Tapestry

In 1066, King Edward The Confessor dies leaving no apparent heir to the throne of England this leaving Harold Godwinson the King of England. This caused Harold Godwinson, King of England and William, Duke of Normandy to fight for the right of the English throne. This fight is called the Battle of Hastings, which was fought at Senlac Hills which is 7 miles away from Hastings, where William was victorious and got the rights to the English throne. There are many factors which contributed to…

My Weaponised Generation My generation often calls such words as “abuse,” and “not right,” because we have been fighting fear with our fellow peers beside us. The fight is for the world to shine it's true hue. A hue that shines through the hanging fog of hunger and a falling economy. A vibrant glow of integrity and hope that we wish to spread. My generation protests through words lost in the wind alongside their signs. The words plead for equality for all genders and races, it screams that the…

photography, assemblages, painting, and sculpture. He was born in 1933 and passed away 2008. Nearing the end of his career in 2003, Bruce revisited collages from his earlier works and with the help of digital technology, he translated them into tapestries (Frieling and Garrels 12). One of these resulting pieces is Mary Anointing Jesus with the Precious Oils of Spikenard. The piece was first imagined in 1987 and then recreated with the assistance of Donald Farnsworth in 2003. Currently it is on…

a meet-up with the lords of three different kingdoms to have one of their sons marry Merida. When Merida finds this out, she starts this huge fight with her mother that ends with Merida telling her mother she hates her and her slashing in a half tapestry that results in a large tear between the images of her and her mother. When the day to meet the three princes finally arrives, Merida is asked to give a challenge to the princes in order to make sure that her future husband is strong,…

beautifully well done. One of her most famous works was her 35ft high sculpture of a spider titled “Maman”, which was a tribute to Bourgeois mother despite its horrific appearance. Bourgeois mother was a tapestry maker. She compared her mother to a spider constructing a web as she created her tapestry with thread. Her sculptor of “Maman” is powerful yet elegant. Her art leaves viewers to create their own associations and meaning behind her art through the viewer’s personal experience. There’s…

Native Hawaiian culture is grounded in traditional values and principles that are based on ancestral relationships between people and places. Hawaiian culture is rich in artistic traditions, including music, dance, and storytelling. Hula is a particularly important art form, as it is a way to express Hawaiian culture and values. Hula is a traditional Hawaiian dance that combines graceful movements of the hands and hips with storytelling. It is often accompanied by chanting or music.The Aloha…

Delacroix and Goya, the Romanticists, changed the Europe What is the difference between human and animal? During the Enlightenment period in Europe, scientists had defined the difference between human and animal as human can record history, and human form political societies. During the post-modern art history era, there was lots of art historical movements were appeared and perished. They were involved with the scientific development of human sometimes, and sometimes they were related to…

Francisco Goya “The object of my work is to report the actuality of events.” —Francisco de Goya One of the reasons that I chose to write about Francisco Goya was that he is from Spain. I have heard my mother tell me many times that our ancestry comes from Spain. She says that our genealogy shows that we are descended from the great military leader from Spain, El Cid. My fascination with Spain does not disappoint as I have been able to learn more about the artist born on March 30, 1746,…

Act I, scene v Hamlet and Ghost are Alone, the ghost speaks and claims to be Old Hamlet Old Hamlet was murdered by Claudius Official story is that Old Hamlet was napping in the garden and was stung by a snake, but Claudius poisoned him and Hamlet Sr. was sent to the purgatory because he wasn’t given a chance to write right his wrongs Ghost commands Hamlet to seek revenge against Claudius for murder and corrupting Gertrude The Ghost doesn’t want any harm to his mother Hamlet promises to seek…

During the Imperial Era, the Roman Empire had reached the pinnacle of its expansion. Rome was a vibrant tapestry of different cultures, ethnicities, and languages. It is estimated that up to 40% of the threads within the tapestry were slaves acquired during wars or from slave markets. Another 5%, enamored with the potential opportunities and prosperity that they perceived awaited them in Rome, migrated to the city and wove themselves into society (Jackson). Though the lives of the wealthy and…