Maquette: a sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch. From French, from Italian macchietta a little sketch.
Also, a usually small model of an intended work, such as a sculpture or piece of architecture.
In other words, fine arts students might want to make a large and painted Judas Figure. It would be a dramatic piece of work.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Judas Figure construction plan / life of Frida Kahlo
Judas Figures - referring to Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus of Nazareth - are important in Mexican Easter-tide celebrations. These papier mache figures were important elements of celebration in the lives of artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
The effigies are blown up with fireworks during Holy Week in Mexico.
By making a paper sculpture based on a folkloric design students will take a developmental step into the world of 3-D art. This construction offers challenges in spatial studies, perspective and patience.
Complete at home if necessary.
Have it in your notebook for viewing.
5 pts.
The effigies are blown up with fireworks during Holy Week in Mexico.
By making a paper sculpture based on a folkloric design students will take a developmental step into the world of 3-D art. This construction offers challenges in spatial studies, perspective and patience.
Complete at home if necessary.
Have it in your notebook for viewing.
5 pts.
Judas figures: ritual burning of evil types by Catholics during Holy Week
In the house/museum of Frida Kahlo, Mexico City, are 2 giant papier mache Judas Figures.
The burning of Judas figures, says Wikipedia, is an Easter-time ritual in many Orthodox and Catholic Christian communities, where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is burned. Other related mistreatment of Judas effigies include hanging, flogging, and exploding with fireworks.
In many parts of Latin America this practice occurs on the eve of the new year as a symbol of ridding one's self of evil and beginning a new year in spiritual purity. Some communities observe this ritual using various effigies, including the biblical Judas (who betrayed Jesus), Satan, a harlot, or a Jew (represented by the stereotypical European depiction of a Jewish male with a goat beard, side locks, and a black frock coat). This custom, during which the effigy is burned on a stake, is invariably called "Quema del Año Viejo"[3] meaning literally "the burning of the old year."
The burning of Judas figures, says Wikipedia, is an Easter-time ritual in many Orthodox and Catholic Christian communities, where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is burned. Other related mistreatment of Judas effigies include hanging, flogging, and exploding with fireworks.
In many parts of Latin America this practice occurs on the eve of the new year as a symbol of ridding one's self of evil and beginning a new year in spiritual purity. Some communities observe this ritual using various effigies, including the biblical Judas (who betrayed Jesus), Satan, a harlot, or a Jew (represented by the stereotypical European depiction of a Jewish male with a goat beard, side locks, and a black frock coat). This custom, during which the effigy is burned on a stake, is invariably called "Quema del Año Viejo"[3] meaning literally "the burning of the old year."
Getting acquainted with Mexico and its art
Habanero and hola! quiz
1. The monumental art form created by indigenous peoples in Mexico: a) cities surrounded by water b) cities carved into rocky promontories c) pyramids.
2. Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist whose peak of fame was in the 1950's. He worked in buildings in the US, Europe and Mexico. His principal art format was probably the a) mural b) tapestry c) relief painting d) sculpture.
3. Name 2 indigenous (native) peoples of Mexico. a) Toltec b) Aryan c) Inca
d) Tartars e) Maya d) Hasinai.
4. Two food resources that originate in Mexico. a) chili peppers b) black pepper c) cacao bean d) vanilla bean e) sugar cane f) barley.
5. Mexico is surrounded by an ocean and 2 seas: __, __ _ ___, __ .
6. The capital city of Mexico: a) Guadalajara b) Monterrey c) Mexico, DF.
7. When you think of El Chicos and Trejo's the term "Mexican food" is not quite the most accurate designation. How should their cooking be classified?
8. Mexico-born and raised actress: a) Salma Hayek b) Annette Benning c) Cate Blanchett d) Meryl Streep.
1. pyramids in both the Yucatan Peninsula and central Mexico. 2. murals and frescoes.
3. Toltec, Aztec, Olmec, Maya. 4. chili pepper, cacao bean, vanilla bean.
5. Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean. 6. Mexico, Distrito Federale. 7. Tex-Mex, a hybrid. 8. Salma Hayek.
The artists: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
1. The monumental art form created by indigenous peoples in Mexico: a) cities surrounded by water b) cities carved into rocky promontories c) pyramids.
2. Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist whose peak of fame was in the 1950's. He worked in buildings in the US, Europe and Mexico. His principal art format was probably the a) mural b) tapestry c) relief painting d) sculpture.
