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    African American Art Mural

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    Name: Tutor: Course: Date: African-American Art A mural is an artwork of painting that is applied on the wall‚ permanent surface or ceiling. One of the distinguishing elements of a given mural is the architectural feature that is harmoniously attached on the image. Wall paintings are sometimes painted on canvases and then attached on walls. However‚ this is subject to controversy in the field of art. There are two types of murals in African and American setting. They include; Photographic mural

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    of the atomic bomb instilled in the sculpture of the mid-1940s a sense that art should return to its pre-cultural and pre-rational origins. In the literature of the day‚ writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre advocated a similar reductive philosophy.[36] At an introductory speech in New York City for an exhibition of one of the finest modernist sculptors‚ Alberto Giacometti‚ Sartre spoke of "The beginning and the end of history".[37] Moore’s sense of England emerging undefeated from siege led to his focus

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    Art and Culture No one ever asked the question‚ "Do all people have culture?" until the end of the 19th century. E.B. Tyler‚ world famous anthropologist from Oxford University in England‚ discussed the culture of primitive people. Before the writing of his book‚ Primitive Culture‚ never before had culture been associated with people from outside of the west. It was common knowledge back before E.B. decided to write his book that one needed an education in order to be considered to have a culture

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    Art 101 Final Essay

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    Art Timeline Ashley Stein ART 101 4/28/2013 University of Phoenix Art Timeline Mare and Stallion (mini)‚ 1870 by Pierre Jules Mene This sculpture was one of Mene’s most famous pieces of art work. This sculpture was first put out for viewers to see in the Paris Salon in 1952. The public went nuts over this sculpture‚ later this sculpture was made in three different sizes. The sculpture in my presentation is the smallest one made and is considered a miniature. In this sculpture both horses

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    Two-Dimentional Art Essay

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    – Two-Dimensional Art Essay TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2-D) ART ESSAY Objective: To help students start to understand and apply ideas about 2-D art media and methods when looking at examples of 2-D artwork. Materials: Textbook‚ computer/internet (for finding examples of images)‚ possible outside research. Assignment Description: Students must choose one (1) example of a historically significant piece of two-dimensional artwork (painting‚ drawing‚ printmaking‚ mosaic‚ collage) and write an essay

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    Augustus of Primaporta‚ a life-size Roman sculpture from the Pax Roman time period‚ circa 20 b.c.e. The artist of both sculptures are unknown. Both sculptures contain concepts of life and power. Both sculptures can be viewed in our textbook‚ A World of Art by Henry M. Sayre on pages 431 and 433. According to Walter E. Requadt (2005) The Laocoon Group is a depiction of the death of Laocoon and his sons as punishment for Laocoon ’s advice to the Trojans not to bring the Trojan horse within the walls

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    Art History

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    and the building of the pyramids but as I got older I always started to wonder what the time was really like. Going over chapter three I found that that time period was actually very important in a lot of ways but even more important was their use of art and the forms they used it in‚ all the amazing monuments that were built by them‚ the writings and drawings on the walls full of stories and different interpretations. The time of these great accomplishments span over three millennia. Even years after

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    Art 1B Key Terms

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    Art 1B- Key Terms- Test 1 Lecture 1: Introduction Naturalism -- the style of painted or sculptures representation based on close observation of the natural world that was at the core of the classical tradition. Iconography -- Greek‚ the “writing of images.” The term refers both to the content‚ or subject‚ of an artwork and to the study of content in art. It also includes the study of the symbolic‚ often religious‚ meaning of objects‚ persons‚ or events depicted in work of arts. (is the

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    Fine Art Restoration

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    privately owned and operated art conservation studio‚ Stoetzer‚ Inc provides a range of services to museums‚ art dealers‚ galleries‚ foundation and private collectors across the globe. Located in Miami‚ Florida‚ we have not restored‚ treated or scientifically tested more than 12‚000 objects since we opened in 1968. In addition‚ we’ve examined thousands more to determine their authenticity. Thanks to our wide range of experience‚ we are able to restore works of art that derive from every ancient

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    Art And Intention

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    Art and Intention ART/101 Tyrancer Journet University of Phoenix Adolf Mizzell October 19‚ 2014 Art and Intention Summarize the reaction of the public to Michelangelo’s David and Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase. The Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending art work became one of the controversial works because people thought he was mocking the audience because they could not find a woman in the painting. The public did not like the Michelangelo’s David art work. They were offended by the nudity

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