Elements of the visual arts Line – line is an important element at the disposal of every artist. Through the lines of a painting or sculpture‚ the artist can make us know what the work is about. He uses lines to represent figures and forms. - Horizontal lines are lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence - Vertical lines are lines poised for action. They are poised‚ balanced‚ forceful‚ and dynamic. - Diagonal lines suggest action and movement
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The art museum is a place that collects and preserves very valuable and profound pieces of art created by some of the most influential artists of all time. Not everyone can understand the emotions and profound ideas that are expressed in old works of art. Only a fraction of all people can really appreciate a fine work of art and understand its true meaning. Many people that go to the art museum do not belong. They do not hold the higher level of education needed to look at a painting and see its
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Art up close and personal is a profound experience that is unique compared to looking at art through a textbook. Art can express emotion‚ have a political meaning‚ portray history‚ and bring people together as not only a community but a generation. Art can change a society‚ and that is one of the reasons I find art compelling. I can lose myself in one painting for hours; forgetting about the world around me. Art can be found outside‚ or inside; art is universal. However‚ after reading Duncan’s "The
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suburban areas. The Milwaukee Art Museum has a specific gallery that deals with this issue of the dichotomy of increasing modernism and continuing ruralism through the eyes of German Expressionist artists. All of the artists in this gallery were associated with a German Expressionist movement‚ mostly die brücke and der blaue reiter‚ and the pieces curated together show a gradient of subject from country to city life. The center of each of the four walls of the gallery show an extreme of either city
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Laguna Art Museum The Laguna Art Museum’s collection consists of works from the early nineteenth century to the present day. The museum was celebrating The Plein Annual Laguna air Painting show‚ which consists of various painters that painted in and around Laguna Beach. The public was encouraged to view the painters during the week as they created the paintings which were available on the second floor of the gallery for sell and viewing. The Artists in California‚ Early Twentieth Century from
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Chapter 1: Introducing Government in America Terms: 1. Democracy: A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public’s preferences. 2. Elite and class theory: A theory of government and politics contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule‚ regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organization. 3. Government: The institutions and processes through which public policies
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TPAD – National Museum CHAPTER 1 PROBLEM AND BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION The National Museum of the Philippine is the official repository established in 1901 as a natural history and ethnography museum of the Philippines. Some of the historical artifacts‚ instruments‚ and other things came from Philippine ancestors. One of the things that are restored here was the Spolarium 1884 a National Cultural Treasure by Juan Luna. National Museum has a very important role in our country to preserve the
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Art 10000 Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World The image is of a picture taken outside in the wilderness by a mountain bordering a forest of pine trees and a small body of water. This image appeals to me because it reminds me of a simple‚ happy‚ peaceful setting where its care free with the thought of no responsibilities. The color appears as if there is an overcast‚ the clouds also make it apparent. There is little to no light coming through the atmosphere‚ thus the small body of water
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North America for the past 30 years‚ soccer has been a long time favorite most everywhere else. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries‚ and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer. The sport datesback to the Egyptians‚ who played games involving the kicking of a ball.Now‚ the sport has grown to a global pastime‚ including men s and women steams‚ and the World Cup (which is played every four years). The sport is also known
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Maria Popova said this about art. “This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest‚ our solipsistic zoom-lens on life‚ and relate to the world and each other with more integrity‚ more curiosity‚ and more wholeheartedness.” Over the course‚ I look art differently and actually in enjoy it. I went to the Brooks Museum of Art to get a better feel for art. The Brooks’ collection of African Art includes wood carving‚ metal‚ textiles‚ bead-work‚ paintings‚ and books. These holdings
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