Native American art

Public art is a phenomenon that has existed in humanity for thousands of years. The very first example of this would be Lascaux Cave. In this cave, located in France, hundreds of paintings and engravings are be found (most of which are animals). These illustrations are dated back between 17,000-15,000 BCE (Ancient.eu). Public art has only continued to increase in numbers and variations, as we see murals, sculptures, statues, and many other forms everywhere throughout our daily lives. It has many…

museum was unlike any of my other visits to museums. First of all, I had a solid purpose for going and found myself paying much more attention to the intricacies of pieces I was viewing. Secondly, due to its sheer size, this museum had a wide variety of art from many different cultures and time periods, giving each hallway and room a different feel. Lastly, I felt much more educated about what I was viewing, when compared to previous experiences. I waited until the 8th of July to drive to Kansas…

Professor Albert Faggard Art Appreciation 1301 September 23, 2015 Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock, or “Jack the Dripper”, born on January 28, 1912, would become one of the world’s most influential American painters. He started his art career when he was only eighteen years old. He studied with countless numbers of well-known artists in his lifetime. From the Public Works Project in which he developed his most famous paintings, to being a part of the abstract expressionism art movement, Jackson…

drawings, art has been around since the beginning of man, and will still be around for the end. Throughout history, there has been numerous art movements that have shaped mankind for who we are today. Even without thinking about it, we are influenced by art everyday. Without it, there would be no movies, comics, or even colorful packaging on simple everyday items such as cereal boxes. Life would be bland. Most people don't realize how important art is, or how many different types of art…

Touring the Smithsonian Museums with the Sociology class was fascinating. Some scholars observed in wonder of the various Native American clothing and toys that were displayed. Others gasped at the astonishing display of the John Bull locomotive that peaks ones interest in the railroad bridge. A lot of the scholars did not notice the significance of the Civil War Union Draft Wheel until after they read the markers explaining the power that these types of wheels possessed. Each exhibit was…

When I first saw The Artifact Piece by James Luna, I was confused where to start to look at the artwork. Performance art is the new way of performing art, in the way of using self-performance or physical representation to delivered the message or represent art. Through The Artifact Piece, James is lying down on the glass box which it has sand on it. He is shirtless but simply covered with a towel. I can see that through his denial of him, he is nicely dressed up and care about his daily living…

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Throughout the life of mankind, there’s always been a form of some type of art. In the beginning, cave men and ancient Egyptians drew hieroglyphics to tell stories and important events. In ancient Greece, when the Western Expansion started, they would use dram to spread the beliefs of Christianity, which is one of the largest populated religion today. Many Native American tribes would do tribal dances as a way…

were native to North America. He was provided with little schooling other than geography, math and reading, but learned to speak Italian, French, and German. His mother was an amateur artist and encouraged him to paint with her and after seeing the skill and ability he had his parents enrolled him in his first-documented formal art training at the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence. In spring of 1874 his father sent John to Paris, which had become the world’s most powerful magnet for art…

There seem to be three major components to the art of photography: the subject, the photographer, and the audience. The subject must simply exist while the photographer captures its presence, documenting its significance by determining the way the photograph is taken; this process includes endless aspects that are adjusted to the photographer’s liking, such as exposure, framing, lighting, and so on and so forth. These two components work together to create an image. The only “job” of the…

After the end of World War I, Americans began to feel a distinct lack of national identity. They felt disconnected from their past and were unsure where the future was taking them. Compared to their European counterparts with their long and rich history full of art and literature, Americans felt that their country was inferior and provincial. A call to restore the American pride rose from the ranks of writers and artists, demanding the creation of a new history of the United States, one that…