The exhibit that I viewed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was one about European Art between the years 1100-1500. This was a series of paintings‚ sculptures‚ architecture‚ and tapestry of the Medieval and Early Renaissance as well as objects from the Middle East. This exhibit was an important part of the history of the Philadelphia Museum of Art because for the first time‚ Italian‚ Spanish‚ and Northern European paintings from the John G. Johnson collection were shown. It gave me a good idea
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the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan where we explored the Gauguin‚ Frank Lloyd Wright‚ and John Cage exhibits. I was very surprised with the amount of people that were in attendance at the museum that afternoon; I guess when one of the most famous museums in the country gives out free tickets everyone takes advantage of it. At first I just wanted go to the specific exhibits‚ but once I started looking around I staying for another hour looking at almost everything. I always thought that art was
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During a recent visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art‚ I was able to view many pieces and types of artwork. This particular museum exhibits pieces that come from the period of the Ancient Egyptians all the way up to modern art. It was a very interesting experience and one that I would definitely like to repeat in the future. The piece that was most interesting to me was a Roman floor mosaic that depicts The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs. A mosaic is a picture or pattern created by fixing together
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On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I took a tour of the museum with a lecturer. During the tour‚ the leader lectured on particular paintings. She told the know history behind each shown painting. She also gave the history of the period in which the painting was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings‚ the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and
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in China. At the age of 19‚ he began his art training under Chen Chong Swee at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In his third year‚ the principal of NAFA‚ Lim Hak Tai‚ asked him if he could teach the afternoon class and Chua agreed to it. Upon graduation in 1952‚ he began to teach in the Academy. Between 1957 and 1974‚ he was a commercial artist and made his mark with an exhibition at the Rising Art Gallery‚ which was also his first solo art exhibition. Chua was later best remembered
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time‚ though his work had not become popular until the 20th century. He has created over 1‚000 watercolors‚ drawings‚ sketches and produced over 1‚250 paintings in his last ten years of his life (Ebbscohost). Unfortunately he struggled selling his art and sold only one painting during his artistic period. Vincent is also known for his deep and touching letters between him and his brother Theo throughout the last ten years of his life.
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objects and vessels for the Chinese imperial courts — to learn traditional techniques. Working with master potters‚ he learnt the processes of molding from life‚ decorating‚ glazing and firing The artist‚ Ah Xian‚ combines traditional Chinese decorative arts with the western portraiture tradition of sculpted busts‚ and in the "flesh" they are breathtakingly beautiful. "If I had not come to Australia I would not have had the idea. It was only after a few years in Australia that I had a better perspective
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for the view of the public eye. Kruger provokes people with her direct messages and bold images. She has worked in collaboration with other artists as well as galleries and museums. Barbara has also written several books. In her book Remote Control: Power‚ Culture‚ and the World of Appearances‚ she explains how she views art and society. It states that popular culture does not have the ability to do certain things. We must do things for ourselves and not rely on society to do it for us. She has amazing
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children. Andrew was a sickly child and so his mother and father made the decision to pull him out of school after he contracted whooping cough. He received schooling in all subjects including art education. Andrew had quite a vivid memory and a fantastic imagination that led to a great fascination for art. His father recognized an obvious raw talent that had to be nurtured. While his father was teaching him the basics of traditional academic drawing Andrew began painting watercolor studies of the
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ABSTRACT THE RESPONSIVE ROLES OF CAMPUS ART MUSEUMS/GALLERIES IN URBAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: A CASE STUDY ON ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION TO CHANGING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT This study examines how a campus art museum within an urban public university responds and adapts to competitive external environments by utilizing Kim S. Cameron’s theory of organizational adaptation as a conceptual framework. Lehman College Art Gallery (LCAG) in New York City was chosen for this specific case study based
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