Constantinople had some great achievements. Because Constantinople was a Christian city it had many churches and holy objects. The Byzantine work of art was unique and incredible. Mosaic‚ Paintings‚ architecture‚ Byzantine‚ icons‚ tombstones and churches were all part of Byzantines’ art. Byzantine achievement in Mosaic decorations brought art to a surprising level of monumentality. Mosaic is like small pieces‚ normally cubic‚ of stone or glass of different colors‚ which are used to create
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The Art of Loving In Erich Fromm’s novel‚ The Art of Loving‚ the author tackles the task of defining what exactly is meant by the word love and what it means to love someone. He begins by presenting his theories on love and how they apply to the different areas and aspects of life. He then explains how these theories should be applied. The author’s account is very convincing and gives readers a clear understanding of what exactly love is and how they should use his explanation in developing their
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A few weeks ago I went to the Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum where I came across two art works (A) Fibonacci Nebula by Patricia Hobbs and (B) Basket Weave by Ann Fietelson and Ronna Erickson which will be the focus for my art critique. These beautiful quilts were my favorite of the many that were on display. They were made out of cotton and a variety of other materials. Fibonacci Nebula is a quilt that I believe was created out of happiness and tranquility‚ when I first saw this quilt it
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! Modernism and Postmodernism in Australian Art: ‘Australian Identity’ When westerners first came to Australia in the late 1700’s‚ we found ourselves extremely disorientated in this mysterious world‚ causing confusion within ourselves and loss of identity in place. But now as we are evolving‚ we begin to heal ourselves through learning to live in a more empathetic relationship with the land‚ being influenced and influencing the ancient soils we stand upon. As we began to acknowledge that nature
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Arts and Crafts Origins and key principles The Arts and Crafts movement was a British and American aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. Inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and a romantic idealization of the craftsman taking pride in his personal handiwork‚ it was at its height between approximately 1880 and 1910. It was a reformist movement that in uenced British and American architecture‚ decorative arts‚ cabinet making
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Faiyha Qweider English 1010 Professor Hutton February 2‚ 2013 The Value of the Original As obvious as the saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” can be‚ it holds more than one meaning. To be exact‚ it means that someone or something is beautiful‚ depending on the person who is looking at it. In general‚ the term means that something can be defined or described depending on the personality or who the viewer is. That is‚ a group of people can look at the same image‚ or object‚ and describe
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Stella Aghakian Mrs. Thomas Art History 10 – 3 – 2013 Prehistoric Art 1. Prehistoric man faced many challenges. For example‚ they had no means of communication and yet they had to work together to find and kill their own food. When making art‚ prehistoric man had to make their own paint brushes and create their paint. This makes prehistoric art so impressive because their paintings very accurately capture the proportions and look of the animals they drew. Prehistoric paintings are found
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STYLE OF ARTS a. Expressionism - In Expressionist Art‚ the artist tries to express certain feelings about something. The artists that painted in this style were more concerned with having their paintings express a feeling than in making the painting look exactly like what they were painting. b. Impressionism - Impressionism was developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These pieces of art were painted as if someone just took a quick look at the subject of the painting
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The History of Art Sculpture has filled roles in human lives for centuries. The earliest scultpure was used to provide hunters with help. Later‚ statues were used to represent Gods‚ Kings‚ and Queens. Churchs were decorated with demons as a reminder of the evil that is present in the christians lives. Scupture has been monumental from the beginning and still on going. During the 15th century monuments of bibical herors were built in Italin cities. In the 20th centurcy monuments to artist were built
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INTRODUCTON BIODATA TAN CHIANG KIONG Born in Penang in 1932‚ Tan Chiang Kiong is presently the Art supervisor at Chung Ling (Private) High School‚ Penang. After finishing his studies at Teacher’s Training College‚ Penang‚ he enrolled at the National Taiwan Normal University‚ Department of Fine Art for a B.A degree. He is an outstanding painter who has successfully fused Chinese art and watercolour together to create a personal style. His works retain their Eastern spirit and yet incorporate
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