...Art Search One Pilar Denha Art Appreciation Baker College of Auburn Hills 7-1-2014 Art Search One The Sacred Realm * Title of the work of art: Assumption * Artist: Tiziano Vecellio also known as Titian * Date: 1518 * Page number from Getlein: p. 42 * Material: Primarily used oil-ground paint * Historical Art Movement: This painting represents the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven body and soul. Titian imagined the way she died and all the angels gathered around her in time of comfort and at the top of the picture there is God welcoming her home. This is considered to be a sacred realm because it is a world we cannot see except through faith. What is interesting about the sacred realm focuses mainly on faith by demonstrating it through abstract ideas. I say that because we really do not know what angels and God look like so when the artist creates that for the viewers to see and have an image in their head. Although this painting is not in a museum, “The Assumption can be seen from the far end of the church, drawing the eye to the sacred space of the altar” (Getlein, 2010, p. 43). Politics and Social Order * Title of the work of art: Lion Panel * Artist: Jean Marie Chauvet * Date: 30,000 B.C.E. * Page number from Getlein: p. 5 * Material: Cave Art * Historical art movement: I chose this cave art because it is not typically the type of art that I would usually pay any attention too. This piece of art is pictured in...
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...IWT1 Task One Paul Gurns WGU Art from all periods share many similarities but they also have some profound differences as well. Throughout time artists have taken from prior periods and helped shaped future ones. In this essay I will compare and contrast art from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods. A1. Earlier Historical Art Period The Middle-Ages is a period of time between the 5th and 15th century. Most art during the Middle-Ages was commissioned by the Catholic Church. Therefore the art tends to be mostly religious in nature and focused on creating symbols of Christian concepts and values. Artwork from this period served a purpose such as teaching spiritual truths and lessons, as a meditation aid, or even used to try and convert non-believers. Since the purpose of art during the Middle-Ages was to give glory to God, it was not common practice to seek personal recognition thus many pieces from this period went unsigned. Artists from the Middle-Ages didn’t focus on realism and most artwork from this period looked shallow, flat and lacked perspective. There was little to no use of lighting and shadow during this period. A2. Later Historical Art Period The Renaissance was a period of time between the 14th and 17th century. Art during the Renaissance period was used to show the beauty in nature which included human beings. Renaissance art often depicted everyday life and was very focused on realism and tried to portray things as they looked. There was more emphasis...
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...“ultimate” graduate profile. Following program chairs’ agreement, the material will go to the full faculty for discussion and vote. I will also gather input from Student Affairs so that we understand their contribution to the success of our students. Readings about assessment and what it is are attached.* As I mentioned earlier, we will be working our way through this process together, and developing our assessment program in relationship to the goals and values unique (and/or integral) to this institution. Additional readings are on reserve in the library, and an enormous amount of information is available on the web. *Distributed at the Program Chairs meeting on 9.9.2008 MISSION Maine College of Art delivers a demanding and enlivening education in visual art and design within an intimate learning community. We teach each student how to transform aspirations and values into a creative practice that serves as the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. VALUES o Maine College of Art’s educational philosophy is built on the premise that focused individual attention and meaningful collective inquiry produce the conditions in which students’ voices can find strength, clarity, and purpose. o Our faculty of practicing professional artists, designers, writers, and scholars are committed and passionate educators who consider their classrooms to be extensions of their creative work. o We give our students the tools they need to take risks...
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...of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.[1] Within the area studied, graduates are posited to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theoretical and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, critical evaluation or professional application; and the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently. They are awarded after graduation from university.[1] In some languages, a master's degree is called a magister, and magister or a cognate can also be used for a person who has the degree. There are various degrees of the same level, such as engineer's degrees, which have different names for historical reasons. See List of master's degrees. There has recently been an increase in programs leading to these degrees in the United States; more than twice as many of such degrees are now awarded as compared to the 1970s. In Europe, there has been a standardisation of conditions to deliver the master's degrees and most countries present degrees in all disciplines.[2] he two most common titles of master's degrees are the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science (M.S., MSc, M.Si., or M.Sc.); these may be course-based, research-based, or a mixture of the two. Some universities use the Latin degree names; because of the flexibility of word order in Latin, the Master of Arts and Master of Science may be known as magister artium or artium magister and magister scientiae or scientiae magister, respectively. Harvard University, University...
