Is this one galaxy or two? This question came to light in 1950 when astronomer Art Hoag chanced upon this unusual extragalactic object. On the outside is a ring dominated by bright blue stars‚ while near the center lies a ball of much redder stars that are likely much older. Between the two is a gap that appears almost completely dark. How Hoag’s Object formed remains unknown‚ although similar objects have now been identified and collectively labeled as a form of ring galaxy. Genesis hypotheses include
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Heist 1 Sam Heist Ms. Stephens English III Honors April 26‚ 2013 Part Two: Art Selection For my art selection‚ I chose an ink wash entitled “Mrs. Fuseli Sleeping.” In this particular piece‚ using pen and brown ink‚ with grey‚ blue and pink washes‚ (Auckland Art Gallery) he has depicted his lovely wife Sophie lounging with a large hat – as that was the fashion of that time – sleeping soundly‚ unbeknownst of her husband capturing the moment. Henry Fuseli began his life studying theology‚ in the
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Humanities Assignment Works of Art from Ancient Cultures The Smithsonian Institution Freer/ Sackler Gallery: Ancient Egyptian Art Head of a Pharaoh (2675 – 2130 BC) Made of stone and copper Here I found many interesting pieces of art work that really caught my eye. The first piece I found interesting pieces of art work that was called “Head of a Pharaoh‚” the headgear and moustache helped to identify the figure as being an Egyptians pharaoh. There was a tall crown with a rounded
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Culinary Arts: A Piece of Cake Culinary goes back to the beginning of time; we’ve always had to eat. Cooking is an art‚ and many different countries and cultures create their very own way of making their cuisines. So‚ in the beginning of time‚ how’d they make their food? How has culinary developed as a profession? These questions and many more will be answered to you. At the beginning of time‚ humans ate whatever was available to them. They didn’t have fast food restaurant or fancy Italian restaurants
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When I was growing up‚ I was always told that choosing an art career‚ or something involving art‚ was a bad idea. "No‚ you’ll end up working at a fast food restaurant when you can’t find work‚" was a phrase I heard often when talking about my future college career in middle school. "Art is a good hobby‚ but you’ll never be able to support yourself with an art degree‚" was another phrase I heard‚ and I felt that was the hardest to hear; it entailed that I might not have been good enough to support
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Gratz January 4‚ 2015 Challenge II Baroque Art: What is it and why do we care about it? The Baroque is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear‚ easily interpreted detail to produce drama‚ tension‚ exuberance‚ and grandeur in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome‚ Italy and spread to most of Europe. It’s defined as “a style of European architecture‚ music‚ and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed
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represented in Japanese Pop Art as a reflection of how they are represented in other forms of media- sexual objects‚ hyper-feminine‚ and unthreatening. One contemporary pop artist‚ Takashi Murakami‚ represents women as sexual objects‚ often with a Western look. However‚ Yoshitomo Nara represents women differently in his works. They are represented as sometimes violent and full of defiant attitude; yet‚ often with a vacant stare that suggest they have no substance. In this paper I will examine Murakami’s
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In this essay I will be exploring the contrast and comparison between the way in which the art movement‚ Dadaism and Futurism reacted to the War. It is evident that Dada and Futurism have much in common in terms of their rejection to the past. However‚ one might argue that the Dada movement is anti-war and anti-establishment. It was a response to World War I and the way it destroyed the idea of individualism and mechanized human beings. However‚ Futurism almost revered war and was influenced by machinery
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artist whose deliberately provocative art addresses vanitas and beauty‚ death and rebirth‚ and medicine‚ technology‚ and mortality. Considered an enfant terrible of the 1990s art world‚ Hirst presented dead animals in formaldehyde as art. Like the French artist Marcel Duchamp‚ Hirst employed ready-made objects to shocking effect‚ and in the process he questioned the very nature of art. In 1995 he won Tate Britain’s Great Britain’s premier award for contemporary art. Pieces: ‘Capaneus’ 2012 by Damien
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"If today’s arts love the machine‚ technology and organization‚ if they aspire to precision and reject anything vague and dreamy‚ this implies an instinctive repudiation of chaos and a longing to find the form appropriate to our times." ————Oskar Schlemmer Through the history of art‚ Two important art movement influences almost everything in our daily life. The building we lived in‚ the glasses we used‚ and the technic equipment we made‚ are all influenced
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