ART 100 ART APPRECIATION Instructor: Wonjung Judy Jung nrjungw@nr.edu 5409511854 ( Please‚ no phone calls after 10:00pm.) COURSE DESCRIPTION The purpose of this course is to expand the students’ awareness and understanding of visual art in both historical and practical terms. Through historical reference and hand on exercises‚ students will become familiar with artistic motivation and visual expression. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Students are expected to complete assignment by the assigned dates.
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Australian Culture Imagine a place where you can start a new life‚ a place which also embraces and celebrates where you come from. That’s Australia‚ one of the most multicultural societies in the world. Australia’s diverse culture and lifestyle mirror its liberal democratic traditions and values‚ geographic closeness to the Asia–Pacific region and the social and cultural influences of the millions of migrants who have settled in Australia since World War II. Migrants have contributed to almost
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Image pair 1: Four statues of Pharaoh Ramesses II (with smaller royal family figures)‚ 20m high‚ Exterior: Abu Simbel temple‚ Egypt‚ 1279-1213 BCE Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ David‚ marble‚ 1.7m high‚ Galleria Borghese‚ Rome 1623-4‚ At the exterior to the Abu Simbel Temple‚ in the small village of Nubia in Southern Egypt‚ there lies the ‘Four statues of Pharaoh Ramesses II’. These 20 metre tall‚ statues were carved into the bare stone at around 1279- 1213 BCE‚ and were an exaggeration of Ramesses II’s
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The transitional Baskerville typeface is the result of years of formalization and innovation on the behalf of its designer John Baskerville. Baskerville appears to have been a man driven by a sense of perfectionism‚ and strongly influenced by his earlier careers in related industries. It was these unique qualities that drove the creation of the long-lasting Baskerville font‚ that is still widely used in the modern day. John Baskerville was born in England in 1706. Early in his life he was a
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seven repeat images on the left of his body finishing off with a full body view with left hand in sight as his body fades away. Warhol was known as a primary visual artist and this art is an example of that. Silkscreen is a stencil method of printmaking in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh‚ with blank
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HUM 112 Quiz two 1. Why does the vase in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" fascinate John Keats? The eternal beauty of its art 2. Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society? Concern that their doctrine would dissolve the Union 3. Why did the philosophes alienate themselves from the Church? Intolerant of hierarchy and ritual 4. Why does Fragonard paint the young lady in The Swing as losing a shoe? To symbolize virginity loss 5. Why do many of Fra
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Kara Walker is a disrupter. The kind of rabble-rouser that evokes the power of the visual to create artistic works that undo the sanitized rendering of American history. Her form of resistance has its genesis in placing on display the horrific conditions and savagery that black bodies have experienced at various stages in time. Often‚ visual forms of opposition are more palpable since the eye‚ to humans‚ is the most trustworthy conduit that we own. Therefore‚ the act of looking‚ is a robust entry
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David Edward Byrd is an American born graphic artist. His styles include Art Nouveau‚ Vienna Secession and Art Deco. He was inspired by such artists as Joe Leyendecker‚ a German born illustrator‚ who is responsible for The modern image of Santa Claus‚ the fat man in the red fur coat as well as baby new year during his time at the Saturday evening Post which he work at for over 40 years. Leyendecker was also a notable influence on Norman Rockwell. http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1081556 Other
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Art Nouveau Art Nouveau was a decorative style that flourished in the era between (1890-1910). Meaning in French; "New art". Its main characteristics consisted of organic-like linear movements and delicate form that made no consideration for roots or gravity. Art Nouveau was thought to have adapted its qualities from subtle shapes such as lilies‚ peacocks and the female human body. The idea of it was to try and harmonize human-made art with nature. Two-dimensional Art Nouveau pieces were painted
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‘’The moment you believe you understand a great work of art‚ it’s dead for you’’ (Oscar Wilde‚ cited in World of Quotes) Visual Art is the embodiment of the artist’s perceptions and values. Artists convey private and public interpretation of their work using signs and symbols. The audience identifies signs and symbols found in artworks to create their own meaning. Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols‚ this understanding can give the viewer a more insightful interpretation towards artwork
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