Nikeof Samothrace Nike of Samothrace and the Portrayal of Nike in Greek Statuary "Styx, the daughter of Okeanos, lay in love with the giant Pallas (a Titan), and in his mansion gave birth to a Zelus (Emulation) and fair-ankled Nike (Victory) in the house. Also she brought forth Cratos (Strength) and Bia (Force), wonderful children." (Theogony, lines 383-385). From Theogony, the myt

Neoclassical Painting, Architecture And Literature Neoclassical Painting, Architecture, and Literature Neoclassicism was an artistic movement that affected painting and architecture in away that mimicked classical art as well. The ideas of balance, harmony, and idealism resurfaced and became extremely popular once again. In English Literature, more people were demanding conservativ

Dallas Museum Of Art The Dallas Museum Of Art During my visit at The Dallas Museum Of Art I came to a revelation that I had stepped into a building with a world of its own. When I proceeded to my first exhibit I was, honestly, mildly amused. As I examined the room filled with artwork decorating the walls, I could not locate a painting that would seize my attention until; I walked t

Greek Art:three Types Greek Art: The Three Types For over twenty centuries, Greek art has been influencing art all over the world. When the Romans ruled with their large empire, they looked back to Greek society as perfect, and they modeled their art and culture on the Greek. And this kind of modeling can be traced through time to today’s art and culture in our modern world. We stil

Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin, Landscape with Saint John on Patmos (1690), Paul Cézanne, Mount Saint Victoire (1904) – The painting by Cézanne was done more some 300 years after the painting by Poussin. What stylistic characteristics used by the earlier painter to create the illusion of space are also used by Cézanne. What has been changed' In his Landscape with Saint John on Pat

A Discussion On The Work And Legacy Of Alfred Hitchcock A Discussion on the work and legacy of Alfred Hitchcock I intend to discuss the work of my favourite film director, Alfred Hitchcock. In doing so I aim to provide an examination of his legacy. Alfred Hitchcock was the son of an East End greengrocer William Hitchcock and his wife Emma. Raised as a strict Catholic and attend

Northern Renaissance Art On February 28th I visited Chicago Art Institute, in order to find out more about the Northern Renaissance Art. One of many beautiful paintings, which interested me the most was “Virgin and Child” by Rogier van der Weyden, leading Netherlandish painter of the mid-15th century. His real name was Rogier de la Pasture and he was born in Tournai (1399-1464). He was

Ceramic Masks Masks of Africa: Since the earliest times masks have played an important role in the culture of Africa. Masks have varied in appearance and function. Many masks are associated with religious ceremonies, myth, dance, rituals or are concerned with spirits of the dead, rites, or even curing sickness. The mask has been used by the Africans mainly to solve major human and so

Nude In Art In the thousands of years of art making of which we are aware, there has never been a subject more frequently focused upon than that of the human nude. Also, there is not a subject more loaded, and, consequently, more open to interpretation and analysis. The nude carries with it a central place in imagination, its images project feelings of story, mythology and religious do

Nutcracker I went to the ballet, the Nutcracker, on December 3, 1996. Because I never have seen the ballet in the theater before, I was very exited. The ballet took place in Irvin L. Young Auditorium at the Center of the Arts. It was performed by Indianapolis Ballet. It was originally based on a story written by German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. The legendary choreographer Marius Petip

Museum Project Museum of choice: Philadelphia Art Museum Art Piece #1 Title: Cat playing with 2 dogs Artist: Dutch (active the Hague, Delft, and, Amsterdam Medium: Oil on Canvas Year made: 1652 Gallery work located: European Art 1500-1550 This piece when I saw it hanging up struck me as being hilarious. The nature of how the 2 dogs were depicted as they were playing with the

Odysseus Odysseus An individual’s characteristics are the key to their behavior. Homer’s The Odyssey takes place about 700BC in the Mediterranean, near Greece. The epic tells of a man who left his home twenty years earlier to fight in the Trojan War. His mission now is to make his way home to Ithaca. Odysseus shows good and bad traits throughout the epic that influence his way home.

Mandala I. How are the architectural structures of the Stupas and the paintings of Mandalas related to each other' Mandalas create circular symbolic designs, similar to that of Buddha’s crown, which is the top spire, forming a circle on the Stupa. The hemispherical mound forms a drum shaped base. In addition to this, the head of Buddha forms a square as well as the base of the S

Ordinary Ordinary is such a common word but when you try to explain what it means it becomes very complicated. What makes something ordinary or normal' Something that is ordinary is generally accepted by the majority of the public to be ordinary. In other words when most people say that something is ordinary it makes it so because ordinary is really all about how you perceive something.

