Art Events This Week

Greece Lightning

Opening Reception, Friday, November 19, 2010 6-8pm
Trolley Night Reception, Friday, November 26, 2010 6-9pm
Fridays 4-6pm, Saturdays 10-2pm, Through December 18, 2010
Appointments 901.481.1202
515 South Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103

Paul Revere Williams, American Architect

On display through January 8th, 2011.

Paul Revere Williams, American Architect, the first museum exhibition of the prolific and acclaimed 20th century designer who was the first documented African American member of the American Institute of Architects and the first to become an AIA Fellow, opened on October 22, 2010, and continues through January 8, 2011 in the Art Museum of the University of Memphis.

The exhibit emphasizes Paul R. Williams' architecture, but it also sheds light on his personal and professional history. Featuring 200 new photographs, the exhibit consists of still photographs and slide shows arranged by decade, 1920s through 1960s, depicting interiors and exteriors of buildings Williams designed. The images are of small and grand houses, business buildings, schools, churches and even the memorial for Al Jolson, the greatest of the black-face vaudville performers. Although not all of the 3000 or more of Williams-designed structures are illustrated, the wide range of styles and the mastery of detail for which he was celebrated are demonstrated, and unique large-scale photo installations provide close looks at seven projects.

AMUM

142 CFA Building
University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 678-2224
Fax: (901) 678-5118

Memphis College Of Art: Holiday Bazaar

Memphis College of Art kicks off the holidays with the 61st Annual Holiday Bazaar Friday, November 19 from 6 to 9 pm and Saturday, November 20 from 10 am to 3 pm.

This much-anticipated event features thousands of pieces of original artwork for sale in time for the holidays.

Unofficially the oldest bazaar in the city, MCA's market has become a mainstay of the holiday season and offers shoppers one-of-a-kind gifts and artwork made by students, faculty, staff and alumni. Sculptures, paintings, pottery, ceramics, glass, jewelry and ornaments are only a few of the items for sale. The 61st Annual Holiday Bazaar promises to be, as always, an extraordinary event and is free and open to the public.

Memphis College Of Art

1930 Poplar Ave

Brooks Museum Targeted By A Forger

Quiz # 4

Below are the nine images from which I will choose five for the quiz, followed by the two essay questions. The quiz is Friday, so study up!

Flying Horse

Eastern Han dynasty

2nd century

Kandarya Mahadeva Temple

Khajuraho, India

10th-11th centuries

The Great Stupa

Sanchi, India

10 BCE-15 CE

Fan Kuan

Travelers Among Mountains And Streams

Early 11th century

Pablo Picasso

Portrait of Ambroise Vollard

1910

J. M. W. Turner

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons

1834

Jacques-Louis David

Oath of the Horatii

1784

Gustave Courbet

The Stone Breakers

1849

Claude Monet

Impression: Sunrise

1872

Essay Question #1: Define the word Realism and tell how we see the qualities of Realism in the work of Gustave Courbet.

Essay Question # 2: Write an honest evaluation of the course. What where your expectations coming into the course. Were your expectations met? What did you get out of the course? What aspect of the class did you enjoy? What aspects did you find unpleasant? What suggestions would you give me for what I could do differently in the future?

As long as you are honest (even if it involves criticisms) and as long as you write more than a couple of short sentences, you can get full credit for this essay question.

Simon Schama's Power Of Art: Van Gogh

Terms Of The Day For November 12

Neoclassicism - a revival of classical Greek and Roman forms in art, particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Europe and America.
Romanticism - a literary and artistic movement of early nineteenth century Europe asserting the validity of subjective experiences as a countermovement to Neoclassicism.
Realism - the mid-nineteenth century art style based on the idea that ordinary people and everyday activities are worthy subjects for art.
Impressionism - a style of painting, developed in the late nineteenth century, that focussed on casual subjects, the ability to paint outdoors, and divided brush strokes to capture the light and mood of a particular moment.
Post-Impressionism - a general term applied to various personal style sof pointed that developed from about 1885-1900 in reaction to Impressionism.
Appropriation - an artistic concept in which an artist uses an image already in existence and places it in a new context in order to give it new meanings.
Fauvism - a style of painting introduced in the early twentieth century, characterized by areas of bright, contrasting color and simplified shapes. The name les fauves is translated “the wild beasts”.
Cubism - a style developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the early twentieth century, based on the simultaneous presentation of multiple views, disintegration, and geometric reconstruction of subjects.

Three Davids

Here are the three sculptures of David that you will be asked to compare and contrast on the final exam:

Donatello

David

c. 1425-1430

(Bronze)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

David

1501-1504

(Marble)

Gianlorenzo Bernini

David

1623

(Marble)

Terms Of The Day For November 5

Stupa - a dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics, evolved from earlier Indian funeral mounds.
Buddha - in Buddhist belief, one who has reached ultimate enlightenment, or Nirvana; Siddhartha Gautama (c. 563-483 BCE), the founder of Buddhism.
Bodhisattva - a person who is on the point of achieving enlightenment, but delays it in order to rmain on earth and teach others..
Confucianism - a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551–478 BCE); a complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical, and quasi-religious thought that has had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia.
Daoism - one of the major religions indigenous to China. The primary belief is in learning and practicing “The Way” (Dao) which is the ultimate truth to the universe.