Vase

reach 18 years old to move out of their parents’ home and become independent. I was one of those teenagers. I couldn’t wait to move out and to do whatever I wanted to do and whenever I wanted to do it and feel independent. When I purchased a black vase from the Home Interiors catalog with my own money I felt independent. In 1988, after I turned 18 years old, I decided that it was time for me to move out of my parents’ home and become independent. Therefore, I move out of my parents, which at…

I found my visit to the Tampa Museum of Art to be enjoyable. I really enjoyed seeing older pieces of art like the red and black figure vases and greco-roman statues. I loved the few ancient marble pieces they did have and I wish there were more of them. I do however wish the museum’s collection was larger and I was surprised when I came into to the last section of the museum to realize that it was the last room. Even though the museum did not have a large collection, I did still the enjoy the…

object is roughly a foot tall and 3/4ths of a foot wide. The object itself is a Greek vase that widens as it nears the top. It has two handles on either side placed at the top of the vase where the bottom ends of the handles stop just before the vase bows out. The vase itself is black, but the etching and design work is brown/red with a few black details painted over it. According to DOMA, this Greek vase depicts the Greek god Dionysos, the god of wine and fertility, in the center of the…

palaces and as based off of research they were the high points or most well known types of Minoan Pottery. The Kamares Ware Vases got their names from where they were first discovered, which was in the cave on the slope of Mount Ida. Kamares Ware Jars were all painted very similarly; they all had a creamy white and reddish-brown decorations painted on a rich black or dark colored vase. The central and most seen idea on…

the vase. The artist also uses curved lines at the top of the vase to show the richness of detail and drive the story further. The artist also uses the pointing hands of several figures to show a psychological point; Atlas on his throne and Selene driving her chariot. Another element the artist used was the use of red, black, and orange (by mixing red and yellow) colors. The black creates a contrast to the orange and reveals the importance of the figures in orange. The basic hue of the vase is…

particular myth got my attention because, I have never heard of the myth of Heracles death. In Greek mythology the poetic and graphic representation do not necessarily represent each other, but appreciating a Greek vase with a particular literary work in mind enhance experience. The vase paint doesn’t always tell you the whole story, but it helps picture what is actually going on in that one moment…

the water or just a simple vase of flowers. When comparing two artworks one will find things they like and find things they dislike, that too may be different than what someone else likes and dislikes. Although the artworks may show a similar object, the pieces are still unique since with anything that has similarities, there are also differences present. At the Wichita Art Museum, two paintings of flowers are on display, William J. Glackens’ Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase and Alfred Maurer’s…

every winter to give Crane-man clothes. Crane-man use to have a son but he ended up dying. Well Crane-man he made Vases out of clay. One day Tree-ear asked Crane-man, if he could teach him how to…

In the ancient times of China, most people intentionally applied the symbolic meanings of good fortune in artworks and utensils to demonstrate their statuses and wealth. They not only integrated these symbols in quotidian lives, but also deeply into their cultures and art. This trend was especially common in rich and influential people for they were more superstitious and concerned of their social ranks. Gourds and peonies in particular, represent auspiciousness and wealth in Chinese cultures.…

With the victors who would receive a pottery vase, that had been filled with Athenian olive oil. The vase a terracotta panathenaic amphora, with it typically featuring an armed Athena on the main side, with a event placed on the other. The vase or amphora was a jar with two handles and a narrow neck, with the amphora remained unchanged over the centuries of the games. The terracotta prize amphora…