] Gerrit Rietveld Academy Basicyear Longlist Exam Questions 2013 1. Why can modern day man‚ not be granted authority to disclaim cultural expressions that is foreign to that of himself from/as being art? 2. Breton wrote in 1929 ’The problem of women is the most marvellous and disturbing problem in the world’. Explain the place of woman in the surrealist movement. The place of woman in the surrealist movement is divided in two. On one hand the woman are used as muses for artists and is
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Installation art is difficult to describe. In principal‚ it means taking a large interior (the exterior can be part of an installation‚ too) and loading it with disparate items that evoke complex and multiple associations and thoughts‚ longings‚ and moods. It’s a huge three-dimensional painting‚ sculpture‚ poem‚ and prose work. Installation art is a relatively new genre of contemporary art‚ which incorporates a range of 2-D and 3-D materials to influence the way we experience or perceive a particular
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Balthus (born Balthasar Klossowski) was born in Paris‚ France to an artistic family; his father was a prominent art historian and his mother was a painter. Balthus was exposed at an early age to the arts and to the social scene in Paris at the turn of the 20th century‚ with his mentor (and his mother’s lover) being the celebrated poet Rainer Maria Rilke. As a young boy Balthus’s drawings were published in his book Mitsou (1921)‚ which included an introduction by Rilke‚ and started him off at an early
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Chapter 6 Study Guide * Samuel de Champlain 1. Father of New France 2. Settled in Quebec in 1608 3. Befriended the Huron Indians Helped them fight the Iroquois Iroquois then became enemy of the French * Louis XIV 1. Took a deep interest in overseas colonies like North America * George Washington 1. 150 militia men led by GW to secure the Ohio Valley 2. Fired on French troops outside Fort Duquesne 3. GW became surrounded and then surrendered 4. Permitted
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Theresa of Austria. 6. King George’s War (1744-1748): The English colonists in America were soon drawn into the struggle and they engaged in a series of conflicts with the French. New Englanders captured the French bastion at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island; but the peace treaty that finally ended the conflict forced them to abandon it. 7. The Ohio Valley (1749): Several competing Indian tribes lived in the Ohio Valley while the French claimed it‚ English settlement was expanding into it‚ and
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Shereidy Mancheno Frida Kahlo was one of the most influential Mexican artists of the 20 th century; her artwork has been revolutionary to modern art. Significant biographical and historical incidents influenced the artwork of Frida Kahlo throughout her artistic career. Kahlo’s life was reflected through her artwork; her body of work was the novel of her life. The artist’s work was greatly influenced by her bus accident which handicapped her for life. Kahlo had strong ties to her Mexican heritage;
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Cited: Bibby‚ Reginald W. "Bilingualism and Multiculturalism: A National Reading". Ethnic Canada: Identities and Inequalities. Ed Leo Driedger. Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman‚ c1987. 158- 169. Breton‚ Raymond. "Symbolic Dimensions of Linguistic and Ethnological Realities". Ethnic Canada: Identities and Inequalities. Ed Leo Driedger. Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman‚ c1987. 44- 63. Burnet‚ Jean. "Multiculturalism in Canada". Ethnic Canada: Identities
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the Arts Students League at New York where he followed his two brothers. Jackson was the youngest of five brothers. He was talented by birth but to polish that talent he learned the basic rules of arts. Jackson Pollock studied under the Thomas Hart Breton‚ with his brother Charles. He met his future wife on the same spot Lee Krasner. According to the site totally history‚ Jackson worked for
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“It’s always the badly dressed people who are the most interesting.” -Jean Paul Gaultier Mackenzie Cuvelier FM 114-25B Professor Reid June 15th 2015 Jean Paul Gaultier was born on April 24th 1952 in a suburb of Paris. His mother was a clerk and his father was an accountant‚ so it was his grandmother who introduced him to the fashion world. He began by sending sketches to famous couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was so impressed by his
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ARTS 1301 Exam 1. Question 001-18 (Points: 1) The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in southern France at: a. Chauvet cave. b. Lascaux cave. c. La Villedorphe. d. Nomadic cave. Save Answer 2. Question 007-18 (Points: 1) The "Toreador" fresco was created by the ________ culture. a. Neolithic b. Roman c. Minoan d. Greek Save Answer 3. Question 011-18 (Points: 1) Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world’s fertile valleys. By 4000 bce‚ urban societies had developed
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