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    John Biggers: The Impact and Significance of Symbolization in African American Art The integrated symbols of African American and African cultural themes within the artwork of John Biggers greatly reflects and displays women playing a non-stereotypical role within society. First it is important to understand the definition of symbolization‚ which is defined as‚ "the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct relationships

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    men and women in the United States during the Prohibition Era. It was purchased and restored in 1984 by AXA Equitable to hang in the lobby of AXA Equitable Tower in New York City‚ later to be donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2012. The mural is made of distemper and egg tempera on gessoed linen with an oil glaze‚ its view is seen on a wall measured 7ft. 8in. by 11ft. 2in. The piece‚ with its rigorous colors‚ gives representation of the “true” American values by immortalizing the lives

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    The image shown known as‚ "Going to the Olympics‚" by Frank Romero is a very interesting piece of art and historic not just to residents of California but to the whole United States. The name of this mural signifies the excitement that people had for the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles‚ California. This was important to people in the US because the Olympic games is rarely held in the United States and Los Angeles holding the events was also amazing to be a part of at the time. Everything in this

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     way—out  of  water  and  food‚  nearly  died.         d.  Bill  discovered  mural  in  looter’s  trench.       2.  San  Bartolo  contains  the  earliest  Maya  mural‚  and  only  the  second           relatively  complete  Maya  mural  ever  found.  ~100  BC.       3.  San  Bartolo  mural  contains  examples  of  Pre-­‐Classic  Maya  script.       4.  Earlier  phase

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    with another.” There‚ Cuevas stated that Mexican artists should not fear deviation from the mestizaje norm‚ and incorporate whichever foreign abstract qualities they felt helped to embellish their work. Yet‚ anyone who has seen Rivera’s ubiquitous murals knows that nonconformists like Cuevas struggled to counter such mestizaje

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    Anti Graffiti Essay

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    Graffiti is a form of art. The art of graffiti is probably the most common form of art found in the world. Whether it is your “tag”‚ or a mural on the side of a building‚ graffiti is present worldwide. Even in our town you can walk around the middle school and find some form of graffiti. But how can you define graffiti? Graffiti starts at the bottom level‚ the “tag”. A tag is a graffitist’s signature that is usually an alternate alias. It is written so that the reader cannot read it easily. Tags

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    He has the right to protest for what they have done to the mural. The city needed to speak with the artist because he is the one that can decide what to do with his piece of art. Also‚ it would create an impact to the people of the city because the painting transmits to the people a sense of relaxation. The author

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    Jose Chávez Morado

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    much like Dr. Atl had wanted for all Mexican artists. He was the last of one of the greatest 20th century muralists‚ who greatly influenced Mexican styled art. This paper will discuss his life journey‚ accomplishments‚ and two of his great works/murals. The purpose of this is to gain insight on one of the 20th centuries greatest artists‚ and examine his work from multiple perspectives to give us understanding and view his work in a different light. Jose‚ was a painter‚ printmaker‚ muralist‚ promoter

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    Mark Rothko History

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    York‚ he painted many murals. His previous works were created with bright‚ intense colours that would be appealing to the viewer. In 1958‚ the owner of the Four Seasons approached Rothko to paint murals for his restaurant. He lived in an area filled with poverty‚ and the kinds of people that ate at the Four Seasons were the epitome of the people he despised. While Rothko accepted the offer‚ he secretly agreed to do it with malicious intentions. His plan was to create these murals with depressing‚ dark

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    Judy Baca Case Study

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    asked. “Hello is this Judith Baca?” the voice asked from the other side of the phone. “Yes‚ this is I. Who is this?” she questioned. “I am Michael Smith. I work for the Army Corps of Engineers. I am calling to ask if you would be willing to paint a mural along the Tujunga Flood Control Channel of the San Fernando Valley as a part of a community beautification project.” “I will gladly help in this project. I do need to know what all it will entail.” Judy responded. “That’s great. I’m glad you have

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