Brittany Dalton Instructor Anne Low Art Analysis Paper Art 111 24 October 2013 Philip the Fair The painting in the Mint Museum of Art Collection that I have chosen for my paper is titled Philip the Fair‚ by Kehinde Wiley. He painted this piece in 2006. He portrays a naturalistic style of an anonymous young African-American male model. It’s a larger than life painting standing one hundred and twelve inches by eighty-six inches tall. One must look up at the painting if not standing far enough
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ART SUMMARY TERM 2 FRAMES Cultural This view is concerned with understanding how an artwork is influenced by the values of the society it is produced in‚ and‚ in turn‚ how the artwork influences the values of the society. This includes examining the historical and cultural context in which the work was made‚ and religious and/or philosophical beliefs‚ which may have influenced the work. Subjective This view is concerned with examining an artwork from a personal perspective. This might
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A collage is a work of art‚ primarily in the visual art‚ made from an assemblage of different forms‚ thus creating a new whole. The process may include fabric‚ natural material‚ photographs‚ newspaper fragments and other found objects‚ glued to a piece of paper or canvas. It creates a low-relief assemblage. In the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art‚ Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque used the collage technique in their art work. Following his colleagues
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‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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In the poem One Art‚ the literal situation is that the art of loss isn’t hard to master. Bishop gives the reader tips on how to master the art of loss and eventually gives the real answer to how she copes with loss. The ballad starts rather strongly with the inquisitive case that "the art of losing isn’t hard to master" (1.1). The speaker recommends that a few things are fundamentally made to be lost‚ and that losing them in this manner isn’t a major ordeal. She proposes that we get used to misfortune
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Primitive Art The class discussions of primitive art by Franz Boas and the readings that we as a class have done was about an the artistic values of primitive people on how they do different art‚ baskets‚ rugs‚ totem poles ‚ sculptures and other works of art that are primitive. The materials took symmetrical designs to its finest point and the work was done with a high degree of human equilibrium. Arts of primitive people have a close relationship between morals and sufficiency of artistic development
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Conceptual Art – Essay ”In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art‚ it means that all if the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.” (Sol LeWitt‚ Artforum 1967‚ Paragraphs on Conceptual Art.) Conceptual art is a form of art where the idea is the most important aspect and the product or work of art‚ if there is any at
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Mr. Kite Junior research April 2‚ 2012 Martial Art A Way To A Better Life Most people think that martial arts is all about kicking‚ punching and screaming really loud. Then those people will usually perform the stereotypically karate pose‚ the crane stance. But martial arts is not all about kicking‚ punching‚ screaming really loud‚ making unusual sounds or beating people up. Instead martial arts focuses on the well-being of people. Martial arts can be broken up into five very important terms;
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Art as a Political Statement: Political Art in the 19th and 20th Centuries Philip Simoneau Art 144: Modern Art History November 15‚ 2006 The visual artist plays a very unique role in society. Not only can an artist be inspired by his surrounding culture‚ but in fact‚ he can also inspire his surrounding culture. In this way‚ artwork can have a profound affect on society. Artists throughout history have been inspired by a variety of different circumstances. Whether it is personal
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FIGURE IN ART CONTEMPORARY VS RENNEISANCE CULTURAL From historical Renaissance aspect‚ the nude figure in art has always been represented as innocent and pure‚ as well sensual and sexual. Therefore contrasting to the contemporary point of view‚ whereas the nude is often a mirror reflecting the darkest parts in society through dehumanization‚ distortion and repulsion. Religion in society was quite superstitious back in the 1400’s and the artists beliefs in God where very strong and faithful‚
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