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...to make interpretations based on information given to them by historians, textbooks, news sources and the Internet to form views that become based on the past and the present. A countless number of these interpretations exist in society today whether they involve art, fashion or racial tension. These interpretations influence how society views both the present time and the historical past whether they be good or bad. One topic of interpretation that had been studied during class was the Chauvet cave paintings in southeastern France. These paintings...
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...The Death of General Wolfe - Heroism and Nation Yu Su 211553930 VISA 1900 A Karen S Stanworth Tutorial 16 Olena Korolevych Benjamin West’s work “The Death of General Wolfe” is an historical oil painting, that reappearance the death of British general James Wolfe in the Battle of Quebec, this is a description of “heroic behaviour” of General Wolfe to snatch loose to victory in the attack. The painting express the heroism of Wolfe and the cruelty and bloody colonial war between nations. The work has spawned countless copies since original one painted in 1771, but there are only five large version painted by Benjamin West’s own hand, the one located in Royal Ontario Museum is the last version painted. [[1]] The painting contain a historical event in the back, the main character James Wolfe was a Marine officer in the beginning of the colonial war, but after he victory many battels, he was promoted to a general of the Quebec war in 1759. [[2]] His main enemy is the French army who occupied Cape Breton Island. Wolfe’s army meet a defeat from French army, during the battle, Wolfe had been wounded three times, but he did not leave and continue command his army, he was dead until the city was overcome. [[3]] Wolfe was a hero, because he died for the country, for protect the land, the island might belong to French without him. He sacrifice his life for the army. Wolfe was responsible...
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...Pamela Castillo September 16, 2015 Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern Art Art History Paper Assignment 1 The Era of the Italian Renaissance was a time of reawakening of the Renaissance man. The arts, sciences, philosophy, and man being master of many things were all resurgence during this time. One particular painting to be analyzed for an example of Southern Italian style is Giuliano Burgiardini, Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist, 510. Giuliano Burgiardini painting conveys the typical Southern Italian style with its composition in a pyramidal fashion, the particular way the bodies are depicted, and use of chiaroscuro of shadowing that differentiates it from Northern style. To continue on forth, the composition of the painting must be taken into account as well as Giuliano use of color, light and shadow as evidence of Southern Italian style. It must be noted, the painting is considered historical because it is depicting a significant event in time whether or not the event actually took place. In this particular historical painting you see depicted Mary and Christ with Saint John the Baptist in a pyramidal formation. The pyramidal formation and the fact that there are 3 figures were often seen in Southern Italian style. You can see Christ and St. John the Baptist as the corner base of the triangle and the head of Mary at the apex (Giuliano). A straight line can almost be drawn from the foot of Christ up to the head of Mary down to the foot of St. John the...
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...Introduction: Nowadays, the province of Aklan are taking its big steps for its development and making his own history in the whole world . Aklan is subdivided into 17 municipalities. The Altavas,Balete, Banga, Batan, Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Lezo,Libacao, Madalag, Malay, Malinaw, Nabas, New Washington, Numancia and lastly the Municipality of Tangalan. We all know that the said province was well known for its sugar fine white sand, for its magnificent coral reefs and its rare sea shells no other than the Boracay Beach . Aside from this famous beach, there are still some adventurous places that are not yet discovered by our local and foreign tourist such as the Cold Spring of Nabas,the mangroves of Kalibo, river of Madalag, Diving Spot in Buruanga, Wild river of Libacao, the oldest church of Batan, the Christmas Fantacy of New Washington, and of course the fall of Tangalan. Aklan also known as The "Queen of Philippine Festivals" which is the famous festival is The Ati atihan Festival, celebrated in honor of the Santo Niño. Parade of giant man made figure of a Raja, and colorful street dancing join the rhythmic dancing of the crowd who darken themselves with soot and don colorful tribal finery. Beyond Boracay and the Atiatihan, one can also find a dream possession in the province - the Piña cloth, considered as the ”Queen of the Philippine Fabrics,” and other fineries made from it. The Piña cloth is considered a prime produce of Kalibo, weaved from its unique crude...
