Introduction to Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism started in America as a post World War II art movement. It was the first art movement that arose from America and put New York at the center of the art world. The term Abstract Expressionism was first applied to American art in 1946 by art critic Robert Coates. It is most commanly said that Surealism is it’s predecessor because of the use of spontaneous‚ automatic and subconscious creations. Abstract Expressionism gets its name from
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Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud was one of few amazing physicians. He was born in 1856 in a small town in Freiberg‚ where he then moved to Vienna around the age of four (Freud X). When Freud was seventeen years old he began his scholarly career at the University of Vienna‚ eight years later he completed with a degree in physiology and neurology (Freud X). Freud was the father to many great theories and ideas that are still used today in psychology. Freud was the father of psychoanalysis‚ came up
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Making gender equality a reality The history of the world serves as a testimony that‚ in the days of yore‚ men were considered as the bread-winners and women as the nest-builders. As far as women were concerned‚ they were entrusted the responsibility to transform the brick-made house into a love-made home. The men had only to support the family financially. In
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In our society‚ we are surrounded by powerful women‚ Beyoncé‚ Hillary Clinton‚ Malala‚ Rosa Parks‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ and Tina Fey. Yet our country has failed to elect a woman President since becoming a free nation. In three of the most iconic works of art‚ Venus of Willdendorf from the Paleolithic era‚ the Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna‚ Egypt and the Venus de Milo from Melos‚ Greece give us insight in the role played by women in each society. Throughout history‚ civilizations have portrayed women as
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Objectified.How artists create meaning using objects Even as early as the 17th century Vanitas still life’s objects have been used in art to create and project meaning – the transience of life. The traditionally realistic style held to this genre has been repeatedly challenged throughout history‚ by artists like Marcel Duchamp‚ Kosuth‚ Pablo Picasso‚ Paul Cezanne and Tom Wessleman. By pushing and ultimately destroying the regulations and boundaries set by tradition‚ these artists have transformed
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In just a matter of time the world has advanced and grown vastly. It has strayed away from some of the traditional ways and moved into a new time of technology and machines. Yet the world isn’t the only one that has made this change‚ but many other aspects in life have as well. One in which is the topic of art. Art has changed immensely from the twentieth century to the now‚ twenty-first century. Not only does the traditional way of art still remain‚ but a new way of art has also been revealed‚ digital
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wHAT IS ART? Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the beauty of the world. – Plato Art is the medium by which the artist communicates with his fellow. – Van Dyke Art is anything made or done by man that affects or moves us so that we see or feel the beauty in it. – Collins and Riley Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”‚ which means craftsmanship‚ skill‚ mastery of form and ideas‚ between materials and techniques. – A. Tan Art is a reflection or a mirror of beauty
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Egyptian Architecture It is as difficult to condense in one short chapter the sequence of architectural history in Egypt as it is impossible to over-estimate the interest that it offers to artists and historians. For there is not one period in History that is not richly represented here by characteristic and wonderful monuments. --In order to refrain from becoming absorbed by one or other of those periods‚ we will arrange the monuments under six chronological headings: The Pharaonic Times.
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Reading Delirious New York PROFESSOR: Felicity Dale Scott STUDENT: Fu Ran NY/Paris GSAPP Final Paper for AA4705 Architectural publication is certainly a good way to know about one architect and his or her works. However‚ to know about different architects‚ you may need different types of publication. To know Frank Gehry‚ you need an album of his Bilbao Guggenheim Museum while to know Sejima Kazuyo‚ you need one issue
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Frida Kahlo was born on July 6‚ 1907‚ as Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón. Three years after Kahlo’s birth the Mexican Revolution began. This was a major event in Mexican history as well as an influence on much of Kahlo’s art. She was a surrealist painter which means that she expressed her deepest feelings and thoughts through her paintings. The public viewed her as a high spirited yet rebellious woman who liked to paint what she knew. Her daily life was reflected into most if not all of her
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