had replaced formality and ritual by intimacy and artificial manners. Boucher was very much bound to the whims of this frivolous society‚ and he painted primarily what his patrons wanted to see. It appears that their sight was best satisfied by amorous subjects‚ both mythological and contemporary. The painter was only too happy to supply them‚ creating the boudoir art for which he is so famous. Boucher was born in Paris on Sept. 29‚ 1703‚ the son of Nicolas Boucher‚ a decorator who specialized in
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The essay discusses minimalist art and its relation to modernist painting and sculpture in generic terms applicable in art criticism.We first summarize its main points. Fried’s essay claims that Minimal Art (which he prefers to refer to as literalist art) is largely ideological. It defines its position as neither modernist painting nor modernist sculpture‚ but rather art which is whole‚ without parts. The shape and presence of the artwork has to be whole‚ one. By contrast‚ modernist painting must
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Chinese Art The Chinese culture is a very interesting topic to learn about. They have many beliefs‚ customs and traditions that make them unique. Art was very important to the Chinese culture. It was a way to express or symbolize emotions. The Chinese display many different styles as well as techniques to express who they truly are and believe. Art began in China in stone structures. Large carvings were carried out by families rather than one particular person. Throughout the years‚ Chinese
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52583026 TAO CHEUK WUN Electronic art is similar with computer art and digital art1‚ it also refers to artworks containing electronic elements and combining them into different media such as music‚ dance and performance. Therefore‚ electronic art is an interdisciplinary field‚ and considered as a new media art‚ when artists making their artwork‚ they usually work with scientists and engineers. Nam June Paik‚ “Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S.”‚ 1995‚ 51 channel video installation2
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Pablo Picasso‚ a Spanish painter from the 19th century once said “Good artists copy‚ great artists steal.” Some of the paintings produced by him are considered as the magnum opus in the art world. The quote itself has already mentioned he would not attain success without the work done left by the ancients. It is an incontrovertible fact that we cannot achieve triumph without relying on the past contributors. However‚ that does not make the masterpieces in this generation more or less worse than the
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Ana Yoshinaka Nov. 13‚ 2013 Introduction to Painting Art History Lecture Amanda Herring‚ from Loyola Marymount University‚ came and spoke to us about the Gate Keeper and Key Master Hekate of Lagina. For a little background‚ the sanctuary of Hekate was structured in the second half of the BC in Lagina Lagina was occupied by a single sanctuary at the time. The only people who lived on the site were people who lived in the temples. Hekate has a conspiracy over her origin. She first
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Sung84 Instructor derp Graffiti Art is Art Forms of graffiti art have been around for thousands of years. Graffiti comes from the Italian word graffito meaning “scratched”. Graffiti is art produced by scratching a design into a surface. Graffiti varies from lines‚ shapes‚ drawings‚ paintings‚ carvings‚ letters‚ and symbols. Starting from 30‚000 BC‚ graffiti has been carved with chalk‚ coal‚ and ivory tools such as an animal’s teeth or tusk on the walls of ancient ruins. Paintings and
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ART HISTORY LECTURE NOTES 1 AH1.1 (I) Early Civilizations: PRE-HISTORICAL ART -art before historical documentation 3 periods of Pre-Historical art (The Stone Ages/Megalithic) -Paleolithic (32000-15000BC) -Mesolithic (15000-8000BC) -Neolithic (8000-1500BC) Forms of art -cave wall painting -chattel art -mobilary: figurings Characteristics -crude and unrefined -organic and of earth pigments Contents -bisons‚ horses -hunting‚ tribal wars -funeral scenes Important sites
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The Art of Talking Lenora Curtis COM 200 Instructor Danielle Doud May 6‚ 2013 The Art of Talking Research has indicated there are ways of matching personality styles and compatibility by language Style Matching. The article titled “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance” points out there are indicators that show certain similarities in the way people communicate that cause an attraction to each other (Bower‚ B.‚ U.S.News & World Report‚ 2010). In this paper I will discuss
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To inform my audience about the 5 steps of melted crayon art. Introduction: Attention Getter; Do you ever get bored‚ and you are a creative person who loves crayons? Well if you are‚ you can create a piece of art on a canvas. Credentials: I’ve done plenty of canvas arts and they are easy and fun to make. Tie to audience: Crayon canvas art‚ can be done pretty much by anyone. They are simple to make and can give you a piece of art to hang on your wall that you created. Thesis Statement:
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