1) David Smith@Whitney.
As I emphasized in class, please check the Glossary that I distributed in WEEK 3. You can find it in the handout folder section "WEEK 3" on blackboard. Vocabs that can be helpful: balance, cubism, nonrepresentational, proportion, rhythm, scale, symmetry/ asymmetry, unity, and volume.
2) The 9/11 Memorial Park.
Three possible ideas where you can start this paper:
a. SQUARE: Why did the designer use a square as a basic design element? You can look up artworks by Kazimir Malevich; he is the first artist of the Non-objective Art Movement. Here is a recent review of his exhibition [note: he is dead]. Squares in his early paintings represent human body:
Malevich's "Black Square" 1913 [left] and "Red Square: Painterly Realism of a Peasant Woman in Two Dimensions" 1915. [right] Oil on canvas. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
b. NAME: How is the use of names effective for the memorial? The 9/11 Memorial Architect Michael Arad talks about the name arrangement here. Please also look up "Vietnam Veterans Memorial" by Maya Lin in Washington D.C. Here is what Lin says about the name arrangement of the Vietnam Memorial.
c. POOL: What is Reflecting Pool? There are two pools at the 9/11 Memorial Park site. Reflecting Pool is a style of landscape architecture that uses water and pools as part of the design. Well-known examples would be:
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington D.C. where all historical speeches, including Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, were delivered.
- Taj Mahal and its Reflecting Pool in India, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Map of Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.. 1) Lincoln Memorial; 2) Vietnam War Memorial; 3) World War II Memorial (then-under construction). USGS.
Please check 9/11 basics at "FAQ about 9/11" by the 9/11 Memorial Park website.
Hope this post is helpful. Please email me if you have any questions/suggestions/concerns.
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