Modern Times

Bill-zhyad amadou Emily Sprouse ART 101 13 October 2015 Art History in Real-Time Art is a human activity involving the intellect and emotions, which results in the creation of works with aesthetic features. It brings together different areas in constant evolution, including sculpture, painting, dance, poetry, cooking, film, printmaking, theater, comics, photography and digital art now. Study the trajectories of digital cultural assets is an entry point to better understand the social data.…

Who is the mother of modern dance? None other than Martha Graham. Many believe that Martha Graham is one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century. Martha Graham was born in what is known as Pittsburgh, PA, on May 11, 1894 to Dr. George Graham and Jane Beers. Dr. Graham had a great deal of influence on Martha’s life. Dr. Graham specialized in nervous disorders who used physical movements to treat his patients. By the age of 14, Martha and her family moved all the way across the…

Benjamin Franklin once said, “He that can have patience can have what he will.” In order for a person to get something he or she wants, he or she must be patient, and do what shall be done before chasing instant gratification. Instant gratification is the desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay. It is, by definition, an urge to achieve something without the process of thinking it through or further analyzing the situation. Instant gratification leads to compulsive decision…

All artworks have some type of value placed on them, be it by society or by the artist themself. Here, I will be discussing three artworks that all hold significant values, some different and some the same. Two of the works I looked at were readymades by Marcel Duchamp; ‘Fountain’, created in 1917, and ‘L.H.O.O.Q.’ in 1919. My other selected work is one of Picasso’s most famous oil paintings, ‘Guernica’. Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ remains to be one of the most influential artworks of the 20th…

The actual purpose of multitasking is to do more than one activity at a time and being able to successfully be competent in the process creating an ideal finished product. The process is flawed at its very core, saying one can put forth an equal balance of attention more than one action and be proficient in them. In a study…

Though suprematism was a short lived movement in the art and design worlds, it’s leading theories and principles helped to shape what we see today. Beginning in 1913 and being heavily influenced by the avant-garde poets of the time, Suprematism revolves heavily around the “Zero Degree” of painting, in which artists would aim to push the medium they were using as far as they could, in order to emphasize the material itself rather than what it depicted. The movement’s founder, Kazimir Malevich,…

Artists, such as dancers, are often judged by the way they choreograph pieces or how their movement appears. An important figure to the history of dance is an artist named, Mary Wigman. Mary Wigman is a native of Germany and the leading force of German modern dance. Many of her works considered the gentleness of nature to the macabre, or unearthly. The reason behind her choreography being judged crucial originates from her background of a Germanic heritage. Within this heritage, an atomsphere of…

The location also had to do with the food supply for hunting and gathering, and food to be hunted for eating. Some animals became scarce to the Neanderthals. In the north cows were very scarce because the cows would die of frost bite or being famished, due to the lack of grass and other resources. The Neanderthals ate mostly nuts, berries, and other things they could scrounge up to eat. However, the Neanderthals that lived in a warm climate like in Africa were very well fed. They became…

to live. It was full of decadents such as food, oils, incense, etc. At times, the harem was only known as the place that women and children would stay in, but belly dance expanded here. The sultan would request for dancers to perform for him, and his male guests. During these performances, the musicians typically would have to be blindfolded while the women danced to prevent any sexual temptation. Based on these practices…

Balanchine. He was an important contributor to the dance community. He also had a chance to work with well-known choreographers and producers. He created some of the most recognized ballets seen today. George Balanchine became an inspiration to the modern ballet culture by being an influential dancer, a world renowned choreographer, and a contributor to the ballet world. George Balanchine will always be remembered as a stunning dancer and teacher. According to the Biography.com Editors, at the…