Who am I?
I’ve been married twice, and had a famously intense artistic and romantic partnership, which ended with us walking from opposite ends of the Great Wall of China to say goodbye.
Who is Marina Abramovic?
Girl showing off her earring
What is "Girl with a Pearl Earring?"
"What’s with the giant black spaghetti tree in the middle? I came for serenity, not vertigo. Supposedly this was painted in a mental psych..not surprised."
"Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Marcel Duchamp's "Foutain"
1917
What month is Mr Clark's birthday? (the most important month of the year)
March
My early art career was marked by tragedy—at 18, I was raped by my tutor, and during the trial, I was forced to testify under torture. Despite this, I became the first woman admitted to Florence’s Academy of Design!
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
Black & white face, inverted, bold red text
What is "Your Body is a Battleground" by Barbara Kruger?
"Looks like someone tried to fold a napkin and gave up halfway. Is it a boat? A shell? A stack of tacos? I came for opera, not origami confusion:
The Sydney Opera House
Invention of photography
1816
Identify 2 other subjects Mr Clark has been employed as, other than Visual Arts
Religious Education
Italian
Design & Technlogy
I was born in Cairns in 1982 and have Aboriginal and Vanuatu heritage. My great-great-grandfather was forcibly taken from Pentecost Island to work in Queensland’s sugarcane fields—a legacy that deeply informs my art. My works challenge Australia's Eurocentric history.
Who is Daniel Boyd?
Billboard sign questioning if women need to be naked to get into a Metropolitan Museum of Art
Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get Into the Met. Museum?
"What protein diet was this 12 year old?! I thought the story was that he was an underdog, not a marble gym bro"
Invention of the printing press
1436
What was Mr Clark's cat's name?
Theo
I lived in near-poverty in Paris, painting melancholic scenes of beggars, blind figures, and the downtrodden..I captured them all in blue. Over my lifetime, I had two wives, numerous mistresses, and four children with three different women. My relationships were as intense and layered as my paintings.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
31 glowing green chandelier made of uranium glass
What is Crystal Palace by Ken+Julia Yonetani?
"If I wanted to see awkward hand gestures, I’d go to a family reunion....I had to arch my neck arch from having to view it."
"The Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo
"Impression, Sunrise"
1872
Mr Clark broke the cardinal art gallery rule by touching a famous sculpture by which artist during his European trip in July 2024?
Michelangelo
I was born Judith Sylvia Cohen in 1939, but after my first husband's death, I changed my name to reflect my birthplace (a city) —and to reject patriarchal naming traditions. I married three times, and my feminist ideals shaped not only my art but also my teaching.
Who is Judy Chicago?
Nude figure descending a staircase, shattered perspective
What is Nude Descending a Staircase? by Marcel Duchamp
"Rumour has it she wore nappies. Like how is this art? I did that once in a waiting room and nobody called it art."
"Artist is Present" by Marina Abramovic
The death of Picasso
1972
Mr Clark showed the class an artwork on the very first Year 11 lesson (and at the start of each term) to describe our class and the journey we are on. What is this artwork?
The Raft of Medusa