Metropolitan Museum of Art

of Aphrodite stand out as being two sculptures that both display a shift in the medium of stone sculpture and in art history as a whole. The “standing” female figure is a smaller piece done in the Cycladic style by a Bastis Master from Greece, belonging to the Keros-Syros culture. It dates between 2600 and 2400 BCE, is made of marble, and can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in gallery 151 under the accession number 68.148. The Status of Aphrodite is a Roman marble copy of a larger…

During the Ming dynasty there have been many beautiful forms of art. One of these forms of art was music, which has been an important art for many years. The Ming dynasty had introduced new instruments and types of music. To play music, an instrument is necessary, of course. One of the most famous instruments used during the Ming dynasty was the pipa. The pipa looked like a big pear with strings on it. It is not a guitar, it is a lute. A lute is a musical instrument like a guitar with a round…

middle of the twentieth century, kinetic art pushed traditional boundaries with its composers seeking actively to engage a different part of the viewer's brain. Throughout the course of art history, one can see that as time progresses, artists become more and more fond of moving towards a form that utilizes new ways of interpreting art—drawing further away from traditional values and precepts and creating a refreshed modern feel to their works. The kinetic art movement does not fall far from the…

Art Analysis Still Life with Skull by Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne’s Still Life with a Skull is a piece of work that features a skull, fruits, and a piece of white cloth placed on a table and features a dark background. The artists seems to have created depth of perspective and space using planes of color through contrast. The work represents an essential and powerful link between the materialistic artistic movement of expressionism and the ephemeral features of Impressionism. It was done in the…

metal for large scale assemblies. He studied at the University of California in Berkley and Santa Barbra, did graduate work at Yale University, then spent two years in Paris and Florence. Needless to say, he is a preeminent figure in the international art scene with work that demands direct engagement regardless of the location. His monumental sculptures challenge the way we see. For example, the Torqued Torus Inversion made of weatherproof steel in two thousand and six located in Germany. He…

vision of a squid-like lemon squeezer came upon me…” This napkin is now on display at the Alessi Museum, Milan. (Watson-Smyth, 2010) In addition, the Juicy Salif itself has been displayed in the Metropolitan museum of art, Mint museum of Art and other well-established museums. (Alessi.com, 2015) From this, it is evident that the Juicy Salif is not just a simple domestic appliance, but also a piece of art. It is recognisable and iconic, which controversially compensates for its lack of…

Tiffany & Co. founder, Charles Tiffany, but as a notorious glassmaker, designer, and is also credited with being a leader of the Art Nouveau movement. Tiffany began his studies in Europe, and furthers his education at the National Academy of Design in New York with aspirations to become an artist. Painting was Tiffany’s primary interest, however, he began to focus on decorative arts and interiors in the 1870s. Stemming from his father’s jewelry business, Tiffany decided to pursue his own…

Through-out the years, Artworks from different Art Movements have been influencing various scopes of the design world. One of the ways that the influence of Art History to the design world, is shown through Fashion Design. Every now and then we see hints of Artworks walking down the runway showcasing the master pieces that they are. Moreover, influence of Art is seen everywhere in the world of fashion, be it Magazines, clothes or exhibitions. It is also evident that some artworks are more…

It can be perceived that empathy to the environment and people can be related to buildings or a city. One of the examples that can be considered as key embodiment of such empathy is in downtown Los Angeles architected by Frank O. Gehry, i.e., the Walt Disney Concert Hall. An intelligent strategy of inclusiveness and hybridization is led by the micro and macro design of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. With its skyscrapers stretching to the side and with the central business district, on the edge…

The artwork The Parc Monceau made in 1878 by Claude Monet is an oil on canvas painting. The painting is 28 5/8 inches horizontally by 21 3/8 inches vertically. I discovered this piece of art online through the Metropolitan Museum of Art website located in New York, New York, along with many other of his art pieces, but this one I appreciated the most. The Parc Monceau is a representational and figurative painting because it depicts scenery we see in real life as well as people just slightly…