PATH BREAKING INNOVATIONS 1) Mansukhbhai Raghavabhai Prajapati from a small village in Gujarat has developed what is called poor man’s refrigerator. It is called Mitticool and is made from terracotta body and ceramic. It has a storage chamber for 10 ltrs of water and the bottom compartment can hold 5-7 kgs of vegetable 8- 10 degrees below room temperature to keep them fresh for around a week. It costs mere Rs. 2500 and he has sold 1200 units from 2005.
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I attended the art museum at the Getty Center built on the mountain sides of north Los Angeles. While attending the Getty I chose to photograph the ’Madonna and Child’ along with ’Flowers Still Life’ and my textbook object was the Galatea. My first museum object the Madonna and Child was created by Luca Della Robbia in Florence‚ Italy during the mid 1400’s.It’s a picture that displays Madonna in a blue robe‚ sitting down‚ holding what seems to be her naked child and alongside is a person unknown
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The primary goal of art is to convey meaning and express important ideas‚ revealing what is significant to every society. Art is as diverse as the life from which it springs and each artist represents different aspects of the world they know. It may be said that artists do their work to discover the truth and create order. The Greeks were a culture that strived for harmony‚ and perfection. The Geometric period of Greek art takes its name from the geometric patterns on vases from this era. However
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gave each of his sculptures life through detailed facial expression and animation as in Nymph and Satyr Carousing. (Figure 1). Figure 1. Photograph of Nymph and Satyr Carousing by Clodion. Nymph and Satyr Carousing was done in the medium terracotta during the late 1700’s‚ which allows the artist more freedom to create minute details because of the texture of the clay material easier than you can carve into stone. This piece consists of two subjects‚ one in the form of the Satyr‚ half goat
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Within a matter of weeks it will be Easter time. Eggs will not only be hidden for little children to find but an egg is a symbol of life. Eggs are often the prime example used in a Christian Sunday school to visually explain the Resurrection of Jesus. The eggs shell represents the stone that separated his tomb from the outdoors. When the hard shell barrier cracks‚ or in this case when the stone is rolled away‚ life comes into the world. In the Etruscan tomb of the Lioness lays a Banquet scene fresco
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Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) and Female personification (Tellus) were represent of the goddess and they came from different periods. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria‚ discovered by archaeologist Joseph Szomabathy and dated in ca. 28‚000 - 25‚000 BCE. She is really tiny‚ she just height about 412 inches and the carved from limestone. Tellus is a very good work of the artist name Ara Pacis Augustus‚ It was found in Rome‚ Italy‚ dated in 13-9 BCE‚ Marble‚ and high 5’3”. It is the procession
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An introduction to the colour psychology The problems arising in the use of colour can be one of the most difficult and many-sided in interior design. Colour has been given a lot of attention in the world-wide practice of interior design and this is not by accident. Numerous studies have been instigated and proved the impact of various colours and their combination on the mood and the operation of people. Natural sciences gathered lots of experimental material about the influence of colour on
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Throughout history the female face and body have been been appropriated by artists‚ philosophers‚ and writers as a means to dominate the female form in our patriarchal society. She is often idealized‚ not ugly or deformed‚ nor does she appear to age. She is represented as an ideal form from a male perspective‚ which has lead to a highly objectified ideal represented numerous patriarchal societies throughout the western world. John Berger stated in the 1972 BBC documentary television series Ways of
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A dynastic cycle is when a certain dynasty stays in power unless overthrown by the government. Most of this was decided by the Mandate of Heaven‚ which is when the current ruler gets permission from the Gods to continue his reign until death and then the next descendant would take over the throne. One of the biggest dynasties in China was the Zhou Dynasty. They defeated the Shang and gained control in 1027 B.C. The next dynasty that came along was the Qin Dynasty. They had ruled from 221 B.C. to
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protect Qin’s privacy. Why was Qins privacy valued more than there life? Why was Qin so heartless and only cared about himself? These questions have multiple answers and there’s not one simple answer. However‚ the most important thing is these Terracotta warriors individuality drawn one closer to the statue and see them more than just a piece of art. The placement of the warriors was not only to protect Qin in his afterlife but to protect Qin’s tomb and his belongings. As you may notice the warriors
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