Exam 36: Art, War, and Revolution

An oba is the name for a jaguar in Benin culture.

Why were some against Maya Lin's design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

Otto Dix's The War is a ________.

Pablo Picasso's Guenica was an invented vision he made to express the terror he felt after waking from a nightmare.

Perform a thorough formal analysis of Picasso's Guernica,including a composition diagram.Then explain specifically how the artist used the elements and principles of art to convey a message of terror.

Perform a thorough formal analysis of the Palette of Narmer.Describe the ways in which the power of the ruler is represented.What is the overall message of the artwork and how does the artist convey this message?

Timothy O'Sullivan was a photographer whose images were the result of random snapshots.

Consider the evolution of Ganzeer's Tanks vs.Bike (4.7.13).Discuss the reasons Ganzeer created the work.Then analyse why you think other artists were inspired to add on to his work rather than creating their own.

Nick Ut's photographs of the Vietnam War are brutally truthful,but he was not an impartial photographer.

Compare and contrast Timothy O'Sullivan's Harvest of Death (4.7.1)and Nick Ut's Vietnamese Girl Kim Phuc Running after Napalm Attack (4.7.2).Do a full visual analysis of each artwork.Explain how each artist creates emotion in their artworks.

The Japanese scroll painting of the Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace shows a raid by samurai warriors during which they kidnapped the Emperor Nijo from his palace.