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Fogg Professor Steven Bunn Art History 366 05 June 2016 The Mystery in the Mirror Little is known of Jan Van Eyck's personal and early life. What is known, however, is that he was a revolutionary artist of his time. He used oil as a medium, the slow drying substance allowed him time to mix colors and create layers. The painting that most embodies Eyck's skills is the Arnolfini Double Portrait, painted in 1434. The painting is currently displayed at the National Gallery in London. This double…

eyes in the work of Jurek Zamoyski, Mark Powell and Alon Avissar (double exposure). Eyes are one of the most powerful and important aspects of being a human. They are extremely symbolic and hold various values for different cultures and religions. In art, Eyes often perceived as the physical structure and appearance and less often about what you see through them. I chose to look into how eyes are portrayed through multiple artists, which included Jurek Zamoyski, Mark Powell and Aneta Ivanova and…

I chose Titan’s Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne because of the colorful aspect of it. Most of the art depicted in Gardner’s Art Through the Ages chapter on high renaissance is colorful and full of mannerism that it is hard to pick a favorite one. Titan’s bacchanalian scene however captured my attention with its vivid colors and rich details. There was a growth in the role and presentation of mythical imagery in Renaissance times. An understanding with Roman culture and the trappings of classical…

women arrange a meeting with the chairman of NAWSA, Anna Howard Shaw, and try to push for a constitutional amendment allowing women to vote. However, Anna Shaw, being a more conservative woman, favors a more state-to-state approach. While at an art gallery, Alice Paul meets a woman named Inez Milholland and convinces her to support her cause. Together all three women organize a parade to promote…

Richard Norris Brooke was a prolific artist in the 1800s. He was most famous for his paintings of African-Americans.1 What made him so special was the fact that he was a Caucasian man painting positive depictions of African Americans by portraying them with dignity and happiness in the late 19th century. This was a time when African Americans were at a much lower societal class and weren’t liked by society. Brooke was an apprentice of an artist named, Leon Bonnat. He studied with Bonnat in…

This essay will introduce the themes of feminist approaches within performance art, in relation to the female body. Focusing in on the feminist approaches such as: violence against the female body that is used in cinema and film. Discussing the way of displaying the violence and how that challenges the female body, in order to create a memorable performance or cinematic film. These specific themes will link to the artist Ana Mendieta, through examining her works ‘Rape Scene’ and ‘Death of a…

The poet brings off his effects by a tactful restraint in his use of words. The poem moves forward because of the large amount of energetic verbs it has “thuds”, “smokes”, “hangs”, “stipples”, “lobs” and so on. Even a word like “feather” which is a noun is converted into a verb “feathers” which is an Augustan technique. Diction as employed by the Movement poets thus purifies the language while at the same time gives pleasure to the reader. Movement diction does not extend the range of language…

society (Robinson). Social Justice and art are directly related to each other. Art has the ability to be used as a powerful medium to create social change, and is a tool used by…

“La Haine” explores the themes of how cultural diaspora would affect the shape of identity. Identity reflects how the ever-changing society would affect an individual’s development, and it would never be completely set in stone. Director Mathieu Kassovitz sets out to capture how the remains of the empire is still apparent in societies with prominent cultural diaspora. Even today, it is being talked about, when it comes to the presence of the migrants. According to Paul A. Silverstein and…

used the money to open the Savage School of Arts in 1932 ("Savage, Augusta”). She of her students later became famous such as Jacob Lawrence and Kenneth B. Clark. She became the 1st African-American women elected to the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors ("Savage, Augusta”). She used her position in those groups to fight for the authorization for black artist to have their heritage included in public murals. She opened the 1st gallery for the selling of artwork by African-…