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    The Spirit of Zuni Fetishes At the beginning, the author mentioned that no matter tourists, scholars or spiritual seekers, they will all get different information from Zuni Fetishes. The reason is that Zuni fetishes do not only have special out look, but also have special material and cultural meaning. The Masks of Bhutan It is interesting to compare this article to The Spirit of Zuni Fetishes. They both make featured object in their own community. With globalization, they make these pieces for…

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    Firebird, The Magic Flute and Daphnis and Chloe. The exhibition is categorized into different sections. I gravitated towards Chagall’s early works, some of his art work from the exhibition included his paintings, for example The Green Violinist and Violinist on a Bench, while observing the paintings, I was left with several questions, that needed answers. First, why did music an influence on all of his work? Why was music so important to Marc Chagall? How did he incorporate music into his art…

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    In recent weeks, I had to think a lot about what Spanish film I would like to review. Since I took a class in the history of art, I have had an interest in learning how some works of art are related to historical events. Now I have decided that I would like to talk about the movie: The Last Supper. Directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea, this film talks about different topics. For example; slavery, history and art. As I think the themes of the film are important, I will talk about the issues more…

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    In The Samurai’s Garden, Gail Tsukiyamauses drastic scenic garden comparisons to display key differences along with similarities between Matsu and Sachi’s gardens along with their individual personalities. From the very beginning of the novel Stephen is exposed to Matsu’s beautiful garden which is depicted as “The sweet perfumes were immediately intoxicating. A silk tree still heavy with summer blossoms, and two large black pine trees shaded the house. An oval-shaped pond, with hints of movement…

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    Saint Sebastian

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    This is a small statue placed in the end of the European art exhibition area at Art Gallery Ontario, named Saint Sebastian. Using ivory as material, this statue looks bright and white under the light of the gallery; however, if people look closer, they can observe the lines of the ivory all over the statue. Viewers would first be attracted by the statue’s expression and position. The expression and position of Saint Sebastian is extremely vivid and real. Firstly, his expression is very dramatic.…

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    For my clay vessel I made a dog. The elements of art that my dog had were color, texture, and shape. In this essay, I will talk about the elements of art and principles of design I used, the rules I broke while making this dog, and my personal This dog was a bright but also light pink. I got this color by mixing hot pink with white. The texture of my dog was very rough because there were some places that were very hard to sand. When I tried to sand it was so bumpy it would have taken…

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    9/11 Exhibition Analysis

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    crimes. I think more likely it is because of critical distance that we are able to package up the past, so to speak, and properly examine it now that we have all the pieces. With 9/11, there are still conspiracy theorists running rampant and spray-painting “Bush did 9/11” on back…

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    Delaware is an oil on canvas painting by Emmanuel Leutze. Leutze was a German - American artist who lived from 1816 until 1868; Washington Crossing the Delaware was created in 1851 (metmuseum.org). The painting is 12ft 5in. by 21ft. 3in and is in good condition; there does not appear to be any damage. Washington Crossing the Delaware is currently on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is displayed in a gallery with other American paintings from the same time period.…

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    The oil painting View from Mount Holyoke by Thomas Cole is a stunning aerial view of the landscape at Mount Holyoke. The painting was painted at Northampton Massachusetts after a thunderstorm. View from Mount Holyoke was first shown to the world at the National Academy of Design in 1836. The painting was long known as The Oxbow. Using the elements and principles of design, Cole created a masterpiece in American landscape paintings. Cole incorporated many elements of design in View from Mount…

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    Hello! The theme for today is about an artwork made by George Catlin the creator of this quote “Thank god it is over, That I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world” and the first great painter to travel beyond the Mississippi to paint the Indians, and his Indian Gallery, staggering in its ambition and scope, is one of the wonders of the nineteenth century. This artwork started in 1834 and he finished in the same year. To do this artwork he used a technique with oil on canvas and the…

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