Art History

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  • Reflecting Pool Scene Analysis

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    different from a video art work? A narrative film includes a story or an event in which the needed character system substantially helps to convince the audience. Video art is to create an artwork focusing on moving visual pictures and audio data. It is not a film production. For example, Reflecting Pool by Bill Viola in 1977 is a well-known narrative film, and the recent Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives (Uncle Boonmee) by Apichatpong Weerasethakul in 2010 is a video art. Both of them have

  • Art In Theodore James's 'Great Lake Fire'

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    The piece, Great Lake Fire, by Theodore James was on display at The B.O.B. Art has many definitions, some of which are controversial and do not agree with one another. However, Frank Lloyd right describes art as, a “discovery” and “development” of “nature into beautiful forms” (Wright). These photographs moved onto stained glass moved into a half circle shape is the representation of nature. The power of the sun beating down onto the earth is nothing comparable to humans, it is not explainable

  • Basquiat's Influence On The Art World

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    Jean Michel Basquiat was a solar eclipse in the art world- something you rarely see and that briefly exists. However, unlike a solar eclipse Basquiat left behind footprints. People all over the world view these footprints in art museums; they are works of art. While Basquiat only had a brief existence in the art world, he changed the art world forever. Basquiat is without a doubt one of America’s greatest artists. For the few lucky people that witnessed this anomaly, he had many names such as SAMO

  • How Did Realism Rebelled Against The Beliefs Of The Romantics?

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    a villain or an oppressor and underdogs. The political movement of this time was “Era of the Common Man” and the Manifest Destiny. The way Realism rebelled against Romanticism was the attention to detail was specific detail of time and a place in history. The human figure was limited social relations while the characterization was mixed sharing guilt and responsibility depending on the circumstance. The political movement was the “Gilded Age” and was increasing class

  • Jan Van Eyck Vs Rubens Essay

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    by those artist of the Renaissance time. You can find symbolism, styles, and techniques in the paintings of today that were once used by highly respected artist. Between the 15th century and 19th century, a lot of innovative ideas were introduced to art. Artist all over Western Europe were influenced by each others style. Although the paintings were similar each new artist put in their signature style that stood out. Jan Van Eyck and Peter Paul Rubens work used a lot of the same artistic techniques

  • Elements Of Criticism

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    criticism assumes a systematic structure. The ‘work’ refers to the artistic product itself and the second element is the artist himself. Thirdly, ‘Universe’ refers to the external objects of imitation . Lastly, is the ‘audiences’ who perceives the work of art and interprets in their own way. One notable fact is that these elements are represented in different degrees in the theories in which they occur. This discussion of Abrams on four aesthetic theories and their gradual development in relation to the

  • Personal Narrative: My Visit To The Brooklyn Museum Of Art

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    Since learning about Egypt and its’ art, I recently visited the Brooklyn Museum of Arts for the very first time to view the different pieces of art within the Egyptian gallery. My primary purpose for this trip wasn’t just to view each piece but also pick one that stood out to me and write about it, with that, I also wanted to gain experience for myself in witnessing some of those art sculptures and pieces that I have only been seeing on the internet and textbooks. Circling the gallery I found myself

  • The Galloping Horse By Eadweard Muybridge

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    The Photograph above is called the Galloping Horse which is a sequence of photographs taken by Eadweard Muybridge. He was an English-born American photographer and inventor who at age 20, immigrated to America, first to New York, as a bookseller, and then to San Francisco . Muybridge had left for about 7 years but then returned, as a professional photographer. He was successful by photographing mostly landscapes and architectural structures. In 1872, Leland Stanford a businessman, the ex-governor

  • Rosalie Gascoigne Analysis

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    Her art is often strongly identified with materials such as enamelware, wooden soft drink crates corrugated iron, retro reflective road signs and builders foam board. Her materials all have a history- they have endured another life already. She worked with no intentions or plans, her ideas came to her as she pleased and the processes used to make each

  • Analysis: El Ballet Folklorico De Mexico

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    is authentic in her movement, there must be an understanding in the history and development of folk dancing in Mexico followed by Amalia Hernández’s impact on Mexican culture and the creation of El Ballet Folklórico de Mexico. This untimely leads to the question of whether Hernández’s movement is an authentic Mexican movement or commercialized version of folk dance. Dance has constantly played an important role in Mexico’s history since the end of the