lecture 7: “representation”. “cave paintings,” lascaux, france, 15,000 bc
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LECTURE 7: “REPRESENTATION”
“Cave Paintings,” Lascaux, FRANCE, 15,000 BC
R E P R E S E N T A T I O N
“re” (again) + “present” (to show)
Rene Magritte, “The Treason of Images,” 1927
Nigari,“Selim II Practising Archery,” c. 1570
“Nefertari and the Goddess Isis,” Ancient Egypt, 1400 BC
Inuit (Eskimo) Dance Masks, c. 1880
“St. Denis CommissionsHis Biography,”
from The Life of St. Denis, 1317
Fra Angelico, “The Annunciation,” 1440-50
Giovanni Bellini,“San Giobbe Altarpiece,” 1480s
Peter Paul Rubens, “Mars and Rhea Silvia,” 1616
Gustave Courbet, “The Stone Breakers,” 1849
Étienne Carjat, “Portrait of Charles Baudelaire,” 1863
Constantin Brancusi, “The Kiss,” 1908Auguste Rodin, “The Kiss,” 1901-04
A B S T R A C T I O N (noun)
a process that involves reducing the level of visual realism
Theo van Doesburg, studies for “Composition VIII (The Cow),” 1916-17
Paul Cezanne, “Mont Sainte-Victoire,” 1904-06
Georges Braque, “Violin and Candlestick,” 1910
Ikko Tanaka,“Nihon Buyo Poster,” 1981
Traditional kilim (Turkish carpet)from İçel Province, TURKEY, 19th century
Adnan Çoker, Mor dörtgen, 1995
Alberto Giacometti, “Man and Woman,” 1927
Wassily Kandinksy, “Composition VII,” 1913
A B S T R A C T (adjective)
non-representational(NOT referring to something seen)
Kasimir Malevich, “The Black Square,” 1920s
Anish Kapoor, works, 2009