Art film

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Riace Bronzes: 1. The art historian, Nigel Spivey discussed how ancient sculptors used artifice to go beyond realism to create what he claims are "the best statues ever made". He then discussed several ways how the Riace Warrior bronzes, although they look realistic are actually "more human than human", that is, their bodies are unrealistic. List two of the ways that Spivey discusses how the sculptures go beyond realism. 1. The division between the top and bottom has…

Helski in the year 1945 and thereafter migrated to the United States in the year 1951. He is a graduate of Wagner College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. Minkkinen started taking self-portraits in 1971 as he worked as an advertising copywriter on Madison Avenue in New York. In 1974 he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree when studying with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind at Rhode Island School of Design. In the last four decades Minkkinen has been a curator,…

plays. The tales of influential people are spelled out in books. The world and its happenings are inevitably reflected within the art of society, and real life events do inspire the art, and thus the culture. As such, it only makes sense that the opposite is true. Human beings in the modern era draw their inspirations for topics ranging from etiquette to fashion from films, shows, novels, and other pieces of the multifaceted modern culture. This practice of mankind was duly noted by the…

that the universe is identical with divinity. Schneemann says her earliest connection with art and sexuality was with her drawings between the ages of four and five. She had drawn her father's prescription tablets. “Schneemann's family was generally supportive of her naturalness and freeness with her body.” Carolee Schneemann attended many schools, Bard College where she received her Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana, Columbia University and the New School for Social…

In something as abstract and purposeful as the pursuit of knowledge, individuality plays a critical part in the process. The knower, or the person who is seeking knowledge, must interpret any given facts or experiences into a consolidated piece of knowledge which would then become part of their bank of personal knowledge. However, any knowledge which is presented to any particular knower is interpreted and processed differently before it can be accepted as such on an individual level. For…

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.…

humankind and its world. There does not seem to be one clear narrative within the installation, since the flowers and plants endlessly float within the piece in an endless loop. This a common theme with Steinkamp’s pieces (Exhibit-e.com). Throughout the art world, critics and admirers of her, claim she is “a sort of Creator with a capital ‘C.’ She Creates the flowers, plants, and environments in which they operate, and then sets them free to play out the trajectory of creation to destruction to…

Art and culture have changed the landscape of conflict zones in Africa over the past fifteen years. With wars over resources in the Congo, and violence in Zimbabwe, what was once originally on the outskirts of problem solving techniques in places where power is shown primarily through acts of violence, art and culture have moved into the forefront of mediation and expressionist techniques. Although art is not a governmental, vertical structure for reconciliation or problem solving, it is by all…

Introduction:More and more digital and interactive art installations have been accommodated by various museums and venues recently. In the past, people usually appreciated static public installations and architecture, but now they have more opportunities to experience and even create public art works through computer based technology. As the development and application of technology, more artists engage in making interactive art works and also more interactive installations gradually…

psychological reality. Because of this difference, she starts to focus on many of the other differences found in the world. This also contributes to her development of her own art style. Surrealism is a world different from the reality world. She uses photographs, which are often believed to represent the truth, to express her art. She just wants to show that there are differences between how things look and how they often really…