portrayed the Israelites as exotically oriental in order to emphasize the difference between their culture and French culture. Another explanation for Fouquet’s choice of orientalism is that René‚ Duke of Anjou and Lorraine‚ was an important patron of the arts in fifteenth century France. René was a man of cosmopolitan tastes; he enjoyed having artworks representing many different countries and cultures in his personal collection. Fouquet might have been trying to appeal to these "cosmopolitan tastes." Tissot
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could Africans resist the dehumanizing forces of the Middle Passage and seasoning and use their African Cultures to build black Cultures in the New World? Overview: enslaved Africans‚ not free to openly transport kinship‚ courts‚ religion‚ and material cultures‚ were forced to disguise or abandon them during the Middle Passage. Instead‚ they dematerialized their cultural artifacts during the Middle Passage to re materialized their African cultures on their arrival in the New World. Africans arrived
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“Of all the arts‚ abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well‚ that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors‚ and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." -- Wassily Kandinsky. Abstract Art is art that is not a precise demonstration of a form or object. This depiction can be diverged in many ways including the shape‚ color‚ and form. The artist takes the object and then either simplifies it or exaggerates it using these
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The History of Art Sculpture has filled roles in human lives for centuries. The earliest scultpure was used to provide hunters with help. Later‚ statues were used to represent Gods‚ Kings‚ and Queens. Churchs were decorated with demons as a reminder of the evil that is present in the christians lives. Scupture has been monumental from the beginning and still on going. During the 15th century monuments of bibical herors were built in Italin cities. In the 20th centurcy monuments to artist were built
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sense of touch. Sculptures often have distinctive tactile textures…” (Lazzari 33). This interprets that three- dimensional art with a physical form can be touched. “An outline follows the outer edges of the silhouette of a three- dimensional form with uniform line thickness” (Lazzari 26). This demonstrates that the outline indicates that the shape of the object. Three- dimensional art has space
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‘photo-painting‚’ naturalizing the illusionistic space and equalizing the oeuvre’s information through the blurring of its background. In Spain‚ Pomet’s work shares with Angel Mateo Charris’ (Cartagena‚ 1962)‚ its inspiration in comics and the Pop-Art‚ and with that of his former studio colleague‚ Santiago Ydáñez (Jaén‚ 1969)‚ its technical freshness. A characteristic feature of Paco Pomet‚ however‚ is the almost tangible value that the dimension of time acquires in his paintings. The artist’s fascination
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The piece of art I chose from this chapter is the oil painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. Created in 1942‚ Nighthawks depicts a lonely‚ all-night diner with three seated customers as well as one worker (Artic). The piece itself gives off isolated and empty theme; this is largely due to Hopper’s use of space and color. The aforementioned diner is the only light source within the painting‚ leaving the an eerie‚ fluorescent glow on the surrounding outside area (Totally History). Nighthawks’ historical
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slightly downward. Her neck is long and meets the shoulders where her necklace/collar begins. Her collar looks to be a traditional collar of inlays of stones and colored glass. The bust of Nefertiti shows the great pains taken with every piece of royal art even those that serve only as studies for other artists. Nefertiti’s eye is a piece of inlaid rock crystal on a flat paste of black wax. The other eye was unfinished; this is thought to be intentional. The sculpture’s facial features are part of the
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The Art of Theater Every country has a specific form of entertainment for their culture. For East Asia‚ it is no exception; Japanese traditional theater is one of the oldest arts of the world. East Asia presents theater performances with Japanese musical ensembles; specifically the theater performances of Noh‚ Kabuki‚ and Bunraku. The Japanese believe in simplicity and show this throughout their performances. The three different theater genres are presented with different characteristics to outline
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