impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity‚ the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30‚000 years ago‚ we find handprints‚ ochre deposits‚ and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife‚ ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing‚ piercing‚ painting‚ and shaping their bodies for millennia. All of the major forms of body art known today appear
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WESTERN GAZE FINAL DRAFT 2 HOW FAR HAS THE WEST INFLUENCED THE CONTEMPORY CHINESE ARTISTS Wang Qingsong‚ Zeng Fanzhi‚ Shi Xinning‚ and Zhang Xiaogang? “Why do I say China has no contempory Art? Because none of China’s C art comes from China’s history or culture. It just follows the Western conception of what Chinese contempory art should be like” Lu Lib PART 1: INTRODUCTION I am interested in contemporary art in China because I live in Hong Kong‚ and have witnessed huge changes in China
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The Human Form In Art Michael Herren Art 1150.01N 19 November 2008 The Renaissance art produced in Europe in the historical period called the Renaissance. Broadly considered‚ the period covers the 200 years between 1400 and 1600‚ although specialists disagree on exact dates. The word renaissance means “rebirth”. The two principal components of Renaissance style are the following: a revival of the classical forms originally developed
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Professor: Kim de Beaumont 11/30/12 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
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the evolution of the idea of beauty through the history of art. The idea of beauty‚ the perfect human body‚ is a result of culture: religious functions‚ advertisements‚ economy‚ and other factors. The definition of beauty is not an inherent concept‚ since every age‚ place and social class formed its own ideal of it. This evolution of beauty is shown explicitly through the history of art. Art‚ in different periods‚ was influenced mainly by history and religion. I will discuss this transition from
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of Art and Survival Man has studied survival as far back as humans can be recorded‚ although some not left by records‚ we can go back thousands of years with survival represented through art pieces of art all over the world. Paleolithic and Neolithic man showed their means of survival through their art as their way of recording things‚ whether or not they left it purposely for people to discover and excavate to learn this is questionable. It may have just been a meer coincidence but it has lead
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Jessica McFarlane Irene Sfakianos Art History II 3/7/13 Western Europe Museum Paper While walking through the Philadelphia Museum of Art‚ trying to decide which piece I should do further research on and write a paper on‚ I discovered The Crucifixion‚ with the Mourning Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist”. This is oil on panel painting by Rogeier van der Weyden in the Netherlands (historical name‚15th-16th century)‚ Europe in 1460. The time period that this was made in was Early Italian
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and the building of the pyramids but as I got older I always started to wonder what the time was really like. Going over chapter three I found that that time period was actually very important in a lot of ways but even more important was their use of art and the forms they used it in‚ all the amazing monuments that were built by them‚ the writings and drawings on the walls full of stories and different interpretations. The time of these great accomplishments span over three millennia. Even years after
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Yoshinaka Nov. 13‚ 2013 Introduction to Painting Art History Lecture Amanda Herring‚ from Loyola Marymount University‚ came and spoke to us about the Gate Keeper and Key Master Hekate of Lagina. For a little background‚ the sanctuary of Hekate was structured in the second half of the BC in Lagina Lagina was occupied by a single sanctuary at the time. The only people who lived on the site were people who lived in the temples. Hekate has a conspiracy over her origin. She first appeared in
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civilization Domestic Architecture o Wigwam‚ Huts‚ Lean-to’s o Native American Indians were considered "Neolithic" Refined tools o Spears‚ Bows and Arrows Domesticated Animals o Hallmark of luxury‚ stability‚ and permanence Pottery clay art o Bowls and containers o Exquisite decoration Aesthetics the love of beauty‚ the need for beauty o Separates man from the animals o Civilization  Around 5‚000BC  Literacy Writing and reading  "Urban" Life Division
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