Mural Arts Program

The Boger Gallery and Williams Memorial Chapel are displaying the unique work of Stephen Watson, an artist whose medium is ground spices. Watson’s spice art installments are made by sprinkling powdered spices and herbs onto pieces of precut plexiglass that are laid on the floor. Custom designed stencils are used to layer the spices and create intricate patterns and designs. Watson said he has been working with spices exclusively for almost two years and there was a journey that brought him to…

For my paper I have chosen to talk about and critique Edvard Munch's The Scream. This particular piece of art was created by using a piece of cardboard and applying tempera as well as casein ("Munch, Edvard."). This painting is believed to be painted in the year 1893 ("Munch, Edvard."). Edvard Munch was born in the year of 1863 and died in the year of 1944 (Edvard Munch Biography.). He was born in Norway but for about 10 years he traveled far and wide in Europe especially between Germany and…

make it from the heart, make it beautiful," (Cardinal, 1) considering that I believe, no matter how hard one may work at something, unless they add something to it to make it mean something to them and make it their own, it is difficult to make your art portray something to others. Whether it be a major project brought upon you by work or a small gift given by a loved…

Old Art Education Analytic Research Paper: Light And Shade With Chapters On Charcoal, Pencil, And Brush Drawing: A Manual For Teachers And Students Understanding the basic concepts and fundamentals of art is essential to creating good art work. Instruction in drawing must be built upon the principles which underlie the most successful in art (Cross, 1892). It is crucial to a student's development to show them how to visualize, imagine, and work independently. As an individual the arts can…

birth, death, and the way the mind works. A lot of his work is very blunt and simplistic – given his focus; that is really the only way he can describe what he is trying to describe. The interesting part of Viola is not just his art, but also the way he sees the world; his art serves simply as a catalyst for this. Despite his simple way of viewing, Viola has lived a colorful life; he worked some interesting jobs such as a video technician, a technical director in Florence, and even worked odds…

Morality in art changed during the classical era. It went from not having an important rule in Rococo art to playing a major role in Neoclassical art. In Rococo art morals were not one of the most important thing. The enjoyment of the art was what was important. So in the art morals were not always expressed or were not the morals that people of the time should have. While, durning the Neoclassical it was very important to make sure the art had good morals. It was meant to inspire people to…

Mike Kelley, considered one of the most inspirational American artist of our time, with his contemporary, messy, and unusual mash-ups of thrift shop media. Kelley's art occasionally opposed the usual art world value. In his highly recognized piece More Love Hours than Can Ever Be Repaid (1987), Kelley stitched together stuffed animals and blankets purchased at a thrift shop on a canvas, to portray the symbolism that a toy, once a loving gift from a parent to a child, is now damaged and unwanted…

The prime time of these prints was from 1800 to 1860. Nagasaki-e were made for and bought by Japanese who had hardly ever a chance to see one of the red-haired, foreign 'barbarians' in their lifetime. Richard Illing in his book The Art of Japanese Prints suggests that the Nagasaki-e industry, which flourished from 1800 to 1860, was something of a sideline for the artists the Japanese government employed in Nagasaki to copy western images brought to Japan by foreigners. As the prints…

Art during the 1800s represented reality and detail. Artists were concerned with the fine finishing and details of the subjects they painted. Salons had conservative juries who screened and approved artwork that could be displayed for the public. In Paris, artists like Édouard Manet and Claude Monet would begin to challenge the status quo of art during the1860s and 1870s. They influenced art in a movement that would be called impressionism. Impressionist wanted to capture the changes in…

In the Edo world view, the head is considered to symbolize a man's knowledge, authority, success, and family leadership. The burden of providing for his family and seeing them through times of trouble is often described as being "on his head." Each new king or “Oba” of the Nigerian kingdom of Benin memorialized his father with a portrait cast in brass, made by craftsmen of the brass fraternity. The oba is often called a "Great Head," accentuating the head of the living leader as having the…