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Values and Vanities
What does our public art say about us?
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• Values
• 4. values: [plural] principles or beliefs. the principles and beliefs that influence the behavior and way of life of a particular group or community
• Vanity
• 1. being too proud of yourself or your appearance. the fact of being too proud of your abilities, or too interested in your appearance
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How does this monument reflect American values?
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How does this monument reflect American vanities?
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Public Works of Art
Symbols of Society’s Values or Vanity?
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excavated from surrounding rock
Monoliths
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Stonehenge, England 2500 B.C.E.
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Easter Island (off coast of S.America) 1000-1500 A.D.
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Olmec Civilization, Mexico 1200–900 BCE
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any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous
occupancy,
Buildings
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Taq-I Kisra, Ctesiphon, Ancient Persia 540 AD
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The Forbidden City, Beijing 1406-20
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Kuala Lumpur
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Twin Towers, NYC
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is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an
event.
Memorial
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial, 1922
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is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top
Obelisks
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Obelisk of Senurset, 1970 (?) B.C.E.
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Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
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is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons.
Tombs and
Masoleums
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The Sphnix (c.1400 B.C.E.)
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Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1653
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a physical structure used for religious activities
Religious Sites
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Ellora Caves, India, 5th–10th century
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Ankgor Wat,Cambodia, 12th century
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St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome
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a structure that spans a space while supporting weight
Arches
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Arch of Constantine 315 A.D.
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Gateway to India
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is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger.
Statues
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Statue of Liberty, New York
The UNESCO "Statement of Significance" describes the statue as a "masterpiece of the human spirit" that "endures as a highly potent symbol—inspiring contemplation, debate and
protest—of ideals such as liberty, peace, human rights, abolition of slavery, democracy and opportunity."
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The Florence Baptistry Doors
The Florence Baptistry Doors
A competition for immortality
A competition for immortality
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“The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the
Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement
from the 14th to the 16th century.
* excerpt from Wikipedia
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The word renaissance (rinascimento in Italian) literally means "rebirth",
and the era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity after
the period that Renaissance humanists labeled the Dark Ages.”*
* excerpt from Wikipedia
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Madonna, by Duccio, 1311
an example of a painting done in the time known as the Dark Ages
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Comparison of two Madonnas. from the Dark Ages. from the Renaissance
Duccio, Madonna and Child, 1280’s
Raphael, Sistine Madonna, 1514
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The Italian Renaissance began in Florence. The
Medici family ruled there and they were great patrons of the arts.
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The Big Three of the Italian High Renaissance
These artists actually came later than the period we’re talking about here, but they are names you’ll probably recognize.
Michaelangelo Raphael Leonardo da Vinci
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A view of the city of Florence
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The square of the Duomo, the great cathedral, was the focal point of the
Florentine society.
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The Duomo facade
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The Campanielle designed by Giotto
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The dome was designed by Michaelangelo
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The Battistero di San Giovanni sits at the center of the square.
It is the first cathedral in Florence, built in
1059.
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The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of St John)
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The Baptistery’s ceiling
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South Doors, Andrea Pisano 1330-36
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The Baptism of Christ, Andrea Pisano, 1330-36
This frame is called a quatrefoil – it means “four
leaves”
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In 1401 a competition was announced to find an artist to design the doors for the north side of the building.
Two sculptors, the well known Filippo
Brunelleschi and the unknown Lorenzo
Ghiberti became the two finalists.
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Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Issac, 1401-03
Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Issac, 1401-03
The entries for each artist in the competition
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Lorenzo Ghiberti, the North doors, 1403-24
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In 1425 Ghiberti started another set of doors for
the baptistery which he did not finish until 1452.
when Michelangelo saw these doors he said they “were fit to be the Gates of Paradise”. They are
known to this day as exactly that.
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Lorenzo Ghiberti, Porta del Paradiso,, 1425-52
The Fall of Jericho
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What are the values and vanities of ISB?