During my visit to the Carlos Museum at Emory University‚ I was amazed by the many works I saw from ancient times. They ranged from ancient Greek/Roman statues‚ Indian carvings‚ Egyptian mummies‚ to even Central American relics which we haven’t learned about in class. The piece that stood out to me the most‚ and what I will focus on for the rest of this essay‚ is the Aphrodite (Venus) statue‚ which is a Roman copy of the Greek original from the 1st century CE. Upon arriving at the Carlos
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Bauhaus is a German school of design established in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius. Its aim was to bring people working in architecture‚ modern technology‚ and the decorative arts together to learn from one another. Realizing that mass production had to be the precondition of successful design in the machine age‚ its members rejected the Arts and Crafts Movement. The school developed a style that was spare‚ functional‚ and geometric. Bauhaus designs are highly prized today‚ but when the school
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p.m.) The Mona Lisa “The Mona Lisa that has influenced the way I view the world and myself‚ and a description of itself” This essay I will describe the Mona Lisa‚ its influence on the world and me. In order to do this I will first describe the Mona Lisa in an aesthetic and historic term. Next I will describe the ways that has influenced my view of the world. Finally I will discuss how it will affect my life and me. The first thing is to describe the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is one of the
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Formal Analysis of Art ART/101 July 17‚ 2011 Formal Analysis of Art There are a lot of differences between expressive and analytical lines in art. Analytical lines are mathematically rigorous‚ precise‚ controlled‚ logical‚ and rational. Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 681 is one of the examples of analytical line. (Sayre‚ 2010). Expressive lines are less logical‚ free‚ loose‚ and somewhat out of control. Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “The Starry Night” is an example of art using expressive lines
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Mitch Mahoney and the judge that was a woman‚ her name was Rona Lisa Perretti. Everyone else’s voices were okay‚ when they hit the wrong note or tried to hit a note that was too high‚ you could hear them croak. The play was unamusing to me. I liked that they asked four people in the audience to perform in the play. The four people who “acted” in the play made it a little more interesting. In the play there were two judges‚ Rona Lisa Perretti‚ who was egocentric and arrogant because
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Mona Charen‚ a columnist and political analyst as well as Nancy Reagan speechwriter wrote an article on Creators.com which is a free speech website where writers start discussions‚ arguments and even controversies on that site called “Modern Family” to give her view on how modern family is and what it should be for today standers. Adults and college students or people who are interested in modern families. Mrs.Charen persuades the reader that traditional marriage needs to be rewritten in the sense
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A. What makes these documentaries effective (or not effective)? What did you like and not like about the documentaries? Explain in detail? In the film “My name is Lisa” I like the documentary it show what people deal with everyday that there relative have Alzheimer’s disease. The film made me tear up knowing that the young girl has to grow up dealing with that. Also‚ the actors play their parts real good. This is a film was about people who have to look after their family members suffering from
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Running Head: Comparison & Contrast Essay ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !1 A FORMAL ANALYSIS OF MARY CASSATT’S In the Loge ! ! A FORMAL ANALYSIS OF MARY CASSATT’S In the Loge Comparison & Contrast Essay !2 ! Mary Cassatt created her oil on canvas painting In the Loge in 1878. The two dimensional painting measures 81.28 x 66.04 cm / 32 x 26 inches and is currently on display at the Museum
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Writing Assignment #1 - Formal Analysis of a Painting. Find the art that you want to write about in an online museumclick on the link below to find a list of museums- choose a "Notable Art Museum" (at bottom of web page) not a gallery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_museum Directions: Choose one work that particularly engages you. Take time to look at the work in detail; make a simple sketch of the work. Ask yourself: "How does the piece ‘work’? What is the artist doing? Why do I have a
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Assignment: Formal Analysis of Art Summary There are various formal qualities about the painting Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez that make it very interesting to view. For example‚ I have observed the above listed painting through conducting a formal analysis of it‚ and have concluded with the following observations and interpretations of my understandings. The artist has portrayed an image of girls in the midst as if waiting to attend the wedding. Second‚ the artist reflects within the painting
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