...Ernest Newman Jr. Prof. Grix Art Appreciation 4/23/11 Analysis of Dylan James Art “Nomadic” They say art is the way the artist perceives how the world is or its issues and that we are to understand it as they want us to. In most cases that’s true but sometimes, in some art it puts you in your own little dream world. That work of art makes you forget all that’s going around you and you immerse yourself into the art, or should I say dreamland. To me when I really like a work of art I have to connect to it, I must feel the connection they are trying to make but also create my own. Once the art pulls me in that’s when it becomes my dreamland and brings about a certain peace that only art can do. This analysis will discuss the different mediums, purpose and personal perception on what makes it my dreamland. The first thing you recognize in a painting is the medium. This piece was a little tricky because it seemed to be a mixture of water color and impasto. Since that is never or rarely done I’ve come to the conclusion its kind of a lite impasto. The work of art was done it looks like on paper but its not the paper that brings this work out, it’s the use of the oil paint. Dylan James made this piece, “Nomadic” by drawing a family of three with an unusual but simply brilliant impasto technique. He draws the borders of the figures thick so you would know that they are figures and how they look but shades in the bodies kind of lightly and puts the family in a hierarchic...
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...How did migration, trade and nomadic invasion threaten and or aid classic empires and civilizations? Mason Pirio 10/12/14 Period 4 Migration, trade, and nomads effected early civilizations in many ways, some positive and some negative. Nomads made trade difficult at times and occasionally invaded sedentary civilizations. Trade helped boost early economies by providing civilization with useful resources which could not be found in their own region. Migration was key in terms of disseminating culture and ideas throughout the classical world. Migration and trade also spread religion; an example of this is when Buddhism spread from India to china. There were also many drawbacks to migration as it spread new diseases that some cultures were unequipped to deal with. Trade greatly aided the economies of early civilizations. Silk was a common item of trade in china, as china had the highest quality of silk at the time. The Silk Road was passage in which many travelers used to acquire silk from china. Trade was also important because some places had things that other places didn’t. Trade also encouraged the spread of new ideas and technology such as hunting methods, weaponry, arts, and most of all, religion. Nomads threatened the trade of early civilizations, and the civilizations themselves. A prime example of nomadic invasion is in china. China feared being attacked by the Mongols, so they built the Great Wall of China to defend from any attacks from the north. This can be both...
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...rule. A Bureau of Censors was established to oversee all officials. Improvements for civil service were done by investigation. Emphasis was placed on knowledge of Chinese literature and Confucian classics. Society of the Tang Dynasty: Wise governing, international trade, national strength and a strong economy established a stable social order. An open door policy was in place and there was a lack of extortion. Economics of the Tang Dynasty: The dynasty faced economic stress due to the focus on the arts and pleasurable existence. Political weakening of power led to further economic distress. Politics of the Sui Dynasty: The 29 year Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal and began the restoration of the Great Wall. This required over-taxation of the peasants. A rebellion in 618 ended the dynasty. The country returned to a focus on establishing a legal code. The political structure has endured. A central government system united China under a new system. Political unity returned as nomads and nobility were brought together under state control and the bureaucracy was rebuilt. The central government was known as the “System of Three Cabinets and Six Departments” .The three cabinets were a legislative policy making branch, a deliberation branch and an executive branch. Departments covered other political needs as personnel, income, formal procedures, justice and the law, and the political workings of the government. The Sui government has been the framework for all governmental systems...
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...The changed course of the sea was a skewed route going to the Aral Sea and it left the areas that were linked with the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea with no water. Soon the areas were left, and they became deserts. The lands that became deserts were used by the empire rulers as boundary markers. The pastoral nomad groups wanted to turn the regions into territorial expansions. Pastoral nomads joined with other states and used their horse riding abilities. Many of these nomads were Turkic people whose mission was to control lands that were unpopulated in the across the Aral and Caspian seas. There was a problem however, as the environmental consequences started to get worse for the people living in the Aral and Caspian areas that pastoral nomad groups had to resettle and flee from their locations. The areas that they fled to be a lot friendlier and social. According to Khazeni though the effects of the environment played a huge factor in how these nomads made their decisions. These decisions would impact them and the MENA...
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...1) Clubs to invite: UConn Irish Dance – offer free lessons during part of the night, bring soda bread. decorations (we have worked with them previously) Native American Cultural Programs Questions: Are you willing to participate? Do you have a dance team or art group or something else like that you are share with curious students? Do you have traditional decor or fashion you can bring? Do you have any traditional food someone in your group is good at making and would be willing to make for a large group? 2) Food – corn, beans, Irish soda bread, potatoes Make/buy – who can do what? Jackie: potatoes Ask Irish dance for soda bread (award winning) Ask NACP if they have any food to contribute 3) Talking points: Language Primarily spoken in cultures;...
