History of Sport Tutorial Paper 1: Women and Sport in the Ancient World Is there evidence of female participation in the ancient Olympic Games? According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) there have been over 30‚923 women participating in the modern Olympic Games over the period of 108 years since the first women participated at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. At the latest Olympic Games held in Beijing‚ out of the 11‚196 total athletes‚ 4‚746 were women that were involved at
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Traditional art VS Digital art Fri‚ May 15‚ 2009 News Because we live in a century dominated by technology innovation‚ art itself has been offered new creative horizons. But these new advantages have not been considered so beneficial for the art by some conservative art lovers‚ who believe that if the art is not created using traditional tools (pen‚ oils‚ watercolor‚ etc.) that art cannot be considered true art (true in the meaning of recognizing it’s real values). Even if the painting‚ the
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When most people talk about ancient Greek civilization‚ they usually think about the humanities (philosophy and literature) that flourished in ancient Greece. They know Plato and his theories about the ideal forms‚ they admire the depth of Aristotle ’s thought. However‚ few people heard about the contribution of the Ancient Greeks in other sciences like medicine‚ which was made by Hippocrates‚ or mathematics and geometry by Pythagoras‚ Euclid and Archimedes and fewer know about technological achievements
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perspective cave paintings. Image: Lascaux‚France‚‚ first image of narrative art‚ first tiem man makes an appearance Neolithic Art **Neolithic era‚ human settles in fix adobes‚ domesticated plants and animals‚ including dog. Stone age man has moved from being hunter‚ to a herder/ farmer. Man moves to towns people. Now its food Production ‚ there was agriculture and stock raising. All this occurred in the ancient near east* most advanced. Image : Mesopotamia =very first civilization‚ it is
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Art‚ in its simplest definition‚ is the creation of images or objects. Islamic art has throughout history been mainly abstract and floral‚ portraying geometric shapes or Arabesque and calligraphic designs because of the strict injunctions against the depiction of living things. Islamic Art as a whole is comprised of visual arts produced 7th century onwards. This term not only describes art made in the service of Islam or by Muslim artists‚ but also secular art originating from those lands which
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New York University SCPS – Arts and Humanities X03.9740 – Arts Administration Summer Intensive 2013 – Managing the Arts Instructor: Amy Fiore Student Name: Yasmin Martins Silva TAKE-HOME EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------- ANSWERS ------------------------------------------------- #1: The organization chosen is the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The Mission Statement is very clear and concise: “The mission of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is to promote
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Art as a Political Statement: Political Art in the 19th and 20th Centuries Philip Simoneau Art 144: Modern Art History November 15‚ 2006 The visual artist plays a very unique role in society. Not only can an artist be inspired by his surrounding culture‚ but in fact‚ he can also inspire his surrounding culture. In this way‚ artwork can have a profound affect on society. Artists throughout history have been inspired by a variety of different circumstances. Whether it is personal
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frivolous society‚ and he painted primarily what his patrons wanted to see. It appears that their sight was best satisfied by amorous subjects‚ both mythological and contemporary. The painter was only too happy to supply them‚ creating the boudoir art for which he is so famous. Boucher was born in Paris on Sept. 29‚ 1703‚ the son of Nicolas Boucher‚ a decorator who specialized in embroidery design. Recognizing his sons artistic potential‚ the father placed young Boucher in the studio of François
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Saira Nicole O. Raymundo HU 101 sec 6 ART CRITIQUE MC GALLERY OF WOMEN’S ART The moment I entered the gallery of Women’s Art I really felt something different.. because it was cold‚ I really liked that temperature because it is very hot outside. Upon entering a smiling guard came to us and lectured us some rules to follow while visiting the gallery. I was really proud of my gender because of the works I saw. All
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In the art world‚ the medieval periods were traditionally though to be the unproductive phase of Europe between the decline of Rome and the Renaissance. Our modern feelings toward medieval art are far more appreciative. The main intent of Medieval art was to express Christianity which was also a common bond between a wide spread and diverse Europe. For this reason most of the art found from medieval times originated in monasteries and churches. European art during the Middle Ages can be divided
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