...continued to be part be art of the human race since times in history. Due to a major role held by culture in shaping the society, various museums have been set up across the county for remembrance of various historical artifacts and other fine art works. In fulfillment of the assignment in this unit HUM 112, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. The main aims of the visit are to identify the major artwork kept in the museum in addition to the influences of the intellectual, religious and socio-political forces on the arts. Moreover, it also recognizes the use of technology and information resources to research issues in the study of cultures. The visit involved recognition of the main artworks stored in the museum in addition to the selection of the two pieces of art that would be selected for being saved first in case of a fire outbreak. A visit to Metropolitan Museum of Art that houses more than two million artworks representing five thousand years of history carried out on 5th of December 2014 was used to aid in writing this report. The visit began with a brief look into the floor layout of the complex museum layout. As a result, this enabled the location of the most interesting artworks in the Museum. Additionally, a staff curator offered to give me a trip around the expansive museum explaining various facts around the museum. Among the key artworks that caught my eye includes the Temple of Dendur. The temple of the Dendur is a huge atrium that was built...
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...Elliot Shimonov An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio Giovani Bellini is a widely known painter of Venetian descent whose work is fundamental in the understanding of the Venetian High Renaissance. His works were inspired by social and political elements which was atypical of the Renaissance culture. However, the Venetian Renaissance came later than the Florentine or Roman Renaissance and by the time of its assumption, studies of sciences such as astronomy, dynamism of the universe, and navigation made Venetians question the nature of everything around them, referring to history for answers. Accordingly, artists focused on the nature of color and other observable natural occurrences, whereas the Florentine and Romans focused on the composition and geometry of that which they depict. Bellini’s 1506 painting An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio is no exception to the Venetian trend; it is nature-inspired and though-provoking, depicting the Roman General Publius Cornelius Scipio and his men gathering hostages after a victory in Carthage. The artwork functioned as a work for a private patron who wanted to honor his old ancestor. The Patron was of Roman descent and it is likely he may have been related to Scipio. Furthermore, Venetians were known to adhere to the past in order to further humanist learning, which suggests that the painting might have also functioned to provoke learning. The text to Scipio’s right, translates to: “To exact love is more...
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...Hoving, the Museum formally reviewed its collection policy, announcing its new-found interest in upgrading its collection. Under this policy, the Museum’s focus shifted to the acquisition of "rare masterpieces of the highest quality”. To fund such purchases the Museum began to sell mid to high value pieces from its collection. Though, as stated, the Met had always removed minor works to sustain the acquisition of new pieces, this policy allowed works of greater value to be deaccessioned. Soon after in 1972,...
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...The Politics of Art Throughout History The Politics of Art Throughout History John A Kenny I have read and understand the Strayer University Academic Integrity Policy listed in the Syllabus II of our classroom. In submitting this assignment, I assert that I acknowledged all sources, whether quoted or summarized, in APA citation style. I did not receive unauthorized assistance. I understand that violations of the Academic Integrity Policy will lead to disciplinary action against me, up to and including suspension or expulsion from the University. I understand that all students play a role in preserving the academic integrity of the University and have an obligation to report violations of the Academic Integrity Policy committed by other students. Name: _John A. Kenny______ Date: __Nov, 13, 2009________ Abstract A brief explanation of how art has carried political messages throughout history. The Politics of Art Throughout History Why All Art is Political When people begin to discuss the idea of the convergence of art and politics, many times the focus of the discussion gravitates toward images of propaganda art such as Rosy the Riveter, or Hitler Youth posters. While these are certainly two very obvious examples of art created purely for political reasons, I submit that all art makes some sort of political statement. The political message that is portrayed in artwork is typically influenced by a few major factors, the issues and ideas that are important...
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...International Law Association, World Intellectual Property Organization, etc. As to national panels, in UK, Spoliation Advisory Panel established in May 2000 to “consider claims against UK public museums by persons (or the descendants of persons) who lost possession of cultural objects during the period 1933to 1945. Comparable panels now exist in France, Austria, the Netherlands and Germany.”[1] Human Remains Advisory Panel and Private Mediation contribute part of the framework.[2] All those institutes aim to provide a better resolution to meet the need claims restitution claims involving cultural objects that were wrongfully taken whose number is increasing. Meanwhile, the limit of litigation for remedy has been highlighted. ADR has many advantages compared with litigation. However, shortcomings can not be ignored so that the current ADR dealing with restitution claims involving cultural objects wrongfully taken is to be improved and more effective, thereby a best option for dispute parties. 2. Advantages 2.1 Flexibility Under ADR, there is no limit of parties, dispute of jurisdiction, or bound by legal issues. A major benefit is “to eliminate the significant practical and legal problems that may arise when a claim is made by a person or group in one country against a museum or other institution...
