As I was touring the Museum of Fine Arts this past Monday‚ I was drawn to the statue or sculpture of King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and his queen. For a moment‚ I was able to relate with Ben Stiller and how he felt in the movie Night at the Museum. I genuinely felt the textbook come alive and I was able to relate with the artwork since it was covered in class. (Figure 1-29) Although having encountered other artworks that were covered in class‚ for some reason this artwork resonated with me the most. However
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Leticia Reinaldo is a Brazilian artist who now resides in Los Angeles as a freelance artist. I would assume I’m most drawn to her work because of her Disneyesque stylization. Her proportions are extreme‚ and the composition of her artwork is alluring to the eye. She has worked on projects such as movie posters for Frozen‚ Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy and Muppets Most Wanted. She has also worked on promotional pieces for Mr. Peabody & Sherman and How to Train Your Dragon 2. One of her characters
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1. Examining a work of art in its historical‚ social‚ and political __________ enables you to better understand it. A. design B. context C. element D. genre E. ideology 2. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is best known for her extremely realistic and often anguished __________. A. genre scenes B. self-portraits C. landscapes D. still lifes E. assemblages 3. Until modern times‚ art works have been primarily devoted to __________ themes. A. war B. religious C. secular D. rural E. political 4. An anti-commercial
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lights. And at the center of it entrance sits the stained glass made by Kraut Art Glass‚ a German company. Inside the lobby‚ noticeable are the woodcarvings of mangoes‚ bamboos‚ bananas and native plants on the walls and ceiling. By the staircase are sculptures of Malakas & Maganda and the paintings of Fernando Amorsolo. The proscenium arch is seen by the theater stage in perfect view of the 1670 seats. But what could be the most impressive part is the Grand Ballroom—a striking room that has regal
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WorleyArt History 130316 September 2008 Seated Scribe During the years of the Old Kingdom (2575-2150 BCE)‚ Egyptian sculptors producedfigures not only of kings but also of less well-known people (Stokstad 61). In addition‚ the periodstyle of Egyptian sculptures during this time consisted of forms that were compact‚ solid‚ and blocklike‚ expressing a feeling of strength and permanence (Stokstad 59). A good example of asculpture that meets both of these criteria is the Seated Scribe ‚ dating back to approximately2450-2325
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Classical Art and Neoclassical Art period. Classical art dates back to as early as 500 B.C. during the rise of the Greek Empire to the Roman. Classical Art celebrated the human figure (humanism) through sculpture in highly naturalistic detail. Some of the human forms are seen every day in architecture‚ sculpture‚ coins‚ and dollar bills. Ancient Greek Art social conditions that contributed to the advent of the style were focus on balance‚ harmony‚ and ideal proportions in artwork. Roman art was mainly borrowed
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measurement‚ design‚ text‚ and different tools‚ which were used to make this particular piece. In my exploration I Was able to identify why this sculpture was made‚ how it was used and now a representational of many different cultures groups and or races. The reason for my visit to the museum is to select a piece of art‚ in the form of a sculpture‚ tomb text or design. The exhibit I chose to write about is a “Statue OF A
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MUSIC – UNIT II Lesson 1- Music of the Romantic Period A. Vocal Forms * Recitative and Aria * Opera B. Instrumental Form * Sonata * Chamber Music * Concerto * Ballet * Suite Lesson 2- The Composers of the Romantic Period 1. Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) – turned poems into music. He is the father of German Lieder. 2. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) – a German composer‚ pianist and conductor. 3. Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) – is the creator of romantic
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The Burghers of Calais was a french sculpture made during the late nineteenth-century by Auguste Rodin. The nineteenth-century was a period of transition from traditional art to modern art. Auguste Rodin’s style introduced a different perspective of art and included modeled figures in unconventional poses (Stokstad and Cothren 507). He believed art should stay true to it’s nature‚ so he sculpted his figures with emotions that paired with the scene (“About Auguste Rodin”). In the nineteenth-century
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researched and worked their best to figure out the meaning behind in each different symbol and leave many writing about Olmec arts and their symbol means. The young male stone statue has many similarity in other Olmec sculptures and we can identify the meaning behind this sculpture by comparing with other art works and using credible book wroted by archeologists. Different parts of the young male stone statue (fig.1) might have symbolic importance‚ representing ‘priests’ or ‘mediators’‚ these being:
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