Art Deco

Brenda Ways and KT Nelson choreographed/curated Boulder and Bones with Lucy Lippard Escape Attempts by allowing themselves to create a conceptual performative art that was “free to let the[ir] imagination run rampant.” (p.7 ). In order to move away from the traditional conventions of ballet and obtain inspiration and organization for Boulder and Bones, the choreographers collaborated with artists of different mediums was put together which included: Andy Goldsworthy, Zoe Keating, and Rj Muna.…

was very smart and wanted her kids to be very well educated. O'Keeffe was very interested in the natural world and had a an early interest in becoming an artist. Her mother wanted her to be a great artist, so she signed her up for art lessons with a local artist. Art was very popular in O'Keeffe's family, as her two grandmothers and two sisters also…

Why Fine Arts is Helpful to Students In order to conduct fine arts at a school you first need to know what it is. The definition of fine arts is a visual and creative type of art that is conducted by many students. This is how I visualize what fine arts is. Many schools utilize fine arts. I think fine arts should be offered in every school. This type of art can be beneficial to all students. Fine arts is something that should be offered to every school, and people should persuade the schools…

My passion is creating a picture of what I see in my mind on a piece of paper with a pencil, pen or crayon, also known as drawing. My love for the arts was set on creating images that were thought of and putting them on paper. I always drew what came to mind from what was seen from a movie or television show. I enjoyed drawing things or characters that interested me and I was free to draw it however I wanted to, although I always wanted the drawing to be as perfect as possible. After watching…

painting is well known because it deals with religion and what happened to Adam and Eve in the first chapter of the Bible, Genesis 1:28. When I look at The Expulsion from Paradise, it demonstrates that the author used Christianity, representational art, warm colors, and lastly I see that he used value to make his painting. Throughout this paper I will discuss why I found these words to describe the artists painting. First of all, the reason I chose this painting is because when I saw it…

During the 15th century portraiture was beginning to manifest in art. This genre of art began to become the main source of income for many Flemish artists (Kleiner, 555). Notably, portraits were usually used as gifts in order to insure remembrance or to assert higher authority. Flemish artists would embellish symbolic meanings in the details of their paintings. An example of this would be in Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin by Rogier Van Der Weyden, on the armrests it depicts Adam, Eve, and the…

The piece of art that I would like to focus on is displayed in chapter five (pg.193) of our textbook. It is a piece titled “Horrid Massacre in Virginia,” referring to the events that occurred in Nat Turner Rebellion. Although the specific artist of the work is unknown, this illustration was presented in a book by Samuel Warner, titled, “Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County.” This book was written in 1831, which is the same year of Nat…

For my visit to the St. Louis Art Museum, I chose to view one of my favorite paintings that I have been admiring for years. Currently on view in Gallery 215, hangs the oil on canvas by Marc Chagall titled Temptation (The piece is also known as Adam and Eve). This painting is significant to the Surrealist movement, Jewish Artists, and to the popularity of Marc Chagall. Once you understand some of the details of the history of this work and its creator, that might not sound like such a grand…

A world without photography seems merely impossible for the modern age humans. Photography is seen throughout our everyday lives, from the television, to smartphones, and on our computers it seems impossible to avoid it. But why would we want to? Photography is a vision, a memory, a moment captured in time that makes it possible for humans to share these moments with others. But more times than not, these moments, visions, photographs are altered, manipulated, and distorted to influence, and…

came from his heritage. He first attracted attention for his graffiti under the name “SAMO” in New York city. His fame for his painting was soon adored by the public and people paid as much as fifty thousand dollars for a Basquiat original. This new art movement brought in a new wave of young and experimental artist which included Julian Schnabel and Susan Rustenburg. His paintings continued to exhibit around…