Hermes English/Greek Mythology Hermes the messenger of gods; this is the title given to one of the most fascinating gods in Greek mythology. Hermes (also called Mercury) is a god that is a big symbol for many things today. This Greek god is one out of a variety of the characters in stories that have changed the way we look at Greek Myth. One night in Olympia‚ Zeus‚ the greatest god of all‚ went out and impregnated Maia‚ the daughter of Atlas. The Next morning she bore Hermes‚ who was born in a
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Bauhaus is a German school of design established in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius. Its aim was to bring people working in architecture‚ modern technology‚ and the decorative arts together to learn from one another. Realizing that mass production had to be the precondition of successful design in the machine age‚ its members rejected the Arts and Crafts Movement. The school developed a style that was spare‚ functional‚ and geometric. Bauhaus designs are highly prized today‚ but when the school
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Statue of Liberty Impatiently Awaits Repairs On November 30 2012‚ New York’s‚ Statue of Liberty‚ was brutally disturbed by Mother Nature powerful waves‚ Sandy. Hurricane Sandy has made an impact on the grounds of The Statue of liberty worth about $56 Million. About 75% of the island flooded‚ damaging the island‚ but the statue itself emerged unscathed. Up till today‚ the New York Harbor landmark still remains closed as workers repair the damage wreaked on Liberty Island. With money being tight for
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Marble Statue of a Wounded Warrior Marble Statue of a Wounded Warrior is a Roman statue‚ crafted in the second century A.D.‚ as a copy of a bronze Greek statue cast between 460 and 450 B.C. Though sculpted with obvious technical aptitude‚ Wounded Warrior is riddled with anatomical imprecision and is inhibited by a reluctance to depict the unsightliness of injury in combat. The first time I laid my eyes on this exquisite artifact‚ I was astonished by its fierce presence. The orientation
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Running Head: Comparison & Contrast Essay ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !1 A FORMAL ANALYSIS OF MARY CASSATT’S In the Loge ! ! A FORMAL ANALYSIS OF MARY CASSATT’S In the Loge Comparison & Contrast Essay !2 ! Mary Cassatt created her oil on canvas painting In the Loge in 1878. The two dimensional painting measures 81.28 x 66.04 cm / 32 x 26 inches and is currently on display at the Museum
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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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Assignment: Formal Analysis of Art Summary There are various formal qualities about the painting Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez that make it very interesting to view. For example‚ I have observed the above listed painting through conducting a formal analysis of it‚ and have concluded with the following observations and interpretations of my understandings. The artist has portrayed an image of girls in the midst as if waiting to attend the wedding. Second‚ the artist reflects within the painting
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to evolve. Formal and Non Formal Education has basic differences. Formal education is classroom-based‚ accompanied by trained teachers. Informal education happens outside the classroom‚ in after-school programs‚ community-based organizations‚ museums‚ libraries‚ or at home. Both formal and informal education settings offer different strengths to educational outreach project. After-school programs offer a different kind of environment‚ where ones activities don’t need to be as formal and once can
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Mariela Espinoza-Leon Propaganda and Political Undertones in the Seated Statue of Hatshepsut Karen Greenwalt AH 110 Fall 2013 Final Word Count: 2145 When one thinks of ancient Egypt‚ images of seated pharaohs like king Tutankhamun automatically come to mind‚ it seems strange to think of a female ruler as the male kings were the standard of the era‚ save for a few exceptions. One the exceptions to the standard male pharaohs‚ and the first of her kind‚ was Queen Hatshepsut- the first female
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Formal Analysis of Art ART/101 July 17‚ 2011 Formal Analysis of Art There are a lot of differences between expressive and analytical lines in art. Analytical lines are mathematically rigorous‚ precise‚ controlled‚ logical‚ and rational. Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 681 is one of the examples of analytical line. (Sayre‚ 2010). Expressive lines are less logical‚ free‚ loose‚ and somewhat out of control. Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “The Starry Night” is an example of art using expressive lines
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