This second edition of the landmark textbook Reading Images builds on its reputation as the first systematic and comprehensive account of the grammar of visual design. Drawing on an enormous range of examples from children’s drawings to textbook illustrations‚ photo-journalism to fine art‚ as well as three-dimensional forms such as sculpture and toys‚ the authors examine the ways in which images communicate meaning. Features of this fully updated second edition include: • new material on moving images
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A Woman from Willendorf - fat lady with penis boobs Venus of Willendorf 25‚000 BCE made of limestone Goddess‚ no face Woman from Willendorf‚ c25000 BCE. oldest sculpture known. anatomical exxageration. possible fertility idol. paleolith representation of women B Lion Human from Germany- 30-000-26000 BCE‚ mammoth ivory‚ tactile (cannot stand on its own) seen from all sides. not life like or found in nature. C Loacoon and His Sons‚ 1st century CE. 2 sculptors‚ Athanadoros‚ Hagesandros
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The Venus Project’s “thinking city is either an inspirational concept in new city design or a spectacular visual dream with little practical basis. It is‚ in fact‚ difficult to interpret which Jacque Fresco’s elaborate designs fall under because of the vague‚ overly simple‚ often obscure and rather pedantic language used to describe these fascinating concepts. Under the umbrella concept of “Cities that Think”Fresco includes a Cybernated Government‚ University of Global Resource Management‚ Subterranean
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Leonardo da Vinci was a talented artist of his time. He was publicly known for incorporating the skills of art and science. He had many important works of art such as the Mona Lisa‚ the study of human proportions according to Vitruvius‚ The Last Supper and many more. The Last Supper was one of his famous pieces‚ which to this day is still trying to be restored through millions of dollars and hours of hard work. Leonardo da Vinci was raised in the small town of Vinci. His mother was a peasant
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The Venus Flytrap Dionaea muscipula is a carnivorous plant that is native to North America and more specifically the southeastern parts of the United States. Most people know Dionaea muscipula by its common name‚ Venus Flytrap. The Venus flytrap is found mostly in North and South Carolina with a radius of about 60 miles from Wilmington‚ North Carolina. Although the Venus flytrap is native to this region‚ over the years people have transplanted the plant to Florida and Washington where they continue
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Catherine Tennison Humanities DC A3 Venus Figures Venus figures have been found in various places of the world‚ at different time periods. This implies that all cultures shared a common belief or a common thought of women and their bodies. The Venus figures are most popularly known to represent fertility. These figurines were typically made from soft stone (steatite‚ calcite or limestone)‚ bone‚ ivory‚ wood‚ or ceramic clays. The similarity of each Venus figurine from each time period shows
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Comparing Venus of Urbino Through inspiration from Giorgiones’ Sleeping Venus‚ Titian a younger contemporary‚ developed the standard for the female nude‚ in his Venus of Urbino. Unlike his predecessor‚ Giorgione‚ Titian’s painting is one of the first indoor nudes in the renaissance era. The painting portrays a reclining nude in oil‚ her body softly rounded is unapologetically sensual and her attributes are painted as a commoner instead of a goddess. The compositional aspects of the painting must
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to Visual Arts 1301 April 27th‚ 2017 Good Breeze by Arthur Dove Good Breeze (1931) is a work of art created by Arthur Dove. Dove lived on a boat for seven years; inspired by the organic shape of the ocean by which his work is derived and this brings a fluent‚ yet abstract element to the piece. The art represents a boat coming out of a dim background crashing through the tides. The three most outstanding visual elements in this work of art are: color‚ light‚ and lines. In terms of visual elements
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Venus‚ Claudio Bravo. Venus is an oil on canvas painting done by Claudio Bravo in 1979. Through the use of oil on a canvas medium allows the artist to blend alike colors creating a variety of tints and shades. Bravo blends his colors to add value to the painting‚ through these refined changes it creates an illusion making the painting feel almost three dimensional. This painting was likely done in one sitting. Bravo’s usage of shapes defines a woman’s bodies in loving‚ feminine‚ and tender emotion
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F. The Birth of Venus was created on canvas with the use of tempera paint. Botticelli would hand grind a material that changes according to the light that it reflects‚ also known as pigment. The powdered pigments are traditionally mixed with egg yolk which dries quickly and stays firmly in place (Saitzyk‚ 245). During the Renaissance‚ fabric such as canvas were used instead of the popular wooden panel. As tempera
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