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...Literature, Arts, and the Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation Literature, Arts, and the Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation A1. Earlier Historical Art Period - Impressionism Impressionism has been considered the first modern movement in painting. It started in the 19th century and was developed in Paris. Impressionist paintings are work produced between about 1867 and 1886. Its influence spread throughout Europe and eventually the United States. “Its founding members included Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro” (Art, 2000-2014). “Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise exhibited in 1874, gave the Impressionist movement its name. A critic Louis Leroy accused it of being a sketch or "impression" not a finished painting. The original artists were rejected by the government-sanctioned exhibitions, or salons. Short visible strokes are the style included in Impressionism. This may include dots, commas, smears and/or blobs. Paintings by Impressionists often show shadows and highlights in color. The style of loose brushwork gives an effect of spontaneity and effortlessness. Impressionism shows life in bursts of brief moments. There was major political and social transition in central Europe that helped lead into the Impressionism period. This included the 19th Century industrial expansion. Farmers were forced to become paid labors in factories. Governments across Europe are exploring methods to balance the polarities of social right...
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...dynamic relation to the others and, above all, tries to relate them to historical, social, political, and economic realities” (BO). Marx argued that the real foundation of society was the economic structure, that political and legal superstructures rose from this base, and that “[i]t is not the consciousness of men which determines their existence; it is on the contrary their social existence which determines their consciousness” (BO). The most fundamental argument of Marxist literary and cultural theories is that they do not see art as something that is separate from society – art is, as Eagleton says, “part of the ‘superstructure’ of society” (5) – and the central concern of Marxist literary criticism is the relationship between the economy and the literature. Marxist critics argue that art is social because it is produced and received in concrete contexts, and because the creator is someone with a class, gender and racial identity – the author is, unavoidably, “part of her own context” (Haslett 8). Art, in Marxist readings, “is interpreted as a material practice, perhaps because it relies on ‘technology’… is concretely realised in situations which themselves are material… or is bought and sold like other commodities” (8). The first thing that one needs to do in order to do a Marxist analysis is then, according to Eagleton, “to understand the complex, indirect relations between… works [of art] and the ideological worlds they inhabit” (6). The interest of Marxist...
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...Factor number one is other works of art by the same artist, which would be Peter Paul Ruben who was during the Baroque time period. Factor one says that acquaintance with Rubens art work may enhance one’s appreciation. I found his art work to be extremely alluring, while captivating to one’s eyes. From viewing his pieces of work one can see that he uses the body as his focal point. Since the background is often encompassed with dark, rich colors, while the body is contrasting against the dark, rich colors with its vivid skin tones. His works displays numerous theme which include love (between lovers, family, and love in friendship), sorrow (in massacre, the death in Christ, and rape), hatred (war, death, and betrayal), and many others. He captured...
