Decorative arts

Toronto, Canada onNovember 15, 1923. Her talent rose at age of six when her father gave her weekly drawing assignments. She was a student at the Museum of Modern Art and learned to draw from the nude model at age 14, when she attended Federal Art Project classes. She received both her undergraduate (1945) and graduate (1946, 1949) degrees in art from the University of Iowa, where she studied printmaking with Mauricio Lasansky. While at the university, Schapiro met and married the artist Paul…

I choose this piece, because I enjoyed seen all the elements working in harmony. I also appreciate this art style because is made individually and none of them are exactly the same. Each piece of sheet glass is cut into a myriad of small pieces according to a master design pattern. The pieces are then edged with copper foil and operation that is crucial the strength and structure at the shade. 3. “Dragonfly” 1860-1945 by Rene Lalique a Frenc artist. This piece is a hair’s accessory with the…

The art work that I found interesting in Chapter 5 was “The Soil” which was by Constantin Meunier. The picture reminds of hard working man that make a living. For example, the way there carrying the rock or pulling the rock towards them while tilting that back is some hard work and dedication. Picture reminds me of a man breaking there back for their family. What I mean by that is we never give up at what we do for our self or whoever might be that you’re supporting. It looks so realistic by how…

myths, folklore, religion, arts and culture. The oldest visual image of the human fascination, love and reverence for nature in India can be found in the 10,000 years old cave paintings at Bhimbetka in Central India depicting birds, animals and human beings living in harmony. The Indus Valley civilization provides evidence of human interest in wildlife, as seen in depicting images of rhino, elephant, bull, etc. The earliest concern for the wild life law could be traced to 3rd century B.C. when…

definition of art. It is hard to give a really specific definition to art. As an individual person, we all have our own opinion about art. Therefore, in this paper, I am going to discuss what is art and what is not art, how are different arts be meaningful and useful in my own life or career and what makes art objects meaningful to us. And how can we decide an artwork is meaningful or not then why does art matter. First of all, what is art and what is not art? It is always hard to define…

Kehinde Wiley Exhibition I attended the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to observe Kehinde Wiley’s show. Kehinde Wileys art exhibition the “A New Republic” was an outstanding collection where he recreated paintings in the 21st century emphasizing race, gender and the political stance of representation. He wanted to create a space for African Americans in history. In the exhibit included “The Economy of Grace” series from his earlier works featuring men and women with detailed backgrounds, stained…

Academy of Fine Arts in 1926, and in the Museum of Modern Art in 1932. Since then, many museums have acquired Hicks’ work and consider his work to currently be the masterpieces of folk art. Folk art is an expression that came out of a craftsmanship tradition. The tradition of craftsmanship came out of the technical abilities of folk art painters. Nonetheless, this was especially true during the age of the shop-trained men of the nineteenth-century rather than by the training of art schools and…

symbols, decoration, and artistic expression just to name a few. They are also landmarks that help us remember the past and works of art that we can admire in the present. Today I will be exploring the similarities and differences between historic and modern sculptures, architectural features, and relief sculptures. Merriam-Webster defines sculpture as, “a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.”. This style of artwork has been used for thousands of…

use of basket and wood basins (Pedley, 2012, 31). This was the beginning of Greek pottery evolution because it became a common piece of artwork that has been found in all of the monuments that individual’s originally think of when thinking of Greek art. Greek pottery has evolved throughout history from the Neolithic age up to the Classical period from styles such as polychrome to red-figure style pottery. Discussing the types of pottery throughout the periods of Greek history will help…

reflected by its Art and Culture. These are shown through numerous forms of folk traditions, performing arts, music, paintings, writings, rituals and beliefs to mention a few. India has been known for its rich culture since ages now. On a journey from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Jammu and Kashmir we will come across innumerable types of Art forms. Every state has their unique history on the form of Art and Culture which takes us to a completely different land of interest and curiosity. These…