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    Conceptual Art

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    art’s making and reception. Conceptual Art maybe defined as a concept or art movement that came about the 1960’s as a reaction towards formalism. Where in art theory‚ formalism is a concept where an artwork or piece’s entire artistic value is based purely on its form and visual aspects. For example‚ American essayist/art critic‚ Clement Greenberg suggested the notion that art should examine its own nature and was already a potent aspect of vision of Modern art during the 1950’s. However with the mergence

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    Romanesque Art

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    16. Discuss four characteristics of Romanesque art. Give examples. The Romanesque art period started from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 13th century‚ or later‚ depending on region. The preceding period is known as the Pre-Romanesque. The term was invented by 19th century art historians‚ which retained many basic features of Roman architectural style. Mostly round-headed arches‚ as well as barrel vaults‚ apses‚ and acanthus-leaf decoration but had also developed

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    Orientation to Art

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    William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked 1970s-2000s | Orientation to Art‚ Dr. Aguirre | Sarah MW 12:40pm | The topic of the exhibit is finding a new use for color photography using iconic images from the 1970s and “his images are psychologically complex‚ yet structurally quotidian‚ drawing attention to the power and beauty of the overlooked.” The exhibition‚ originated by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts‚ includes 50 photographs by the Memphis‚ Tennessee resident who is one of the

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    Art History

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    I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and after seeing all the paintings‚ sculptures‚ and art works‚ I chose Kouros‚ for my final paper‚ because it shows Greek’s first nude youth male during Archaic period on ca. 600 BCE. My piece of art is Marble statue of Kouros (male youth) which is characteristically depicted nude with the left leg striding forward and hands clenched at the side. This noble figure of a youth is one of the earliest freestanding marble statues from Archaic Greek‚ Attic. This

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    Assigning Art

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    Case 7-1 Assigning Art a). Ash decides to allocate $4 million to fund the exhibit. Given the pieces available and the specific requirements from Ash and Celeste‚ formulate and solve a BIP model to maximize the number of pieces displayed in the exhibit without exceeding the budget. How many pieces are displayed? Which pieces are displayed? Decision Variable X1 | 1 | If "Perfection" of Colin Zweibell is displayed | | 0 | otherwise | | | | X2 | 1 | If “Burden” of Colin Zweibell is displayed

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    Subsidizing Art

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    The government of the UK spends about £220 million a year supporting museums and galleries and the similar amount of money subsidizing the visual and performing arts like theaters and exhibitions. “This is a huge sum to spend on minority interests‚ and the money would be better spent on more important things. It should be up to the people who enjoy cultural attractions to pay for them.” Of course this is a solid sum of money‚ but to call such important cultural events minority interests is

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    History of Art

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    period because it was the time where classical art of antiquity was recaptured . I started with a marble sculpture by Tullio Lombardo from 1490 which was the start of the High Renaissance. The artists that I chose are Tullio Lombardo‚ Michelangelo‚ Lorenzetto‚ Bandinelli‚ Cellini‚ and Domenico Poggini. I ended the timeline with a marble sculpture by Domenico Poggini from 1554‚ which was around the end of the High Renaissance. I choose marble sculptures from this period because marble has a surface‚ once

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    Religious Art Egyptian Art vs. Renaissance Art The ancient Egyptians have had a huge impact on the world today. From Cleopatra‚ to The Mummy movies‚ the theme that is Egyptian is something that is very easily recognized. Egyptian art is very flat with exaggerated body parts. These figures have very long arms and legs with pointy eyes. Pointy eyes are a vanity thing that is still sought after and many women achieve this look with liquid eyeliner. Another factor that makes Egyptian art special is

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    Recycle Art

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    Recycled Art is art that has been created from found‚ salvaged‚ scavenged‚ and repurposed materials. The art can take the form of 2-dimensional‚ 3-dimensional‚ fashion design and accessories‚ interactive‚ mechanical‚ electronic‚ kinetic and multimedia works. Cast-off materials are very abundant in the American landscape‚ giving artists and designers a wide array of possibilities. The RE Store‚ bringing Recycled Art events and programs to the Puget Sound region since our first Recycled Art Show in

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    Event Paper One – PAINTING ARTS 1301.002 David Tran October 6‚ 2014 On September 8‚ 2014 I visited the Dallas Art Museum to see a painting titled Mountain Landscape with an Approaching Storm by Claude–Joseph Vernet. This oil on canvas painting was created to show the terror that was associated with the destructive power of nature. The painting is incredibly successful in depicting the fierceness of nature and humanity’s insignificance through the showing of the smallness of the humans against

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