PERSIA and INDIA work Spanning 14th – 17th Century
1.What specific Chinese elements are in the Bahram Painting and the King Guyamar painting? Use the examples in the powerpoint or go to the Metmuseum.http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/chronology/#?geo=ea
(this link is to the Geographic/Chronological page on the Met Timeline-there are other ways to explore this incredible timeline)
2. Write a close visual analysis of the images and symbols in Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaik to Kings.
3.Find an image from another time or place in art history that compares with Akbar and the Elephant Hunt. Are the similarities stylistic or a result of symbols and meaning?
(Note- It would be helpful for understanding the Indian paintings to list the sequences of Mughal Kings starting with Babur.)
4. What is the symbolism of Krishna Radha? Why does this Hindu image stylistically compare to the Shanamah?
5. Taj Mahal
a. What is it, where is it, who built it?
b. Describe how shape and pattern are explored throughout the site and the building. How and why is the Geometry made sacred?
VOCABULARY
Shahnama
Mughal
Mogol
Safavids
Manuscript
“Persian Miniature”
Sufi
Sunni
Shi’ia
Artists- Bichitr, Bihzad, Sultan Muhammed
SHAZIA SIKANDER QUESTIONS for Thursday and Friday
1. How does this contemporary artist address Persian painting traditions?
2. What does she have in common with Do Ho Suh?
Note. Neither DoHo Suh nor Shazia Sikander are part of the mandatory pieces, but as we explore contemporary art, take note on themes that are repeatedly explored by artists.
3. Art 21 summarizes Sikander's work as thinking about the boundaries of her culture. One can define culture and heritage in many ways. It can be a positive or a negative. How do you define it? What do you see as limits of your own culture or heritage and what do you think is something interesting to explore further about your culture.
1.What specific Chinese elements are in the Bahram Painting and the King Guyamar painting? Use the examples in the powerpoint or go to the Metmuseum.http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/chronology/#?geo=ea
(this link is to the Geographic/Chronological page on the Met Timeline-there are other ways to explore this incredible timeline)
2. Write a close visual analysis of the images and symbols in Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaik to Kings.
3.Find an image from another time or place in art history that compares with Akbar and the Elephant Hunt. Are the similarities stylistic or a result of symbols and meaning?
(Note- It would be helpful for understanding the Indian paintings to list the sequences of Mughal Kings starting with Babur.)
4. What is the symbolism of Krishna Radha? Why does this Hindu image stylistically compare to the Shanamah?
5. Taj Mahal
a. What is it, where is it, who built it?
b. Describe how shape and pattern are explored throughout the site and the building. How and why is the Geometry made sacred?
VOCABULARY
Shahnama
Mughal
Mogol
Safavids
Manuscript
“Persian Miniature”
Sufi
Sunni
Shi’ia
Artists- Bichitr, Bihzad, Sultan Muhammed
SHAZIA SIKANDER QUESTIONS for Thursday and Friday
1. How does this contemporary artist address Persian painting traditions?
2. What does she have in common with Do Ho Suh?
Note. Neither DoHo Suh nor Shazia Sikander are part of the mandatory pieces, but as we explore contemporary art, take note on themes that are repeatedly explored by artists.
3. Art 21 summarizes Sikander's work as thinking about the boundaries of her culture. One can define culture and heritage in many ways. It can be a positive or a negative. How do you define it? What do you see as limits of your own culture or heritage and what do you think is something interesting to explore further about your culture.