During a recent visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art‚ I was able to view many pieces and types of artwork. This particular museum exhibits pieces that come from the period of the Ancient Egyptians all the way up to modern art. It was a very interesting experience and one that I would definitely like to repeat in the future. The piece that was most interesting to me was a Roman floor mosaic that depicts The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs. A mosaic is a picture or pattern created by fixing together
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On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I took a tour of the museum with a lecturer. During the tour‚ the leader lectured on particular paintings. She told the know history behind each shown painting. She also gave the history of the period in which the painting was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings‚ the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and
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discussed in class. Table at the Window‚ Pablo Picasso‚ 1919 7. A work of art made in the Renaissance. (hint: think 1400-beginning of the 1600’s) Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist‚ Giuliano Bugiardini‚ 1510s 8. A drawing. Drawing of the Chief Painter Abol Hasan‚ Mohammad Shah‚ 1842-66 9. A piece that would be considered “art for day-to-day living.” Comb‚ Indian‚ Karnataka‚ 18th Century 10. An Egyptian work of art. Mosque Lamp‚ Egypt. 1320 11. A painting by Jackson Pollock. (hint:
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time‚ though his work had not become popular until the 20th century. He has created over 1‚000 watercolors‚ drawings‚ sketches and produced over 1‚250 paintings in his last ten years of his life (Ebbscohost). Unfortunately he struggled selling his art and sold only one painting during his artistic period. Vincent is also known for his deep and touching letters between him and his brother Theo throughout the last ten years of his life.
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Laguna Festivals Laguna Islands Philippines | Ana Kalang Festival - Nagcarlan‚ Laguna‚ Philippines Nagcarlan‚ Laguna‚ located 105 kms. South of Manila‚ supposedly got its name from the legendary head of the tribe before Christianity was brought to the Philippines- Ana Kalang. This beautiful and capable leader‚ allegedly saw the Virgin Sta. Ana‚ who took the poison out of the lanzones fruit so that it can be edible‚ thus‚ the name Ana kalang Festival‚ in honor of the fruit which is one of the
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History The Province of Laguna was named after Laguna de Bay‚ the body of water that forms its northern boundary. Laguna de Bay‚ in turn‚ was named after the town of Bay (Laguna de Bay is Spanish which means "Lake of Bay")‚ the first provincial capital. Captain Juan de Salcedo with a band of one hundred Spanish-Mexican soldiers and many Bisayan allies conquered the province and its surrounding regions for Spain in 1571. Seven years later‚ two Franciscan friars started the work of Christianization
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for the view of the public eye. Kruger provokes people with her direct messages and bold images. She has worked in collaboration with other artists as well as galleries and museums. Barbara has also written several books. In her book Remote Control: Power‚ Culture‚ and the World of Appearances‚ she explains how she views art and society. It states that popular culture does not have the ability to do certain things. We must do things for ourselves and not rely on society to do it for us. She has amazing
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children. Andrew was a sickly child and so his mother and father made the decision to pull him out of school after he contracted whooping cough. He received schooling in all subjects including art education. Andrew had quite a vivid memory and a fantastic imagination that led to a great fascination for art. His father recognized an obvious raw talent that had to be nurtured. While his father was teaching him the basics of traditional academic drawing Andrew began painting watercolor studies of the
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objects and vessels for the Chinese imperial courts — to learn traditional techniques. Working with master potters‚ he learnt the processes of molding from life‚ decorating‚ glazing and firing The artist‚ Ah Xian‚ combines traditional Chinese decorative arts with the western portraiture tradition of sculpted busts‚ and in the "flesh" they are breathtakingly beautiful. "If I had not come to Australia I would not have had the idea. It was only after a few years in Australia that I had a better perspective
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ABSTRACT THE RESPONSIVE ROLES OF CAMPUS ART MUSEUMS/GALLERIES IN URBAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: A CASE STUDY ON ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION TO CHANGING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT This study examines how a campus art museum within an urban public university responds and adapts to competitive external environments by utilizing Kim S. Cameron’s theory of organizational adaptation as a conceptual framework. Lehman College Art Gallery (LCAG) in New York City was chosen for this specific case study based
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