...Running head: Art and Architecture Analyzing Art and Architecture HU300 Art and Humanities: 20th Century and Beyond Art and Architecture I have lived in California for three years, have visits San Francisco numerous times and it was not until this past weekend that I saw the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for the first time. We took the trip to show our foreign exchange around and show her the beauty of our area and I was surprised to find myself in amazement not only that I did not rush to see such a thing before now, but the beauty and history of the building (pic. 1) as well. In the center is a large dome topped structure surrounded by intricate detailed carvings beautiful landscaping surrounds the front towering columns, stretching from each side is 200 feet of shorter square buildings with columns across the front. (pic. 2) As you stroll through the structure you see detail and beautiful carving in every corner and every inch, (pic 3) in the main Dome, when you look up, you’re surrounded by statues of angels looking down at you from every direction making you feel like you’re the center of their attention. (pic. 4) In the year 1915 architect Bernard R. Maybeck was given the task of creating a Palace of Fine arts for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, its sole purpose was to exhibit works of art. Bernard R. Maybeck used a classicism approach and chose the theme of a Roman style ruin with a romantic feel and Greek decoration. When Maybeck...
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...Analyzing Art Josh Bedard Rasmusen College Submitted for G125/HUM2023 Section 14 Humanities - 2014 Winter Quarter Analyzing Art The piece of art that I chose was the Mona Lisa. This is one of the most well-known pieces of art in the world. It is also covered in mystery. The painting is one of a woman named Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. She is sitting in a chair looking at the painter. She has a subdued look on her face, yet if you look closely at her eyes and lips she almost has a smirk on her face. One that is trying to say “if they only knew what this painting was about.” As if it was meant for as a clue for one or two few special people to see and not the everyday person. I like many people are not sure what the reasoning behind this painting is. The painting could have been for just a painting or as some people think it could have been for a whole other reason. Some think that it could be a female version of the painter himself or have hidden meaning within the painting. When looking at this painting I think there is a story behind it. I think her eyes tell you a story that many people may not see. I think that there is a reason for this painting that many have not looked at. It almost seems like she is trying not to laugh while posing for the painting. As if what she is wearing and the way she is posing is as if she is trying to trick everyone who will be looking at the painting. This painting show perfectly what the...
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...Analyzing Art For this module assignment I chose to do my paper on "Vincent van Gogh, Still Life of Oranges and Lemons with Blue Gloves, 1889". I chose this painting because I am rather familiar with it. In elementary school my teacher had us try to draw a painting by Van Gogh and this is the one I chose (didn't come out too pretty). My grandmother also has a imitation of the painting in her dining room. Today, Vincent van Gogh is widely regarded as one of history's greatest painters and an important contributor to the foundations of modern art. The completion date of this post-impressionism still life, was in the year of 1889. The place of creation was Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Vincent van Gogh painted this picture soon after his release from the hospital, where he was recovering from the disastrous final days of Paul Gauguin’s stay with him in Arles. In a long letter to his brother Theo posted January 23, 1889, he mentions creating this painting alongside several other issues, including the need to make money through picture sales. He likely had the market in mind in painting this still life. Van Gogh was clearly attracted to the shapes and hues of the citrus fruit arrayed in the wicker basket, and the way their varied orb shapes play against the weave of the dried sticks, the whole set off by the prickly needles of the cypress branches. Van Gogh refers in his letter to an “air of chic” in this picture, prompted perhaps by the inclusion of blue garden gloves. The...
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...To begin with this article is concerned with Nasca iconography on ceramics and art. The main argument is that the Nasca artists based their imagery on things they may have seen and experienced in the world around them. It argues that the ceramics are responsible to represent selected features of their environment. The article mentions that the Nasca art describes a time, place and culture. Furthermore, the article indicates that Nasca art is strongly concerned with the imagery of war, thus, indicating that there might have been a lot of violent conflict in this culture. It also mentions that the war for the Nasca people was internal as in the art there was no foreign prisoners, nor scenes of homage or tribute-paying rites. In addition, the...
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...Patric Rooney Intro to Fine Arts Gary Towne The fine arts are comprised of multiple forms of arts, two of them being visual art and music. I decided to analyze one piece of visual art and one piece of music, based on several different elements of the respective categories. I chose to begin with the visual art piece, The Arnolfini Wedding, because of its many small and intricate details hidden in the artwork. Jan van Eyck (Flemish, before 1390-1441), The Arnolfini Wedding, 1434, oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards, 82.2 cm × 60 cm, National Gallery of Art, London, is an intricate piece of art with many minuscule details that contain an abundance of symbolism and meaning. One of the first things to catch your eye will be the man and woman standing in the forefront of the image. At first, one may believe that the woman in the velvet green robe is pregnant, but it has been found that this was actually excess fabric from her robe creating the bump on her stomach. Both the man and woman have their hands in positions that imply that they are taking some type of oath, more specifically an oath of marriage. The clothing worn by the wedding couple is common clothing of their time, for people of the upper class. If you were to zoom in on the picture, you begin to realize the realistic qualities of all of the textures in the painting. One use of this skill that jumps out at me is the lifelike beads that sit beside the circular mirror. If you look closely at the gear...
