To many‚ Baroque art was a period of art history that could be interpreted in many different ways. To Robert Neuman‚ Baroque art was simply put as an art style that wanted to bring art to life and to really immerse the viewing audience in the work. Baroque art was an art that was so real‚ you felt as if you could reach into the painting and pull an object out of it or touch the smooth surface of a sculpture and feel real skin. It was art that pushed the boundaries between real and unreal as well
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ARCHITECTURAL BOUNDARIES: LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE AND PHILIP JOHNSON Architecture has undergone a rapid and revolutionary transformation in the modern era. Through the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ this essay attempts to chart the transition in architecture from nineteenth century Romanticism and Neoclassicism to High Modernism. Mies van der Rohe redefined architectural boundaries and emphasised the beauty of simple forms‚ the importance of functionality and the versatility of new materials such as
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A Survey of Renaissance Art What are the characteristics of the Renaissance are reflected in its art? These are the characteristics of Renaissance art:- Classicism: The artists of the early renaissance period believed that the art can ’t remain static; it should develop and move forward. For this‚ Roman and Greek classical styles in art‚ literature and architecture were studied. The artists of early renaissance examined the light‚ color and space techniques used by the ancient Greek
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Notes - Sept 15‚ 2013 The Art Institute of Chicago Building was 1893 structure built as the World’s Congress Auxiliary Building and was built for the Columbian Expo. 5The Art Institute of Chicago opened as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts on May 24‚ 1879. Chicago is a young city. 1577 painting… Artist moves with color El Greko‚ born Doménikos Theotokópoulos‚ was a painter‚ sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname‚ a reference to his national Greek
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CHY4U: World History The Enlightenment: 1700-1789 Chapter Overview European politics‚ philosophy‚ science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the "long 18th century" as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason‚ or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain‚ in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment
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Italian High Renaissance artists achieved ideal of harmony and balance comparable with the works of ancient Greece or Rome. Renaissance Classicism was a form of art that removed the extraneous detail and showed the world as it was. Forms‚ colors and proportions‚ light and shade effects‚ spatial harmony‚ composition‚ perspective‚ anatomy - all are handled with total control and a level of accomplishment for which there are no real precedents. Leonardo da Vinci was a Florentine artist‚ one of the
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Western Humanities Midterm Essay During the course I realized how large of a role art plays in helping create cultures and developing and preserving the history of civilizations. I find it interesting that when there’s no written history or any historical buildings‚ cultures will always make their own ancient past grander than what it really is. The Israelites‚ the Greeks and Romans all tell stories of their history that has no written proof. It seems that we as people want to have a connection
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Good day tourists! I’m __________________ your tour guide for today and now where going to explore the beautiful scenery of Sto. Niño de Cebu! Ok let start our tour with a prayer. (pray) So are you all excited guys? Yes! And now let’s have a headcount first starting with you... 1 2... Ok were all (number of tourists) thank you for your cooperation. I just want to say some few friendly reminders before I tell the history of Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu. First always put your trash in proper
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Barbara Kruger Barbara Kruger was born in Newark‚ New Jersey in 1945. She studied at Syracuse University‚ Parsons School of Design‚ and the School of Visual Arts in New York and has exhibited all over the world. She has worked from having a design job at "Mademoiselle Magazine"‚ soon becoming the head designer. Later working as a graphic designer‚ art director‚ and picture editor in the art departments at "House and Garden"‚ "Aperture" and other publications. This greatly
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Mérimée Introduction Sept. 28‚ 1803‚ Paris — died Sept. 23‚ 1870‚ Cannes‚ France A French dramatist‚ historian‚ archaeologist‚ and master of the short story whose works — Romantic in theme but Classical and controlled in style — were a renewal of Classicism in a Romantic age. Story: Mateo Falcone This opera constitutes the last of three short serious operas by this composer‚ the other two being Feast in Time of Plague and Mademoiselle Fifi. “Mateo Falcone” addresses matters of family honor. It is set
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