“Of all the arts‚ abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well‚ that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors‚ and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." -- Wassily Kandinsky. Abstract Art is art that is not a precise demonstration of a form or object. This depiction can be diverged in many ways including the shape‚ color‚ and form. The artist takes the object and then either simplifies it or exaggerates it using these
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St. Thomas Aquinas The Five Ways of the Summa Theologica was written by St. Thomas Aquinas. In this writing Aquinas argues against two objections of the existence of a God and provides five arguments in which he believes to solidify the idea that God does exist‚ further disproving these objections. Aquinas’s first argument for the existence of God is that of motion. To Aquinas‚ everything is in motion and motion must start from somewhere. He explains that nothing can be moved without something
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Analysis of One Art The opening stanza of Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art”‚ the narrator reveals the clear statement of the poem‚ which is her struggle with grasping and coping with and the idea of loss. Bishop uses the implication of word structure and word choice to further the message of the poem. She increases the emotional seriousness with each stanza to create a firm foundation on which to deliver a dramatic conclusion‚ and integrates communicative words throughout the poem. To further
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Compare and Contrast Works of Art Bright colors jumping at you asking for attention‚ images so real viewers can not tell the difference. These are the thoughts that came to my head as I gazed at two works of art by two Mexican artists at MoLAA museum of art . I visited two museums‚ Bowers Museum of cultural Art in the heart of Southern California and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach for my report unfortunately I only liked the works in MoLAA and will talk about it through out my
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Short Biography profile and facts about the life of the Sculptor Donatello The following biography information provides basic facts and information about the life and history of Donatello a famous Medieval character of the Middle Ages: Nationality: Italian Also Known as : Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi Lifespan: 1386 - 1466 Date of Birth: He was born in 1386‚ the exact date of birth is unknown Family connections : He was the son of Nicolo di Betto Bardi‚ a wool merchant in Florence Career:
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Salah Rushdy POLI 357 Discussing the front piece of the leviathan The Latin quote on the book cover translates into “There is no power on earth to be compared to him”. According to my own interpretation‚ in this front piece of Thomas Hobbes leviathan‚ the sea monster is presented as the absolute sovereign. He rules the people that form his being. All the people of that state are looking up to him in the image as to express their submission and acceptance of the social contract to be ruled
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Mr. Kite Junior research April 2‚ 2012 Martial Art A Way To A Better Life Most people think that martial arts is all about kicking‚ punching and screaming really loud. Then those people will usually perform the stereotypically karate pose‚ the crane stance. But martial arts is not all about kicking‚ punching‚ screaming really loud‚ making unusual sounds or beating people up. Instead martial arts focuses on the well-being of people. Martial arts can be broken up into five very important terms;
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ART HISTORY LECTURE NOTES 1 AH1.1 (I) Early Civilizations: PRE-HISTORICAL ART -art before historical documentation 3 periods of Pre-Historical art (The Stone Ages/Megalithic) -Paleolithic (32000-15000BC) -Mesolithic (15000-8000BC) -Neolithic (8000-1500BC) Forms of art -cave wall painting -chattel art -mobilary: figurings Characteristics -crude and unrefined -organic and of earth pigments Contents -bisons‚ horses -hunting‚ tribal wars -funeral scenes Important sites
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Thomas Weisel Case 1.As a Montgomery Securities partner in mid 1997‚ would you argue for or against selling the firm to NationsBank? Why? Montgomery experienced great prosperity in the1990’s‚ its revenue leaping more than sevenfold‚ from $94 million in 1990 to $705 million in 1997. Most of its success came from investing in fast-growing companies. On June 30‚ 1997‚ NationsBank Corporation of Charlotte‚ N.C. announced that it was acquiring Montgomery for approximately $1.3 billion‚ believing
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of Brooklyn both classical art and pop culture. New York-based New Zealand artist‚ as posted by Bored Panda‚ painted his masterpiece on a wall running along a railway track in Brooklyn. In the work of art‚ the four Renaissance painters have the masks that are worn by the Ninja Turtles who were named after them. Dippie is a fan of both the Renaissance art and the Ninja Turtles. According to him‚ his latest creation is also a sign of respect.
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