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    Time of Lies: Abstract iconography in “Maus” Art Spiegelman’s graphic memoirs “Maus I” and “Maus II” present an approachable and sensory biography‚ a detailed and authentic retelling of a Holocaust survivor’s experience. The pictorial style of the memoir encourages the reader to visualize the text and more vividly relate to the experiences portrayed in the literature. The graphic and artistic aspects of the text employ devices that are unique to comics‚ in style and sequence‚ while drawing the

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    From what I understood in “Nine Years‚ A Million Conceptual Miles‚” by Charlotte Cotton‚ I believe that she state and argues about how schools‚ museums‚ and art galleries are keeping photography from growing. Cotton explains that it does not matter if the person who is behind the camera is a professional or an amateur photographer‚ but‚ it is up to them to help photography grow in certain spaces‚ like museums and galleries. I believe her position is suggesting that there should be an evolution on

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    Performing arts is a waste of time‚ money and resource? In the 21th centuries‚ many people may think that performing arts is a subject that existed for the teenagers who cannot excel well in studies. Most of the people also think that this subject is only for the teenagers that wanted to be an actress or singer‚ but actually this is a totally illogical mindset. However‚ the definitions of performing arts are actually a term that used to explain a national art that brings a message of a drama‚ rather

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    I visited the Lindgren gallery and observed the works there. The gallery is a hall way area with paintings‚ shirts‚ and shirt designs. The artist‚ Kimberly Chai‚ is originally from Hawaii‚ and many of her works reflect as aspect of Hawaiian culture. Even before looking at the artist and the topic of her works‚ I could easily tell that her work was Hawaiian. Being from Hawaii as well‚ I really felt a sense of home when I looked at the work here. Of all her work‚ I enjoyed her Stolen Hibiscus‚ Reflections

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    piece of news about Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) drew my attention. It said that this nonprofit museum suffered decreasing investment and donation since the worldwide financial crisis in 2008; indeed‚ it lost about 18% money. It is no doubt that the great power of financial crisis damages the development of nonprofit museums‚ which rely on the endowments and donations from the individuals‚ institutions‚ government‚ etc. There may be some negative expectation on the future of nonprofit museums because of

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    ART DECO Art Deco‚ or Deco‚ is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s‚ flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s‚ then waned in the post-World War II era.] It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colors‚ bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation. Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming

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    After visiting the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts‚ I will write about four art works. The first one is called Salome Receiving the Head of St. John the Baptist by Andrea Solario. The work is very colorful‚ and it shows chiaroscuro with the dark background and light on the faces of Salome and John the Baptist. The focal point is on John’s head. This is one of Solario’s most notable works‚ and the figure style is influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci. The story behind the painting is that Herodias had a quarrel

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    The government of the UK spends about £220 million a year supporting museums and galleries and the similar amount of money subsidizing the visual and performing arts like theaters and exhibitions. “This is a huge sum to spend on minority interests‚ and the money would be better spent on more important things. It should be up to the people who enjoy cultural attractions to pay for them.” Of course this is a solid sum of money‚ but to call such important cultural events minority interests is

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    Tanner Townsend Intro to Fine Arts 18 September 2012 Critique 1 Visual Arts: The Lead Steer This week I decided to go to an art museum for the first time in my life. I went to the Blanton Museum of Art on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The museum is very beautiful inside and what I liked the most is how the rooms for different art work set the moods of the paintings that were inside. It had a great flow from room to room as well. All of the lighting in each room was different as

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    Art as a Visual Expression of Human Spirituality” According to archaeologists‚ the earliest humans used “art” in primitive forms to depict sacred and religious beliefs‚ dating back thousands of years to the early Neanderthals. From very primitive cave drawings in France to modern iconic sculpture‚ painting and drawing‚ it is safe to assume that we were born with an inherent need to express the inexpressible; that which cannot be spoken‚ described‚ or accurately represented: the ineffable.

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