painted
1958
What type of painting is ‘Papilla Estelar’
Oil Painting
Where did Remedios Varos’s inspiration come from for her piece
Remedios Varo fled from Spain to Mexico as a result of WWII. European artists were extremely marginalized there, and as a result, Remedios felt isolated and unwelcome.
Who painted ‘Here We Are’
Kushana Bush
When was ‘Here We Are’ painted
2016
What type of painting is ‘Here We Are’
It was painted with gouache, a slightly more pigmented form of watercolours.
Where did Kushana Bush get inspiration from for her piece
Her painting (‘Here We Are’) holds aspects of Mughal paintings (derived from Persian art), Medieval paintings and Italian Renaissance pieces.
Why might ‘Here We Are’ be considered an ironic title for what the artwork actually is
The way Kushana Bush has made the piece rather complicated and complex makes it anything but clear where we are, despite the title.
Who was the artist behind ‘Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)’
Reena Saini Kallat
What type of art is ‘Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)’
A sculpture made out of stamps in the shape of a
cobweb
Where can ‘Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)’ be found
The sculpture resides on the front of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, located in Jijamata Udyaan, India
Where did Reena Saini Kallat get the inspiration for her piece
Reena took a lot of inspiration from Indian Urban decolonization sprees in the early 90s, when a lot of the street names in India (particularly in Mumbai) were changed from colonial to more indigenous ones.
Who are the artists behind ‘Open Border’
Atelier ARI
When was ‘Open Border’ created
January 2017