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...The Menil Collection This last week I visited the Menil Collection. I arrived at the Menil Collection around 1:00 pm and stayed there about two hours for visiting the many collections. Before I went there, I had thought that I was going to go there to look at a bunch of boring artwork. However, as I am walking on the sidewalk looking at this calm and peaceful neighborhood, I am falling in love with all the beautiful trees and the environment. It is a simple building, but it has a treasure inside awaits my curiosity. Going inside of the museum, I saw all types of different artwork pieces, but I was interested by one piece of artwork that I am going to write about. I chose a Violin on a Table by Pablo Picasso because it has many elements when...
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...any of the Humanities. The arts allow us to be as specific or as abstract as we please. It helps us become closer to ourselves and to others around us. Though there has been a lot of confusion as to what the true definition of ?good art? is, how we show others what is going on in our minds and inner souls cannot be judged, graded, criticized or revised by anyone other than ourselves. The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. The arts teach us how to communicate through creative expression. Show us how to understand human experiences, past and present. Prepare us to adapt to and respect the ways others think, work, and express themselves. Music, singing, dancing, poetry, and sketching are just a few of the different forms of art that I use to express myself in a way that I enjoy. Because each art discipline appeals to different senses and expresses itself through different media, each adds a special richness to the learning environment. Arts help people Learn to identify, appreciate, and participate in the traditional and non-traditional art forms of their own communities and the communities of others. Art teaches us how to be imaginative, creative, and reflective. Different art forms help us develop the verbal and nonverbal abilities necessary for lifelong learning. The intellectual demands of the arts help us develop problem-solving abilities and such powerful thinking skills as analyzing and evaluating. Numerous studies...
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...Art 224 701 MW Beginning Digital Photo Assignment sheet for written assignment #3: Paper and study guide DUE: Monday, Nov 11 You will visit the GAGE Gallery (18 South Michigan Ave) the Museum of Contemporary Photography (600 S. Michigan Ave – Columbia College) and the DePaul Museum, will look at the photography exhibits in those venues. You will choose two photographs to analyze and compare, and will analyze them for content, looking particularly at how the form of each photograph might communicate, and what is being communicated. You may choose photos from the DePaul Museum or the Museum of Contemporary Photography (which opens on OCT 18), to compare to each other, or to images in the Gage Gallery. You will analyze the photos according to a denotative/connotative approach. In this kind of analysis, you first look at and describe the artwork in question, taking note of all organizational structures, formal elements and details that make up the artwork (including the title). In order to do this more thoroughly, take a look at the terms that are listed below, and consider whether the artist is using any of these strategies and principles. Then in the connotative section, consider how is she/he using them in each artwork to help communicate, and state what the meaning of the photograph, or the intent of the photographer, might be based on your denotative findings. In the final section of your paper, compare the denotative/connotative conclusions of the separate photographs with each...
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...Proposal Essay Identity and animation will be the focus of my design process. The discovery of my identity and belonging through my art is what captivates me to understand who I am. The way variations to proportion can be modified by the artist, the super-deformed characters feature a non-proportionally small body compared to the head where as some animations completely disregard these proportions, such that they resemble Western cartoons and for exaggeration, certain body features are increased in proportion, the comedic effects often utilize these variations emphasize the story behind the artist. As Horace states “A picture is a poem without words”. I began watching anime at young age and it gradually developed to become a part of my identity. When I watch anime I feel happy, I kind of lose myself in the world of anime and the gripping storyline, which during that time, I feel satisfied with myself, like nothing has ever gone wrong. Throughout my design I aim to capture some of this imaginary with humanly features visual imageries and attempt to create through art endeavouring to refashion the same excited traits. The 19th century philosopher Henry David Thoreau quoted “This world is but a canvas to our imagination”. Watching anime I understand what he means. Over the past a few years I have been watching anime which I have collected images from the internet. These images have intrigued my interest in animation and how it explores the mental capacity of imagination. I am...
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...scenes of people and city life. He was a leading artist in the transition from realism to impressionism, and he lived from 1832 to 1883. Interestingly, Manet’s career choice was a little different than his parents had hoped. Manet came from royalty with his father, Auguste Manet, a high-ranking judge, and his mother, Eugénie-Desirée Fournier, the daughter of a diplomat and the goddaughter of the Swedish crown prince. They had expected for their son to “choose a respectable career”, preferably in law. However that was not in the cards for Manet. Ironically, his art career is still being appreciated over a century later. Manet's uncle, Edmond Fournier, supported Manet is his early art interests, arranging frequent trips to the Louvre. Eventually, Manet and his parents were on the same page and they supported his calling for art. The artist’s use of color, space and composition: The lemon by Manet is a unique piece of art. Manet utilizes realism to capture the simplistic form of the fruit. However, this painting is nothing less than sophisticated demonstrating Manet’s true command of color and touch with his brush. The painting is encompassed by dull, dark colors with sporadic brightness. Manet uses different forms of yellow to capture the color, shape, and texture of the lemon. The sudden brightness in the painting can be seen as the natural reflection that the lemon and the plate give off. He also utilizes dark browns mixed with green to reflect the depth and texture of the...
