5. • Early years in PeruEarly years in Peru
• Merchant Marine/Merchant Marine/
French NavyFrench Navy
• Moves to BrentonMoves to Brenton
• Panama andPanama and
MartiniqueMartinique
• TahitiTahiti
EARLY INFLUENCES:EARLY INFLUENCES:

6. Christmas Eve.Christmas Eve.
-Gauguin. 1894-Gauguin. 1894 Egyptian pastoral sceneEgyptian pastoral scene

7. Alone (Othai)Alone (Othai)
-Gauguin. 1893-Gauguin. 1893
Prince Sudhana BowingPrince Sudhana Bowing, Borobudur, Java, Borobudur, Java

12. *Concern for his culture, Cuba*Concern for his culture, Cuba
*Lam's work is trying to send a*Lam's work is trying to send a
message about the relationshipmessage about the relationship
between the jungle and thebetween the jungle and the
Cuban peopleCuban people
*Destruction of the jungle by*Destruction of the jungle by
capitalists (USA) for tourism/capitalists (USA) for tourism/
industryindustry
*Wealthy US businessmen buying*Wealthy US businessmen buying
poor women as prostitutespoor women as prostitutes
INSPIRATION forINSPIRATION for “The Jungle”“The Jungle”

15. 
Modigliani's friend &Modigliani's friend &

Embraced African art due similaritiesEmbraced African art due similarities
to sculpture of his native Romaniato sculpture of his native Romania
(directly carved from wood)(directly carved from wood)

Modigliani's friend &Modigliani's friend &

Embraced African art due similaritiesEmbraced African art due similarities
to sculpture of his native Romaniato sculpture of his native Romania
(directly carved from wood)(directly carved from wood)
CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI:CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI:
Montparnesse Studio NeighborMontparnesse Studio Neighbor

16. 
follows Pythagoras Golden Meanfollows Pythagoras Golden Mean

thought to bethought to be sacredsacred by theby the
ancient Greeks and Egyptiansancient Greeks and Egyptians

pyramid shapes can be interpretedpyramid shapes can be interpreted
as hour glasses to represent timeas hour glasses to represent time
and infinityand infinity

representative of Brancusi’srepresentative of Brancusi’s
spiritual aspirations for hisspiritual aspirations for his
workwork

follows Pythagoras Golden Meanfollows Pythagoras Golden Mean

thought to bethought to be sacredsacred by theby the
ancient Greeks and Egyptiansancient Greeks and Egyptians

pyramid shapes can be interpretedpyramid shapes can be interpreted
as hour glasses to represent timeas hour glasses to represent time
and infinityand infinity

representative of Brancusi’srepresentative of Brancusi’s
spiritual aspirations for hisspiritual aspirations for his
workwork
““Endless Column”Endless Column”

18. WARHOL'SWARHOL'S
““The Star (Greta Garbo)” isThe Star (Greta Garbo)” is
part of his ten piece Mythspart of his ten piece Myths
series printed in 1981series printed in 1981
WARHOLWARHOL
uses a picture of the Americanuses a picture of the American
film actress Greta Garbo asfilm actress Greta Garbo as
Mata Hari to draw theMata Hari to draw the
correlation between thecorrelation between the
femme fatalfemme fatal and our popularand our popular
cultureculture

19. WARHOL'sWARHOL's “The Star” Gretta Garbo“The Star” Gretta Garbo
creates an iconic image of a “creates an iconic image of a “femme fatal”femme fatal”
WARHOL'sWARHOL's “The Star”“The Star” isis
not a traditionalnot a traditional odalisqueodalisque
image, but an nearimage, but an near
eastern/Indonesianeastern/Indonesian
influence is evidentinfluence is evident
MATA HARIMATA HARI
GRETTA GARBO ASGRETTA GARBO AS
MATA HARIMATA HARII

20. WARHOL'S Myth series is selected from collective ofWARHOL'S Myth series is selected from collective of
childhood memories that werechildhood memories that were shaped by the massshaped by the mass
mediamedia, these images encompass the, these images encompass the legendslegends that hethat he
feltfelt defined American culture.defined American culture.
WICKED WITHCH of the WESTWICKED WITHCH of the WEST
MAMMYMAMMY
UNCLE SAMUNCLE SAMSUPERMANSUPERMAN
MYTH'S 1981MYTH'S 1981
THE SHADOWTHE SHADOW
MICKEY MOUSEMICKEY MOUSE
WARHOL shooting PolaroidWARHOL shooting Polaroid
forfor