Journal 1‚ Humanities‚ Museum/Fine Art Gallery Visit The Saint Louis Art Museum’s architecture is beautiful. There are many roman influences to the outside of the building including round arches‚ tall stone columns and roman statues of persons in robes and sandals. The building itself is very inviting and enjoyable to view just from the outside. When entering inside‚ one will notice the gorgeous marble floors‚ the lofty ceilings and the roman style pillars‚ wall trim‚ steps and hallways. The dominant
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Notes - Sept 15‚ 2013 The Art Institute of Chicago Building was 1893 structure built as the World’s Congress Auxiliary Building and was built for the Columbian Expo. 5The Art Institute of Chicago opened as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts on May 24‚ 1879. Chicago is a young city. 1577 painting… Artist moves with color El Greko‚ born Doménikos Theotokópoulos‚ was a painter‚ sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname‚ a reference to his national Greek
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people‚ neon is considered as a commercial material. Neon reminds me of my hometown‚ Seoul‚ a city that never sleeps. When the sun goes down‚ neon signs light Seoul’s streets by ones and twos. Nowadays‚ I can easily find out neon arts not only on the streets‚ but also in galleries or in museums. In this essay‚ I’d like to focus on its function in an artwork by Tracey Emin. Before I start to talk about the neon artwork‚ I want to briefly examine the definition of neon. What is neon? “Neon is a chemical
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The Art of Sculpture Long before man could record history‚ people were sculpting free standing figures out of bones rocks and other objects. It is said that sculpting is the art of the people‚ and it is a more powerful art than literature and painting because it can be touched and felt. When a sculpture is in a gallery our attention is sustained by an intensified visual engagement. This is what makes its fixed shape come alive in the viewer’s eyes. Before the 20th century‚ sculpture was considered
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Art and Intention ART/101 Shelly Scott-Harmon I was undoubtedly surprised at the difference and similarities between my first thoughts on the piece and my thoughts after reading about it. When I was first looked at Hung Liu’s Painting Three Fujins the figures looked very solemn‚ serious‚ and balanced. The piece seemed to have both a controlled and abstract feel about it. Most of the figures contain a lot of detail but with the drips going through them it
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Discover When people think about art‚ I’m fairly certain that most of them don’t thinkof videogames as their prime referent‚ instead opting for paintings and sculptures. In the mind of the general public‚ some believe art lies in works that are complex enough and that mimic reality accurately. Others judge art as the Fine Arts‚ which are those intended uniquely for beauty instead of utility‚ like a painting or a song. For critics and connoisseurs like Robert Belton‚ "art is the product of a human activity
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Conceptual Art – Essay ”In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art‚ it means that all if the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.” (Sol LeWitt‚ Artforum 1967‚ Paragraphs on Conceptual Art.) Conceptual art is a form of art where the idea is the most important aspect and the product or work of art‚ if there is any at
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knight is on fire because he is losing his battle‚ just like the main character in Bradbury’s novel. http://literarymumblings.wordpress.com/2009/05/ o An explanation of the iconographic or symbolic significance of one work of art Two Venetian Ladies really does create a visual record of the artist’s time and place. In addition capturing two women who represented that time period through their clothing‚ he also uses several iconic images that suggest deeper meaning
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Examples of Art Abstract While it is and can be said that what art is truly up to the viewer to interprete is true; it is up to the artist to display his definition of art. Thru his skills of observation‚ imagination‚ he displays to his thoughts and feelings condensed. Whatever their medium maybe it be painting‚ sculpture‚ or any of the many others. The world may or may not agree what art is‚ but the saying is true. It is with in the eyes of the beholder. The definition of Art has been
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Why is art education important in schools? Why are learning simple grammar‚ math‚ social studies and science techniques essential in elementary schools today? Arguments and controversies have been demonstrated for years‚ on which should remain in schools and which has to undergo the budget cut. North Carolina has been affected dramatically with the budget cuts in the school system. The North Carolina Arts Council at www.ncncarts.org has had a great amount of information for me to learn about my
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