Land art

The 1850’s played host to an era of alternative art, these pieces begged for an audience instead of simply stood before one to be admired. These works are regarded now as masterworks of their time and are thought to influence whole eras of work after them, yet this was not always the case. The Pre-Raphaelites are the brotherhood known for creating these pieces, and their legacy is not un-noted, especially when trying to gain an understanding of them by reading into the appraisal written in the…

Interpretation: a word that can bring forth a swarm of emotions from any person that believes that his or her understanding is the truth. From experience, interpreting any form of work, whether it be literary or art, often causes controversy with conflicting opinions. One person may say that a painting looks like a black rectangle, another may say it represents the doorway to hell. In the history of Christianity, there has been many conflicts and differing opinions about how to interpret the…

Introduction to Maya Deren Maya Deren is one of the prominent figures in American experimental filmmaking, who is celebrated as a ‘legend’ and the “Mother of Avant-Garde” (Hornung 2005, p. 280; Pramaggiore 1997, p. 17). Maya Deren was born Eleanora Derenkowsky into a family of prominent educated Russian Jews in 1917, in Kiev, during the birth of the Revolution (Doneson n.d., p. 327; Fabe 1996, p. 146; McPherson 2005, p. 8). She was the only child of Solomon David Derenkowsky, a psychiatrist…

portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.” This speech is an excellent example of an informational text. It shows Abraham Lincoln’s reasons for the preserving of a specific piece of land. Additionally, these are facts as it was said by an important person at that time and who still impacts the country today. All in all, informational text uses facts, whereas, literature does…

From there, everything turns out to be weird and without any sense. Her adventures are patched together with strange dream logic and fantastic vivid wordplay. She returns to the real world and finds herself in another adventure behind the mirror in a sequel called “Through the Looking Glass.” After she finishes her journeys she feels like she has grown up a bit through her strange adventures. Apart from Carroll’s strange way of balancing the darkness against mad, whimsical humor, this story…

School Style of architecture seen around the 1890’s to 1920’s. Following this Frank Lloyd Wright’s Textile style of architecture is seen to have strong links to linearity. Another key style showing linear themes is streamline Moderne otherwise known as Art Moderne. This modernist theme emerged in the 1930s. Its architectural style emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes-nautical elements. One final Architectural style also deriving from Frank Lloyd Wright that shows…

“Loving is Art, and Art is Love. (...) In love and in art, the only constant is inconstancy (Boal 19).” This project gave me the ability to create without pressures and to cherish in the inconsistencies of art. I was able to see how art is forever changing and reworking. Art like love is fluid, the person you love and the art you create are constantly growing, moving, and developing. Normally when I am the director of a project I try to make sure that everything is constant, unique, and…

If anyone asks me what have motivated my life, my answer would be this: “The two gears that have been driving my life are art and social engagement.” Since childhood, I have experienced various genres of art, covering classical music, traditional Korean painting, and creative writing. With all these experiences, I fell in love with art, more specifically with the delights generated from expressing my imaginations and communicating others with the language of beauty. In the mean time, I have…

Chapter 3: Pinter’s Political Activism and Political Plays Can art be separated from politics is a question which has been debated upon by many critics. Personally, I feel that since art is a representation of life, and politics in life begins when at least two individuals are involved, it can never be separated from politics. However hard an artist tries to separate his work from the tricky games of politics, his efforts turn out to be futile as the artist’s own idea in his work is a political…

For this museum project I decided to take a visit to the Perez Art Museum Miami. During my trip to the museum I really connected emotionally with what I viewed, furthermore comprehending my perspectives in comparison to the intent of each art piece. Symbolically the most beautiful piece was a painting of a man, who in my opinion represented modern power. The painting is titled, "Morthyn Brito III," by the artist is Kehinde Wiley, who was born in the United States of America. Wiley finished and…