A few weeks ago I went to the Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum where I came across two art works (A) Fibonacci Nebula by Patricia Hobbs and (B) Basket Weave by Ann Fietelson and Ronna Erickson which will be the focus for my art critique. These beautiful quilts were my favorite of the many that were on display. They were made out of cotton and a variety of other materials. Fibonacci Nebula is a quilt that I believe was created out of happiness and tranquility‚ when I first saw this quilt it
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Arts and Crafts Origins and key principles The Arts and Crafts movement was a British and American aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. Inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and a romantic idealization of the craftsman taking pride in his personal handiwork‚ it was at its height between approximately 1880 and 1910. It was a reformist movement that in uenced British and American architecture‚ decorative arts‚ cabinet making
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Stella Aghakian Mrs. Thomas Art History 10 – 3 – 2013 Prehistoric Art 1. Prehistoric man faced many challenges. For example‚ they had no means of communication and yet they had to work together to find and kill their own food. When making art‚ prehistoric man had to make their own paint brushes and create their paint. This makes prehistoric art so impressive because their paintings very accurately capture the proportions and look of the animals they drew. Prehistoric paintings are found
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INTRODUCTON BIODATA TAN CHIANG KIONG Born in Penang in 1932‚ Tan Chiang Kiong is presently the Art supervisor at Chung Ling (Private) High School‚ Penang. After finishing his studies at Teacher’s Training College‚ Penang‚ he enrolled at the National Taiwan Normal University‚ Department of Fine Art for a B.A degree. He is an outstanding painter who has successfully fused Chinese art and watercolour together to create a personal style. His works retain their Eastern spirit and yet incorporate
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and started hustling out the cafeteria doors to my next class‚ art. That was the class I looked forward to everyday. Creating art and observing art is my way to escape ordinary life at school. While I paint‚ I become completely absorbed into my inner world and able to express my thoughts and feelings on paper. However‚ before the class begins to create artwork‚ the art teacher assigns us a task and certain technique to practice in our art. Today‚ the teacher assigned us to include perspective into our
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Feminism and Art ‚ 2 ‚ 2 Feminist activity had been a rising concern in the late 1900’s which is based merely off of the emotional significance of personal and psychological reasoning. Rather than reacting on this issue based on historical evidence‚ the issue is based on immediate needs on the feminist attack. Linda Nochlin‚ and other important scholars and philosophers explain the psychology‚ philosophy‚ sociology‚ and history of art and the feminist movement pertaining to art. Linda
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have to unwind. I feel that I have to do something to let go of all of the thoughts I carry with me throughout the day. That is when I look through my art supplies‚ so I can use my energy in a productive way. I love art; it is my passion. I do everything from crocheting to painting and sculpting. It is such a release of tension and stress. Doing art is my way of expressing myself. When I create things I am able to have time alone. Another great thing is that people have different opinions about what
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‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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The Art of Listening Essay “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” (Churchill) Having the capability to give one’s attention to sounds is just as crucial as having the ability to vocalize words. The quote stated above by Winston Churchill signifies how important the art of listening is. Not only is it vital to achieving success‚ it brings many benefits to individuals. But before we can analyze components of how listening is advantageous
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FIGURE IN ART CONTEMPORARY VS RENNEISANCE CULTURAL From historical Renaissance aspect‚ the nude figure in art has always been represented as innocent and pure‚ as well sensual and sexual. Therefore contrasting to the contemporary point of view‚ whereas the nude is often a mirror reflecting the darkest parts in society through dehumanization‚ distortion and repulsion. Religion in society was quite superstitious back in the 1400’s and the artists beliefs in God where very strong and faithful‚
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