ART IDENTIFICATION AFRICA 1. Compare and contrast two sculptures from the African chapters in your textbook. Be sure to include an iconographic and iconological analysis in your response. Do not forget to write in your own words. (5 points) The first sculpture or carved figure I am explaining‚ comparing‚ and contrasting is the Spirit Spouse. The Spirit Spouse is used to decorate with jewelry‚ take care with oil‚ and pray to. This particular African culture believes that you were in past life
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Analysis: A son of the president of a university dedicated an Art Museum to a university he was once an alumnus in. The son was a rich investor in a Bank and gave the Art Museum his small high quality collections of art. He worked as the art museum director without payments until he passed away. During his management to the museum‚ he collection some art pieces from other universities. The museum’s visitors were very limited. After the death of the founder‚ the university wanted to hire a new manager
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Feminism and Art ‚ 2 ‚ 2 Feminist activity had been a rising concern in the late 1900’s which is based merely off of the emotional significance of personal and psychological reasoning. Rather than reacting on this issue based on historical evidence‚ the issue is based on immediate needs on the feminist attack. Linda Nochlin‚ and other important scholars and philosophers explain the psychology‚ philosophy‚ sociology‚ and history of art and the feminist movement pertaining to art. Linda
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What is considered art has been a controversial question for many years in history and today. There are various forms and types of art. Because art is very complex and diverse‚ it is viewed and conceptualized in many different ways. Nancy G. Heller states even though a type of artwork is hard to understand‚ it’s considered art‚ and artwork that people don’t understand shouldn’t be disregarded from other types of art. She feels as though people shouldn’t be intimidated by artwork that’s hard to understand
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Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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the following periods: baroque‚ neoclassicism‚ realism‚ impressionism‚ post-impressionism‚ cubism‚ geometric abstraction‚ and surrealism. They make up the history of painting and help to understand the stages of its development and why modern painting looks like it looks. Baroque: (1600 - 1750) Baroque was a characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century. Baroque artwork combines dramatic compositions‚ beautiful details‚ and emotionally
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2013 A Broad History of the Culinary Arts Introduction Culinary arts describe the art involving the preparation and cooking of foods. Culinary artists are usually responsible for preparing meals skillfully‚ which implies that the food made is appealing to the eye and the palate. The culinary arts history dates back from 1800s‚ when the first school in Boston involved in teaching the art of cooking became discovered. Various changes have taken place in the culinary arts from the discovery
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Art History and Appreciation Project Name Joshua MacAnespie Date 4-17-2015 Objective In this project‚ you will create and deliver a presentation to demonstrate an understanding of how works of art reflect the culture‚ politics‚ religion‚ and artistic movements of the times in which the artists created them. Links Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum http://redirect.platoweb.com/337736 Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo http://redirect.platoweb.com/337737 creating and delivering
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Christian Art In this research paper one will be reading about early Christian art and about how pagan-inspired themes‚ classical influences‚ and its two major tendencies: naturalism and abstract symbolism. Early Christian art and architecture is the art produced by Christians or under Christian ruling from the earliest period between about 350 and 525. The Christian art survived 2nd century’s and onwards. According to Beckwith “after 550 at the latest‚ Christian art is classified
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History of Art Final Paper I think the most important part of art is understanding how styles developed over the years and what influenced those developments. Some art movements develop based on political context‚ while others are created as a contrast to the current popular art movement. From a historical standpoint‚ I feel that portraiture is the best way to capture the essence of everything throughout the past. If I were an art director‚ I would choose to a portraiture display to show the progression
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