The male youth‚ known as the Kouros‚ was depicted in the nude during the Archaic Period of Greek art. The Kouros was made between 590 and 580 BCE‚ out of marble. They used this beige marble as a durable material for their sculptures. The Kouros is depicted as young man in a stiff‚ upright position with his arms hanging at either side. His body form and facial features make him look very boyish and youthful. This is specifically shown in his small waist and shorter size as a whole. It can be interpreted
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Rock art was a popular among hunter gathers‚ however it can be interpreted in many alternative ways. It is well known that rock art can be associated with a combination of beliefs‚ rituals and experiences. Throughout the first article by J. David Lewis-William (2012) focus on the religious aspects of rock art known as shamanism. In this text the author uses a system of ethnography to analyze the different interpretation of rock art (Lewis-William‚ 2012‚ p.22). The idea of animism‚ mythology‚ analogy
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In an essay akin to the clean methodology he is in praise of that one has derived from advances in technology‚ Francastel states that there are three phases of how art and architecture as art has developed in light of advancements in technology. In the first phase‚ he details how people were generally reluctant to create new forms‚ instead using new technology to reinforce and recreate older styles. The second phase‚ he begins to contest Giedion in his thought that America was the one at the forefront
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The Arts as an Area of Knowledge- Assessment task Definition of the Arts: Google definition: The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination‚ typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture‚ producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. My definition of the arts is that it is a medium for which emotion and expression can be conveyed‚ typically displayed in the form of a physical representation. For example‚ a sculpture or a drawing
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figures that transformed and impacted the world of art that we now know today. Artists such as Rivera‚ Orozco‚ and Siqueiros started the movement of Mexican Muralism. Their success as the “Three Great Ones” inspired a movement whose ripple effect would last till the end of the 20th century. The legacy‚ which they left behind‚ would transcend onto the Movement of Chicano Art and especially the remnants that can be seen in the Oakland Museum of Art. The Oakland Museum of California reached out to its
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Dutch artist‚ Gerrit Dou‚ started painting “A Dentist by Candlelight” in 1660 and completed it in 1665. The medium of this art is oil on an oak panel. While the painting is small in size‚ the imagery is much larger. The painting itself measures just a little over fourteen inches by ten inches. The brush strokes are soft and airy‚ as if it was painted on silk. Most of the colors used are dark‚ except for the gold and yellow tones that are used to make the center of the image seem to glow. In fact
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The word art assignment is a description in a hand-picked selection of words. Its objective is to describe ones’ life by color‚ shape‚ and the order of words. The process is to pick words which depict the person the most‚ put them on a paper in a way which describes one‚ then write about what it means. This is what describes me‚ what happened‚ and what will happen. This describes the words of my life. My word art puts my life in perspective. The order and the color both describe my journey in life
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This piece of art is a painting‚ located on the second story of the art building as you walk up the stairs. The media being used for it is paint‚ a mixture of pigment and binder‚ and the support for it is wall. The painting did not have a title so I named it "Temple of Nature." This painting is very large and takes up the whole wall. It has four columns wrapped with leaves and on the column to the far right it has a snake on it. In the center it has a big red door that catches the eye. On both sides
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masterpiece‚ which looks like a very hard and time consuming piece of art. Instead of making the woods multiple colors he decides to keep them all the same‚ and the color he painted works perfectly fine. The artworks looks like a shelf‚ but covered up. It features many different lines and shapes‚ which are mostly simple lines with some curves. The artwork was landscape against the wall at the museum of fine arts. Analyze Throughout the art work there are lines‚ shapes‚ and circles all over. All the shapes
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Karen Roxas In Jean Anyon’s The Social Class and Hidden Curriculum of Work‚ Anyon depict that the different hidden curriculums in school education predetermine‚ for the most part‚ the social status of many of their students. The schools’ outside environment‚ economic standing‚ and student’s social background are some of the factors that predetermine the future of the students in a certain school. For example‚ working class schools‚ which are usually located in poor neighborhoods‚ are usually
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