FORMATIVE ACTIVITY:

On Art and Self Emancipation

LAO, YOLAYLA - MEDICE, CLAUDINE - ZABAT, MARIUS

PORTRAIT OF ADELE CINNAMON TAOIST

ADAM & EVE
BLOCH-BAUER I CRUNCH
- ALBRECHT DÜRER
- GUSTAV KLIMT - LUCAS SCHURKAMP

Overview:
The image
The image on on the
the left
left side
side is
is the
the creation
creation of
of Gustav
Gustav Klimt
Klimt entitled
entitled Portrait
Portrait of
of Adele
Adele Bloch-Bauer
Bloch-Bauer II also
also known
known as as The
The Lady
Lady
in Gold
in Gold or
or The
The Woman
Woman in in Gold.
Gold. This
This masterpiece
masterpiece isis the
the most
most famous
famous portrait
portrait of
of Klimt
Klimt and
and it
it is
is composed
composed ofof oil
oil paint
paint and
and silver
silver
and gold
and gold leaf
leaf on
on canvas.
canvas. Meanwhile,
Meanwhile, the the stunning
stunning masterpiece
masterpiece in in the
the middle
middle is is the
the "Cinnamon
"Cinnamon Taoist
Taoist Crunch
Crunch '''' by
by Lucas
Lucas
Schurkamp. It
Schurkamp. It is
is aa mask
mask made
made up up ofof cinnamon
cinnamon crunch.
crunch. This
This unique
unique technique
technique ofof expressing
expressing creativity
creativity is
is truly
truly breathtaking
breathtaking
and exceptional.
and exceptional. Lastly,
Lastly, the
the astonishing
astonishing image
image on
on the
the right
right is
is the
the creation
creation of
of Albrecht
Albrecht Dürer
Dürer entitled
entitled Adam
Adam andand Eve.
Eve. He
He used
used anan
engraving method
engraving method and and exhibited
exhibited extraordinary
extraordinary detail
detail and
and tonal
tonal range
range to
to depict
depict aa scene
scene involving
involving Adam
Adam and and Eve
Eve in
in the
the
Garden of
Garden of Eden.
Eden. These
These works
works ofof art
art showcase
showcase unique
unique techniques
techniques ofof creativity
creativity and
and innovation
innovation in in different
different periods
periods ofof time
time..

Overview:
The similarities
The similarities of
of Adam
Adam and
and Eve
Eve by
by Albrecht
Albrecht Durer
Durer and
and the
the portrait
portrait of
of Adele
Adele Bloch-Bauer
Bloch-Bauer I,I, by
by Gustav
Gustav Klimt,
Klimt, show
show art
art
that consists
that consists of
of people
people in
in it.
it. Through
Through their
their artist,
artist, it
it is
is composted
composted through
through painting
painting that
that depicts
depicts the
the essence
essence of
of self-identity
self-identity that
that
the artist
the artist wants
wants to
to show.
show. The
The portrait
portrait of
of Adele
Adele Bloch-Bauer
Bloch-Bauer I,I, by
by Gustav
Gustav Klimt,
Klimt, and
and the
the Cinnamon
Cinnamon Taoist
Taoist Crunch
Crunch '''' by
by Lucas
Lucas
Schurkamp shows
Schurkamp shows aa representation
representation of of an
an object
object other
other than
than aa face
face to
to help
help bring
bring the
the effect
effect on
on showing
showing oneself.
oneself. Adam
Adam andand Eve
Eve
by Albrecht
by Albrecht Durer
Durer and
and the
the portrait
portrait of
of Adele
Adele Bloch-Bauer
Bloch-Bauer I,I, by
by Gustav
Gustav Klimt
Klimt are
are both
both made
made long
long ago
ago that
that each
each art
art should
should give
give aa
hard meaning
hard meaning oror give
give small
small but
but crucial
crucial details.
details.

Differences:
Differences between
Differences between these
these three
three artworks
artworks cancan be
be determined
determined by by looking
looking at
at the
the methods,
methods, underlying
underlying meaning,
meaning, andand
approach used
approach used in
in these
these works
works ofof art.
art. In
In Portrait
Portrait of
of Adele
Adele Bloch-Bauer
Bloch-Bauer I,I, Gustav
Gustav Klimt
Klimt used
used oiloil as
as well
well as
as gold
gold and
and silver
silver leaf
leaf
applied through
applied through thethe use
use of
of gesso.
gesso. It
It also
also depicts
depicts the
the difference
difference between
between howhow we
we view
view ourselves
ourselves versus
versus how
how other
other people
people see
see
us based
us based on
on the
the things
things that
that we
we have
have or or based
based on
on the
the background
background ofof our
our family.
family. Meanwhile,
Meanwhile, Adam Adam andand Eve
Eve by
by Albrecht
Albrecht Durer
Durer
is an
is an engraving
engraving that
that corresponds
corresponds to to Durer’s
Durer’s fascination
fascination with
with perfect
perfect human
human form,
form, also,
also, in
in aa theory
theory prevalent
prevalent at
at the
the time
time the
the
engraving was
engraving was produced
produced it it was
was believed
believed that
that an
an individual's
individual's personality
personality and
and health
health were
were governed
governed by by four
four humors,
humors, which
which
ideally would
ideally would be
be inin equilibrium.
equilibrium. Lastly,
Lastly, the
the Cinnamon
Cinnamon Taoist
Taoist Crunch
Crunch is
is aa mask
mask made
made of
of cinnamon
cinnamon toast toast crunch,
crunch, itit also
also shows
shows
that sometimes
that sometimes people
people create
create masks
masks to to hide
hide their
their feelings
feelings and
and this
this is
is who
who wewe then
then wear
wear out out into
into the
the world
world and
and present
present
ourselves as.
ourselves as.