Marian Maguire‚ Medium and Materiality Marian Maguire’s framed lithograph on paper‚ Virago (1990)‚ can be found on the fifth floor of the James Hight Library by room 542D. Print dimensions are 720mm x 430mm. The work has been exhibited at the Canterbury Gallery in the 1991 exhibition “Life Cycle in Lithographs” and was purchased for the University of Canterbury by the now defunct Library Art Acquisitions Committee in 1995. Lithography by its very method of production with the flat stone printing
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Genghis Khan: Military HeroAlthough some people believe Genghis Khan was a ruthless butcher‚ he deserves credit as a military genius because he conquered massive amounts of territory thanks to his quick thinking and battle tactics. To the Mongolian ’s he is a much honored figure‚ a king and hero rather than a savage‚ a force of unity‚ strength and order. He was the man who ruled Mongolia in its greatest days of glory‚ and although he led an army that slaughtered masses of people in a genocide not
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INVESTIGATE A RANGE OF ARTWORKS THAT HAVE SHOCKED OR CONFRONTED AN AUDIENCE As values have changed with modern and postmodern thought‚ artists have set to create more shocking and confronting work to distinguish themselves from the rest. Marcel Duchamp was perhaps the first to push the boundaries with his Fountain‚ a urinal in an art gallery‚ which was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th Century by 500 artists and forced his audience to think for themselves. Many artists have followed
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The introduction to the "theory of descriptions" was written by Bertrand Russell in an article titled "On Denoting" in 1905 and is one of the most studied chapters in analytic philosophy. It is said‚ "...the choice of whether to accept or reject Russell ’s theory has had profound consequences for our philosophy of language‚ epistemology‚ and metaphysics." One of Russell ’s motivations for developing the "theory of descriptions" was his abandonment of his "theory of denoting concepts‚" which is
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Evolution: What is evolution? Over time‚ through millions of years plants and animals have changed over time‚ in order to increase their chances of survival as well as to adapt to their environment. Evolution doesn’t happen overnight‚ in a couple of days‚ weeks‚ months‚ or years. It is a slow process that takes a very long time to notice. “The word evolution can be used in many ways‚ but in biology‚ it means descent with modification. In other words‚ small modifications that occur at the genetic
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How an artist or group of artists was influenced by the social‚ political or historical events around them. Introduction. * Why this particular artist/group of artists is is of personal interest to you and what specifically will you be looking at? * How will you go about this study? It is suggested that you find three works by your chosen artist that will strongly illustrate the points you wish to make. If the social‚ political or historical event affects a change in the work of your artist/group
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Investing Art As Investment it’s not just for the filthy rich anymore by Winston Donald “I was fortunate in 1998 to obtain a Christopher Gonzales work which I called “Three Faces” for $12‚000. I was sold (at a bargain) a Hopeton Fletcher surrealist piece for $5‚000 in 1995. Last May 2007‚ the Mutual Gallery sold the same pieces for me for $84‚000‚ I made a whopping 394.12% profit ” T he last 15 years has seen a tremendous growth and progression in income of the Jamaican middle class. Despite
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In an exhibit at the Tate Gallery in 1976‚ there is a make-believe artist‚ perhaps even well-known places his art work in a museum. This artwork is assembled with 120 bricks‚ and is arranged in a rectangular form on the floor. It is 2 bricks high‚ 6 across and 10 lengthwise‚ and therefore he calls it a “Pile of Bricks.” At the same time‚ a bricklayer’s assistant does something identical to what the previous well known artist did‚ but he is absolutely unaware of this incident. Therefore this
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The connection between artist and object starts out as a connection between child and toy. By understanding the connections children have with toys and how it breed the artistic minds of young artist‚ one can then go about maturing and becoming a mature well-rounded artist that composes work with substance and presence. Looking at Charles Baudelaire’s writing about toys and in turn Marit Grøtts analyst of Baudelaire‚ one can gain a greater understanding about why artist make and how they can apply
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Yoko Ono Art Exhibit Going to this exhibit showed me that people really do care about the world. There are not many people in society that care enough to voice their opinion‚ or go out of their way to try to make the world a better place. Yoko Ono is a rare and very inspiring person. The Rauschenberg Art Gallery depicted many of Yoko Onos’ inspiring works of art. The light tower‚ wish tree‚ and imagine peace tower were the three I paid the most attention to. These three exhibits all showed Yoko’s
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