HUMN303 - DeVry University- April 21‚ 2013 Venus de Willendorf vs. Barbie With Time‚ Brings Change HUMN303 - DeVry University- April 21‚ 2013 Venus de Willendorf vs. Barbie With Time‚ Brings Change Introduction Venus de Willendorf is a statuette that first appeared during the Upper Paleolithic period. The exaggerated carvings of the body parts were how the artists of that time viewed women‚ fat and fertile. History often takes from the past to reinvent the future. Today’s society has
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exhibit on Thursday October 3‚ 2013 and Tuesday October 8‚ 2013. The atmosphere of the museum was tranquil‚ and allowed for a freethinking and free-flowing environment to create ideas for the argumentative essay. The title of the artwork I chose is Venus‚ which is a self-portrait taken in 1994. I was immediately attracted to the piece of artwork because of the position of her body and her nakedness jump out of the portrait. It is not often that curvaceous black women are photographed‚ let alone naked
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rediscovery of classical culture in the Renaissance. The first and possibly one of the most famous female nude sculptures is Praxiteles’ The Venus de Milo. It was likely created between 130 and 100 BC‚ although the exact date of origin is a source of some controversy. Discovered in 1820‚ the nude torso enabled her to be identified as Aphrodite‚ the Roman Venus‚ goddess of love and beauty. Her serene expression‚ high breasts and calm pose show the classical influences in Praxiteles’ style‚ but her elongated
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itself and/or nature illustrated by the changes of seasons. Botticelli most famous figure was that of Venus‚ the goddess of love. She was incorporated into two of his most famous works‚ The Birth of Venus and Primavera. Most of Botticelli’s women had that typical hourglass figure to them . During the time period in which these works were created‚ women with the physical characteristics of Venus were considered to be the ideal feminine figure. These women were considered to be ideal because during
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Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus‚ 1482) (1984) by Andy Warhol acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen Viewed at Arkansas Arts Center Andy Warhol exhibition (October 28‚ 2008) A Modern Venus Andy Warhol’s piece titled Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus‚ 1482) represents the face of the goddess Venus. This piece was made in 1984 as a depiction of the face of Venus from the earlier painting The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli that was completed
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“Sleeping Venus” and Titian’s “Venus of Urbino‚ along with more post-modern conceptual artworks such as Manet’s “Olympia” and Morimura’s “Portrait (Fatugo)”. Giorgione’s “Sleeping Venus” is claimed to be the embodiment of love. She is displayed to the viewer as Venus‚ the goddess of love and was a well-known image reflected throughout the 1500’s Renaissance. This allegory of love was unfinished by it’s creator at the time of his death but was later completed by Titian‚ artist of “Venus of Urbino”
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represent and document cultural histories. These practices are affected by the culture at the world of the time. The oxford dictionary defines culture as “The ideas‚ customs‚ and social behaviour of a particular people or society”. Artworks like ‘Venus of Urbino’‚ ‘Olympia’ and ‘Portrait (Futago)’ are direct products of time and place. The artists who created these works‚ Titian‚ Manet and Yasumasa Morimura were heavily influenced by their society and context. Thus‚ cultural histories are represented
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There were many different art movements through out the centuries‚ some that were similar to one another while others were in contrast. Movements like the Baroque movement in the 17th century and Impressionism in the 19th century were significant in the history of art. Some of the well known artists of the Baroque were Caravaggio‚ Rubens‚ Rembrandt and Velazquez. From the Impressionist period were Monet‚ Renoir‚ Cezanne and Degas. Velazquez was a Spanish artist and was one of the most important
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Prehistoric Art (Venus of Willendorf & the Minoan Snake Goddess) Prehistoric art wasn’t a definite period of art. It was simply the name given to all art that occurred before recorded history. It was a way of reflecting beliefs‚ values and lifestyles to one’s culture. It was an era before any written history so everything was expressed through art. Prehistoric people created different art forms to represent where they belonged‚ where they were from and what they were part of. These people created
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she lived in the earth. And in the story‚ she transfered to the planet Venus. The Venus has strange weather that is rainy‚ no sunny during seven years. The children who lived in the Venus had no memory of the sun. Only one child who had lived in the Earth in the past‚ Margot had the memory of the sun. Other children hated her because she had frail body‚ pale face‚ ghost-like voice and the memory of the sun. One day‚ in the Venus The scientists predicted that the sun would arise during two hour. In
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