Master of Arts

visual art” (1), but after considering what multiple other scholars have said about this concept and genre of literature, Heffernan proposes his own definition “simple in form but complex in its implications: ekphrasis is the verbal representation of visual representation” (3). He continues the exposition by bringing in the difference between narration and description, claiming that ekphrasis can never be purely one of these two modes, but rather that “because it verbally represents visual art,…

photographs published by Assouline, and his first Solo Exhibition in 30 years and his first museum retrospective ever is at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. (SCAD) Jonathan Becker for photography was sparked young. During the artist talk Becker discussed his first commissioned piece coming into fruition…

Live theater is such an amazing art form and is a part of who I am as a person, so I would love to begin to get more involved in it again. Even helping out with my school’s musicals would be a great opportunity. Film: 13.Before Humanities 210, how would you have described…

of the Silhouettes Through the Art, the artist is capable to express his deepest feelings and ideas. The Art is a valuable tool that allows the artist to manifest or communicate emotions. The artist through his work can reflect hatred, abuse, love, happiness, peace, and many other feelings that can be reflected in a painting. Where its creator with his work, transmit to the audience a hidden message to interpret or decode. Have you ever imagined the world without art? Throughout history, there…

Volunteering for the Creative Time Summit allowed me to participate in the production of a large scale, multi-day conference that connects the arts with social justice. Attendee’s included Innovative artists, activists, writers, and curators. As the Junior Producer and Gallery Coordinator at the creative communication agency Exposure, I was responsible for all the in-house exhibition logistics…

Frey’s life-size but larger than life Pink Lady. In 1956, Frey received a bachelor of fine arts at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, then received a Master of Fine Arts from Tulane in 1958. She settled in Oakland, where she became a tenured professor in ceramics at CCA in 1965. Her work is renowned for its non-classical, unique form and thematic notations regarding “gender, cultural iconography, and art history.” Her piece Pink Lady was sculpted from stoneware, glazed, and painted…

John Farrer Winter Scene in Moonlight Visual Research Project Monica Whitney CREA 232 Art from the Fifteenth Century Professor Stavros March 22, 2015 Winter Scene in Moonlight is Henry Farrer’s first known watercolor painting. This painting was painted in 1869 and can be found at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Henry Farrer used techniques from the Pre-Raphaelite Association to paint this drawing. This watercolor painting is of a…

psychological reality. Because of this difference, she starts to focus on many of the other differences found in the world. This also contributes to her development of her own art style. Surrealism is a world different from the reality world. She uses photographs, which are often believed to represent the truth, to express her art. She just wants to show that there are differences between how things look and how they often really…

Select ONE work of art that has not appeared in the course lectures or tutorials, and discuss it from THREE different methodological perspectives. Different methodological perspectives enable further examination of David with the head of Goliath (1573-1610), painting made by Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610). David with the head of Goliath can be evaluated using biographically-based art history on the life and work of Caravaggio, providing a detailed exposition of…

According to Kleiner’s analysis of African art before the 1800s, caves such as the Apollo 11 come from Africa and are assumed to be some of the oldest paintings currently discovered, showing the diversity of the continent itself. The works are difficult to date and decipher meaning, although some of the best work comes from the Benin Kingdom. Assumed to be established in the 13th century, most of its power rose along the 16th century. The kingship was considered sacred and presented artworks…