Mount Rushmore - America’s Greatest Sculpture The United States of America is the greatest nation in our world today. It is made up of 50 states with each state having its own unique history. South Dakota is well known for tourism mostly due to the beauty of the Black Hills and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial nestled in a granite mountain located by Keystone‚ South Dakota. Mount Rushmore started out as a dream which led to the reality of a monumental sculpture commemorating four outstanding presidents
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you want to make multiples of a form. The molds enable you to create identical copies. ----------------- In the classroom‚ slip cast multiples can be used to…. -create multiples of a student’s ceramic artwork (for gift giving or a new sculpture of multiples) -create identical starting forms that students will manipulate to create their own unique artwork - try out different glaze techniques on - allow experimentation without the fear of “ruining” the artwork Materials All
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the media. This piece is gorgeous and for it being a digital sculpt‚ you could hardly tell. The texturing is almost like real clay mimicking skin! It is to be acknowledged that this piece was created and rendered in only 2 days. "The digital sculpture was executed to a very tight schedule‚ going from start to final rendered image in two days!"(Eaton 1).- Something to note is that in digital media there is no gravity or real light‚ meaning he created his own glass‚ lit it himself and made the
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Periods of English Literature A Note on the Naming of Periods: Periods in literature are named for rulers‚ historical events‚ intellectual or political or religious movements‚ or artistic styles. Most literary periods therefore have multiple names. What’s worse‚ some of these names are debated. Is the later 17th Century the Baroque era? The term baroque is an intractable term derived from art criticism‚ though it may usefully be applicable to some writers as well. Is the early 17th Century the
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MUSI200 27 January 2013 Baroque Vs. Modern Pop The Western music known today has its roots in the musical practices found in Europe and the Middle East over twenty centuries ago. These musical practices‚ in turn‚ have their roots in ancient Greek and Roman practices which are detailed in musical and philosophical treatises of the time. Greek civilization‚ with its political structures‚ its architectural and musical attainments‚ and its great achievements in philosophy and poetry‚ has influenced
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Japanese Ink Paintings: Descriptions‚ Distinctions and Culture Introduction All cultures throughout time and history have the important role of art playing out the identity of the culture and the experience of that moment in time. Impressionism‚ surrealism and realism‚ among numerous other types of art forms have all played a role in history along with its significant artists behind the art. Looking at Japan‚ who was greatly influenced by art from China and its significant ink paintings of its past
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around 3000 B.C. when‚ according to the tradition‚ Menes Narmer unified the two lands and founded the first dynasty. That was the beginning of the Old Kingdom--the period of stability of the state that lasted until 2263 B.C. and included the dynasties Ist to VIth. Old Kingdom is known as the Golden Age of Egyptian art: during this period the famous pyramids of Giza and the legendary Sphinx were built and the canon that lasted for two millenniums was established.<br><br><b>Influences</b><br>Even though
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Romanticism‚ the artistic and literary movement that emerged in the second half of the 18th century in Europe. Romanticism doesn’t necessarily refer to romantic love‚ though the theme was common in many pieces composed during this time period‚ in literature‚ painting and music. Romanticism followed a path which led to the expansion of formal structures for a composition‚ and the end result is that the pieces are ‘understood’ to be more passionate and expressive‚ both by 19th century and today’s audiences
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Lascaux cave paintings were discovered in 1940 in Montignac‚ France. The cave paintings were 15‚000 to 17‚000 years old. The paintings were mostly paintings of animals‚ which are great examples of art during the Upper Paleolithic period. Some of the sections of the cave paintings have been identified as the Lateral Passage the Chamber of Felines‚ the Great Hall of the Bulls‚ the Shaft of the Dead Man‚ the Painted Gallery‚ and the Chamber of Engravings. The cave has about 2‚000 images that can
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that no one had absolute power. There were factors of democracy‚ monarchy and oliography. These three elements were well balanced; preventing tyranny‚ dictatorship and abuse of power and this is what helped Rome achieve great heights. The republican period began with the overthrow of the Monarchy in 509 BC and lasted until its subversion‚ through a series of civil wars‚ into the Roman Empire. In contrast to the Republic‚ the Empire was a system in which one man i.e. the emperor‚ had absolute power
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