Kinetic art

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the artwork Web #8 by Vjia Celmins and Drapery for a seated figure by Da Vinci. First, we will start off with the differences between the two pieces of art work. The mediums for Web # 8 is a dry media, charcoal on paper while Drapery for a Seated Figure is a liquid media, grey distemper on grey linen canvas. Vija's piece Web #8 is a charcoal piece containing line work such as cross hatching and a gray scale. Her line work I considered cross…

RICHARDSON, TX- The Richardson Civic Art Society (RCAS) has showcased visual artists of the Richardson community and surrounding areas for 50 years. They have promoted the craft members have created and people have donated in local homes, businesses, and public buildings with shows. Showcases like, but not limited to, The Young People’s Scholarship Show and The Rosemary Cheney Memorial Art Show allow them to do just that. Exhibits like these avail local young artists by not only promoting their…

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…