Performing arts

lived with his grandparents on his mother’s side in Kyoto, Japan for a few years before returning to Hong Kong with his father. Eventually they moved to Singapore, then to England. While living in England, Leach attended school and went on to study art…

Day and Night: Escher’s Turning Point Tegan Sorensen V00885279 AHVS 260 Due: November 21st, 2017 M. C. Escher is an iconic artist, but more iconic than the artist is his art. From detailed landscapes to mind-boggling impossibilities, he worked in woodcuts, wood engravings, and lithographs. These allowed for extreme contrasts and impeccable detail. While many of his works could be named as iconic, Day and Night marked a significant change in Escher’s artistic journey. From its context and…

Frida Kahlo argues that she prefers painting herself because she is the only person whom she understands best. She does not just paint abstractly; rather, she paints to depict her own reality. The above statement is made to capture the essence of Kahlo’s artwork. Every time she gets holds of the brush, she paints is without any reservations, and her artwork is a reflection the feelings she had in her heart. On her life, Frida faced many tragic events and some of happy events. These events are…

There are numerous comparisons, similarities and differences to be noted between Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Emily Kame Kngwarreye none more than their art work. Both being from the central desert region of the Northern Territory, Australia and the Anmatyerre language group both Clifford and Emily share simular life experiences, beliefs of the dreaming, geography and views of their country. Both artists produced their work in a matching time and place with simular preferred mediums and both…

The second main theory is the Politeness Theory. In this movie, politeness theory and its concepts have appeared a lot. There are two concepts showed by the film. The first one is about that Claude and Marie usually would like to maintain their positive faces in public places. And another part is about how did Claude or Marie made face threatening acts, and what is the difference between their face threatening acts. Politeness Theory means when people interacted with others, they tried to…

remember I love to make art, to this day I still do. I had what a little kid had to make little art pieces; markers, watercolor, crayons, color pencils, and a lot of cheap dollar store office supplies. I had a big imagination as a child and I drew what I thought were my pride and joy, and at that age I knew I couldn’t do art for my future and I thought drawing won’t make a huge impact in my life, but little did I know that in my high school years did I realise that my own art that I created had…

otherworldly beauty of their landscape portraits. Thomas Moran in his pictorial presentation, Below the Towers of Tower Falls, Yellowstone Park, 1909, oil on canvas, which is based on nature utilizes shapes that are preponderantly organic and give his art the environmental and natural taste (Moran). His piece, with its vibrant natural presence and lighting is captivating to look at; it looks entirely natural as if it were a photo, yet the piece is a manmade artistic that depicts with intricacy…

and Fritz Bleyl. Fritz Bleyl left the group shortly after (Die Brücke). The name, Die Brücke, was taken from writings of the philosopher Friedrich Nietszche, of whom the group greatly admired. It was to symbolize the bridge they would cross to the art of the future. Specifically, it was taken from Nietszche’s Spake Zarathustra in which the prophet Zarathustra says that “what is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal”. Other strong…

visit to an art museum because it is incredible to see so many different types of artwork. A person simply can not get everything out of a piece of artwork by simply look at their phone. There are many important visual and design elements that are incorporated to this piece of artwork. Each of them have a specific role on what they achieve to the viewer. The subject matter of The Bedroom is that Van Gogh wanted to create a scene of a bedroom. Van Gogh created this representational art to show…

Every individual has different perspectives on any given object or concept. On Tuesday December 5, I attended the McNay Art Museum and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The first floor displayed Chuck Ramirez’s, a notable artist from San Antonio, well-known work and provided the descriptions for his artwork. I had walked through the museum and found three art works that resonated with me each telling a different story. Focusing on these three artworks I will identify, describe, analyze, and…