General Art Terms & Concepts Although this appears to be a list of definitions‚ it is more than that. This list is not something to simply memorize. Within any field of study‚ there is unique jargon‚ or language‚ used in order to understand what is studied as well as to establish a common knowledge base. The mastery of these terms will help you understand the lectures more directly. I cannot stress how important it is that you have a grasp of these concepts. NEVER hesitate to email or ask me
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How ought one to go about evaluating a work of art? The first thing I learned as an art major at St. Johns was how to evaluate a work of art or one that was in progress‚ often times it was a piece we got to pick at the Met or the Momma. Sometimes it was our classmate’s work that we had to critique and evaluate. It was this process that drove me away from the Art department. There was too much nit picking and it got to be a pain in the ass to sit there and listen to some power hungry professor ripping
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Quotidian. Oh boy‚ it’s such a puffed up word for everyday. Mundane is much more blunt and to the point—drab‚ mind- and soul-numbing‚ shit-out-of-luck offer their own shades of meaning‚ depending on how angry you want to be. But quotidian is such a delicious word. It rolls around in the mouth‚ and has eye appeal; you have to look it up. When I was a student reading and writing film critiques I became deeply suspicious of the word. Quotidian in the first or second paragraph meant many more paragraphs
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Chapter 1: Art Dish from Iran (figure 5) illustrates the function of art in daily life as both utilitarian object and religious inspiration. The embellishments on the plate include Arabic writing of Muslim scripture. The dish was made in this country (Iran) Global Warning (figure 16)‚ the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies‚ presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for (all of the above) Art made
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“Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography ART 101 “Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography The two works of art that I chose are: Prayer for Rain (1938) by James E. Allen and Battle between Hercules and Centaurs (1526-27) by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. In our text iconography is the practice of understanding symbolism in art and is one aspect of visual literacy. When one can understand visual literacy and the roles of the artist‚ then this will deepen their appreciation of art. Artists usually
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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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Applying Todorov’s and Propp’s narrative theories to the opening scenes of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. In this essay I will be discussing the theories of Tzvetan Todorov and Vladimir Propp and how they have been applied to the opening scenes of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Todorov’s theory states that most films/cartoons/stories all follow this same pattern: they start off in equilibrium‚ there is disruption of the equilibrium‚ this disruption is then acknowledged and an attempt is made to restore
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____________________________________________________________ ____________ Choose one of the following pairs of sculptures to compare and analyze‚ or you may choose the paintings as your topic. Use the outline below that is appropriate to your choice. Cover all the points in the outline in a way that seems clearest for the work you are discussing. Your paper should be about four typed pages in length. Make sure that your name‚ section‚ and instructor’s name are on the first page of your
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Art Forgeries When one enters into an art museum‚ one would expect all of the pieces of art to be that of the original. However‚ when an art lover does not know the difference between an original from a forgery‚ then they may have been fooled by both the museum and by the forger. No one can really look at a painting and distinctly know whether it is a forged piece of work or an original piece of work. Art forgeries may seem like an artist copying a well-known artists work‚ but it depends on how
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Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard: A Critic of The Modern Age Tom Stoppard is one of the twentieth century ’s most interesting and creative playwrights. He uses his art form to criticize society ’s inability to handle the thought that we are governed by chaos. The modern world has created fate as an excuse for not doing anything to shape or change our outcome. Stoppard uses his plays as a mirror held up to society‚ showing his audience the ridiculousness of leaving everything up to fate. Tom Stoppard
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