Conceptual art

Over Thanksgiving break I went with my family to the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art which is located at Johnson County Community College. The Nerman Museum has a variety of pieces created from different mediums including: clay, painting, photography, sculpture and drawing to name a few. I spent most of my time looking at an exhibit the museum has through March of 2017, called “Domestic Seen.” While many of the pieces included in this exhibit are very simple, they are meant convey perceptions…

artistic activities, study or practice the arts. This is more than half the population when applied to the global population (Madden). If so many people partake and enjoy the arts, why are an exponential number of art extracurricular programs being cut from so many school districts across the nation? Not only high school students, but middle and elementary schools are even facing budget cuts. Even though to some it can be seen as a waste of time, the integration of art education into curricula…

In “Duccio and Devotion to the Virgin’s Foot in Early Sienese Painting,” Joanna Canon studies the symbolic representation of the Virgin’s foot (or feet) in artworks from the late 13th century to the early 14th century, as well as its context, implication, and impact. Many cultures interpret that kissing the dominant personage’s foot is an act of submission. The Virgin, according to Christian tradition, is an intercessor. Therefore, in many altarpieces and paintings, her inviting foot under the…

display till March 3 in Houston Community College West Loop campus art gallery. The artwork was created by known artists Al Sauso and Kevo from the Houston art scene. The Exhibit Coordinator Maureen Lewis said that the artwork on display presents “the journey of their [the artists’] lives.” The exhibit is in celebration of Black History Month. Sauso runs his own photography company, which he developed independently for 10 years. His art primarily consists of his trademark black-and-white…

The Renaissance through the Baroque, Chapter 19 In the early Italian Renaissance what major family influenced artists and give three examples? The Medici family was very influential in the art world due to their creation of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. Many artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo, were apart of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. This academy not only funded many artists, but it also gave birth to the beliefs of Neoplatonists. Neoplatonists believed that in the…

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill was created by Pieter Claesz in 1628. It is representative of the Baroque era of art. The medium on which it is created is wood and oil paints are used, it is 9 1/2 in X 14 1/8 in. The subject of the piece is the fleeting moments in life symbolized by various naturalistic objects. Currently this piece is being displayed at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 635. In the Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill, you see a skull sitting atop a ragged…

Many artist have had interesting lives but I think that Mary Cassatt's is very unique. She had to choose between her family and Art, and she chose art. Mary Cassatt is one of very many artists, just like everyone else she had to fight to get where she ended up being. I will tell you her life story and all the hard ships she went through to get there. Mary was born in a very favorable situation on May 22, 1844, in Alleghency City, Pennsylvania , her parents where wealthy, but not rich, her father…

Before I actually watched Double Indemnity, I asked myself, “What is the dictionary definition of double indemnity?” I wanted to know, based on the movie title, what the premise of this film would be. I wanted to be able to have a sense of what I would be watching before I actually watched it so that I would not be lost throughout the whole movie. So, I opened up google, typed “double indemnity definition” into the google search bar, and found the answer to my question. To my surprise, after…

Rule of thirds is also known as a rule of thumb. It is basically a guideline or rather a pathway which is applied in the process of composing visual images for example films, designs, paintings as well as photographs. In deed it can be applied to any subject to improve the composition as well as the balance of your images. This composition technique is very fundamental as it can be used in all types of photography in order to yield images which are better balanced and more engaging. The rule of…

the men had likely met her before. The painting depicts a nude white woman lying on a bed with a black cat at her feet. The background displays a black female servant bringing her flowers. This image struck the viewers as an insult to the academic art tradition when it was first displayed. The narrative suggests that the women's frontal…