The artifact that I picked from Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion’s Roar. It is a large wood statue of an Avalokiteshvara‚ the basic idol of Buddhism‚ completed around the 12th century in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha Statue is a representation of the philosophical belief system of Buddhism. Different Buddha Statues have different meanings. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara symbolizes "the compassion in the world and the willingness to bear the pain
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the Eiffel tower and the rise of the new material‚ plastic‚ Charles and Ray Eames designed the high performance Eiffel chair that topped all limits in the design world. The Eiffel chairs were originally designed in metal in 1948 as an entry in The Museum of Modern Art’s International Design Competition‚ but the modern chairs caught wide attention and then were recreated for the public. Not only do the chairs look beautiful and vibrant but they are also technologically advanced for the time they
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personal and social life of a middle aged woman. This story is located in New York City‚ where Isabel‚ the main character‚ lives and works for a company as a typist. The author mentioned many areas from New York‚ such as Central Park‚ the Metropolitan Museum‚ Brooklyn‚ Manhattan or Queens. Isabel is an only child and an orphan and what she used to do was reading romantic novels‚ that is the reason of the title. Loneliness is present during all the story and suffered by Isabel. On the one hand‚ both
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Appropriation is a twentieth century arts phenomena adopted by many visual artists‚ whereby artwork‚ imagery‚ icons and styles are borrowed to create a new artwork. Gordon Bennett is an indigenous Australian who appropriates art styles and imagery to create his art. He used oil and acrylic paint on canvas to create The Outsider (1988)‚ which was a reflection on his own identity and indigenous issues. Bennett incorporates Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night (1889) and Bedroom At Arles (1888)‚ Romanesque
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piece of art work was actually created at some of his happier moments in life. Before admitting his self into a mental asylum at Saint-Remy where he created another work of Starry Night. Van Gogh only sold one painting while he was awhile‚ after his death is when he became famous for all his works of art he created. He took his the pain and misery from his life and managed to create extraordinary works of art. Starry Night Over the Rhone‚ is a stunning medium oil on canvas. The work of art is a colorful
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the artists consisting of the subjective and psychological happenings create thoughts and imaginings which are all combined to fuel the art-making process. Artists harness their personal and psychological experiences‚ imaginings and feelings to engender their artwork. Jackson Pollock‚ Picasso and Jeff Koons are artists that use their experience to form their art. Jackson Pollock led a life of fame and notoriety produced by a life of hardships‚ hard work and bad habits. He was an American Abstract
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The Scream and Starry Night: Differences and Similarities FAS/202 The Scream by Edvard Munch was painted in Norway in 1893 and is a product of the Expressionism period. This piece measures 3’x 2’5” and was created using oil paint on canvas. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh measures 2’5” x 3’ and was painted in France in 1889 using oil paint on canvas. This work is from the Post-Impressionism period. Both of these paintings have techniques that are individual to
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I chose to write about Van Gogh’s Starry Night‚ because I think that this painting is one of the greater pioneer forms of abstract art. Van Gogh’s rendering of the world the way that he perceived it‚ blended with his own stigmatic emotion‚ is evidenced by his abstract depiction of this small village in the south of France; Starry Night is aesthetically‚ artistically‚ and technically unique. Starry night is a depiction of an actual village that Van Gogh visited during his lifetime. At the risk
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Lesson Plan Checklist: Art‚ Grade 3-5 1. Do textbooks and other print resources (magazines‚ newspapers‚ journals‚ books‚ internet articles) include content and illustrations that reflect the experiences of people from diverse backgrounds? 2. Does the physical environment (pictures‚ posters‚ and graphics) include images of people with a range of different abilities and body types engaged in a variety of activities? Does it also include images of many different kinds of family compositions
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Over the years‚ art has gone through many phases. Many famous artists from the past are still recognized throughout their art in today’s time. There are few painting that I consider to be monumental during their time and era. The art painting brought us great ideas on how the world is viewed and the meaning to each painting. One of the earliest paintings that I consider to be a great monumental during its time was The Scream by Edvard Munch in 1893. In his art‚ he uses a human like figure that is
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