My Visit to the Torpedo Factory Cherie Diggs Art Appreciation- Art 100 Adam Veil November 21‚ 2014 I decided to do my museum visit essay paper on the Torpedo Factory Art Center. I chose this particular museum because it’s located in Old Town Alexandria about ten minutes from my house. So when I dropped my son off for school I hopped on the bus and went there early Friday morning. During my visit to the Torpedo Factory Art Center on November 21‚ 2014 I got to see many different
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Prometheus myth In Ancient Greek mythology‚ Prometheus was said to be the wisest of all the Titans‚ he is said to bring mankind knowledge and enlightenment. He stole fire from the Gods of Mount Olympus. For acting against the decree of the Gods‚ who wanted to keep the power of fire to themselves‚ Prometheus was harshly punished. He was chained to a rock to have his liver eaten out every day by an eagle. Every night his liver would grow back. This was to be his punishment for all of eternity. Frankenstein
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“The new movement brought the cult of classicism to the verge of idolatry‚ and humanistic thinking may be looked upon as the last and most extreme phase of medieval chronological primitivism” (Kennedy 38-39). To start off with‚ Grendel portrays evil‚ demonic abilities. Grendel depicts Christianity because he is compared the Cain. Secondly‚ the last battle depicts several details regarding supernatural. The last battle is where a character loses his human dignity. Thirdly‚ Beowulf is considered supernatural
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History of the Chanel Brand The success of Chanel as one of the leading luxury brands in the world could be traced back to the humble beginnings of its namesake’s founder‚ Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. She had revolutionized fashion and had literally liberated women from restrictive clothing and ostentatious accessories through introducing a whole new look that she had started from her own sense of style and freedom. Her designs have greatly appealed to several women from high societies in all ages
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Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony “He (Beethoven) was a pivotal figure in the transition from 18th century musical classicism to 19th century romanticism‚ and his influence on subsequent generations of composers was profound” Kerman and Tyson. Beethoven’s sixth symphony (also known as the pastoral symphony) has qualities of both the classical and romantic periods and illustrates Beethoven’s revolutionary ideas as well as highlights his classical influences. The programmatic nature of the piece is the dominant
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designed a sculpture of David. However‚ the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. Donatello‚ whose David was the first life-size nude statue since Classical times‚ struck a balance between Classicism and the realism by presenting a very real image of an Italian peasant boy in the form of a Classical nude figure. Although Donatello was inspired by Classical figures‚ he did not choose a Greek youth in his prime as a model for his David. Instead
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At the start of the 14th century a time period in human history started that lasted until the mid-seventieth century known as the Renaissance. A rebirth occurred that made this era captivating to study. This rebirth of intellect was in the form of a renewed interest in the classical form of thinking. This renewed way of thinking shifted the prime importance of culture away from divine and supernatural matters‚ to humankind now being the main importance. With this new culture based on classism‚ artworks
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TIMELINE: ROMANTICISM 1800-1850 1749(-1832): Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born (writer). 1762: “Man was born free‚ and he is everywhere in chains.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 1770(-1840): Neo-Classicism 1770(-1850): William Wordsworth (writer) was born. 1770: Industrial Revolution had an influence on the Romantic period. 1785: Grim Brothers. 1789: French Revolution. 1800 Start of Romanticism 1802(-1885): Victor Hugo (writer) was born. 1802(-1870): Alexandre Duman
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There are many contemporary artists in the world that provoke conversation on controversial topics. Keith Haring‚ Francis Bacon and Barbara Kruger are a few examples of artists with a message. These artists have all created works that "evoke a sense of struggle ’against the system.’" Not all of these outspoken artists share the same vision‚ but they have fought their own personal battles to get their message out to the public. If Postmodernism raises low art to the level of high art‚ it also allows
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William Bouguereau’s The Elder Sister is a painting of two siblings. The elder sister is the young girl holding her baby brother while sitting on a large‚ brown rock. The way the girl gazes at the audience shows that she is challenging and brave. As if she dares someone to mess with her younger sibling. The young girl’s facial expression is hard to tell. Similar to the smile of Mono Lisa‚ it’s not certain if the young girl is smiling or making a straight face. The bare foot hanging down‚ painted
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