Master of Arts

How did an increased interest in theosophy in the 19th century influence the direction of modern art? Theosophy, as a philosophical belief system, can be traced back to ancient times. Through her two part Isis Unveiled (1877), and her theosophical society, Russian Born Mme Helena Blavatsky, a religious mystic, played a huge part in reinstating the dogmas of theosophy into the art world. Isis Unveiled was written during a time of significant change around the globe. In 1859 Charles Darwin…

new lands and make life easier for those around it. The Egyptian thrive on the river as we do in Chicago from Lake Michigan. If we didn’t used the earth natural resources we couldn’t even image where we would be at. If our ancient relative haven’t master transportation by air, land and sea we wouldn’t have any great explores searching for new lands and riches. Nature is a gift and today we don’t give it enough credit for all the help it has given human being. We have slowly turn our back to it…

edited images in his review of his student’s art. Today’s students only rely on one form of medium, the computer, to create their art. They do not learn how to use various instruments to create different forms of art, only seeing one perspective (Alcorn 18). Students should have the basic experience with multiple forms of art in order to find new, fresh ways to look at things. This technological development doesn’t allow for students to bond with their art. Instead of using a paintbrush or…

that school for a year and then he decided to take time off and travel while painting and studying in Italy. Edgar came from a musically talented family his mother was an opera singer and his father was a composer. This is how he got interested in the arts. Through his painting years, Degas painted large portraits and historical paintings “The Daughter of Jephthah,” “Semiramis Building Babylon” and “Scene War” during the middle ages. He gave these paintings to teachers and French artist.…

Merlino Gallery. She is currently finishing up her last year in the masters program for print making. She decided that she wanted to major in art right after high school. She had always had an interest in art, which her mother had some influence in. She is from Southern California and came to Long Beach for grad school. She has just recently moved to Anaheim as well. Norax likes her art to be abstract and figurative. To make her art pieces, she used screen printing. She feels that it is quick…

Compare and Contrast Essay The two works of art that I have chosen to compare and contrast had me worried at first. I wondered if there were enough things to compare between the two. However, after evaluating Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s Samurai Attacks Woman and Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s self portrait, I have come to find that they share many things in common; from medium to colour, I will discuss the vast array of contrasts as well as similarities. It helps first to describe the two pieces. The first…

Musicians ' Village is an example of how community can be in the favor art and also how art can be in the favor community. The initial sense of community was established after the devastations of Hurricane Katrina and because of its effects on people; however, art was a catalyzer for creating this sense. As a form of art, architecture had a significant role in making Musicians village what it is today. Rebuilding the houses was a project that was done purely based on people’s willingness to help…

19th-century art. Degas' talent in capturing movement in its countless forms resulted in a substantial portfolio of pastels, paintings, sketches, drawings and eventually sculptures. Apart from his portraits it is almost impossible to find a Degas where movement is not present, yet his techniques were the exact opposite of the other Impressionists of his age. There was nothing impulsive about Degas, everything was studied, planned and performed in his controlled studio. According to art…

Reading Assignment #1; The Power of Lines and Perspective Considering myself an amateur artist and painter, I took this course with hopes of understanding the deep passion, subjectivity, and heart of making paintings. With the help of lectures and several readings, I have been exposed to a lot of great information and insight from several sources. Beyond this recent enlightenment however, I have also come to understand and appreciate the true dynamism and influence of straight lines in a…

the art museum being a neutral container for the disposal of art and recognized the verbal and visual methods employed in representation that leads to canonization through its establishment as a secular temple . The museum became the facilitator of modern ideological fiction . The ancient rhetoric, that observes the museum as communicator or orator, trying to persuade the public of the importance of its message through ethos, pathos and logos, can be effectively used in order to dissect art…