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...Modern day scientists can still only give us a round about time-frame on when our ancestors truly lived; nevertheless we know The Stone Age begins during the prehistoric period, when modern day man began to utilize stone implements in the usage of tools and ended with the introduction of metal work. Archeologist divided up the Stone Age into three different ages based on the certain advancements in technology that were made: the Paleolithic Age, the Mesolithic Age, and then the Neolithic Age. During the Paleolithic Age, our modern-day man, Cro-Magnons passed a cognitive threshold in the evolutionary state by starting to express themselves through innovation; not only through the use of crafting tools made of stone, but through the development...
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...gap, enhanced agricultural productivity, equalization system and have the governmental power centralized. The defense was improve and great was expanded and Buddhism was spread. When Yangdi took over the throne he didn’t seek to gain support from nomads. He restored Confucian education and examination system of bureaucrats. Yangdi lost support of nomads by supporting educational forms. Yangdi start expensive construction work. Yangdi luxury expense lost him public support and he was assassinated by his minister, but the biggest factor that led to the down fall was invadation of Goguryeo. Li Yuan took advantage of the situation and declared a new foundation dynasty known as Tang. The Tang dynasty started from 618 and ended 907 it was founded by Li family who gain power during the collapse of Sui Dynasty. According to Chinese history records The Tang dynasty was the greatest historic period in China. During this time period the economy, politics, culture and military strength reached an unparalleled advanced level. Tang dynasty experience a wonder of change in China culture by modern feel that era represents the apogee of Chinese creativity poetry n sculpture. The explosion of this culture was influence by Buddhism, which affected art, Literature, philosophy, and as well as religion and politics. Finally it came to an end when the border troubles with northens nomadic people called the...
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...The Glass Castle is a novel that vividly describes the dysfunction of the Walls family. The stories that are described are told by Jeannette Walls who is also the author of the book. In the book, Jeannette describes her life from the age of three years old to adulthood. She tells numerous stories of how her and her family were nomads, and how she managed to escape poverty and become a member of societies middle class. The family lived from city to city and state to state for short periods of time and when things become rocky they would “skedaddle”. The Walls family was highly dysfunctional, and after reading the book it amazed me that anyone could live wandering the states not having any real roots to call home for so long. There are a few things that stood out to me while I was reading Jeannette’s story. The...
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...Emperor Wuzong destroyed Buddhist monasteries in the 840s 4. Buddhism already left many people rethinking laws, arts, language, etc. III. Tang Decline and the Rise of the Song A. Introduction 1. Empress Wu tried to take the throne 2. Xuanzong took over 3. Military leaders tried to push in order to revolt (which failed) 4. The emperor at the time had to kill Yang Guifei B. The Founding of the Song Dynasty Question: Who was the founder of the Song Dynasty? 1. Nomads began to rule again 2. Zhao Kuangyin was a warrior 3. The founder of the Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin C. Song Politics: Settling for Partial Restoration Question: What was special about the politics during the Song Dynasty? 1. Did not want the same problems that the Tang dynasty had 2. Military leader were no dominate 3. Civil Officials could only be governors D. The Revival of Confucian Thought Question: What revived Confucian ideas? 1. Ancient inscriptions were able to be deciphered 2. Texts were also recovered/discovered 3. Neo-Confucian...
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...THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF INDIA: History reports three early civilizations: 1. INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION- (Time period: 2500-1500 BC) It is one of the earliest civilizations. We know about it through excavations. The British told us about this civilization. It was located along the Indus River, as the name suggests, along with its east and west tributaries. It was dotted around 70 centers. Mohenjo-Daro was found near the Indus Delta, and Harappa near Ravi. The Economic characteristics consisted of agriculture (surplus agriculture) in a semi irrigation environment. The surplus came through challenge and technology (flood canals). Crops were grown throughout the year. Other distinguishing characteristics: They lived in urban centers. They had a high standard of living. They were well planned, even in those times. It had a zonal structure. The city was divided into zones. They were layered into functional zones. 1. Religion: they were into worshipping nature. 2. Commercial: Big Square. There were rooms probably shops. 3. Residential: Urban centers were layered in a grid pattern with houses on the grids. (New York today is made on that pattern). They had a high standard of living. Houses were permanent (you can still find the leftover structure). The architecture was permanent. The houses were well ventilated. Air and light used to enter the house. The houses were multi storied with strong foundation. The bricks were made of mud of land but were baked. The drainage...
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...Decline of the Roman/Han/Gupta Empires Diverse Interpretations Assignment COMPARISONS TO FOCUS ON: * The causes for the decline of the Roman, Han and Gupta Empires * Understanding of how and why the collapse of the empire was more severe in Western Europe than it was in the Asian Empires. * Comparison of the role that religions played in the declines * The impact of missionary outreach of the Christians and Buddhists in these empires RESOURCES * Upshur – “The Decline of Empires” * Stearns - Decline of Empires. * Frank Smitha - “Decline and Fall” * Johnson and Johnson – “Why Don’t Empires Last?” * Spodek – “China and Rome: How do they compare?” * Bulliet pages 168-170 and 186-189. ASSIGNMENT 1. Construct a Venn comparing and contrasting the causes for decline of the Roman, Han and Gupta empires. Information will come from the documents and not the lecture…you already wrote the lecture notes once, why write them again? Rome Han similarities Gupta 2. Write 3 comparative analytical mini-paragraphs about the decline of empires. (generalization, facts, analysis…) Remember that analysis answers the question “why?” Example: The AP World History teachers have very different tastes in beverages. Ms. Forswall likes tea while Ms. Patch likes cola. Green tea and Earl Grey are Ms. Forswall’s favorites; they taste nothing like Pepsi or Coke because soft drinks are much sweeter. Ms. Patch usually chooses a diet style of...
