Art Periods/ Movements Characteristics Chief Artists and Major Works Historical Events Stone Age (30‚000 b.c.–2500 b.c.) Cave painting‚ fertility goddesses‚ megalithic structures Lascaux Cave Painting‚ Woman of Willendorf‚ Stonehenge Ice Age ends (10‚000 b.c.–8‚000 b.c.); New Stone Age and first permanent settlements (8000 b.c.–2500 b.c.) Mesopotamian (3500 b.c.–539 b.c.) Warrior art and narration in stone relief Standard of Ur‚ Gate of Ishtar‚ Stele of Hammurabi ’s Code Sumerians invent
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originated from a dream that she conjured up. It shows a young woman staring at herself in a mirror‚ her body animatronic‚ with an electrical face exposed. This is a successful piece of art because it gets people to let their minds wander and think about what the possible meanings are behind the art. An effective piece of art also catches and keeps audience’s attention‚ which this one definitely does. And it also lets the audience feel something to the piece. This abstract drawing gets the audience to
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in middle school would have been a boy with a pad around his neck and could be killed with a single puncture. Joe Hill’s short story Pop Art was exactly about that. How can two boys so different and from different worlds could build such a deep friendship. “My best friend when I was twelve was inflatable” I said. Joe Hill also turned his short story Pop Art into a short film. There are a few similarities between the short story and the film but the differences are greater in number. The differences
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activist art has recently been a popular subject among artists and art critics alike. Those most active within the art market have much criticism for activist and political art. Activists however‚ don’t seem to be too concerned as their main priority is the activism rather than the physical‚ which is where most criticism is based. Critics believe activist art cannot be considered true art because it is leaning on a notion of morality. They also believe it is lacking a certain quality of art and because
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knowledge‚ being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind‚ school and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” The school systems must bring morality and religion to the students’ attention. The Claremount Institute‚ George Washington and Religious Liberty‚ 2002‚ www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/religious_liberty3.html. Our founding fathers believed that our natural rights were a gift from God. The First Amendment was created to promote that all citizens should
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The first art that I am going to describe from the Aegean art is figurine of s women‚ from Syros. It was made between the years 2600-2300 BCE. I noticed that this art is unique in two different ways‚ first line‚ this piece of art of a women is highly abstract. The female figure is frontal and very compact. The limps are folded. There is no space between the arms and the body. The same think with the legs. They are attached together. The body is stand still with no motion. Although it the head is
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Art II: Final Portfolio Paper Over the past semester‚ I can strongly say that I have grown immensely as an artist. I have been able to widen my range of skills as well as increase them overall. One of my best works‚ as well as one of my favorites is my Expressionist painting. Ih results in a nspired by one of my best friends‚ Eleanor‚ my painting displays a variety of Expressionist principles. Expressionism is based on the distortion of form and color‚ which often results in a wide array of expressed
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The author of the text “Art for Heart’s Sake”-Ruben Lucius Goldberg-was an engineer‚ inventor‚ cartoonist and sculpture. His cartoons were very popular and highly appreciated by the public. His best comics were exhibited at the Purdue University‚ and he was even awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his political cartooning. Furthermore‚ an award of the National Cartoon Society was named in his honour. The text presents narration intercepted with dialogue in order to render some diversity and to
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Depictions of women in art have changed and morphed depending on their cultures and time periods in which they’ve been photographed and painted. The contexts of the artworks vary in their representation of women and change throughout their history accordingly. Sexist stereotypes of women being passive and docile – archetypal to classical art adapt and shift to incredibly provocative of modern and post-modern ideas of perfection of the female within art; the shift having the eyes downcast
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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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