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Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
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Select four correct statements that explains Orlan's artmaking practice with regard to 'The Reincarnation of Saint Orlan' 1990
She turns a medical theatre into a performance theatre
Orlan turns her body into a canvas
Orlan appropriates past renaissance paintings of women
She questions the pursuit of the perfect body
Orlan appropriates paintings of contemporary women
WHAT YEAR WAS ORLAN BORN?
1947
1950
1949
1957
Choose two answers explaining Orlan's statement :
“When I introduce myself, I say ‘I am ORLAN, among others," explaing that she represents a multiplicity of different identities.
And "every letter of my name is written in capitals,” she explains, “because I have no desire to step back into rank.”
motivated by the desire to be what society expects her to be.
motivated by a desire to blur the borders between self and other. “It’s the idea of inviting the other within yourself,” she says, “by lowering your guard and accepting the other within.”
motivated by the desire to live up to historical expectations of what women should be
motivated by the desire to be multifaceted
Choose four answers to explain
what life experiance influenced Orlan to create 'The Incarnation of Saint Orlan' 1990-99
Orlan has no interest in the way women are represented in art
In 1978, French artist Orlan was taken to hospital for emergency surgery. "I almost died because I had an ectopic pregnancy,"
Orlan took a video crew along to film the operation and insisted she remain conscious throughout. "I wasn't in pain and what was happening to my body was of profound interest to me,"
Orlan saw the surgeon as a priest-like figure, his assistants gathered around him like at a Church mass.
Orlan saw that she was both observer and the observed. She decided to have surgery – not because her life was at risk, but because she believed surgically changing her body would be a powerful work of art.
Choose two answers to explain why Orlans 'The Reincarnation of Saint-Orlan ' 1990-99
challenged the accepted canons of art?
Orlan followed traditions of art to be like everyone else and conformed to traditional art practices.
My goal was to be different, strong; to sculpt my own body to reinvent the my-self. It's all about being different and challenging traditional representations of women.
I can create women’s images that are different from those we find in comics, video games, magazines and TV shows. There are other ways to think about women’s bodies and beauty.
My goal was to be the same as everyone else. I did not want to rock the boat.
What was the other factor that inspired Orlan's 'The Reincarnation of Saint-Orlan' 1990-99
Orlan wanted to copy Greek artists to show she could be as good as them.
Ancient Greek artists made a practice of choosing the best parts from different models and combining them to produce the ideal woman. Orlan, instead, decided to select features from famous Renaissance paintings.
All of the above
How did Orlan exhibit her surgeries?
Each surgery was captured on video, broadcast in galleries and sometimes fed to audiences around the globe via live satellite link-ups.
They were never shown live due the the sensitive nature of her surgeries.
What body parts did Orlan appropriate from famous paintings of revered woman ?
a. the forehead of some one nice.
b. the eyes of a modern woman
c. the nose of someone slim
d.the lips of another
e. the chin of a champion
a. the forehead Mona Lisa.
b. the nose of Psyche
c. the eyes of Diana
d.the lips of Europa
e. the chin of Venus
Which artist influenced Orlan to use her body as a ready made canvas?
Andy Warhol 1928-1987
Salvador Dali 1904-1989
Duchamp 1887-1968
Choose two answers: While Orlan appropriated other artists work, did she accept other people appropriating her work?
yes, she understood how influences work in art.
No, Orlan was upset that previously shocked audiences started getting their own 'Orlan bumps'
No, Orlan was unsuccessful in suing Lady Gaga in a 'intellectual property infringement lawsuit' 2013
yes she always encouraged mentorship of other artists
Choose three answers that explain why was Orlan important?
She challenged the 'male gaze'
She understood how to sit in a surgery
She challenged the canons of art that influenced notions of female beauty
She challenged traditional materials used to depict the human body, e.g. paint, canvas & sculpture; by using her own flesh as a ready made canvas to do with as she pleased.
Choose the correct body parts & women that Orlan appropriates
a. the forehead Mona Lisa.
b. the eyes of a Royal.
c. the nose of Piccinini
d. the lips of Europa
e. the chin of Venus
a. the forehead Mona Lisa.
b. the eyes of Diana.
c. the nose of Psyche
d. the lips of Europa
e. the chin of Venus
Enlarge the image and tick the correct list expaining why Orlan selected these woman.
a. Mona Lisa, because of the standard of dress that she represented at the time.
b. Psyche, because of the name.
c. Diana, because she wore blue
d. Europa, for her adventurous outlook on the future.
e. Venus, for strength & beauty.
a. Mona Lisa, because of the standard of anti-beauty that she represented at the time.
b. Diana, because she was a leader of the goddesses and women.
C. Psyche, because of the fragility and vulnerability within her soul.
d. Europa, for her adventurous outlook on the future.
e. Venus, for strength & beauty.