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...The polemic about tattoos I was wondering why tattoos are a controversial point in our society! There are people against and people that really like tattoos, but who is right? Should I think it is a good or a bad thing? Maybe for the tattooists the art involves is worth the pain and sacrifice of being tattooed. For the religious, it is a sin to sacrifice one’s body with so meaningless purpose. Now I don’t think there are excuses to justify so drastic a way of art, but analyzing the points of view I will try to clarify some questions I still have about this body art such as the reason people have tattoos, “When did tattooing start?”, the dangers involved in this procedure, the removal of a tattoo and society’s reaction to tattooed persons. Thinking it is weird to have one’s body penetrated many times by a needle to make only a drawing I do not think is worth it. So, why do people have tattoos? Why it is a common place nowadays? Probably because people see that the tattoo is a way of expression, but the real motivation to acquire it varies among groups and cultures. It marks thoughts, opinions, memories…Some persons obtains tattoos as a means of asserting their personal identity or sexual orientation. Tattoos may be a testament to feelings of love, they have been associated with rites of passage and identification with groups. Nowadays tattoos is used for some cosmetic medical procedures and permanent make-up applications, according to the National Institute...
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...A few months after his election, Pope John Paul II began his worldwide travels. Unlike the previous Popes, who preferred to stay near the Vatican, he was the first Pope in the history of the pontificate to travel throughout the world (“Pope,” 2006). In an interview with reporters early in his reign as Pope, John Paul announced the goal of his papacy, "The Pope cannot remain a prisoner of the Vatican. I want to go to everybody...from the nomads of the steppes to the monks and nuns in their convents...I want to cross the threshold of every home” (“Indepth: His Own Words,” 2005). Because of this announcement, his trips were groundbreaking news. His first stops were in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, then on to his native Poland. The main theme of his speeches emphasized human rights. Worldwide news coverage of his travels allowed television viewers of all faiths, including me, to see how many hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions, of people would gather for his visits. It was during these international visits, particularly to the countries under Communist rule, that the Pope would focus his speeches on freedom and human rights. As the people came, they slowly began to realize they would not be punished for gathering to see him or for listening to his speeches. Crowds of followers began to build as they came to realize that they had a right to be free citizens (Papal Years, 2000). As a result of this realization, the Pope’s popularity grew to immense proportions. He did...
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...Egypt Dialectical Notes Text | Response | The story of Osiris, Isis, and Horus was very well known in Egypt.Numerous references to parts of the story exist in ancient Egyptian sources, the Pyramid Texts, and the Book of the DeadThoth then added the 5 days he had won from moon to the normal solar year of 360 daysWhen he began his rule, his people were nomads. They lived a simple life, wandering from place to place and gathering the fruits of the earth. Osiris united these tribes and taught them to be highly civilized people. He taught them the art of farming so they could acquire more and better foods from the earth…Osiris had hardly settled himself inside the box when the conspirators quickly picked up the cover, placed it upon the box, and nailed it down imprisoning the unsuspecting king. To make certain that Osiris would suffocate, they poured melted led over the box.Nut gave birth to 5 children.In time, Isis gave birth to Osiris’s son whom she named Horus.I shall teach you the words of power that will protect Horus from death on earth, in the world above, and in the other worldThe infant had been restored to lifeOnce Osiris was properly buried, Horus prepared to do his part to return his father to life. He led Isis and Nephthys to the world of the dead where they found Osiris.. gradually the dead god came to life.Horus then rore after Isis … when he caught her, he fought as fiercely as he had fought with set. Finally, Horus cut off her head.Thoth immediately used his...
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...The strangers who came to stay Most people are aware of the fact that, the reason the Australians speak English is because the British colonized territory ‘Down Under’. Furthermore, it is widely known that the people who make up for the biggest part of the Australian population are Caucasian in contrast to the native inhabitants who are black. The people we call Australians today are of for the most part of British origin, as they either descent from prisoners who were shipped off to Australia, or they are descendants of free settlers, who ventured out to seek their fortune. This is the information that most non-British Europeans remembers about Australia from history lessons, if no further exploration into the matter is made. As a consequence it is often forgotten that this continent also is the home of the first people of the world. The fact that people lived in Australia more than 12000 years before there were humans in Europe is not fingertip knowledge, even though it could be argued that this information is of vital importance to knowing of the history of the human race. To illustrate how fleeting brief the history of the white people of Australia is compared with that of the black Aborigines; it is believed that the Aboriginals have lived in Australia for 1600 generations in contrast to the white people, who have only lived on the continent for 8 generations (f). The population of indigenous people of Australia has been estimated to have counted around 300.000 in number...
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