In “Herakles writes home” we can see how Marian Maguire has used Greek mythological figures taken from ancient Greek vases and put them into the scenes of New Zealand’s colonization and conflict with Maori to show the effects of the British settlers had on the shaping of New Zealand’s fate be it negative or positive depending on the viewpoint of the viewers. The pot Maguire uses in “Herakles writes home” is a black figure Volute Krater similar in shape to the Black-figure Volute Krater made by
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Modern Art? The Post-Industrial Era in which we live in now is characterized by the extraordinary rate in development of technology. In sixty years we have managed to completely redesign every aspect of our lives in a way in which we allow technology to do most of the work. Whether we like it or not technology will keep evolving‚ and as it evolves it will impact aspects of society differently. The evolution of technology has had a very negative impact on artistic values in society and in aesthetics
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all seem like everyday objects but should we be calling them art? When we were growing up we were taught that art was a beautiful painting - like Van Gogh’s Sunflowers‚ or a perfect sculpture of a human - like Michelangelo’s David‚ but we were never really taught that conceptual and contemporary art were ’proper’ forms of art‚ even though it was established in the sixties. It made us think and challenge our own assumptions of what art should really look like. People didn’t understand the idea of
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ANDY WARHOL August 6‚ 1928 – February 22‚ 1987 Andy Warhol was one of the most influential people in American modern art. Warhol was best known for his bright colored images of famous people and food cans. Through both his art and lifestyle he explored the nature of fame‚ popular culture‚ and the media. His artistic influence and unusual personality redefined the modern art world. Andy Warhol was born August 6‚ 1928 in the working class neighborhood of Oakwood‚ in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania
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Henley Ridore English 1102 Art That Influenced Me Growing up I’ve always had an interest in art. Out of the six children my mother had I was the only one that had a serious interest in art of all nature. Growing up‚ I wasn’t as social as the rest of my brothers and sisters‚ I was able to express my emotions through painting. Throughout my years in school I always made sure I was in some sort of art class for every grade level. I high school I was recognized as being the most unique in my grade
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focuses on the ruler and their power; it intends to analyze the role of art and architecture within the Mesopotamian and Egyptian hierarchy and its purpose. Throughout history‚ human civilization has learned to convey messages through various means. One of the most significant of them all is the language of art and architecture. From every corner of the planet‚ we see this trend. From Egypt to Iraq‚ from Asia to Africa‚ art and symbols along with architectures of various types show the power of past
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Art was very important to the Egyptian culture. Ancient Egypt lasted from about 3000 B.C. to about 1000 B.C. Art symbolized Egyptian beliefs and every day life. Today in western culture‚ we generally consider art a form of self-expression. However‚ for the Egyptians it was almost religious. The Egyptians took art very seriously and strictly followed very specific rules‚ though over time as Egypt grew‚ so grew the standards and styles of the arts. Egyptians believed that imperfect art (art that did
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In the Old Kingdom‚ it was common to see everyday life depicted in Egyptian Art. Artists wanted to show how the Egyptians lived. Agriculture was also a large aspect in Egyptian art because agriculture made up a large part of their lives. Specifically‚ everyday life was important to portray in the afterlife because the dead needed to be properly prepared for the afterlife. The idea was that the function of the paintings "was to furnish the tomb with enduring pictures that limited‚ transcended‚ and
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Gemma Conine‚ Art 109 Modern Art‚ TTH One of the most influential artists of the Modern Period of art was James Whistler. Whistler was an accomplished printer and painter and a brief background of the painter allows us to understand Whistler‚ and why more than any artist of his time‚ he would be attracted to Japanese woodblock prints called Ukiyo-e. It is also essential to understand the essence of Ukiyo-e‚ Japanese aesthetics and its migration to the Western world. Additionally‚ a chronological
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Thesis: Color tonality serves as one of the means of artist’s expression of feelings in the work of art presented via two exemplary paintings by P. Klee and G. Klimt. First of all‚ before I begin my analysis of the two paintings‚ Paul Klee’s New Harmony and Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I‚ I would like to quote W. Kandinsky for my introductory statement: Every work of art is the child of its time‚ often it is the mother of our emotions (Wassily Kandinsky 87). According to
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