Body art

Art-” The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” One of the few man made creations that has withstood the tests of time, art is something that all can easily relate to. Whether it be art from the Middle Ages, Early Renaissance, or the Mannerism period the legacy and culture of the time remains preserved in each piece and ready to…

of Earth’s long history, art has consistently reflected the cultural values along with the social structures of many civilizations. Ancient art serves as a useful tool that guides historians to analyze the important aspects of ancient culture. From art, there are many things we can determine, like the basic morals and philosophical beliefs that were a part of numerous ancient societies around the world. There is an enormous distinction in the purpose of Greek and Roman art, for example, it shows…

For my clay vessel I made a dog. The elements of art that my dog had were color, texture, and shape. In this essay, I will talk about the elements of art and principles of design I used, the rules I broke while making this dog, and my personal This dog was a bright but also light pink. I got this color by mixing hot pink with white. The texture of my dog was very rough because there were some places that were very hard to sand. When I tried to sand it was so bumpy it would have taken…

When visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on February 20th. I was amazed as soon as I walked in. I had never been to a museum before and always thought I would be uninterested in what was displayed. It was very fun for me to see the differences in art throughout the ancient world. I also visited other collections throughout the museum but nothing was as interesting as the ancient world. It was surprising to me that the museum would be separated into different collections, I thought…

The piece was created in New York in 1919. The painting was created by using oil paint on a canvas. There was no texture added, so the piece seems to be quite smooth. The canvas is 35 x 29 inches. It is displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The artist painted an abstract piece, and it does not contain a straightforward or well known subject. There are a variety of curved lines that create oval-like shapes that originate from the bottom right corner of the canvas. Your eyes tend to…

Both of the art form and the medium is drawing. What I see in this type of art piece is a hunter trying to trap a bear into a trap, or a hunter becoming a bear’s friend and his hands up in the air because he’s glad that the bear accepted him as a friend instead of eating him. The objects that I see in this artwork is an old guy, and an animal. I can tell that he’s and old guy because of how much hair he has on his head and his mustache and how his hand is bent into an odd shape. The bear is just…

Frey’s life-size but larger than life Pink Lady. In 1956, Frey received a bachelor of fine arts at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, then received a Master of Fine Arts from Tulane in 1958. She settled in Oakland, where she became a tenured professor in ceramics at CCA in 1965. Her work is renowned for its non-classical, unique form and thematic notations regarding “gender, cultural iconography, and art history.” Her piece Pink Lady was sculpted from stoneware, glazed, and painted…

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,…

consumerist culture, Pop art created a revolutionary cultural shift in the way art was fashioned and enjoyed. The movement is still rife in our society today as it continues to influence the carnival of consumption and the thousands of marketing messages our minds witness every single day. Andy Warhol is a household name when it comes to the movement. He is widely recognised for his bold celebrations of the celebrity and branding obsessed world we live in today. Fashion and Art are two markets…

Art, whether it be paintings, statues, sculptures, etc., is meant to provoke and inspire the audience. Artists use different techniques in order to provoke the feeling they want, or to display the message they feel is important, sometimes, these techniques could offend members of the audience; however, censoring art does not prevent offending/corrupting the audience, but rather limits exposure to real life situations such as racism/hate speech, sexuality, and graphic material. It is thought by…