ART DECO Art Deco‚ or Deco‚ is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s‚ flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s‚ then waned in the post-World War II era.] It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colors‚ bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation. Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming
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Chapter 9 THE ETRUSCANS ASSIGNMENTS/ WEEK 5 MULTIPLE CHOICE: ENCIRCLE YOUR ANSWER 1. The Etruscans shared a common linguistic heritage and religious reliefs‚ but they lacked which of the following? a. political cohesion b. being ruled by a king c. extensive international trade experience d. a strong navy for defense and trade 2. Which of the following allowed Etruscan society to transform itself in the 7th century BCE? a. an alliance
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Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history‚ making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose of Art is "vague"‚ but that it has had many unique‚ different reasons for being created. Some of these functions of Art are provided in the following outline. The different purposes of art may be grouped according to those that are non-motivated‚ and those that are motivated (Levi-Strauss). Non-motivated functions
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Iconoclasm‚ Incarnation‚ and Art During the time of the Byzantine period‚ the utilization of religious images was a controversial subject. This controversy consisted of three parties; the Carolingians‚ iconoclasts‚ and iconodules and each party had their own interpretation on how and where these religious images could be used. Although each party had a different view‚ there was something in common amongst the three of them‚ they all agreed that God is the only thing that someone may worship. The
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Interview With Letters Magazine Teaching Writing Through Art By Katherine Rushforth Nelson Smith * Eng. 423 * 10. 25. 2012 * blowing scarves * red hat * whispering * matching pants * rosey cheeks * bunded boy & girl * black hair * gathering clouds * hands in pockets Above Diagram: “Learning to Look”-- Art through writing activity-- Bonnie Katzive An Interview With: Bonnie Katzive How can you successfully teach writing through art? When I asked Bonnie Katzive for an interview‚ to discuss
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Ancient Greece art is beautifully decorated by the craftsmen. Art was made with bronze‚ gold‚ silver but the most that Greeks used to make is metal to make art. But there was something stronger than metal‚ it was…..iron‚ iron is harder than metal. Metal can be melted down and made into something else‚ many metal sculptures and other metal items were melted down so they could be for other things. The Greeks made many things like bowls and vases‚ cauldrons‚ knives and daggers‚ shields‚ armour‚ decorative
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Art is a thing that often surrounds us. It is now everywhere: in museums‚ magazines‚ plays‚ musicals‚ pictures‚ movies‚ TV and so on. When we want to see some professional and historical artworks‚ we usually go to museums. Some go there to see something that they are interested in. Some go there to study the artworks. Some might go there just to kill time. Because not everyone is a specialist on artworks‚ sometimes there are some explanations for artworks. The controversy about the explanations
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while keeping an unwavering religious faith style. One of the techniques developed in Northern Europe was “oil painting”‚ unlike the Italian artist‚ the northern artists painted in oil on canvas. Oil paint takes much longer to dry allowing the painter time to easily make changes. The long drying process would allow the paint to dry smooth erasing the brush strokes. More importantly‚ oil paint is translucent when applied in thin layers‚ known as glazes. This method of built up glazes would let the light
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you have an interest in world philosophy or eastern religion‚ you’d probably like this.) The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hinton The Bell Jar‚ Sylvia Plath (mature themes) Research Novel Lottery Preparation For our project‚ you will read one of the books
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E-BOOKS VS. PAPERBACK BOOKS Recently‚ e-book came out and developed rapidly. In 2012‚ Amazon released news that it sold more e-books than paperback books in the global market in 2011. Interestingly‚ it was the first time more e-books than paperbacks were sold on Amazon. Some people have predicted that one day e-books will completely replace paperback books. They saw the rapid increase of e-books’ selling and potential. Undeniably‚ today’s society has a tendency to prefer e-books. But this preference
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