Decorative arts

Formally, my practice has predominately focused on digital media and performance as well as performance documentation. I have focused on these material approaches because I do not consider the university studio design to be functional for a productive art practice. Therefore, I have worked mainly at home leading to the creation of works that are often introspective and feature conceptual concerns surround the domestic, the representation of…

“The typist “really stands out of the whole series of the magazine and was one of the quirkiest covers at that time. It was by Cubist collage, he created a unique decorative vitality by combining materials of diverse shapes and textures. The typist's face is formed from everyday office equipment, while the cigarette in her mouth is the ultimate symbol of the modern independent woman of the time. The light-hearted humor…

point out several specific examples found within the ancient civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Ancient Aegean world. I will give specific examples regarding temples, structures, and artwork in general. A common theme in art history is the idea that many different cultures and civilizations created lots of artwork involving the kings and deities they worship. For example, Ancient Egyptian King Narmer was represented as a bull destroying the walls of his foes on the…

An artist is struggling to make a living; she has two children who cannot predict when their next meal is. The artist heard that the WPA (the Works Progress Administration) was funding for the arts as part of a relief program. She was ecstatic to hear she could finally obtain a job to provide for her family. This artist was put in the position of poverty because after WWI, the economy was booming and the American society went through a prosperous period known as the Roaring 20s. In 1929, there…

The statue of King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and Queen (fig. 1) is not only a work of artistic mastery, but also contains a very deep background and history behind the statue itself as well as its discovery and placement into the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). In the early to mid 1900’s, an archaeologist by the name of George Andrew Reisner directed an expedition sponsored by Harvard University and the MFA in the Old Kingdom site of Giza. It is thanks to his scrupulous documentation through early…

artist has made 448 lithographs, woodcuts and wood engravings and over 2000 drawings and sketches. He was born as the fourth and youngest son of a civil engineer and failed his high school exams, however enrolled in the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem. Escher plays with architecture, perspective and impossible spaces. “I believe that producing pictures, as do I do, is almost solely a question of wanting so very much to do it well” – M.C. Escher. Analysis The Hand with…

Ramirez Professor Brown Art History 141 26 May 2015 Fowler Museum Project The Fowler Museum was an interesting experience. The name of the Exhibition is Intersections: World Arts/ Local Lives, the exhibition doesn’t have an ending. The name of the organizers and curators were not provided. The art is interesting for the facts that the people who made the art pieces put a lot of dedication and time in wanting to make them look great. The first section in the exhibition is the Art and Action…

Art of Ancient Egypt Introduction The art of Ancient Egypt refers to the architecture, sculpture, painting, and other parts that were produced by ancient Egyptians. These works of art were produced by the Egyptian civilization that was located in the lower Nile valley and most of them appeared between 3000 BC and 100 AD. The art of Ancient Egypt was characterized by highly developed sculpture and painting which were both very symbolic and stylized. Most of the Ancient Egypt art that has…

The North Carolina Museum of Art currently has two works of art that stand out because of their uniqueness and the stories they tell. “Tippy Toes,” created by Alison Saar, is a dark wooden woman suspended in a tall barbed wire dress. She has bobbed hair reminiscent to the artist’s. Alison Saar is a sculptor who is known for sculpting pieces that depict African American culture and the highly personal struggles they face. Often, her works are of women as is “Tippy Toes,” so these specifically…

However it’s not until 1809 when John Heathcoat developed a machine that could produce a wide net fabric that would not unravel after being cut did the art of lace making take an impact. Over the years, different inventors modified the machine and by 1870 every type of lace made by hand had a machine that could copy how to produce it. Machines made lace was preferred for the obvious reasons large volume…