Master of Fine Arts

passed by the American Congress combined with public disinterest have put music education under fire in recent years. Music education is a vital part of any student’s education. This is because without proper education of the arts, the future could very well be one without art or music, which are both large parts of children and young adults forming their creative ideas. The American education system should in particular budget more money for music education in middle and high schools, because…

Art: The work of Leonardo da Vinci on perspective, light, shadows, and color in painting When Leonardo da Vinci was born, he was apprenticed to a sculptor and painter named Verrocchio. As he learned, he learned to surpass his own master and become a master of all that he had learned. Leonardo was nothing short of a genius. Leonardo was a mathematician, botanist, architect, civil and military engineer, town planner, hydrologist, and cartographer. He drew upon art in discovering science and used…

of his beloved mother and the fear that one day she would be forgotten when he vowed to never be forgotten. In 1922, Dali moved to Madrid and study at the school of Fine Arts, Dali had such a precise technique because he had study different movements, artist, and times that he said, “only after you perfected the technique of the masters can you develop your own style.” Dali was…

Constantijn Huysmans. This is when Vincent developed a systematic approach to art which would later develop to a more expressive style. Van Gogh did not have a supportive childhood and in a letter to his brother he wrote, "my youth was gloomy and cold and sterile." His childhood would attribute to his depression, which worsened as he became older.…

The Timken Museum of Art has its roots in the coincidental San Diego Relationship between two sisters, the Misses Anne R. and Amy Putnam, members of the Timken family of the Timken roller bearing treasure, and a local attorney, Walter Ames. The affluent Putnam sisters arrived in San Diego in the early 1900s from Vermont, accompanied by their elderly parents and preceded by a millionaire uncle, Henry Putnam. The two sisters never were married, spent decades obtaining Old Masters. Initial…

on the crown is Hyacinth, which is the name of the princess, representing her character furthermore. The red hyacinth symbolizes play time or recreation, contrasting her facial expression, further emphasizing the characterization of the princess. Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line. ➌ This…

The Bauhaus school was founded in Weimar by the German architect Walter Gropius in 1919 with a modern agenda that included the unification of the arts and the elimination of the distinction between artist and craftsperson. In an essay on the Bauhaus written in 1923, Gropius acknowledged the sources that shaped the foundation of the Bauhaus school, sources which included William Morris and John Ruskin in England, Henry Van der Velde in Belgium, as well as Peter Behrens and the Deutsche Werkbund…

“Autumn in Central Park” On March 26, 2017, my husband and I were strolling through the town of Gatlinburg, TN when we came upon the Masters Edition’s Fine Art Gallery. We were taking in all the fine art when a piece caught my eye. The piece did not have a date on it, but was titled “Autumn in Central Park” by Rod Chase. It was created using the medium, Acrylic on canvas. The artwork and detail put into this piece was breathtaking. I knew immediately it had to be New York as the twin towers were…

colleges will focus on liberal arts or the fine arts. They also tend to keep their classes small. Because of these small classrooms, students are granted with easier access to professors after class. Although both are colleges, they do have differences, but they also have similarities. Both colleges have every tool needed to improve a student's mind. They both do require tuition. ADD ANOTHER SENTENCE. Private college is for people who are sure of what they want to master. While public college…

For my adventure in culture project I decided to go to St Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts. I had never been to this museum before and honestly I was not really sure what to expect. My first impression of the building walking up to it is that it looked marvelous and looked like what any classic museum would look like. It has great pillars and is modern yet it exudes a more elder and traditional style. It made me feel enthusiastic and welcome to come in and see what enthralling and compelling…