Arts of Americas after 1300: Imagery [CHRONOLOGICAL] Flashcards
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Where does Temple Mayor originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*Temple Mayor, c.1325-1519. Tenchtitlan (Mexico City). Aztec.
- Rebuilt multiple times: built over one/ succeeded it. Dedicated to two dieties→ one is the deity of water and rain, the other is associated with warfare, fire, and the sun → aquired power and wealth through warfare.
Where does Coyolxauhqui Monolith originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*Coyolxauhqui Monolith, c.1500. Aztec.
- Originally colored, low relief→ Aztec mythology
- Ritual performance occurred at the temple: war captives sacrifice→ shown to submit authority.
Where does Machu Picchu originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*Machu Picchu, 15th century, Inca.
VOCAB: Ceque, Huacas, Dry Masonry
- Capital at cusco– intended as a place to host feast, perform religious ceremonies, and administer affairs of the empire. Spiritual view: situated near the mountains (considered the ancestral dieties.)
- Observatory: emphasized the important relationships between Incan elite, religious rituals, and anatomical observations→ obligation of income royalty to perform rituals, and anatomical observations.
Where does Record of tributes from the Huexotzinco Codex originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*Huexotzinca artist, Record of tributes from the Huexatzinca Codex, before c.1531. Huexotzinca.
VOCAB: Tribute Codices
- Captures the complex relationships, allegiances, and cross cultural exchanges→ documents made by indigenous peoples, both post and pre-conquest, as a record of tribute items→ created the sheets to document what they felt was excessive tribute they were forced to give.
Where does The Mass of St. Gregory originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*The Mass of St. Gregory, 1539. Conquest Era.
- Commissioned for the pope– recognizing the papal bull= decreed, Armenian people, “…rational human beings, complete with souls,” and called an end to their enslavement.
- Miraculous vision of Christ→ Christ body became bread. Central idea to Transubstantiate→ represents the death and suffering of Christ.
- When the Spanish established themselves as New Spain→ trained indigenous peoples in schools about European artistic conventions → copying prints of European paintings
- Material of featherwork enhanced the spiritual transcendence of the subject. Iridescents suggest divine light, reinforcing Christ as the light of the world.
Where does The Pawnee Bear Doctor originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*Pawnee Bear Doctor, Pre-1870 (remade in 1920). Pawnee.
- Bears were deeply revered creatures who were associated with ferocity, tenacity, and power→ worn by men. Difficulty obtaining material only added to the prestige to the object.
- Beaded otter bely→ linked to fundamental aspects of the Pawnee religion→ animal lodge ceremonialism: animal had particular attributes and powers Pawnee people drew upon→ incorporates cedar and tobacco– essential to the objects activation and power= protected the weak and their communities from enemies, sickness, and disease.
Where does The Black-on-Black Ceramic Vessel originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Arts of Americas after 1300?
*Maria Martinez, Black-on-Black ceramic vessel, c. 1938, blackware ceramic, San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Turned vessels from storage, food production, and ceremonial and brought it into an aesthetic light. Introduced traditional Pueblo art forms and motifs to a new, non-native audience.
- Ceramic production was time consuming→ inspired by pottery shards by ancestral sites.
- Designs are highly abstracted with geometric and linear shapes= Bold geometric signs associated with the contemporary art deco movement→ increase interest from a non-native audience.