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...referred to as the handmaiden of history. The two studies are integrally connected. While archaeology needs history to give it a basis of theories and experiments, perhaps archaeology is more vital to history. What is known about history was discovered through the practice of archaeology. No one living today can tell what it was like living hundreds, thousands, even millions of years ago. Archaeological resources are the only window into the far past. This is why it is so troubling that archaeological resources are under such great threat today. Under threat from uncontrolled antiquities markets, violence, political and economic agendas, and even the archaeological community itself. This destruction has been ongoing since...
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...was one of the prominent painters in this era. As a well educated court professional, he took a side with peasantry or poor people so, emperor Huizong wanted him to spread out the harmonious social atmosphere as a representative. Even though he was a high ranking official, he valued different perspectives from different people and classes. So, his painting style includes “angle of totality” which connotes different views that reflect his life belief (The Famous Artist). Guo-Xi. Early Spring. 1072. Ink and color on silk. National Palace Museum. Taipei This is a Guo-Xi’s most popular masterpiece called Early Spring. He expressed landscape of spring after winter by showing mountain surrounded by clouds. By using the floating perspective, another name of an angle of totality, Guo-Xi deepened the reality of the landscape. Audience of this masterpiece may see rocks resembled cloud or Devil’s face textures stroke in this painting (China Online Museum). Guo-Xi thought mountain in the painting should not be constant even though it is a constant subject because people have different view toward it (The Famous Artist). Also, by using eyes of the viewer,...
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...to Christ through Carracci’s use of light. Christ is the main figure of the painting but his mother is at the center. Mary is painted in a soft blue in contrast to the pale Christ. She has a look of sorrow and her left hand is out stretched like she is questioning why this has happened. Two small angels are also in the painting, one holds Jesus’ hand while the other inspects the crown of thorns. Carracci was one of the most admired painters of his time and helped create the Baroque style (Christiansen, Keith. 2003).He was a prominent figure in the movement against Mannerism. He founded the Accademia degli Incamminati (“Academy of the Progressives”) with his brother and cousin. This academy championed a return to nature coupled with the study of the great painters Correggio, Titian and Veronese. Late in the fifteenth century the Carracci’s were painting the most innovative pictures in Europe. Annibale created a new broken brushwork style to capture movement and the effects of light on form (Christiansen, Keith....
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...Metropolitan Museum As I walked into the museum I personally was not too thrilled about it, I felt as if I wouldn’t be amused by anything there. I was wrong. I decided to look at the Ancient Greek art first and I fell in love with the Bronze man and centaur, It was so small, fragile, overall abstract. His legs were firm, and detailed, his hair had plenty of texture. As small as it is, and sitting in a glass case it was the first thing that got my attention, its rust bronze color gave it a better lust. It was overall very detailed, and it gave a story I want to know. The males head on a animal body gave a strong statement. The Bronze man and centaur is from the 8th century. Furthermore, as I continued to walk through the museum I than walked towards the Terracotta krater, when I first glanced at it I was exited primarily because I had read upon Greek vases in class and knew the way the Greeks sculptured these vases very geometric. The color on the vase was very vibrant, it was a sort of bronze and some black colored details. A story was illustrated on the vase, I could see some human figures as well as animals and small children, It illustrated death ad a family from my observation. Walking towards the end I looked at one more piece of art, I had no choice but to look at it since it was in the center of the room, it was the Marble column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis. I couldn’t help myself but touch it, it was so smooth and beautiful! I was hoping to not get in...
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...Scott / CULTURAL-PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES REVIEW / March 2004 10.1177/1078087403261256 URBAN AFFAIRS ARTICLE CULTURAL-PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Prospects for Growth and Market Contestation in Global Context University of California, Los Angeles ALLEN J. SCOTT The article begins with a brief definition of the cultural economy. A first generation of local economic development policy approaches based on place marketing and associated initiatives is described. The possibilities of a more powerful second-generation approach are then sketched out with special emphasis on localized complexes of cultural-products industries. An extensive review and classification of these complexes is laid out, and their inward and outward relations to global markets are considered. On this basis, a critical discussion of local economic policy options focused on cultural-products industries is offered. Contrasting examples of development initiatives in major global cities, in selected old manufacturing towns, and in the Multimedia Super Corridor of Malaysia are briefly presented. It is suggested that the growth and spread of localized production agglomerations based on cultural-products industries are leading not to cultural uniformity but to greatly increased diversity at the global level. Keywords: agglomeration; cultural economy; globalization; industrial districts; local economic development; place marketing Over the past decade or so, the industrial profile...
