Author Archives: Sandra Cheng
Announcement: FINAL EXAM is NEXT WEEK, time to scr…!
This is a reminder that the FINAL EXAM is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 11:30 AM SHARP! Please arrive on time, we will begin the exam promptly. If you haven’t looked at it yet, don’t forget to review the works of art … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Art History Parodies
It’s been a strange semester with the stop-and-go calendar in the beginning of Fall 2012 and NYC’s shutdown over Hurricane Sandy. Thank you all for your contributions on the class blog and for staying committed to your coursework to the … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Unpacking Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon
Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon is a masterpiece of western art in the collection at MoMA. Some have suggested Picasso’s painting is the most important work in Modern Art. Picasso executed over a hundred sketches and preparatory studies before completing … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Impossible Exhibitions, The Caravaggio Show
In Italy, there is a trend to launch “Impossible Exhibitions” for renowned artists, such as Raphael, Leonard, and Caravaggio. In these exhibitions, all the works of art produced by one artist are assembled together in a museum setting. Unfortunately, it … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: The Art of Food
Happy Thanksgiving! It seems appropriate that we think about food this week, and the idea of food as art. There is a long history of photographing food for commercial purposes. The following NPR article outlines a current evolution in food … Continue reading
Announcement: Exam 2 is on Thursday Nov 15
This is a reminder that exam #2 will be on Thursday, November 15, 11:30 AM SHARP. Please arrive early! I have deleted one work of art from the short list for exam #2. Hieronymous Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights will … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Virtual Michelangelo
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Ceiling in four years, 1508-1512. Read below an excerpt of Michelangelo’s biography by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), the first art historian. Visit the Sistine Chapel with the modern art historians of SmartHistory.org in Second Life, a virtual environment. … Continue reading
Post-Hurricane Notes: Exam 2 Postponed
I hope you and your families are safe and recovering from the storm. As we work to return to ‘normal’ and classes have resumed at CityTech, please take extra time to get to school since many bus and subway lines … Continue reading
Masaccio’s Illusionism
With the help of his friend Filippo Brunelleschi, Masaccio is often identified as the first artist to apply theories of linear perspective to painting. His perspectival masterpiece is the Holy Trinity in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Watch the … Continue reading
