Shannon Wilds Renaissance Art- Unit 4 HUMA205-1403A-05 AIU Online The Renaissance was a time to give new life to art, music, science, etc. It was unlike any other era, in the fact that artist were going beyond their boundaries to depict a beautiful masterpiece. Michelangelo’s piece named David, to represent the biblical hero, was the first piece like itself since the Greeks. This sculptor captured the eye of many and the general populations were in awe at powerful expression that David had
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was just as interested in both mediums for a moment. Artistically, satire has a huge advantage over non-satire, you have to take time to carefully pick it apart, piece by piece, and interpret it based on your own thoughts and opinion, which is an artform in itself, and intellectually it's the exact same. On the other hand, speeches are usually quite straightforward, there is no interpretation to be done, and the information being portrayed is very obvious. Historically, satire also had an advantage
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1940s Architecture The Pentagon, built in 1943, has twice as many bathrooms as needed. The reason for this is because the Pentagon was built in a time when the United States was still segregated by race, therefore when they built the pentagon they needed bathrooms for whites, and bathrooms for blacks so, now, since the United States is no longer segregated by race, the pentagon has twice as many bathrooms than needed. In the 1940s architecture was still based upon segregation laws and the separation
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Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, often called the grandfather of jazz, pioneered the artform and to this day is considered one of the most influential musicians of all time. When asked to describe jazz, he famously responded “If you have to ask, you’ll never know”. Many have criticised this reply for its vague nature and for not directly answering the question, but I believe this quote describes jazz and its purpose perfectly. What Armstrong was trying to say was that jazz is meant to be felt rather than
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Impressionism Impressionism started in the 1870’s when a group of painters thought to paint what the eye sees rather than what the mind knows. Landscapes were the most prominent subjects in this era along with middle-class people leisurely enjoying themselves outdoors. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and Claude Monet are just some of the major impressionist artists of the time. Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted Le Moulin de la Galette in 1876. This painting was created by oil on canvas and
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Baroque Period HUMA205-1201B-08: Art Appreciation AIU Online Colin Batson Sir Anthony Van Dyck is the first artist that I have chosen to write about. Sir Van Dyck was known for doing portraits for such people like the Genoese aristocracy, and helped to usher in the immortal type of noblemen, with the portraits of the men as proud and slender in frame. One of his well known portraits is his “Portrait of a Young General.” This portrait was created between the years of 1622 and 1627
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HUMA205PM: Term Paper A Portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe Kiki Carter Hebert AIU – Houston Abstract This paper will examine the life, legacy, and works of the famous painter Georgia O’Keeffe a noted artist who is arguably best known for her abstract works. It will explore the various media and techniques she used in three specific pieces. From her own words and the critiques of others, including an inexperienced person such as myself, this essay will expound upon Ms. O’Keeffe’s intentions
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Renaissance Art American InterContinental University Abstract Following the Middle Ages, Europe saw a great revival in the interest of classical learning and in the interest of ancient Greece and Rome. From this came the discovery of new technologies, new continents through exploration, and the emergence of the arts of philosophy, literature, and art. From this time came some of the most world renowned pieces of art, many of which are still on display today, with two such pieces being
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During the course of this class we have learned about several different types of art, through different periods of time in history. The one that stands out to me the most is Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism is an artistic movement of the mid-20th century compromising diverse styles and techniques and emphasizing especially an artist’s liberty to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional and usually nonrepresentational means. The artist that I believe have a very large influence
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culture and it depicts at each phase, what the society is going through. In today's fast paced era, people are almost always preoccupied with the chores of today and the concerns of tomorrow and they hardly find time to devote in appreciating various artforms which may have been one of their several childhood interests. Also, people's interests are increasingly changing and aligning with the art attractions of the latest century like metal music over classical or carnatic, plastic decorative furniture
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