Master of Fine Arts

the famous artist’s life and what is the story behind his painting of the girl with the pearl earrings. The movie is quit modest with the way it presented that period of time with the way they dressed to the way they spoke. It also focused of how art was important, precious and a luxury to attain. It addresses the tough life of people that suffer living problem such as, money, are treated and looked down on. However, they upperclass pity there conditions and take them in. One of the main…

Again in 1913, he exhibited a bronze version of The Kiss (RA1992) at the R A (Fig. 20). The bronze, signed Charles Vyse on the back is undated. In 1911, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, purchased an edition. 11 The author, Herbert H Stansfield published a monochrome photograph of The Kiss in his book Sculpture and the Sculptors Art. (1916) He refers to Charles Vyse, ‘one of the coming men of sculpture.’12 It would seem that Vyse had arrived at the threshold of a brilliant career as…

The talents of Maya Lin in the field of visual arts and the built environment know no boundaries. Early on in her career, she was already able to break down the stereotypes of how architectural public spaces should be. To date, Maya Lin continues to explore different aspects of visual representation through design, architecture, sculpture, crafts and design philosophy. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio to Chinese migrant parents. Artistry, creative and deep thinking runs in…

Chinese painting has changed and evolved throughout Chinese history. An noticeable example is calligraphy. Calligraphy is a style of Chinese painting using fine penmanship and ink work. Originally calligraphy was once its art work alone. It wasn 't until later one the evolution of painting where you can see calligraphy used tied together with other styles and techniques of painting. Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Han Dynasty The Han…

Also, he must be well-versed in classical education and knowledge of art, music, philosophy, literature, and rhetoric. The courtier must have a pleasing tone and clear voice along with eloquence and composure when conversing. As to the physical, he must be always trained in mind and body in the principle of warfare, being…

Wabi Sabi: The Beauty of Imperfection In her essay, “An argument about beauty”, Susan Sontag implies we look past blemishes and imperfections. Sontag references “…scratches… in the surface of an Old Master painting…”(Sontag, 1), something she says we “…reflexively screen out or see past” (Sontag, 1). It seems obvious that Sontag finds these imperfections distasteful and unworthy of attention. However, this idea of ignoring an interruption of the expected landscape for the sake of enjoying the…

Museum Research Essay For this research trip, I attended a contemporary art museum in Los Angeles down town which called “The Broad” which has around thousands piece of contemporary art collections. Also we can easily find the many different kind of pop art pieces in there. On the second floor, there have many arresting pop art collections, like Roy Lichtenstein’s portrait paintings, Andy Warhol’s soup cans, Keith Haring’s untitled acrylic work, etc… Each one was play the most important role in…

figures, but beautiful and high quality sculptures can also be created out of unconventional materials. Everyday objects that would usually be perceived as useless rubbish like bottles, pencils and really anything, can be recycled into great works of art. This is called Junk Sculpture and has become increasingly popular. This is because the materials themselves can be used to send a message or strengthen it. In this essay, the work of two influential artists; Guy Laramée and Nicholas Jones, who…

Tang Soo Do may only look like a simple martial arts class that teaches you how to defend yourself from any danger that you may encounter in your life even as you grow up. I believe that Tang Soo Do represents more than just defense, to me it represents the knowledge and strength of achieving a high goal to reach which is Black Belt and learning the techniques as to why they are so special in a combat experience. When I first started Tang Soo Do at the age of 4, it was something new for me and…

professor who believes being an artist is not just about being able to make or create art. She believes being an artist is also about being a problem solver as well as making something that means something or that is a part of you. She believes that everyone is an artist in their own way whether it is writing a paper to painting a picture in some ways we are all alike. Amanda Kline is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art here at Otterbein, who also is a Professional Visual Artist on her own…