early Renaissance period. The most famous works of art by Donatello include David‚ Mary Magdalene‚ Madonna‚ Salome‚ Zuccone‚ St. Mark‚ St. John the Evangelist and St. George and the Dragon Donatello was a forerunner of humanistic expression and worked towards creating a system of perspective Donatello produced sculptures in marble‚ bronze‚ terracotta and wood Donatello was one of the first Renaissance artists interested in the Classical art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome and became
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The Art of Theater Every country has a specific form of entertainment for their culture. For East Asia‚ it is no exception; Japanese traditional theater is one of the oldest arts of the world. East Asia presents theater performances with Japanese musical ensembles; specifically the theater performances of Noh‚ Kabuki‚ and Bunraku. The Japanese believe in simplicity and show this throughout their performances. The three different theater genres are presented with different characteristics to outline
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RENAISSANCE ART Renaissance was the period of economic progress where cities were built. The term “Renaissance” came from the French language meaning‚ “rebirth.” In this period‚ another word was created for man. There was a classical learning in the study of the ancient Greek and Roman texts. The period stirred enthusiasm for the philosophy and artistic values of the ancients. The ideals of classicism- balance‚ harmony‚ proportion and intellectual order became the artistic standard of the time.
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Street art may be interpreted as nonsense‚ a violation of property or it could be seen as one of the most vibrant‚ influential‚ and media based form of communication in society. People may struggle to perceive street art to be a form of art‚ questioning its existence to give any significance at all. (Trinity News‚ 2008) Street art is popular because people can view it while going about their daily activities. Surely enough street artists are voicing their opinions an+d are in turn prompting the audience
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Modern Art? The Post-Industrial Era in which we live in now is characterized by the extraordinary rate in development of technology. In sixty years we have managed to completely redesign every aspect of our lives in a way in which we allow technology to do most of the work. Whether we like it or not technology will keep evolving‚ and as it evolves it will impact aspects of society differently. The evolution of technology has had a very negative impact on artistic values in society and in aesthetics
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Constantinople had some great achievements. Because Constantinople was a Christian city it had many churches and holy objects. The Byzantine work of art was unique and incredible. Mosaic‚ Paintings‚ architecture‚ Byzantine‚ icons‚ tombstones and churches were all part of Byzantines’ art. Byzantine achievement in Mosaic decorations brought art to a surprising level of monumentality. Mosaic is like small pieces‚ normally cubic‚ of stone or glass of different colors‚ which are used to create
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Food Is Art According to writer‚ Albert Camus‚ “Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurants revolving door.” A good restaurant should contain a luminous environment‚ delicious food‚ and have a friendly staff. Benihanas excels in all of these categories‚ which is what makes it such a great restaurant. Now let me tell you a few reasons why this restaurant is so good. Benihanas has a beautiful environment from the exterior to the interior. When you first walk up you
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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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Faiyha Qweider English 1010 Professor Hutton February 2‚ 2013 The Value of the Original As obvious as the saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” can be‚ it holds more than one meaning. To be exact‚ it means that someone or something is beautiful‚ depending on the person who is looking at it. In general‚ the term means that something can be defined or described depending on the personality or who the viewer is. That is‚ a group of people can look at the same image‚ or object‚ and describe
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