VISUAL CULTURE
trends & styles chapter 5
From abstract
to figurative
Historical context 50's & 60's:
> Marshall Plan
> Cold War - 1961 Berlin Wall
> Korean and Vietnam War
> Mass consumption
> 'I Have A Dream'
> Rock & Roll, hippies and revolution
Visual context of Islamic art:
abstract vs figurative
Jackson Pollock, Action Painting
Mark Rothko, Colourfield Painting
Karel Appel, Cobra
Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art
Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art
Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art
Andy Warhol, Pop Art
Andy Warhol, Pop Art
Psychedelic Art
Op Art
Joseph Anuszkiewicz, Op Art
Calligraphy page, Istanbul (15th century)
Tiles with calligraphy,
Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul (16th century)
The Blue Quran (9-10th century)
Persian carpet (mid-16th century)
Turkish Ushak carpet
Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (1987)
Arches, Alhambra (13th century)
