Thursday, January 29, 2009
Figure of Bodhidharma
17th century Ming Dynasty
Other people have what they need;
I alone possess nothing.
I alone drift about,
like someone without a home.
I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty.
Wooded Mountains at Dusk
1666 Qing Dynasty
Kuncan
Open yourself to the Tao,
then trust your natural responses;
and everything will fall into place.
The Sixteen Luohans
1591 Ming Dynasty
Wu Bin
The ancient Masters were profound and subtle.
Their wisdom was unfathomable.
There is no way to describe it;
all we can describe is their appearance.
Dish with Scalloped Rim
early 15th century
Ming Dynasty
Know the white,
yet keep to the black:
be a pattern for the world.
If you are a pattern for the world,
the Tao will be strong inside you
and there will be nothing you can't do.
"Garden of the Unsuccessful politician"
1551 Ming Dynasty
Wen Zhengming
The Master never reaches for the great;
thus she achieves greatness.
When she runs into a difficulty,
she stops and gives herself to it.
She doesn't cling to her own comfort;
thus problems are no problem for her.
Plate
Mid 14th century
Yuan Dynasty
Act without doing;
work without effort.
Think of the small as large
and the few as many.
Confront the difficult
while it is still easy;
accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts
"Seven-lobed platter with scene of children at play"
14th century Yuan Dynasty
If you want to be a great leader,
you must learn to follow the Tao.
Stop trying to control.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts,
and the world will govern itself.
"Twin Pines, Level Distance"
ca. 1300 Yuan Dynasty
Zhao Mengfu
Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.
"Scholar by a Waterfall"
late 12th- early 13th century
Ma Yuan
Southern Song Dynasty
The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
"Dragon Pine"
ca. 1400
Wu Boli
When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Midterm
1. catayl hoyuk
anatolia
prehistoric
2. Venus of Willendorf
10,000 BC
prehistoric
3. Monumentality
dolmen- burial
2000 bc
4. Stonehenge
wessex culture
21st century bc
5. Great Serpent Mound
present day, ohio
10,000 bc
6. Great Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
7. Palate of Narmer
Egyptian
10th century bc
8. Ashurbanipal and his queen
egyptian
9. King Tut death mask
Egyptian
10. Ziggurat
Sumerian
11. Sargon
Akkadian
8th century bc
12. Satuette
Sumerian
13. Victory Stele of Naram- Sim
Mesopotamian
8th century
14. The charioteers
akkadian
8th century
15. Snake goddess
minoan
16. Lystria and the bull
minoan
17. faceless statue
minoan
18. Octopus Jar
Minoan
19. bull rhyton
Minoan
20. Lions Gate
Assyrian
16,000 bc
21. death mask of agamemnon
assyrian
22. Dipylon Vase
Greek
21st century bc
23. Greek
24. Greek
black figured
25. Soldiers playing game
Greek
26. Kore
Greek
2,000 bc
27. Koros
Greek
early -
28. Kroisos
Greek
29. Koros
Greek
30. Kritios boy
Greek
31. Dionysis bowl
greek
32. Herakles strangling the lion
Greek
33. dying Soldier
archaic period
Greek
34. Dying soldier
Greek
classical
35. Horse
Greek
Classical
36.
Classical
Greek
37.
Polykleitos
Roman copy
38. Diskobolis
Myron
4th century bc
Greece
39.
Roman
40. centuar
roman
41. parthenon
roman
3 century bc
42.
43.
roman
3rd century bc
44.
roman
3rd century bc
45. Nike adjusting her sandal
roman
3rd century bc
46. Zeus
Greek
Classical period
47. Riace Warrior
Greek
Classical period
48. Constantine
Roman
4th century bc
49. Roman
50.
Roman
3rd century bc
51. Athena
roman
3rd century bc
52. Dying Soldier
Roman
3rd century bc
53. Zeus and the Snakes
Roman
54. Portrait of a Roman Senator
Roman
55. Augustus Prima Porta
Roman
4th century
56. Hadrian
4th century bc
roman
57. Constatine
Roman
3rd century bc
58. Ara Pacis
Roman
3rd century bc
59. Ixion Room
Roman
3rd century bc
60. Colosseum
roman
61. Pont du Gard
7th century bc
roman
62. Basilica of Constantine and Maxcentrus
Roman
63. scene from the Iliad by Homer
Roman
64. Roman
65.
