paintings on walls in buildings like churches‚ or on canvas‚ the way that social movements and the ways in which society has changed their ways of looking at things‚ in particular women‚ have been depicted in artwork for centuries. In various forms of art throughout history‚ women are shown as sex symbols‚ weak‚ as servants to men and as housewives‚ men are depicted as being leaders‚ masculine‚ breadwinners‚ and decision-makers. Simple because society as a whole for the most part believed that way‚ doesn’t
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Office Art Memo Rodolfo J. Nodal Prof. R. Henry HUM112 11/11/13 Abstract The following essay will identify three examples of each‚ 19th century Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and seeks to explain how these works fall into the two distinct styles. I we will explain to my boss‚ who has assigned me the task of managing the art budget and selecting six works to be displayed at the new corporate office‚ the historical significance of each piece‚ a
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Art and Intention ART/101 Shelly Scott-Harmon I was undoubtedly surprised at the difference and similarities between my first thoughts on the piece and my thoughts after reading about it. When I was first looked at Hung Liu’s Painting Three Fujins the figures looked very solemn‚ serious‚ and balanced. The piece seemed to have both a controlled and abstract feel about it. Most of the figures contain a lot of detail but with the drips going through them it
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Art as a Political Statement: Political Art in the 19th and 20th Centuries Philip Simoneau Art 144: Modern Art History November 15‚ 2006 The visual artist plays a very unique role in society. Not only can an artist be inspired by his surrounding culture‚ but in fact‚ he can also inspire his surrounding culture. In this way‚ artwork can have a profound affect on society. Artists throughout history have been inspired by a variety of different circumstances. Whether it is personal
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Canada’s reputation as peacekeepers. When he felt Canadians needed it‚ he brought Universal Health Care into Canada. Lester B. Pearson also decided to get American car dealerships in Canada. “Canadians are the world ’s best-known peacekeepers.”1 When a country is in need of support‚ Canada is there to save them. Canada has had a leading role when it comes to lending
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of Primaporta‚ a life-size Roman sculpture from the Pax Roman time period‚ circa 20 b.c.e. The artist of both sculptures are unknown. Both sculptures contain concepts of life and power. Both sculptures can be viewed in our textbook‚ A World of Art by Henry M. Sayre on pages 431 and 433. According to Walter E. Requadt (2005) The Laocoon Group is a depiction of the death of Laocoon and his sons as punishment for Laocoon ’s advice to the Trojans not to bring the Trojan horse within the walls of their
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audience interpretations of artworks have caused debate in the art world. An artwork is often an artist’s subjective expression of their context. The ideology of artists‚ their perceptions of their contexts and the materials available to them play a significant role in the creation of their artworks. However‚ an artist’s intentions can be misinterpreted or disregarded by their audience‚ often sparking fervent discussion within the art world. Through the artists Ai Weiwei and Marcel Duchamp‚ we can
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In Helen Pearson’s TED Talk‚ Lessons from the Longest Study on Human Development‚ she opens by questioning her audience on their confidence in parenting. Pearson‚ then admits that she‚ like most other parents‚ of course wants only the best for her children but is not certain she knows exactly how to achieve a level of perfect parenting. She then states‚ “However‚ something changed me a few years ago‚ when I came across a little secret that we have in Britain. It’s helped me become more confident
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people who have no knowledge of art have heard of or are familiar with the great legend called Leonardo Da Vinci. He was known as the “Renaissance man” because of his ahead-of-time thinking during his own time. He painted the famous “Mona Lisa‚” which artists still admire. This man changed the concept of art during the Renaissance time period and created a legacy that was going to be remembered and praised for centuries to follow. He had a huge impact on the art world. Because of his illegitimate
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Running Head: Baroque Works of Art IP 5 Running Head: Baroque Works of Art 1 Baroque Works of Art The Baroque period of art was from the 1600’s to the 1700’s. This period in art history began with the Catholic Church launching an internal reformation to establish clear definitions of the church’s theologies‚ as well as their doctrines. A sector of the church’s reform was to educate the members
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