NGatherers Research homework 1. Why do you think Paleolithic people may have created these paintings? To show what they see to other people in the best way they can. 2. What role might the paintings and engravings serve in Paleolithic society? It would play the role of informing as these paintings are very well done. 3. Select any three images that fit the purposes you consider the most likely explanation for their creation and identify specific aspects of those images that support
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FOUR STYLES OF ROMAN WALL PAINTING The wall paintings evolved from around 2nd BC. Romans created these extravaganza works to emphasise their wealth. The evidence for the techniques used is described by Vitruvius ’ in _De Architectura._ He noted that wall paintings were interior wall designs as frescoes‚ which were executed using damp plaster (lime and sand mixed together). There must have been at least several layers of this plaster‚ where the top layers were burnished with marble powder to make
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Analysis A current exhibition at The Getty Center in Los Angeles is J. M. W. Turner: Painting Set Free. The name of the artist is Joseph Mallard William Turner and the name of the painting I am analyzing is “The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons‚ October 16‚ 1834”. The artwork is a European painting. It is oil on canvas and the dimensions are 36 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches. The artwork was created in 1834. The painting portrays a national tragedy which was the burning of the houses of Parliament in
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early 80’s. 1981-1991; music videos go mainstream. MTV launched ‘video killed the radio star’ which played 24 hour music. By the mid 80’s it grew to play a popular music. Some important artists of this time were Adam and the Ants‚ Duran Duran and Madonna. In 1983 Michael Jackson released an influential and successful music video for the song Thriller. The video lasted nearly 14 minutes long and it cost roughly $500‚000 to film. Also in 1995‚ another video of this‚ Scream was released and it cost a
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THE MERCHANTS OF COOL 1) Is the "mook" (the stereotypically crude‚ adolescent male) real‚ or just a media construction? How about the "midriff" (the girl as sex symbol)? Do you know any "mooks" or "midriffs"? Do you think you or your friends are influenced by the MTV standard of "cool"? If so‚ how? Are there ways to be "cool" without copying media? How do the "mook" and "midriff" stereotypes relate to the corporate interests of the media outlets that perpetuate them (in other words‚ why these
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Why I hate Britney was an article written by the‚ Nisey Williams at the time when she wrote this article‚ Nisey was a senior at the University of Austin. According to Miss Nisey Williams‚ Britney Spears in early 2000s were the most extremely or shockingly bad influence on the young girls as an icon or idol. More over Miss Nisey believes that in 2002 Britney Spears was the most famous and influential character or artist‚ however she accept this as a true fact that‚ Britney was famous because of her
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impressionism and tells a story that is mostly dark or consist of death‚ illness‚ anxiety‚ pain‚ or fear. His paintings also are influenced by the heartache he endured as a child watching close family members die from sickness that he survived‚ such as‚ his sister and his mother who both became ill and died of tuberculosis. The darkness continued to haunt him throughout his life and influenced his paintings as well which in turn‚ created a very famous artist of impressionism and symbolism. Most of his work
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One outstanding painting that I’ve always admire is The Scream of Nature. The scream is one famous peace of art that was made by an expressionist artist Edvard Munch between 1893 and 1910. Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature) is the title Munch gave to this painting‚ all of which show a figure with an agonized expression against a landscape with a tumultuous orange sky. The Scream of nature was sold for $119‚922‚600 at Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern art auction on 2 May 2012 to financier
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individualistic ways. While Madonna ruled the roost for several years in the pop music industry‚ without a match against her performance and capabilities‚ yet with the appearance of her major competitor‚ Lady Gaga on the musical stage‚ it appeared that Madonna had a fierce challenge ahead of herself in order to get that edge over Gaga. It is a fact that Lady Gaga as an amateur is one of the top strong singers within the musical industry. During the time‚ when Madonna made an entry into the music
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of it. One of two versions from 1893 is in the National Gallery of Oslo. The Munch Museum holds the other version. The fourth version was sold to Leon Black and he bought it for $119‚922‚500 dollars. It is the world record for the most expensive painting bought. The last version was made in 1895‚ which was created on lithograph stone. There where approximately 4 dozen copies made but only seven survived. People say that The Scream represents Munch’s illness‚ death and grief about his family. All
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