Ceramic art

Major Art history and visual arts 1. What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less) I want to get involved in the Columbia University Badminton Club. As the president of the Badminton Club in my high school myself, the club won the award for the Best Club; badminton is always the sport I have great passion for. Columbia has a well-developed badminton club with weekly exercise and professional games. If I can get in…

Culture defines art. According to Webster's dictionary, the definition of culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular group, place, and or time. As time progresses and present becomes past, the ability to preserve a society lies on the capacity to transfer history through tangible forms. Art has the capacity to preserve society and its history; it preserves events and emotions that were once meaningful to an era. Animal symbolism in Chinese and Japanese art as seen in a war…

Every piece of artwork has a message or meaning that can be vital to the way someone may see the artwork. The meaning of each artwork can be relayed back to political meaning of the artwork. Throughout time, the meanings that are created by art can change to better fit each society and region that they encounter. Not only can artwork create meaning, but the meanings can change in various ways. Kyoto Cermaic Tea Cup: Momoyama Period- Japan One thing that creates meaning throughout history is tea…

Recently I got to visit the mobile museum of art located in Mobile, Alabama. The visit was quite interesting and I got to experience the allure of detailed pieces of art that are so masterfully crafted, painted or drawn. The trip to the Mobile Museum of Art is one that I cannot forget. The Museum is a host permanent and temporary visiting collection of art. The collection available in the Museum spans the periods from the classical antiquity to the present day art. The museum is owned and…

As part of Disability Awareness Week (December 3 to 9), The Spine and Limb Foundation will be hosting a Marketability event on Wednesday, December 6 from 10:00am to 3:00pm in front of the Paraquad Industries building. Marketability is an on-site event that will provide opportunities for people with disabilities to showcase their special achievements in various life roles including recreation and employment. This first-time event will consist of outdoor ‘market’ themed activities where artists…

Patti Warashina is a Japanese-American ceramic sculptor whose body of work spans over four decades. Warashina is well known for her work with the human figure, influenced by Surrealism. However, a closer look at her work provides audiences with a narrative of self-inspiration and self-reflection that affirms Warashina’s own life and body. Her artwork is a “virtual diary” of the female body and in her pieces, she hopes to portray her fascination and interest in the eccentricities and…

of the word art is an expression of feelings or ideas through different mediums. Throughout history I don't believe that this definition has changed but the different mediums have. As society has grown, we humans have modified our way of expressing our feelings through our advanced technology. The influence that I had that helped me discover this definition was my experiences through my art classes. As I produced many different art projects I felt that these different mediums of art helped me…

Rich use of symbolism is an essential component in many conceptual artworks, facilitating the audience’s connection with the artist’s intent. In some works, artist incorporate juxtaposition symbols to create visual statements about their culture in order to educate or inform their audience of their perspectives in their culture, enabling conceptual connections with and meaning made from the work. Yukinori Yanagi and Brendan Tang, artist from vastly diverse cultures, both employ the visual…

The advantages of conservation for Art objects and heritage not only offer an opportunity to understand the history of art, it takes any country to the world map if done with rigour and skill. Anshita Arora draws a thin line between the day-to-day conservation of Art Objects and lists some commendable works that are under process the world over. Why do all of us preserve movies in a DVD format, and also in a hard disk for a back-up? Or why do we pay that extra money to the photo studio for any…

time between 1981 and 1993. During this time, he studied at Parson’s School of Design. It was in New York were he began to draw inspiration from artists, such as, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and the likes. While in New York, he began making conceptual art with random objects. Ai eventually found his way back to China,…