On September 14th‚ 2016‚ The Art of the Prank was shown in WIlliams Hall at 7:30pm‚ as a part of the Southern Circuit Film Festival. The film was a documentary based on the founder and self-appointed master of the modern-day media hoax‚ Joseph (Joey) Skaggs. It was produced by Judy Drosd and directed by Andrea Marini. The Art of the Prank highlights Skaggs’ upbringing‚ career choices‚ and the specific successes and failures that shaped him to be the great hoaxer he is today. Joey Skaggs began as
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When I first arrived at the Weatherspoon Art Museum on UNCG’s campus‚ I was in awe of the beautifully complex works displayed within it. There was a plethora of paintings‚ drawings‚ and sculptures‚ which not only captivated but enticed me with their unique beauty and grace. This made it quite difficult to pick just one work of art. However‚ as I passed through each exhibit and entered into Weatherspoon’s outside sculpture garden‚ I noticed one bronze sculpture in particular which held my attention
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can see that not only the Vikings closeness to the nature have effected their worldview‚ but also it had inspired their artworks and that they had used their natural knowledge to make their art. Moreover‚ as it was mentioned in the video it is fascinating to see that such hard people had such a great taste in art and crafting. Although the Vikings did not have many texts written down‚ but they have used paintings and carving technics to pass out their history to the next generations. It was fascinating
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I chose Paul Gauguin’s “Woman in a coffeehouse‚ Madame Ginoux in the Café de la Gare in Arles” for this assignment. Its media is painting with oil paints in various warm colors being used to tell a story. Burnt orange upper walls blending into tan lower walls set the tone of this painting as an entertainment area that feels hot in temperature as you look at it. At one table there are two men that appear to be placed in the background because they are both drunk with one actually passed out
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The word “One”‚ suggests a singular entity and the word “Art”‚ adds to the feeling of beauty. A reader would expect a poem entitled “One Art” to be about the wholesomeness of life‚ and in this case the reader’s expectations would be met with surprise. The poem tells the story of Elizabeth Bishop’s life. Each stanza in the poem represents something
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Milestone Three I chose to evaluate two works of art from two different time periods‚ one from the Baroque era and another from the Neoclassical artworks. The first piece of artwork that I chose is the "Resting Girl". This beautiful work of art was created by Francois Boucher in 1715 and is the perfect example of a late Baroque style painting which features the Rococo style. This painting is located in the Wallraf Museum in Cologne‚ Germany. This painting consists of oil on canvas and was the
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In her poem‚ "One Art‚" Elizabeth Bishop constructs a poem that reveals a struggle with mastering the issue of loss. Through the use of a villanelle‚ Bishop utilizes the significance of structure and word choice to further the meaning of her work. Bishop crescendos each stanza to create a firm foundation for the dramatic conclusion‚ and incorporates expressive words throughout the poem to illuminate the last stanza’s attitude shift from that of carelessness to seriousness. The villanelle form is
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Crucifixion in Art HUM/266 University of Phoenix June 23‚ 2009 Crucifixion in Art Crucifixion was a method of capital punishment‚ amongst several different groups of people. The most famous Crucifixion that is often depicted in art is that of Jesus Christ. There are multiple methods of depiction‚ including painting. Three paintings were selected that reflect the crucifixion of Jesus Christ through the eyes of different artists from different time periods. The paintings selected were The Crucifixion
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Chicano Art Chicano Park Today‚ there is a place located in San Diego‚ California called Chicano Park‚ which is a place full of pride throughout the Mexican-American community. When I first arrived at Chicano Park I was not sure what to expect. This is my first year ever living in San Diego so the area is still pretty new to me. Before taking this Chicano Art class‚ I actually never even had a clue that Chicano Park existed. On my way to Chicano Park‚ I soon began to the numerous amounts
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Jonathan Drane’s The Art of Listening‚ gives us a poetic interpretation and perfect illustration of what we learned this week on listening as an integral part of communication. We learned that hearing and listening are two totally different concepts with totally different meanings. Hearing is a simple physiological process while listening is more complex requiring effort and practice if one wishes to do it effectively. I knew something of conversation‚ or so I thought/until I listened to another
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