What are a few (maybe 3 or 4) important pieces of art from all around the world? Please help me because I need this for my project in school so yah thank you a few I that I can think of are; the taj mahal, mona lisa, and Eiffel tower. I don't want the great wall because my teacher thinks we already know so much about it that it would be useless to list it because we wouldn't learn anything new from it since we already know all about it. Ok well thank you!
2007-01-03 15:39:05 · 9 answers · asked by Shannizzle 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Here are some alternatives to the other answers. These are just as important and relevant:
1. Edouard Manet's Olympia, 1863: The subject and technique of this painting represents the birth of modernism. The nude is taken to culture shocking extreme when a prostitute is represented, and the flat bold brushstrokes defied convention and called attention to the medium.
2. Terracotta Army, 210 BC: A collection of 8,099 life-size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in China. Maybe you get your teacher to let your class watch the movie "The Emperor and the Assassin" which is about the Qin Emperor. It will probably take all week to watch the whole thing.
3. Lascaux Prehistoric Cave Paintings, 13,000 and 15,000 BC, or as far back as 25,000 BC: Some of the earliest known art. The paintings, drawings, and engravings give insight into the world of early people. It reveals the significance of people living as hunters to survive.
2007-01-03 17:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by Katryoshka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The paintings in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo.
Anything by Picasso-Guernica
Something by Robert Rauschenberg
Marcel Duchamp-fountain
cave paintings
any piece of photography from the 30's
2007-01-03 15:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by -- 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why dont you look at traditional art like paintings etc. Van gogh changed painting because of the style he used, so did kandinsky. Da vinci created pieces that are still causing a stir today. claes oldenburgh used new materials to create old things (giant ice bags made from foam and stuff).
IF i personally had to pick pieces of art i would choose De Sades' Justine (its a book, ie a literary ART), because his thinking brought about new understanding to sexuality and to politics. I would take the work of tracy emmin (unmade bed) as the msot ridiculous piece of crap to ever be called art making a mockery of the art world. music is also considered and artform so i would take 2 Live Crews' album As nasty As they Want to Be as they were the first artist to ever get banned as having an obscene album under US law.
im sure thats all way beyond your level but just my 2 cents
2007-01-03 16:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by Deb P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 10:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by erlebach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michelangelo's statue of David in Florence
Starry Night, by Van Gogh (in NYC)
Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
Any number of paintings by Rembrandt, e.g. Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (in NYC)
Picasso's Guernica (in Spain)
Scream by Munch (in Norway)
2007-01-03 15:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The scream by Edvard Munch (check that spelling)
How the ceiling of the sistine chapel (that's michelangelo)
The vitruvian man (DaVinci)
The Metamorphosis of Narcissus (Dali)
Starry Night Van Gogh
Any self portrait by Rembrandt
Check those out.
2007-01-03 15:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by susiemama 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the sistine chapel is an incredibly interesting and stunning work
monet's water lilies is not only beautiful, but also one of the most momentous pieces to the impressionist movement
da vinci's last super is a very interesting work (with lot's of controversy!)
and i love love love the scultpture the kiss by Rodin, i saw it in Paris, it took my breath away
also michelangelos David is the most realistic and amazing piece of art. he has veins in his arms, you almost wouldn't be suprised if he got off the pedastol and walked away
2007-01-03 20:34:57 · answer #7 · answered by sushi_lover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second Lesley's suggestion of Duchamp's "Fountain." It's Duchamp's iconic work and he has had more influence on contemporary art than any other artist (including Picasso).
Other important works:
Picasso's "Guernica"
The "Bamiyan Buddhas" (destroyed by the Taliban)
Michelangelo's "David"
Hiroshige's "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido"
Machu Picchu (in Peru)
Angkor Wat (in Cambodia)
2007-01-03 16:10:40 · answer #8 · answered by Simenzo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hanging gardens of Babylon
Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan
the lighthouse of Alexandria
.....all ancient, all destroyed, but once where great feats of human architectural prowess
2007-01-03 15:50:36 · answer #9 · answered by diligent 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