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...Chauvet Caves, which date back more than 28,000 years ago, to the millions of artists of all mediums, art is an essential part of being human. It was created before written language in 3,400 BCE, and before agriculture in about 8,000 BCE, showing just how natural the desire to create art is for humanity (“Human History Timeline - Combined Timeline”). While it has evolved many times throughout history, the style, purpose, and subjects change though its existence remains the same. These differences allow an insight into a time period and a place in history. One can examine it on a small scale, analyzing what the piece meant to an artist or what the purpose was in creating it. Likewise,...
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...Project Description: You are an analyst for an art gallery that is an authorized Greenwich Workshop® fine art dealer. You prepared a list of artwork by James Christensen and need to organize the data using an outline, subtotals, PivotTables, and PivotCharts to aid you in analyzing the data, which you will do in this project. Instructions: For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks: Step Instructions Points Possible 1 Start Excel. Download, save, and open the file named Exploring_e05_Grader_EOC.xlsx. 0 2 Sort the data on the Subtotals worksheet first by the Type column, then by the Art column, both in alphabetical order. 4 3 Subtotal the data at each change in Type. Identify the highest issue price, estimated value, and percent increase. 10 4 Add an automatic outline to the Subtotals worksheet. Group the first and last name columns. Collapse the names columns, and then collapse columns created by the outline (G, H, and I). 7 5 Create a PivotTable on a new worksheet using the data on the Christensen worksheet in the range A1:J19. Use the Type, Est. Value, and Issue Price fields and use the default locations in the PivotTable Layout. 8 6 Modify the Issue Price and Est. Value values to determine the average issue price and average estimated market value by type. 6 7 Insert a calculated field named % Change in Value to determine the percent change in values by type. Format the values in the new column as percentages with...
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...Cinematography today is one of the most popular types of contemporary art. The latter is the brightest expression of the human soul! What are the reasons for this? History of art shows us two basic reasons for its existence. One of them can be roughly called “art for art” and the second one is rooted in the necessity of human beings to solve vital social problems. Because these rapidly expanding problems interfere with the private life of everyone; we can witness predominance of the “second” type of art. As an example we can quote M. Moore’s movie, titled “ F 9/11”. Analyzing any work (piece) of art, we must take into consideration that every artist aims to make us think about a problem through his own vision. The question is whether he can pull it off or not? It is no secret, that there are various kinds of techniques to influence the audience. M. Moore brilliantly selects and perfectly times the succession of the episodes which makes him absolutely convictive. But we must tell the difference between the opinion of one single man and the reality. M. Moore, a talented journalist, uses the well-known mass media techniques, for example, he only chooses that footage, which goes along well with his understanding of a problem. The frames we are watching: the harrows of war, ruined and burning houses, soldiers, who are killing people and listening to a Bloodhound gang song, children playing in the streets before the war, determine our reaction (attitude) to the problem...
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...Art The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in my life. From dance and music to abstract art our concept of life is shown through the various ways in which we interpret it. We use the Arts as a means of touching that part of us that we cannot reach with Physical Science, Social Science, or any of the Humanities. The arts allow us to be as specific or as abstract as we please. It helps us become closer to ourselves and to others around us. Though there has been a lot of confusion as to what the true definition of “good art” is, how we show others what is going on in our minds and inner souls cannot be judged, graded, criticized or revised by anyone other than ourselves. The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. The arts teach us how to communicate through creative expression. Show us how to understand human experiences, past and present. Prepare us to adapt to and respect the ways others think, work, and express themselves. Music, singing, dancing, poetry, and sketching are just a few of the different forms of art that I use to express myself in a way that I enjoy. Because each art discipline appeals to different senses and expresses itself through different media, each adds a special richness to the learning environment. Arts help people Learn to identify, appreciate, and participate in the traditional and non-traditional art forms of their own communities and the communities of others...
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...Filmmaking Analysis: An Art form in itself Robert Haskins ENG 225: Introduction to Films Hannah Judson 28 June 2010 Filmmaking Analysis: An Art form in itself The art of motion pictures have been compared to other forms of expression art, but what makes it unique is that other art forms are incorporated into motion pictures. Through moving pictures, a story can be told with fluidity and rhythm, like music. Much like a sculpture molds clay or stone into something beautiful; a filmmaker can show us their vision or perspective of a story. Motion pictures have a way of influencing us to change the world, make us laugh and make us cry. This powerful medium has altered our world and has helped shape our culture. Analysis and evaluation is only natural, as humans will always strive to understand why this form of art has made such a lasting impact. To use the techniques to analyze a film, one must first familiarize themselves with the literary elements. By recognizing what the theme is in a motion picture, it becomes easier to see the filmmaker’s intention to the motion picture. Soundtrack and musical score also has the ability to add texture and depth to the experience of watching motion pictures. Just as we place symbolic meaning to other forms of expression, we do the same for motion pictures. Each of us have a different perspective in viewing motion pictures just as no one can see the same piece of art the same way. The style and the way characters are presented...
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