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...Urban Destinations Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Canadian Tourism Commission Canadian Heritage Parks Canada PREPARED BY: PREPARED FOR: Global Insight, Inc. June 2004 Table of Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 1 Highlights................................................................................................................................ 1 Study Summary........................................................................................................................ 1 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 2 Next Steps................................................................................................................................ 3 II. III. IV. A. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 4 STUDY OBJECTIVE....................................................................................................... 4 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 5 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................... 6 Introduction..............................................................................................
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...with less deadly uses of force (Smith, 2000). In the court cases Robinette vs. Barnes and Matthew vs. Jones, it was decreed that “dogs often can help prevent officers from having to resort to, or be subjected to, such force …” A dog is considered less than deadly force, yet still manages to get the job done efficiently. The usage of the animals offer critical skills we need, beyond those of humans, to solve problems and keep communities safe. The history of canines partnering with law enforcement dates back as far as two thousand years ago. Although they have sprung up in some very populous metropolitan areas, usage across the country in the twentieth century was minimal (National Law Enforcement Museum, 2012). The need for patrol dogs snowballed after San Diego officers shot twenty two suspects after an altercation in 1990. After twelve of the suspects died, the public was outraged and demanded a change in policy (Smith, 2000). Many departments’ K-9s are sworn in as officers. Each dog is furnished with its own, official, police badge. As a sworn officer, the dog is also equipped with a bullet proof vest. Besides keeping the community safe, the dog is also capable of protecting the officer in dangerous situations. People who assault police officers are more harshly punished than they would be if they were to assault a citizen. The same happens if a police dog is intentionally harmed or killed. In the unfortunate case that a police dog is killed in the line of duty, they are...
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...bounds. Minoli and the rest of Ducati’s top management team were considering different alternatives. One alternative was to attack Harley Davidson’s niche with a Ducati interpretation of a cruiser. Was this broadening of Ducati’s traditional niche the right move to sustain the profitable growth of the company? The Market for Motorcycles in 2001 The roots of the motorcycle industry date back to 1868, when Louis Perraux installed a steam engine on a rudimentary bicycle. In 1894, the Hildebrand brothers and Alois Wolfmüller produced the first motorcycle with an internal-combustion, two-cylinder gasoline engine. The motorcycle quickly became a cultural icon. As T. Krens, the curator of “The Art of the Motorcycle” exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, observed: The motorcycle is a perfect metaphor for the twentieth century. Invented at the beginning of the industrial age, its evolution tracks the main currents of...
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...Syllabus ARH 4470/5482 Contemporary Art Spring 2013 Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-3:15pm Chemistry and Physics, Room 197 Instructor: Dr. Alpesh Kantilal Patel Assistant Professor, Department of Art + Art History Director, Master of Fine Arts Program in Visual Arts Contact information for instructor: Department of Art + Art History MM Campus, VH 235 Preferred mode of contact: alpesh.patel@fiu.edu Office hours: By appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays (preferably after class). Course description: This course examines major artists, artworks, and movements after World War II; as well as broader visual culture—everything from music videos and print advertisements to propaganda and photojournalism—especially as the difference between ‘art’ and non-art increasingly becomes blurred and the objectivity of aesthetics is called into question. Movements studied include Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and Minimalism in the 1950s and 1960s; Post-Minimalism/Process Art, and Land art in the late 1960s and 1970s; Pastiche/Appropriation and rise of interest in “identity” in the 1980s; and the emergence of Post-Identity, Relational Art and Internet/New Media art in the 1990s/post-2000 period. We will focus primarily on artistic production in the US, but we will also be looking at art from Europe, South and East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Emphasis will be placed on examining artworks and broader visual culture through the lens of a variety of different contextual frameworks:...
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...... 3 Art in early years of the 21st Century .............................................................................................. 4 Actor Network Theory .................................................................................................................... 6 Networking art connections in museums ....................................................................................... 8 Dhari a Krar ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Strategy for translation ................................................................................................................. 11 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 13 2 Abstract This paper will attempt to highlight in what manner western museums curate contemporary indigenous art in this modern setting. The main focus of this paper is how current means of understanding of non-western indigenous art does not completely allow to translate the culture successfully in order for museums to represent other cultures not just to appreciate art but also translate it accurately. Ruth B. Phillips took a personal interest into this matter after travelling to West Africa and documenting the practices and the culture of the Sande society. After her journey Phillips felt that non-western indigenous art...
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