Deborah Oropallo Deborah Oropallo was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. According to the San Jose Museum of Art, Oropallo “received her B.F.A. from Alfred University in New York State, and her M.A. and M.F.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.” She now reside in Berkeley, California where she spends her days painting mundane object which slowly creating a striking image of poetic

Oscar De La Renta OSCAR DE LA RENTA Oscar de la Renta was born in 1933 in the Dominican Republic. At the age of eighteen Oscar left his native land and moved to Madrid, Spain to study painting at the San Fernando Art School. While he was living in Spain he discovered his extensive love for fashion and began sketching for many leading Spanish fashion houses. This soon led to Oscar bei

Oscar Howe Contemporary Native American Art Oscar Howe Contemporary Native American Art Oscar Howe is arguably one of the most influential Native American artists to come out of South Dakota. His works have been published around the world, and he has had exhibits around the country and throughout Europe. All of this and more before he even graduated from High School. He then went on

Pablopicass Alfonso 4 One of the Picasso favorite pastimes was during the first winter of the First World War was learning Russian. “It was a fasicination with Russia and mostly a fascination with the Barones Helen d’Oettingen. “ Part f Picasso seductiveness was his willingness to be seduced, and he and the Barones spent many long evenings together, absorbed, as far as the world was conc

Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau was a self-taught painter who began intensive painting when he was 40 years old. In his time he was belittled, and even today some art critics regard his work as naive or folk. Rousseau’s disadvantage was his background. It is astonishing how this man from the working class with no artistic training was able to find a style of his own and ho

Cezanne Cezanne – beyond Impressionism. Another artist who drew his inspiration from outdoors was Cezanne, who also had a distinct style of painting. To move away from the style of the broken colour of the impressionists, Cezanne devised a system of modulating the colours from a volume of cool to warm or light to dark. It seems to me that Cezanne seldom made a line around his painting

Descriptive Paper A Candle Burning caught my eye. That’s the title of a piece of art inthe San Antonio College Art Building. It’s a very simple black and white picture of a candle in a candle holder and a book. The twelve by eight wooden frame that hangs on a wall in the Art Building is painted white. With in the frame there is a wide white cardboard border. The border is three inc

Life Of Picasso Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga in 1881. Pablo was the son of a respected art teacher, and due to his father’s influence, young Pablo entered the Academy at Barcelona at age 14. This was where he painted his first great work, “Girl with Bare Feet”. After two years of schooling, Picasso transferred for advanced tutelage. This did not hold Picasso’s inte

Pat Brassington: A Visual Analysis Art is not just a bunch photographs or pictures made on a canvas; art is much more connected to the viewer than just being aesthetically pleasing. It pries into your emotional being and draws out sentiments and feelings. Art in its essence draws out different things in each person whether it is the dark feelings or the truly sublime. Pat Brassington’

Paul Cézanne’s Houses On The Hill Paul Cézanne’s Houses on the Hill Houses on the Hill by Paul Cézanne is a 60.3 by 79.2 centimeter oil-on-canvas landscape painting. It currently can be viewed at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Cézanne began this painting in 1900, yet it remains unfinished due to his death of pneumonia in 1906. Cézanne built a landscape of houses and foli

MET Paper East Indian Sculpture and Baroque sculpture: How are they different and how are they similar' After circling the museum for an hour, bouncing from security guard to security guard (trying to find my way to the baroque sculptures) I was finally able to answer that question. The two examples I chose were “Nessus and Dejanira” from the Baroque period and “Loving Couple” from Ea

Dallas Museum Of Art The Dallas Museum Of Art During my visit at The Dallas Museum Of Art I came to a revelation that I had stepped into a building with a world of its own. When I proceeded to my first exhibit I was, honestly, mildly amused. As I examined the room filled with artwork decorating the walls, I could not locate a painting that would seize my attention until; I walked t

Jackson Pollock/Abstract Expressionism Appreciation Essay: Jackson Pollock/Abstract Expressionism As far as the world of modern art goes, many different techniques and styles can be used. Real images, portraits, cubism, photography, and many others are available at the artists discretion. One style which shows us how art has evolved from its classical predecessors is abstract expr

Music Censorship Music Censorship: A Violation of The First Amendment “Eventually it was discovered that God did not want us to be all the same. This was bad news for the Governments of the World… Mankind must be made more uniformly if THE FUTURE was going to work out…It was about the time that someone came up with the idea of TOTAL CRIMINILATION, based on the prin

Photgraphy Photography Hot Tips Through the exact centre of the frame”. It’s fine to know the rules, but it’s also essential to break them. Strictly adhering to the rules may ensure mediocre photographs. Top It’s easy to find rules about photography: “Keep the sun over your shoulder” or “Shoot only at sunrise and sunset” or “Shoot only around noon” or “Never let the horizon run photo

Salvador Dali Genius or madman' Salvador Dali has been referred to as both throughout the course of his seventy-eight-year career. One who has seen any of his artwork will uncertainly question the sanity of Salvador Dali. Dali is best known for his surrealist works and many consider him the most brilliant Surrealist of his time. But to understand the enigma that is Salvador Dali, one mus