A wise philosopher named Aristotle said‚ “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things‚ but the inward significance” (McDowall‚ Carolyn). Norie Sato the artists of the artwork One‚ Now‚ All aimed at acting out that quote in her piece by adding significance to her piece along with a deeper meaning and an understanding of her work. One‚ Now‚ All stands to be a noteworthy piece of art in Palmer‚ the Human Development and Family Studies Building and to the campus of Iowa State
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Consuming Art with Daniel Spoerri A boy born in 1930 to a Jewish family‚ who migrated to Switzerland at the age of 12 with his mother after his father’s execution by the Nazis‚ grew up to work as dancer‚ choreographer‚ poet‚ cook and an artist Daniel Spoerri said in 1970 during the opening of Eat Art Gallery - I am interested in the issue of how we survive; i.e. first of all whether we have to survive‚ and from what point of view. The theme that we somewhat tackily call Eat Art is broad enough to
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Festivals are good social gatherings that bring people closer together. One festival I enjoy in particular is the Nouit Blanche art festival in Toronto. This assignment asks me to analyze an event that has taken place recently and record my observations. Some evident observations can be interpreted by the viewers expressions and non verbal cues. This assignment also asks me to relate the festival to concepts of culture. This festival relates to the concept of mass culture because this is an event
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The Kennedy Museum of Art is the university museum at Ohio University in Athens‚ Ohio. The Museum is known for their Southwest Native American Collection that comprises extensively on weavings‚ jewelry‚ and silverwork from the cultures of the Diné (Navajo)‚ Zuni‚ and Hopi peoples‚ respectably. Additionally‚ the collections include a renowned print and photo collection‚ 20th century American art‚ and a notable African art collection. Together the staff executes exhibitions to be used as pedagogical
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Art is a way of expressing one’s imagination‚ creativity and skill usually in a visual form such as a drawing‚ painting and or sculpture. Recently I was admiring a painting by Spencer Davey called “Hunting by Moonlight”. The highlight of this painting is a barn owl. The barn owl is painted flying in the center of the canvas. Its wings are spread from the top left corner of the canvas to the bottom right corner of the canvas. The underneath of the wings are very detailed so that you can see each
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Descriptive One of the most amazing pieces of artwork located at the New Orleans Museum of Art is the sketch for “The Pest House of Jaffa”. This piece of artwork was done by the French history and neoclassical painter Antoine-Jean Gros in 1804. The painting is an oil painting on canvas and has the approximate dimensions of 12 x 24 inches. By the order of Napoleon Bonaparte the painting was commissioned by Vivant Denon. Antoine-Jean Gros completed this sketch in preparation for the final
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demonstrates the 135st library in Harlem. It displays members of his community engrossed in books and absorbing knowledge. This picture conveys pride of heritage and of the culture of his neighborhood. This work was created during the African American arts movement in 1960’s Harlem. This is a juxtaposition of the social and economic landscape oh Harlem at that time. The living conditions‚ crime rate and the economy of Harlem were incredulous during that
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The piece of Art‚ Smiling Girl‚ a Courtesan Holding an Obscene Image‚ painted by Gerrit van Honthorst in 1625 can be seen at the Saint Louis Art Museum. I was initially drawn to this image from across the gallery mostly due to the subject’s bright red dress with gold sleeves‚ it was one of the brightest colored images in the gallery. It is about three feet tall and two feet wide‚ it is an oil on canvas painting. As I approached the image‚ I was still intrigued as the image she is holding is of a
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This chapter is about Art of the Ancient Near East. This is a period that began around 2254BCE when Akkadian ruled Naramsin. This period in time begins with cities such as Sumer‚ Akkad‚ Lagash‚ Babylon and Mari‚ Assyria‚ Neo-Babylonia‚ Anatolia‚ and ends with the Persia. The east in terms of art history is one of the most influential regions‚ because it had many civilizations‚ and each civilization had its own art. In Mesopotamia’s agriculture villages emerged around Asia minor and the ancient near
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In Kendall Walton’s “Categories of Art‚” he uses a thought experiment involving guernicas in order to help the readers realize the necessity of non-aesthetic properties when making judgments on works of art. Walton does this by pointing out the differences between standard and variable properties‚ while also displaying the consequences of interchanging the properties. These terms‚ along with contra-standard properties‚ are crucial for understanding the basis of his argument. Walton defines standard
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