include or leave out? (Scrutinize the characters in your painting and describe their actions and attitudes.) 3. Content – The content is what the artwork means. 4. Iconography is the use or study of images or symbols in visual arts. Often the exact subject of a work will be obscure‚ or
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Importance of Ancient Works of Art Artwork has and still remains a very important part of people’s lives. The visual and performing arts allow people to express their beliefs and feelings in an open manor. People have been doing this for over 30‚000 years. Since most art expresses the feelings and beliefs of a person‚ the art also express much of their culture. Historians and students can learn from this artwork about a certain culture. Most prehistoric and ancient cultures do not have many
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78 CGE12402 Appreciation of Western Art Assignment #2: Art-Class Critic Fung Yuet Yi‚ Zoe (53070488) Artwork No.28 Step 1: Genre The painting is belongs to Impressionism. The painter painted the painting based on an immediate visual impression of scene. It captured a woman sits on a chair and meditates with her hand resting on the table and her jaw in her hand. The woman in the painting is not sitting there to let the painter to draw her‚ but the painter drew her on the painting by his own
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Goddess of Agriculture‚ Demeter. This is because Isis helped humans grow grains and other crops. The knot between her breasts is a common knot used to tie the clothes of Gods together. The symbol of the knot‚ which is commonly seen with her in artwork‚ reflects that Isis is a Goddess. To summarize the entire piece of art: Isis is seen with the grain to show that she has helped others grow grain‚ the scorpion in Isis’
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The Maestà was at one time the amalgamation of over fifty individual panels that made up a two-sided altarpiece. The altarpiece was commissioned by the Cathedral of Siena from artist Duccio di Buoninsegna. Today different parts of the Maestà are either lost or scattered across collections in museums around the world after it was completely dismembered in 1771. Although‚ after its dismantlement‚ the full significance of the work has been lost‚ the Maestà remains an impressive display of art that
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"Half" Artwork Explanation "Half"‚ is a piece of art that was created to represent the poverty in India. The artwork compares the poverty in India to places like the U.S that doesn’t have poverty. Starting with the name‚ the art is named "Half" because the world is split into two categories: poverty and the non-poverty. The two words on the artwork: invisible and visible represents the people. We as human think about what is in front of us wealth and a luxurious life (visible); however‚ we often
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The Artwork and Inspiration of Dale Chihuly Anyone at all familiar with Dale Chihuly’s work knows that the individual glass objects he creates represent only isolated moments inside a complex and vastly creative mind. Any of his Baskets‚ Chandeliers‚ Cylinders‚ or Floats is as much an image as it is an object. They reference to all the forms that precede and follow it‚ to the action and process that go into its making and to the intuitive form idea‚ which is of its origin. Chihuly’s assertiveness
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Art-2 Comparative Formal Analysis The Culture Shift between the Paleolithic and Sumerian Period The Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period) marked the birth of art. During that period‚ humankind began to acknowledge the forms of human and animals‚ thus creating many sculptures and paintings in attempt to represent the world around them. Venus of Willendorf (ca. 28‚000 BCE.) also known as Nude woman‚ from Willendorf‚ Austria‚ was one
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Eduardo Ochoa Art112OL December 10‚ 2012 Research Paper El Anatsui Inspired Artwork El Anatsui is known for his artwork utilizing recycled materials to create a contemporary piece that speaks to African historical traditions and art practices. One common material found in the artwork is aluminum labels of local Nigerian alcohol brands including whiskey‚ rum‚ brandy‚ vodka and others. The labels are then weaved together by copper wires to create a large cloth of aluminum. Anatsui used this
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El Greco and His Artwork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:El_Greco_-_Portrait_of_a_Man_-_WGA10554.jpg El Greco was a painter sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. He is one of the few old painters who enjoy widespread popularity. El Greco was a special artist because his works of art rejected the materialist culture of modern life. He was considered to be the quintessential Spaniard and a proto-modern‚ a painter who works through their spirit and feelings. El Greco was born in
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