Vini-Ann Alexander University of Phoenix ARTS/100 – Introduction to the Visual and Performing Arts December 5‚ 2012 Irene Albalat
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Journal 1‚ Humanities‚ Museum/Fine Art Gallery Visit The Saint Louis Art Museum’s architecture is beautiful. There are many roman influences to the outside of the building including round arches‚ tall stone columns and roman statues of persons in robes and sandals. The building itself is very inviting and enjoyable to view just from the outside. When entering inside‚ one will notice the gorgeous marble floors‚ the lofty ceilings and the roman style pillars‚ wall trim‚ steps and hallways. The dominant
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Course: Art Appreciation Instructor: Ms. A. Miller Date: 04/01/13 Julie Mehretu’s Stadia II Julie Mehretu was born in 1970 in Ethiopia. The University Cheikh Anta Diop is where she was a student and she got her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in the year of 1997. Renegade Delirium‚ another famous artwork by Julie Mehretu displays the fact that she is an abstract artist. In 2004‚ Mehretu articulately created the painting that was named “Stadia II”. As soon as my eyes set upon her art‚ I
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FUNCTIONS OF ART Functions of Art 1. Art for decoration and ornamentation. A decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental sculpture and their equivalents in decorative art are excluded from the term; most ornament does not include human figures‚ and if present they are small compared to the overall scale 2. Art for adornment to indicate social rank. These include cosmetics‚ jewelers‚ clothing accessories‚ facial hair‚ fingernail
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followers. I believe that religion is a part of culture: * Religion is very important in our society because even though everyone believes something different‚ it still keeps in order. In our religion Islam it is a sin to murder‚ cheat‚ steal all of that‚ so majority of society is scared to act upon certain crimes in fear of the hell. * Religion is important because it provides a formalized structure for culture to be maintained. * Culture may be thought of as a casual agent that affects
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Baroque one big misshapen pearl STYLE ARTISTS and IMAGES VOCAB HISTORICAL NOTE Baroque art falls into the period of Counter-Reformation led by the Catholic church against the Protestants. Much of the Baroque art‚ especially in Italy‚ reflects reaction to Mannerism‚ but also the social turmoil of the time. According to the Council of Trent and the Catholic church artworks should be a clear‚ intelligible subject realistically interpreted in order to stimulate piety. This was part of the reason
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Art of an Islet By Aisaia Jay Toral When the dark mantle of being forlorn had been laid in the sky for some time now‚ it covered the sun rays that give hope to the saddened heart. However‚ as I became used to it‚ this fear turned out to be my advantage to find courage and confidence and to know myself well. They say life is hard meant to be enjoyed. They claim life is unjust. They pronounce no one is an islet. But they were all wrong. In my own perspective‚ life is easy to enjoy‚ fair enough
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In ancient times‚ different cultures used art as a form of power. Sculptures‚ symbols‚ etc. were leaders to send their desired message to citizens. These images would reflect either aspects of the leader or even reassure/remind citizens of past or future events taking place in their history. Here we will review examples of how different leaders used art. One reason for using art was to show off status. In 2002‚ the grave of the Amesbury Archer was discovered. This grave was much older than a Roman
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‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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Alexis Iradi Professor Mantle ENG102-02 13 December 2013 The Importance of the Arts in Education “Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math‚ reading‚ cognitive ability‚ critical thinking‚ and verbal skill” (Smith 1). The benefits of art in a children’s life are endless‚ yet the arts are not taken seriously in many school district and instead are being taken out and replaced with other classes that are thought to improve students abilities on standardized tests. The
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