CHICAGO ART SCENE WEEK 2

Works that represent the world around us Representational Art Works that represent the world around us Nonrepresentational (nonobjective) Art Art that does NOT depict the natural world

Works that represent the world around us Representational Art Works that represent the world around us Naturalistic Closely resembles the forms it portrays Abstract Simplifies, fragments, or distorts the form Stylized Relies on standardized methods for depicting form

Bronze Head, Yoruba people, Ife Region Naturalistic Pablo Picasso, First Communion

Abstract Pablo Picasso, Seated Woman Holding a Fan Jacob Lawrence, Harriet Tubman Series

Stylized Sample of Egyptian Art

Works that represent the world around us Representational Art Works that represent the world around us Nonrepresentational (nonobjective) Art Art that does NOT depict the natural world

Mark Rothko, Yellow and Orange

Benin Art: An Overview

The Benin Kingdom

Basic Terms Relief: sculpture in which figures project from the background Bas-relief: figures project a little High relief: figures project a lot, often by half their depth or more

Basic Terms Casting: the process of of pouring liquid into a mold, letting it harden, then releasing it

Basic Terms Scale: Size in relation to what’s “normal” Hierarchical Scale: More important figures are larger than less important figures

Basic Terms Symbol: an image or sign that represents something else Mudfish Leopards Snakes Crocodiles Elephants Birds

Craft Guilds Brass casters Blacksmiths Ivory & wood carvers Weavers Leather workers Bead makers

Two guildsmen: brass caster and ivory carver

At the Art Institute Altar objects

Altar Head of an Oba (16th cent.); Oba’s Altar Tusk (mid-19th cent.)

Ancestral altars

At the Art Institute Altar objects Ceremonial objects & regalia

Oba Erediauwa in coral regalia

Oba’s Fly Whisk (18th/19th cent.)

Iyoba (“Queen Mother”) Idia Mother of Oba Esigie Medicine woman Commander Given her own palace Altar head crafted at death Hip Pendant, 16th cent.

At the Art Institute Altar objects Ceremonial objects & regalia Palace “décor”

Plaque of Oba Ozolua with warriors and attendants