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    choice read is A Hunger Artist, and the use of figurative language, in this one is allusions. The author in this story does a fine job of introducing readers to the character, which is A Hunger Artist. In the very beginning of getting to know The Hunger Artist, the story tell about his talent of fasting. In the beginning he is teamed up with persons or his boss, that allows him to fast for forty days. Forty days is the longest amount of time before they take, A Hunger Artist out of the cage.…

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    A Critical Review of Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists is considered “by far the most influential single text for the history of Renaissance art"[7] and has been described as “an indispensable source of historical information.” In addition to this, the text has played a vital role in the modern understanding of Renaissance art and culture, as well as the development of various historical methods that are relevant to the study of art history. Modern…

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    Is Art the Ultimate Luxury? The British art market is one of the most powerful and influential in the world. It has gone global thanks to its collectors and dealers who have encouraged a steady supply of art into the capital. Nevertheless artists and collectors stand in a nervous balance between commercialism and creation. The rich have had a monopoly on art since the dark ages and without these rich patrons names like Turner and Holbein would be unknown. However some believe these patrons…

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    Fernando Botero is a Colombian artist known for creating bloated, oversized depictions of people, animals and elements of the natural world. Born in Colombia in 1932, Fernando Botero left school to become an artist, displaying his work for the first time in a 1948. His subsequent art, now exhibited in major cities worldwide, concentrates on situational portraiture united by his subjects' proportional exaggeration. I could argue that Fernando Botero is our most renowned artist. This, of course,…

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    many artistic techniques and expertise. The influence of Paul Cézanne on the history of art is very impactful and the ability for artists such as, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque to harness that influence and take it a step further by enhancing the foundations that were set by artists before them is magnificent. Due to the artistic influence of Paul Cézanne, artists such as, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were able to intensify and expand his artistic techniques, leading to the birth of…

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    Renaissance best artist The renaissance was started after the black death due to the population, this was the time of beautiful art and inventions. The main artist was Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello. But Leonardo is the best artist of the renaissance not only from his back story but because of his variety of skills. Leonardo had many skills but were only focusing on two, Master painter, and Inventor. Leonardo wasn’t into being a painter he was born of a peasant. Leonardo…

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    Those in favor who vote for Kanye for being a better artist, can also agree that he produces a higher quality of beats in his tunes. Think about it. Kanye is a rapper, song-writer, producer, fashion designer, and an entrepreneur. He is the best selling artist of all time, he owns 92 awards out of 369 nominations. He has 7 platinum albums while Eminem has 2, this shows that he is the undeniable exposition of being an iconic artist. For example, on the Genius website an editor named…

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    El Anatsui Artist Analysis

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    Artist as individuals have the ability to create exciting things using everyday objects. Marcel Duchamp a French member of the dada movement, Rosalie Gascoigne a contemporary Australian (died in1999), El Anatsui a contemporary West African, and Fiona Hall a contemporary Australian, they are all artists who work with mundane materials to create phenomenal pieces of work. Artist create their works within the agencies of the world, their audience and artworks through their practice.We can interpret…

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    Chris Ofili Artist Essay

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    Introduction This paper will discuss three artists: Chris Ofili, Barbara Kruger and Chaz Mavyane-Davies. Christopher "Chris" Ofili was born October 10 1968. He is an English Turner Prize-winning painter who is best known for his paintings incorporating elephant dung. American conceptual/pop artist Barbara Kruger was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1945 and left there in 1964 to attend Syracuse University. Early on in her career she developed an interest in graphic design, poetry, and writing and…

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    This man would grow up to be one of the greatest artist in the Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli was born on the 17 of May in 1446. When young, Botticelli was trained to become a goldsmith by his brother Antonio. He later then decided to become an artist. At the age of fourteen he became an apprentice. He was apprenticed by an artist named Fra Filippo Lippi. Most of his working’s have been attributed to his master. Lippi greatly influenced Botticelli in his workings. Botticelli learned a lot from…

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