This document appears to be a slideshow presentation about different works of art throughout history. It includes slides on paintings by Van Gogh, sculptures by Brancusi, prehistoric cave paintings from the Chauvet cave in France, the Stonehenge monument in England, and contemporary artwork and installations by artists like Maya Lin, Ernst Haas, Tim Hawkinson, Audrey Flack, and Jim Hodges. The slideshow touches on artwork from a variety of time periods and cultures and seems aimed at providing examples of different types of art to help orient the viewer.
8. Constantin Brancusi Bird in Space (L’Oiseaudansl’espace), Date: 1932-1940. Medium: Polished brass, Height, including base: 59 7/16” maximum circumference 13 15/16” 8
24. Kente Cloth, Ghana Symbol of INTERNAL CONFLICTS, WARNING AGAINST INTERNAL STRIFE, NEED FOR UNITY IN DIVERSITY, and RECONCILIATION Symbol of EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY, NOVELTY, and INNOVATION Symbol of FORGIVENESS, CONCILIATION, TOLERANCE, PATIENCE, and FAIRNESS 24
25. Mughal Dynasty India Jahangir Receives a Cup from Khusrau Date: 1605-06 Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper Size: 8 3/16” x 6” 25
26. Mughal Dynasty India Emperor Jahangir weighing his son in gold Date: 1615 approx. Medium: gouache on paper Size: on album paper 26
28. In one hand, Shiva holds the small drum whose beat summons up creation. In another hand, he holds the flame of destruction. A third hand points at his raised foot, beneath which worshipers may seek refuge, while a fourth hand is raised with its palm toward the viewer; a gesture that means “fear not.” 28
29. Vincent Van Gogh1853-1890 The Starry Night Date: 1889 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 29” x 36 ¼” The Museum of Modern Art, New York. 29
30. The Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) is generally a flame - shaped, tapering, cone-like tree, with but a short stem below its branches, which rise erectly and close to the trunk, much as in the Lombardy Poplar. Even in its native country it seldom exceeds fifty or sixty feet in height; and in our climate its average rate of growth is from a foot to eighteen inches per annum for the first eight or ten years, and after that it lengthens more slowly, so that trees forty years of age are seldom as many feet in height. After reaching a height between thirty and forty feet its growth is often almost imperceptible. 30
31. Vincent Van Gogh1853-1890 The Potato Eaters Date: 1885 (180 Kb); Medium:Oil on canvas, Size: 81.5 x 114.5 cm; Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam 31
32. Vincent Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear Date:1889 Medium: Oil on canvas, Size: 60 x 49 cm; Courtauld Institute Galleries, London 32
33. Paul Gauguin1848 - 1903 Vision After the Sermon, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel Date:1888 Medium: Oil on canvas Style :Impressionism 33
36. A Picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it ? Ernst Haas (Photographer 1921- 1986) Montmartre, Paris 36
37. Tim Hawkinson. Emoter.2002 Installation (left) and detail (right). Altered ink-jet print on plastic and foam core on panel, monitor, stepladder, and mechanical components; print: 49 x 36 x 4 “; stepladder height 27” 37
38. Vanitas Juan de Valdés Leal. 1660. Oil on canvas, 51 3/8” x 39 1/16” 38
39. Juan de Valdes Leal(1622-1690) Allegory of Death, in IctuOculi 1670-72Oil on canvas, 220 x 216 cmHospital de la Caridad, Seville 39
40. Audrey Flackborn 1931 - Wheel Of Fortune (Vanitas) Date: 1977-1978 Medium: oil over acrylic on canvas Size: 8”x8” 40