INTRODUCTION
ABOUT ART & MEMORY:
Art is often displayed for aesthetic reasons; the visual arts however also carry the power to evoke memories. These memories are not only evoked by viewing but also by creating. MEMORY seems to be closely connected to the theme of TIME, but also through PERSPECTIVE these memories are evoked and experienced. The accords of time, and perspective make for HISTORY to become its close companion, connecting time in an expansive way from different perspectives to our personal and collective memory.
Here you can find terms and concepts related to the themes mentioned to the side, but they all have a connection with the subject; Art & Memory. Many of the terms and concepts discussed on this page are interrelated to each other, but have been divided within 4 overarching themes. You can explore the different themes, terms, and concepts through explanations and, most of the time, an artwork as example. There will, moreover be a page dedicated to BANANA CINNAMON PANCAKES. Hopefully this page helps you to get a grip on memory related art!
Pritika Chowdry, Endlessly, 2021. Wood and paint on wall, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Michigan.
Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase (No.2), 1912. Oil on canvas, 57 x 35 cm, Philidelphia Museum of Art.
Emma Kay, Worldview, 1999. Digital print on paper, 1760 x 2705 mm, Tate Modern, London.
Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa/Le Radeau de la Méduse, 1819. Oil on canvas, 491 x 716 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