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...Art 100 Virtual tour of Washington DC area Siva and consort Uma SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM-Arthur M. Sackler and Freer Gallery of Art – SOUTH ASIAN AND HIMALAYAN ART Both the Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery are located on the National Mall between the Capitol and Washington Monument. The hours of operation are 10.00 am to 5.30 pm except on December 25 and admission is free.Charles Lang Freer, the founder of the Freer Gallery of art expressed his enthusiasm by “I am over my head in love with India” after his first visit to the subcontinent. As I casually browsed the Freer Gallery, the beautifully decorated image of Buddha caught my attention. Also, on display were other masterpieces of Mughal and Rajput paintings along with richly decorated court arts and daggers used by Mughal emperors. I can clearly relate to this period of history because I am of Indian descent and also practice Hindu religion. I am well aware of this particular aspect of art and culture that we have covered during this course. During The Chola dynasty, the Hindu god known as Siva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) was the perfect embodiment of Chola beauty. The Chola dynasty was one of the most dominant artistic, religious and political forces in south India from the ninth through the thirteenth century. Siva Nataraj was portrayed as the family diety because he was always seen with his consort Uma and their elephant headed son Ganesha, often referred to as the remover of all obstacles. According to the...
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...crosses in “strategic locations on the body” (Othmar), such as his calves. While his tattoos are invisible to the naked eye, using infrared photography, it was discovered that Ice man had 57 stripes in 16 groups along with both a large and a small cross-like mark in different places on his body where physical stress might cause him pain (Othmar). Throughout history, references to permanent markings have appeared. They have been discovered on the bodies of people who lived thousands of years before our time. There have been figurines decorated with what were probably the tattoos of the time, and tattoos are all around us in present day. Although tattoos have been around almost since the beginning of human history, the way they have been used and whether tattoos were seen in a positive light or a negative light has changed with each culture. In ancient cultures, the people believed that tattoos had magical significance or healing powers. Kitamura mentions one historical book about Japan that wrote about the discovery of clay figurines from the Jōmon period (10,000 B.C. - 300 B.C.) (Kitamura). Those clay figurines that were found were covered in designs that were probably the tattoos of that time. In 1948, the body of a Scythian man who lived around the year 550 B.C. was found in Siberia. He had very detailed tattoos that depicted mythical animals that covered his limbs and torso. A number of years after that discovery, another tattooed body of a woman who dated around the same...
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...Identifying an unknown work of art is no easy task. It requires various detail oriented exercises ranging from performing a visual analysis, understanding historical context, and much more. For this essay, we were given four unknown works of art and were asked to identify one of them. The work identified was a painting of an eagle devouring Prometheus’ liver in Northern Italy in the early seventeenth century. The painting of Prometheus being tortured by an eagle was most likely done in Northern Italy between 1580 and 1600. A reason for the years chosen is because works of art of the same subject matter are not usually done at the same time. An example of this idea was the creation of three David sculptures. Donatello created the bronze David in approximately 1440, Michelangelo created his in 1501-1504, and Bernini created his in 1523-1524. Peter Paul Rubens created Prometheus Bound in 1611, meaning the unknown work was done before or after Rubens. To decide whether the painting was finished...
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...Written presentation: L’origine du monde. Courbet, 1866 * Abstract L’Origine du monde is an oil painting realized by Courbet in 1866. It may be the most controversial piece of art that the famous artist has ever presented. Consisting of a 46x55 centimeters close up on a woman’s genitals, the picture makes all the conventions shatter and gets any audience uncomfortable. This essay first explores the historical trajectory of L’Origine du monde, from its origins to its rediscovery since 1995. The painting results from Courbet’s imaginary as well as a precise historical context: the era of the Second Empire was indeed characterized by its interest for nude and erotic painting, what encouraged Courbet to revitalize in his realistic manner this kind of practicing art. Considered as scandalous, the picture has remained hidden during almost one century until its being given to the Orsay Museum, which the piece of art enters on the 26th June 1995. Turning to a more precise analysis of the painting, the essay then emphasizes its ambiguity: although the aim of the painter was to represent the reality of a woman body, trying to reach objectiveness, there is also a will to make the audience react, mind about his relation to nudity. Therefore, the paper leans upon the taxonomy of nudity vs. nakedness in order to understand the peculiar subject of this painting. The last issue the paper deals with is the question of genders in L’Origine du monde. Lots of artists have included Courbet’s...
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