66. the plan for the original st. peters
1st century ad
67. Justinian
Ravenna
Romanesque period
68. Sutton Hoo
18 century ad
69.
Celtic book
medieval period
70. St. Matthew
Medieval
71. The Last Judgement
Autun
Romanesque
72. Abbaye de Cluny
French
Romanesque
73.
74. Westminster Abbey
Gothic
England
75. Laon Cathedral
76. The Lamentation
Giotto
Renaissance
anatolia
prehistoric
2. Venus of Willendorf
10,000 BC
prehistoric
3. Monumentality
dolmen- burial
2000 bc
4. Stonehenge
wessex culture
21st century bc
5. Great Serpent Mound
present day, ohio
10,000 bc
6. Great Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
7. Palate of Narmer
Egyptian
10th century bc
8. Ashurbanipal and his queen
egyptian
9. King Tut death mask
Egyptian
10. Ziggurat
Sumerian
11. Sargon
Akkadian
8th century bc
12. Satuette
Sumerian
13. Victory Stele of Naram- Sim
Mesopotamian
8th century
14. The charioteers
akkadian
8th century
15. Snake goddess
minoan
16. Lystria and the bull
minoan
17. faceless statue
minoan
18. Octopus Jar
Minoan
19. bull rhyton
Minoan
20. Lions Gate
Assyrian
16,000 bc
21. death mask of agamemnon
assyrian
22. Dipylon Vase
Greek
21st century bc
23. Greek
24. Greek
black figured
25. Soldiers playing game
Greek
26. Kore
Greek
2,000 bc
27. Koros
Greek
early -
28. Kroisos
Greek
29. Koros
Greek
30. Kritios boy
Greek
31. Dionysis bowl
greek
32. Herakles strangling the lion
Greek
33. dying Soldier
archaic period
Greek
34. Dying soldier
Greek
classical
35. Horse
Greek
Classical
36.
Classical
Greek
37.
Polykleitos
Roman copy
38. Diskobolis
Myron
4th century bc
Greece
39.
Roman
40. centuar
roman
41. parthenon
roman
3 century bc
42.
43.
roman
3rd century bc
44.
roman
3rd century bc
45. Nike adjusting her sandal
roman
3rd century bc
46. Zeus
Greek
Classical period
47. Riace Warrior
Greek
Classical period
48. Constantine
Roman
4th century bc
49. Roman
50.
Roman
3rd century bc
51. Athena
roman
3rd century bc
52. Dying Soldier
Roman
3rd century bc
53. Zeus and the Snakes
Roman
54. Portrait of a Roman Senator
Roman
55. Augustus Prima Porta
Roman
4th century
56. Hadrian
4th century bc
roman
57. Constatine
Roman
3rd century bc
58. Ara Pacis
Roman
3rd century bc
59. Ixion Room
Roman
3rd century bc
60. Colosseum
roman
61. Pont du Gard
7th century bc
roman
62. Basilica of Constantine and Maxcentrus
Roman
63. scene from the Iliad by Homer
Roman
64. Roman
65.
66. the plan for the original st. peters
1st century ad
67. Justinian
Ravenna
Romanesque period
68. Sutton Hoo
18 century ad
69.
Celtic book
medieval period
70. St. Matthew
Medieval
71. The Last Judgement
Autun
Romanesque
72. Abbaye de Cluny
French
Romanesque
73.
74. Westminster Abbey
Gothic
England
75. Laon Cathedral
76. The Lamentation
Giotto
Renaissance
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Pie in the Sky
Above is a creation made by the Space 1026 in the Institute of Contemporary Art as part of Locally Localized Gravity art exhibit. It was inspired by a culture called the Ewoks. They live in trees and have rope bridges that connect them. This creation is entirely made out of recycled materials such as plastic bags and used paper and wood. The exhibit includes a video kiosk tower, interactive electronics, campfire, a gigantic cardboard ziggurat, and a tree house.
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