May 21, 1471, Died in Nürnberg in 1528.
1. Identify aspects of Durer's self portrait that show a changing view of the artist's view of himself as an individual.
The earliest self-portrait we have of Dürer is a remarkable silverpoint drawing he did in 1484 when he was thirteen years old.While Dürer was not the first artist to produce a self-portrait, he can be arguably claimed to be the first artist that returned to this subject matter throughout his career.
2.Explain how the artist's social status increased during the Renaissance period. Briefly explain why this happened.
The importance of this one-man Renaissance in the history of art in general and of printmaking in particular cannot be overemphasized. He embraced the media of woodcut and engraving early on and, over a 40-year career, took them to heights unsurpassed in the subsequent half a millennium.
Three quarters of a century after Dürer's death, at the beginning of the 17th century, the influences flowed in the opposite direction, and art historians talk about "a Dürer renaissance" in Italy, as well as in the Low Countries.3. Comment on Gavin Turk's work in relation to individualism, status of the artist and egotism.
British artist Gavin Turk (1967) was born in Guildford and attended the Royal College of art.Turk often uses his own image and signature in his sculptures and installations to address issues surrounding authorship, authenticity and identity; questioning the amount of value the artist’s name gives to the work.Turk's installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity. Concerned with the 'myth' of the artist and the 'authorship' of a work, Turk's engagement with this modernist, avant-garde debate stretches back to the ready-mades of Marcel Duchamp. In more recent works such as Pile (2004), a painted bronze sculpture of a pile of garbage bags, Turk explores the way in which a work of art is conferred with iconic status and value.
4.Comment on Damien Hirst's use of his work and the media for self promotion.
Mr. Hirst never does anything quietly. Other conceptual artists might attempt the occasional painting, or experiment with a new medium or two. Hirst, however, brings us his Return to Painting, in a veritable flood of publicity and in such a renowned gallery - the Wallace Collection - that one can only marvel at his hubris.
COCO CHANEL WITH HER LITTLE BLACK DRESS 1926s
Audrey in little black dress 1920s
Prior to the 1920s, black was reserved for mourning, and considered indecent if worn in any other circumstances.However Coco Chanel introduced it in a time between the wars, when the bright colors, prints and heavy embroideries dominated the fashion. It is a well-known "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a "little black dress" that is simple and elegant, and that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. For example, a simple black cocktail dress could be made into an evening .
The Mona Lisa Painted in the early 1500s by Leonardo da Vinci
The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a woman whose expression is often described as enigmatic.She may not be beautiful according to modern standard , but her facial expressions particularly her innocent smile , as she is famous for , is quite contagious . Her eyes are shining bright making the painting more natural and real . More often I could not see her smile because it seems to disappear especially when I look directly at her lips .This painting also conveys that beauty is universal not bound by race ,color , religion , and culture , a great motivator why people from all
walks of life are attracted to her .
walks of life are attracted to her .
6. How do you think artists and designers are viewed in Western society today?
Artists and designers are getting more concern about what is going on around the world.Every artists and designers wants to be well-known and hence it is very competetive nowadays.No matter in what part of the world ,people buy products concerning their self-esteem and to be accepted in a particular groups of society.In another words,the products from the famous artists/designers are purchased more for the face reason or buying to impress others.However without artists and designers,there will be less sign of creativity in the society today.
http://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/arth200/artist/durer_intro.html
http://www.moodbook.com/history/renaissance/durer-portraits.html
http://www.famous-women-and-beauty.com/coco-chanel-dress.html
http://www.whitecube.com/artists/hirst/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
5. Find 2 images of work by artists or designers that reflects some of the ideas of individualism,
self promotion or egotism that have been discussed on this blog. Upload images to your blog, title and date the work, identify the artist/designer and comment on the work in relation to the question.
i like the way you said designers and artists are portrayed in western civilisation today. i think that there is a lot of competitiveness and a great struggle for each designer and artist to be there own person and create there own ideas to become recognised because as time goes on the struggle only increases. but i do think people view them differently today then what past society would have viewed artists. i think today a lot of society see designers as admirable people and can envy the talent and i think in the past in western civilisation more people were more cultural and interested in the art itself. I think Damien hirst is a amazing artist with the different mediums he experiments with. really shows a huge range of art i think a lot of his work also explores individualism as well the piece that is presented on cadiblog really struck me for his promotion and the piece promoting himself as an artist.
ReplyDeleteAS you said that Durer started to get into the ART industry at the age of 13 is a very interesting fact as it goes to show how long he's had in experience wise. I do agree with you that even though after his death people still look up to his work for inspirations or just for admiration, his works are now still being viewed as something special and that does show his social status even when he is no longer alive. I do agree with you when you say that artist's who are wanting to get known or be well known is a very hard thing to do because it's so competitive and that people do buy products for their pride and to make people see how wealthy they are and they do not purchase products because of the true meaning of the artworks itself.
ReplyDeleteAs it has been said before it is difficult to be an original artists in gthe modern world right now as its harder to come up with original unconventional medias and techniques to stand out among all other artists - "You will be just a worker, one of the masses." But it doesn't matter how old an art work is because there's always inspiration and admiration for it this clearly shows he has/had a very well renown social status. I too agree with the fact that more and more people now adays are buying expensive art works. just as an expression of their wealth with no genuine appreciation of what it means.
ReplyDeleteIt is important as an artist to be unique and an individual, and it does seem as though in this mordern world it is harder to establish yourself as an unconventional artist, but around the 15th century many artist where struggling to have their skills recognized as a liberal art, so in some aspects we have it easier today. Durer is a man who saw society as it was, and decided that he did not want his art to fall into the mould that everyone else had. I agree in the fact that people in todays society still look at Durers paintings for inspiration as they are a strong statement of social status
ReplyDeletei agree with what you said about todays western modern society and how artists today are struggling to find them selves in the competitive world of art form sculpture paintings and photography in comparision to the 1500s period status was important as it would as you quoted about Turks work that his installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity, also many other artist followed this trend.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Damien Hirst never does anything quietly and always has the medias attention, but i suppose this is one of an artists main motavations to create new and original ideas. This is all thanks to the increasing status of the artist throughout history. He plays as a good example of how the artist and designer has gone from a commissioned serf to a reputable man part of society.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that damien hirst never does anything quietly, his use of the media and throwing himself into his work e.g photography with him as the main subject or in the photo. Although he does this, it is actually his way of expressing himself fully. I also agree entirely with your answer to the view of the artists today, as it is more competitive these days, and the more popular brands are bought.Lastly i find it funny that youve have written "may not be beautiful"..about mona lisa :D nice post by the way
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