Derain’s Turning Road and Benton’s Haystack After visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for the first time‚ I observed many interesting works of art representing various time periods. Of all the paintings that I saw last week‚ two landscaped pieces seemed to stick out in my mind; Andre Derain’s The Turning Road and Thomas Hart Benton’s Haystack. Though these two art works are similar in subject matter‚ they clearly reflect the different styles and time periods of their artists; the abstract
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words “fine arts” are said‚ the mind typically wanders to an aspiring actress from a small town‚ with dreams of landing in New York City on Broadway. These small town dreams almost never happen‚ which is why the fine arts have gained such a negative connotation. Students in the school system are always told to pursue a career in a field that’s more practical‚ a field that will render them more prosperity and opportunities in the long run. When talking about a successful career‚ the fine arts are rarely
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‘The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.’ -Pablo Picasso How can events in the life of an artist influence the work they produce? Although the ideas that shape an artist’s work come from within‚ their inspiration comes from the outside world: their own experiences within it and reflections upon it. Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in response to the bombing of a village in northern Spain‚ perhaps finding some relief in transferring uneasy thoughts sparked by the tragedy
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I am a student at Miami University pursuing Fine arts. I was born in Shenzhen‚ a city in Guangdong Province China. Shenzhen is a large city with a merge of both urban and rural life‚ and with a population of more than twelve million inhabitants. It is one of the special economic zones in China and a major contributor to gross domestic product due to its prosperous manufacturing industry. In addition‚ Shenzhen has incorporated migrants who have contributed to foreign capital. The combination of rich
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Period 1 2/26/12 Enrichment Utah Museum of Fine Arts On February 25‚ 2012‚ I went to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. There was a traveling art exhibit from Syracuse University Art Galleries that would be there till March 6.. The exhibit contained eighteen pieces of artwork by Georges Rouault. The exhibition is of his Cirque de Letoile Filante project‚ which consists of pieces centered on the single theme of a circus. His style of art would fall under the classification of Fauvism
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ENG 270.8328 July 16‚ 2008 Auden ’s Museum of Fine Arts There are many people who cannot help but to wonder the meanings of life and everything it brings us. Some wait for meanings to come to them‚ while others seek meanings. Whether one seeks or waits he will find that meanings are influenced by myth‚ history‚ experience‚ events and proven facts. Many poets use history or myth to tell their own stories or express their own points of view on certain topics. W.H. Auden was born
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Cutting Fine Arts in Schools Fine arts programs are rapidly being cut around the country. When school systems are running out of money the first programs to be eliminated are the fine arts. School board members have no idea of what they are doing to students. They are unaware of the many benefits of fine arts programs in their schools. They also do not know how to run a successful fine arts program. Since 1993‚ when legislators imposed revenue corps on public schools‚ school districts have been
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that your entire childhood has been centered on the arts. What you want to do with your life has been clear to you since you were ten – pursue your dream and become an artist or musician or actor or whatever your passion may be. Or even imagine that you are just a normal child who participates in various activities‚ one of which happens to be a fine art that you love. Then one year you get the crushing news that your school has chosen to cut the arts program that you are in. Anyone would be devastated
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What is the oldest painting of an area called Bangladesh? What is the oldest sculpture? Where to go to see sculptures and Fine Arts? The answer to get to see a number of ancient fine arts testimony is- National Museum’s Collection -situated in Dhaka; and also in Rajshahi’s Borendra Museum‚ Mohasthangor of Bogra‚ Moynamoti of Comilla‚ and Rajshahi’s Paharpur Museum. Because of Geographical reason most of the areas Bangladesh is silted. Soft soil and marshy land surrounded by small and huge rivers
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CD Player‚ Cassette Player‚ etc.) Poems National Standard(s): * Students should be able to communicate at a basic level in the four arts disciplines—dance‚ music‚ theatre‚ and the visual arts. This includes knowledge and skills in the use of the basic vocabularies‚ materials‚ tools‚ techniques‚ and intellectual methods of each arts discipline. * integrate visual‚ spatial‚ and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks State
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