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    Statue of Kouros

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    The Statue of a kouros and the Portrait statue of a boy both depict similar subjects‚ however are greatly different in how they accomplish this task. Through detail‚ or lack there of‚ the Greeks and Romans are able to display a certain value they have in its members. These two statues were made about 500 years apart and approach the sculpting process quit differently. The Greek statue seems to use geometric exaggerated lines to form the body while the Romans use a more realistic approach and sculpt

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    The statues of Aphrodite and the Yogini both feature feminine beauty‚ with full breasts and revealing body. Aphrodite is mostly covered while the Yogini is mainly nude‚ but both emanate an aura of superiority above the everyday civilian‚ and thus commands an air of respect. However‚ Aphrodite’s depiction is gentler‚ focusing on her physical features. Perhaps she once held objects in her hands‚ representative of something beyond bodily appearance‚ but that is unknown. The Yogini is more aggressive

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    Aphrodite Research Paper

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    Aphrodite: Goddess of Love     According to Greek mythology‚ Aphrodite was the goddess of love‚ beauty and eternal youth. In Homer’s The Odyssey Aphrodite is said to be the daughter of the god of the sky‚ Zeus and the Titan goddess Dione. There are many adaptations of Aphrodite including the roman version names Venus. Aphrodite was a very beautiful goddess‚ her father Zeus was unnerved about the gods fighting over her. Zeus married off Aphrodite to the god Hephaestus‚ condemning her to a loveless

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    Parthenon Marbles

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    The Parthenon Marbles Dispute Several art museums around the world have been created with the sole purpose to culturally enlighten and entertain us. An appropriate example is the local Nelson Atkins Museum‚ right here in our own backyard of Kansas City‚ where collections from Asia‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Japan increase our understanding and appreciation for different geographical regions. In England‚ the British Museum is arguably one of the best in the world at displaying this kind of internationalism

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    Between 1801 and 1805 Lord Elgin‚ from the Parthenon in Athens‚ obtained the Elgin Marbles‚ which consists of pieces of architecture‚ sculptures‚ and inscriptions. The Elgin Marbles can be found in the British Museum‚ which allow people to understand ancient Greek and Athenian history. Since the sculptures are one of the longest cultural rows in Europe‚ the Greeks want the art to be returned back to their homeland. Because the Greeks believe that the pieces were illegally taken from Greece. On the

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    History of GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM German Expressionism emerged in the 1910s and had a outstanding impact on painting‚ film‚ theatre and sculpture as well. It was a revolt against the established Impressionist style‚ which centered on the artist’s interpretation of the subject. Instead‚ Expressionism was based in the artist’s own state of mind or vision. German Expressionism was more involved with the relationships between art and society‚ politics and popular culture‚ German Expressionism developed

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    Visual Analysis

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    A Semiotic Analysis of Four Designer Clothing Advertisements "The technique of advertising is to correlate feelings‚ moods or attributes to tangible objets‚ linking possible unattainable things with those that are attainable‚ and thus reassuring us that the former are within reach". (Williamson 1978:31). Hence the advertisement not only sells the reader the product‚ but also a future image of ourselves as more desirable‚ happier etc…. Through the process of being advertised a product becomes a representation

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    Elgin Marbles

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    and put it in their own museum for visitors to see. This document has so much importance to the United State of America and it just would not be right for someone else to be showing it off. This is the issue that has risen with the Elgin Marbles. These marbles hold such a large part of Greek history and art but they are being seen by others in the British Museum. The Greeks have tried for decades to get these important items returned but the British Museum just does not want to let them go.

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    The Parthenon Marbles

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    symbol of a nation’s power—and who should own it is central to the debate of returning artifacts to their countries of origin. The argument predominantly revolves around the marbles removed from the Parthenon by the British Lord Elgin. While the Greek government does not recognize the British Museum as the owner of the Parthenon Marbles‚ it can be said that they did acquire them by the proper means of the time. Other countries have asked for previously removed artifacts‚ such as the Rosetta Stone and the

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    Visual Essay

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    3.2 Film Visual Text Q. We learn most about ourselves when the text is informed by events and people in our contemporary world. No‚ I do not agree with this statement. We learn most about ourselves when the text has themes/messages relevant to our contemporary world. The character and plot details is merely a form of showing this theme. The purpose of biopics is generally to inform or inspire‚ this is done through the use of techniques such as characters‚ acting‚ lighting and sound. Biopics

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