Starry Night Composition Top Starry Night Vincent van Gogh The night sky depicted by van Gogh in the Starry Night painting is brimming with whirling clouds‚ shining stars‚ and a bright crescent moon. The setting is one that viewers can relate to and van Gogh´s swirling sky directs the viewer´s eye around the painting‚ with spacing between the stars and the curving contours creating a dot-to-dot effect. These internal elements ensure fluidity and such contours were important for the artist
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“The Art of Cheating” How this cheating in the electoral system could be minimized if not totally eradicated? In Philippine politics‚ it has been a conventional wisdom that no one loses – they just get cheated. Cheating in the Philippine elections has been so common that they have mastered the so-called “The Art of Cheating.” Charges of fraud and cheating have characterized the past elections in the country often citing irregularities in the manual counting of votes. This so-called “art of cheating”
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Art of an Islet By Aisaia Jay Toral When the dark mantle of being forlorn had been laid in the sky for some time now‚ it covered the sun rays that give hope to the saddened heart. However‚ as I became used to it‚ this fear turned out to be my advantage to find courage and confidence and to know myself well. They say life is hard meant to be enjoyed. They claim life is unjust. They pronounce no one is an islet. But they were all wrong. In my own perspective‚ life is easy to enjoy‚ fair enough
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FUNCTIONS OF ART Functions of Art 1. Art for decoration and ornamentation. A decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental sculpture and their equivalents in decorative art are excluded from the term; most ornament does not include human figures‚ and if present they are small compared to the overall scale 2. Art for adornment to indicate social rank. These include cosmetics‚ jewelers‚ clothing accessories‚ facial hair‚ fingernail
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Grief & Loss in Elizabeth Bishop’s "One Art" Many things in life will be lost; however‚ some losses are more significant than others. The way that Elizabeth Bishop chose to interpret the intertwined themes of grief and loss in her poem "One Art" illustrates the build-up of emotion as each successive loss grew in importance. By increasing the significance of each loss‚ Ms. Bishop seems to indicate that one must first become accustomed to accepting life’s little losses before trying to conquer
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Islamic Art Islamic art is perhaps the most accessible manifestation of a complex civilization that often seems enigmatic to outsiders. Through its brilliant use of color and its superb balance between design and form‚ Islamic art creates an immediate visual impact. Its strong aesthetic appeal transcends distances in time and space‚ as well as differences in language‚ culture‚ and creed. Islamic art not only invites a closer look but also beckons the viewer to learn more. "The term Islamic
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creative task in which we were asked to create an original work of religious art for one the major world religious traditions‚ I decided to choose Christianity because it appealed more to me than the other religions stated. As my main theme in my artwork I chose Good and Evil‚ which turned out to be quite a good key religious theme in my artwork. My artwork is in the form of a drawing. The biggest inspiration for my art piece comes from Gustave Doré’s interpretation of “The Temptation of Jesus”.
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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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Italo-Byzantine style‚ a.i. he still relied on Byzantine traits. b. Painter and mosaicist‚ b.i. Cimabue used the formal traits of Byzantine art‚ b.i.1. Brought emotional aspects‚ b.i.2. An increased concern with naturalism‚ b.i.3. New awareness of three-dimensional space to his stylized forms. c. Cimabue is considered by many to have provided the foundation for the art of Giotto and Duccio in the 14th century. d. His great contemporary‚ Dante‚ recognized the importance of Cimabue d.i. He placed
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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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