The Queen Mother waist pendant is believed to have been created in the early sixteenth century for the King also known as the “Oba” of the Benin court to honor his mother, Idia. It is suggested that the Oba wore the pendant at a ceremony commemorating his deceased mother (Preston-Biler 389). The material used to create the piece is Ivory, and as we know one of the aesthetic qualities associated with ivory is its white color. As is the case in many world cultures so too is that of the Benin people
Pierre Bourdieu is a French Sociologist who argued that high class people want to show off their power and authority by exhibiting more “snobbish” or exclusive tastes, such as classical music, vocal music, and etc. He was interested in the media, taste, arts, status, and high culture which are the “snob model”. Music has a lot of functions in social life, such as making solidarities and empowering political resistance. Music involve in a variety ways in people’s life and outlook. Additionally, music turns
I visited the University of Utah fine arts museum. One of the permanent exhibits on the museum was a painting called PRIVATE CAR by LeConte Stewart. This painting was created in 1937, the great depression period. The painting was a beautiful Utah landscape with a train as the main focus, the train was a cargo train and had a couple of people on board. The people were a group of stowaways and they were trying to go to a different destination in search of employment. You are not able to the people
For this assignment, I decided to go to the Art Institute of Chicago. There were a lot of great pieces to choose from, but I was mostly interested in the Japanese exhibit. One of my favorite displays in the Japanese exhibit was a collection of three Japanese, Buddhist sculptures: Gozanze Myo-o, Shukongojin, and Fudo Myo-o. Apart, from being great works of art, these pieces have a lot of meaning behind them in the Buddhist community. The first piece is a wooden sculpture called, Gozanze Myo-o by
Importance of Dance in African Culture Dance plays an important role to many various African communities. It has been difficult to categorize because there are so many different ethnic groups that represent Africa as a whole. Over time the different styles and techniques of dance for each African community has evolved. Although there are various styles of African dance, it roots itself into society through social, psychological, economic, and political life. This creates similarities between each
Rebekah Appleton-7300-43437 Depicting the Elite Through Art Kings and the elite class represent themselves through art in many different ways. This artwork is important to archaeologists and those studying ancient cities because it provides information about the culture. The artwork gives insight on the social hierarchy and in some cases the beliefs of the society. By depicting a king, archaeologists can also have a better understanding of how the area was governed. Kings depict themselves through
Jerry Uelsmann Subject Matter Jerry Uelsmann’swork is a mixture of several real images, and the use of a darkroom. One may think that there is Photoshop involved achieving work like his but really he only uses the darkroom. He mixes light, chemistry and silver metal to make his photographs.A combination of people and landscapes are used in black and white (negatives)photographs which create what is said to be many psychological pieces Mood or Message of Work Uelsmann’s photos are seen as “surreal
be assumed about this young artist, his hardened exterior yields a young man with a gentle and creative interior. DuPlesys’ art career began relatively recently. As a mid-year transfer student last year from Coal Ridge High School, he took Jewelry and Stained Glass taught by GSHS teacher, Brenda Maher. “You could tell right away, he was really into art. He was really enthusiastic. You could tell it was something he was really passionate about.” Maher said. In his first semester
is Jewish, and descends from Russian immigrants on both sides. He grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire after moving there at the age of six. He attended Manchester Central High School. Sandler graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. Career Acting career
Jaye Rhee is a multimedia artist who displayed her work at the Picker Art Gallery. She explores a wide range of disciplines within the visual and performing arts in order to discuss themes such as the human body and perception. This can be seen persistently in the pieces that are displayed in the gallery. There are about eight pieces found in the gallery. When entering the room, one sees television screens placed close together in a horizontal line. They correlate with each other and display black