3. Name 2 indigenous (native) peoples of Mexico. a) Toltec b) Aryan c) Inca
d) Tartars e) Maya d) Hasinai.
4. Two food resources that originate in Mexico. a) chili peppers b) black pepper c) cacao bean d) vanilla bean e) sugar cane f) barley.
5. Mexico is surrounded by an ocean and 2 seas: __, __ _ ___, __ .
6. The capital city of Mexico: a) Guadalajara b) Monterrey c) Mexico, DF.
7. When you think of El Chicos and Trejo's the term "Mexican food" is not quite the most accurate designation. How should their cooking be classified?
8. Mexico-born and raised actress: a) Salma Hayek b) Annette Benning c) Cate Blanchett d) Meryl Streep.
1. pyramids in both the Yucatan Peninsula and central Mexico. 2. murals and frescoes.
3. Toltec, Aztec, Olmec, Maya. 4. chili pepper, cacao bean, vanilla bean.
5. Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean. 6. Mexico, Distrito Federale. 7. Tex-Mex, a hybrid. 8. Salma Hayek.
The artists: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Monday, August 13, 2012
First study, 2012-13: Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her husband, the painter Diego Rivera
Mexico is an impoverished nation - though there are quite a number of middle class and rich Mexicans - that has a distinct culture.
Mexicans are mostly a blend of indigenous peoples and Europeans.
Frida Kahlo was mestizo (mixed background), like most Mexicans. her mother was Amerindian and her father was German.
Kahlo's life was marked by tragedy. She had polio as a child. As a teen she was in a devastating bus-trolley wreck. Her life was punctuated by surgeries in a continuing attempt to correct spinal and foot problems.
She also married the right / wrong man. Her husband was globally famous for his murals. He was what is called a force majeure. Aka, a player.
Frida, also a wild being, became a player, too.
While in one of her frequent and lengthy periods of convalescence - confined to bed in a plaster cast - she began to paint.
By the 1940's she was known as an accomplished painter in Paris and NYC as well as Mexico.
She painted some 70 self-portraits. They were full of anguish, as you will see.
The biography we will watch on youtube begins here.
You must also learn the basics of Mexico:
the pyramids, the food, the ancient capital cities of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan, Moctezuma and Cortez, the folkloric clothing and religious signposts such as Dia de Los Muertos.
Mexicans are mostly a blend of indigenous peoples and Europeans.
Frida Kahlo was mestizo (mixed background), like most Mexicans. her mother was Amerindian and her father was German.
Kahlo's life was marked by tragedy. She had polio as a child. As a teen she was in a devastating bus-trolley wreck. Her life was punctuated by surgeries in a continuing attempt to correct spinal and foot problems.
She also married the right / wrong man. Her husband was globally famous for his murals. He was what is called a force majeure. Aka, a player.
Frida, also a wild being, became a player, too.
While in one of her frequent and lengthy periods of convalescence - confined to bed in a plaster cast - she began to paint.
By the 1940's she was known as an accomplished painter in Paris and NYC as well as Mexico.
She painted some 70 self-portraits. They were full of anguish, as you will see.
The biography we will watch on youtube begins here.
You must also learn the basics of Mexico:
the pyramids, the food, the ancient capital cities of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan, Moctezuma and Cortez, the folkloric clothing and religious signposts such as Dia de Los Muertos.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Review of a British Museum exhibit: "Shakespeare's London, 1612"
"What do a reliquary set with the gouged-out eyeball of a Catholic priest, foot-high platform shoes, and a narwhal tusk have in common? The perhaps surprising answer is that they are all things that would have been known to the audience that packed the Globe Theater to see the plays of William Shakespeare 400 years ago."
- Daisy Goodwin, Newsweek, 8.6.12
See the article: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/08/05/shakespeare-staging-the-world-at-the-british-museum.html
- Daisy Goodwin, Newsweek, 8.6.12
See the article: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/08/05/shakespeare-staging-the-world-at-the-british-museum.html
Friday, August 3, 2012
El Anatsui, Nigerian artist whose sculpture is made from stitching discarded materials together with copper wire
The globally-celebrated artist El Anatsui became famous by creating giant tapestries from materials such as bottle tops, soda cans, etc.
Construction of these pieces is a labor-intensive activity.
Please see an explantory video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UBvknG8c4.
Construction of these pieces is a labor-intensive activity.
Please see an explantory video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UBvknG8c4.
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