FORMS OF ART FORMS OF ART + PROJECT BRIEF WHAT IS ART? I. What is Art? Its Purpose and Its Function II. Fundamentals of Interpretation: Formal and Contextual Analysis III. Principles of Design: Style What is Art? • Art (art)‚ n. 1. the quality‚ production‚ or expression of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance • Work of art = visual expression of an idea • Medium = a particular material‚ along with its accompanying technique (plural = media) Traditional
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When I first began comparing the two different statues of David‚ Bernini’s Baroque "David‚ and "Michelangelo’s Renaissance "David" the first thing that came to my attention was the facial features. As you study the face of Michelangelo’s "David" there is a sense of calmness to it. There is little or no emotion depicted in his face whatsoever. Here is a man‚ ready to face a giant with nothing more than a sling‚ a stone‚ and his faith in God‚ yet there is no emotion on his face. No signs of fear‚ anger
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axes. Obsidian came from the Gulf Coast‚ much like jade did. They were imported‚ and in exchange the Olmecs traded animal skins‚ ceramics‚ basalt‚ and small works of art that were made of jade. The Olmecs destroyed their ceremonial centers in San Lorenzo and La Venta and then deserted both sites. Many scholars believe that the Olmecs destroyed their capitals on purpose‚ and they think it might have something to do with civil conflicts or doubts about the effectiveness of the ruling class. By 400
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and Fermina Daza. Both Florentino and Fermina fell in love with each other in their youth. A secret relationship blossomed between the two with the help of Fermina ’s Aunt Escolástica. They exchanged several love letters. However‚ once her father‚ Lorenzo Daza‚ finds out about the two‚ he forced his daughter to stop seeing him immediately. When she refuses‚ he and his daughter move in with his deceased wife ’s family in another city. Regardless of the distance‚ the two continue to communicate via telegraph
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WRITING THE CRITICAL RESPONSE A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece of writing. It generally focuses on technique as well as on content. A critical response essay (or interpretive essay or review) has two missions: to summarize a source’s main idea and to respond to the source’s main ideas with reactions based on your synthesis. Organization Introduction: attention-getting with a thesis statement Body: clear critical reasoning and adequate examples Summary Analysis: Evaluate
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particular lends itself to the comparison of Don Giovanni‚ Leporello‚ and The Commendator. Scene fifteen of Act two‚ places all three characters in close interaction with each other‚ making it easy to compare and find out how Mozart and his Librettist Lorenzo da Ponte brought them all to life. The libretto provides the main character traits of Don Giovanni‚ Leporello‚ and The Commendator. It gives an easy way of distinguishing between the characters. Don Giovanni is portrayed as being smart‚ charming
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he is Jewish‚ a minority amongst a population of Christians. Antonio and Gratiano and other characters insult Shylock throughout the play. Solanio‚ for example‚ imitates Shylock’s reaction to his daughter’s courtship with the Christian character Lorenzo‚ saying “‘My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!’” believing his priorities would be monetary because he is Jewish (II.8.15). Such superficial anti-Semitism continues throughout the play‚ and becomes integral to the court case in Act
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emotionally abandoned his family and made Angela the “mom” of the family. Yet he still got upset when Newt didn’t want to play with him. Another example of hypocrisy is when Frank Hoenikker offered John as job as the “President of the Republic of San Lorenzo.” (Vonnegut 214). Frank Hoenikker clearly displayed dislike to his father‚ Dr. Hoenikker. However‚ he does the same thing that his father did and ran away from all social problems and responsibilities. “Read the banner’s message. ‘Peace on Earth!’
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artists that contributed to the architecture and artwork were Giotto di Bondone‚ Emilio De Fabris‚ Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ and Andrea del Verrocchio. There are three main features that make the Duomo unique‚ such as the dome‚ the Campanile‚ and the bronze doors of the baptistery. The dome was constructed mainly by Filippo Brunelleschi with the help from Lorenzo Ghiberti. Due to the massive layout the dome portrayed‚ the artists had difficulties structuring the support of the dome
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in order to diversify Michelangelo’s talent‚ "sent him to study sculpture with Bertoldo de’ Giovanni" (Jacobsen 2008‚ 256). At that time‚ Florence was ruled by the influential and powerful Medici family who were great philanthropists. The prince‚ Lorenzo‚ was so impressed with Michelangelo that he “gave him the privileges of a son” (Jacobsen 2008‚ 256). Although this was an incredible opportunity for him‚ his father felt his worst fear came true- Michelangelo would be a lowly artist working under
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