Master of Arts

Every piece of artwork has a message or meaning that can be vital to the way someone may see the artwork. The meaning of each artwork can be relayed back to political meaning of the artwork. Throughout time, the meanings that are created by art can change to better fit each society and region that they encounter. Not only can artwork create meaning, but the meanings can change in various ways. Kyoto Cermaic Tea Cup: Momoyama Period- Japan One thing that creates meaning throughout history is tea…

other. On the “Allegory of Geometry” both triangles meet at the sphinx head. One is shorter than the other, but the longer one goes left creating little depth while the shorter triangle goes right to create depth to the painting mainly the Egyption art, buildings,and sculptures. Like Caravaggio, La Hyre did not “received any formal education either in a school or in a…

introductory art classes that I disliked immensely. The three hours I spent drawing a piece of fruit and molding unique sculptures out of clay made me realize that this was not a career that I wanted to be spend the rest of my life in. Not to mention, it is hard to land a job fresh out of college because the demand for art is so low and, of those who are interested in purchasing art, their standards are so high that it is almost impossible to meet. After a semester, I changed my major from Fine…

dialog and discussion among scholars who are engaged in philosophical and practical analyses of musical experiences. Unlike other philosophical discourses, the difficulty of speaking about music is the difficulty of speaking about a nonrepresentational art form. Music has been discussed in terms of the hard sciences, such as pitch, rhythm, and form, but music has been at best, ignored with respect to philosophical thought. Deleuze is one philosopher who has tackled music straight on. An…

British Graffiti master, filmmaker, activist, troublemaker, Banksy, has made headlines around the world for years. Yet his true identity still remains unknown. Banksy is undoubtedly the most controversial street artist ever known. His artwork sparks curiosity and starts controversy across the world. After 20 years his identity still remains unknown, which just adds to the hype surrounding his work. But why is his work so popular? Is it because it cross’s the barriers between art, politics,…

1618-1694, was the first great master that popularized this style of print in Japan, that eventually spread to the rest of the world. Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770, was the first to create and produce full (more than two or three) color prints, which led to more elaborate and colorful prints as the years progressed during this period. I always thought the artist was the only one that did all the work to create a print, but I was wrong after doing this research. To produce this art, it’s more like a…

made in the late 19th century (c. 1880) and was considered one of Carolus-Duran’s great society portraits. The piece’s present location is the La Salle University Art Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its original location was *****. This portrait is oil on canvas, and the “quick, loose brushwork” technique can be accredited to masters such as Diego Velasquez and Edouard Manet (placard.) Just as the painting suggests, the painting’s subject is an artist, many say Carolus-Duran’s wife or…

Michelangelo was an extraordinary artist who contributed enormous physical and educational pieces of art to the world. Arguably one of the most spectacular pieces of art in human history was his vaulting painting, The Last Judgement, available for viewing in the Sistine Chapel. The overall process of producing this painting and Michelangelo’s personal beliefs and life were both incredibly influential throughout these 20 months. As Adrienne DeAngelis outlined in her article describing the…

The people who are always bored are the people who are boring. I remember being told something along these lines, that the nature of one’s surroundings depends on what they make of them, and this ultimately reflects who they are. In order to constantly live in an interesting world and even be an interesting person, people adapt a “creative eye.” Having such, they are able to find new treasures in otherwise depleted or barren scenes. This filtered, idealistic vision of the world has been…

of modern art. To the untrained eye, there is nothing particularly extraordinary about it, but experts claim it is worth millions. All the while, in the outskirts of the city, a gorgeous, sprawling mural covers the side of an abandoned building, catching the attention of everyone who catches sight of it, yet it is labeled as vandalism, as mere graffiti. What is the role of art in our modern society, and what is the true nature of human self-expression? Perhaps, in the realm of art, there are…