Unit 3 Individual Project Art Appreciation HUMA 205 June 25, 2013 Abstract I will attempt to compare and contrast two pieces of art work from the renaissance period. Out of our textbook I chose a piece by Masaccio, The Holy Trinity. The piece of art I chose from a website is from Leonardo da Vinci called Madonna and Child. Both pieces of art are masterpieces of the early renaissance period. Renaissance Paintings and the Artists For many Europeans the renaissance was a period
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Unit 2 Individual Project Art Appreciation: HUMA 205- 1401A- 07 January 18, 2014 Abstract In this lesson I will be talking about the Ancient Art from Asia. I will be talking about some of the decorative plates that the Iranians came up with, and also the flasks that they designed. Ancient Art Introduction This plate was from the 5th to the 7th century during the Sasanian period. It is from Iran. It is of silver and gilt. The interior of the plate, shows the lively cultural interaction
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Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale Carlos Luna Arbol Grande, Guajiro Yo Oil on canvas 2001 180 x 200 cm/ 71 x 79 in Collection of the Artist The painting “Arbol Grande, Guajiro Yo” has a tree painted in the middle. The tree has many colorful leaves. There is a man sitting beneath the tree, who is smoking a cigar. Apparently, because of the smoking his doing, he is surrounded by a cloud of smoke. The man is wearing a hat and has a mustache on his face. Also, there are flowers
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T. McDonald HUMA205 –Art Appreciation October 23, 2011 Comparison of Renaissance Art Website selection - Judtih (Giorgio da Castelfranco) circa 1504 The painting, ‘Judith’ by Giorgio da Castelfranco done around 1504, is one of many portraits depicting the scene of Judith and Holofernes from the Biblical Book of Judith. The legend states that the widow Judith endears herself to an enemy general, Holofernes, and subsequently beheads him as he lies drunk in his bed (Artlex, 2010). The
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decorate several rooms in the house. From the pantry to the upper floor is Monet’s apartment with three large windows with views to his beautiful gardens. Monet’s first studio, which later became his smoking room, is where we would entertain his guest, art dealers, critics, and collectors. He kept many records of his works through his career in his studio. It wasn’t until the age of 50 that he was finally recognized as a master. Alice’s bedroom is separate from his, that is the way the middle-upper class
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Tattoos and Nail Art Todays New Art Unit 1 Discussion Board American Intercontinental University June 13, 2013 Tattoos and Nail Art Todays New Art Non- traditional art has been around for thousands of years. Tattoos and Nail Art are two non-traditional examples of what are sometimes considered masterpieces. People have marked their bodies with tattoos for centuries. Body art has taken many different forms throughout many different cultures. Tattoos are permanent designs.
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2/15/16 I visited the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. The work I chose was part of the contemporary Latin American art exhibition. The title of the work is Diptico en el Desierto (Diptych in the Desert) and the name of the artist is Jose Toirac. The work is an oil on canvas painting. The dimensions are 37 ¾ in x 51 in. The work was made in 2000-2001. Where the painting was made is not specified. The artist was born in Guantanamo, Cuba and currently resides in Havana
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In this essay I will attempt to analyze the artwork named “Beguiling Lure “ by Isaac Talley made in 2009. The medium of this artwork is acrylic and oil on canvas. The composition is simple with the main focus being a dangling object and a portrait of a single bird. The multi coloring of the background is bright and soft with dark and light hues. The artist was able to deliver the paint onto the canvas in different directions and angles which gives the appearance of overlapping colors,roughness and
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ART 110 – Art Appreciation Assignment #3 Chapter 3 – Visual Elements 1. What is the style of the assigned work? Define the style. The assigned work is The Liberation of the Peon, a Political Protest piece by Diego Rivera. This piece shows a beaten slave’s body being covered up while his master’s farm is burned. It was intended to demonstrate the anger, fear, and corruption in Mexico in 1931. 2. What is “line”? A line is simply defined in our textbook as an extension of a point. There
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As we move into the “Renaissance” period, artists of the fifteenth-century represented a variety of textures, shapes, and spaces that they experienced around them in their lives. They developed a style of painting called “linear perspective” which would allow them to reflect simulations of three-dimensional forms arranged in space. This would give the painting a depth and realism not seen until now in the different eras. There was a heavy emphasis placed on the realistic portrait-like paintings giving
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