Home Run Blast is a work of art produced by LeRoy Neiman in the year, 1999. The artwork includes ink blots of various sizes and shades of black. Altogether, the image of a baseball player swinging a bat is evident. Given the title of the work, it is assumed that the action portrayed is that of a major league home run. Due to the absence of vibrant colors and the use of ink blots, the work of art portrays a sense of age much greater than that of its production date. Home Run Blast is able to capture the essence of early baseball through the delicate techniques used to create the work of art. At first glance, it is hard to discern the nature of the artwork, but upon closer inspection, the presence of a figure is evident within the work. The image of a baseball player swinging a bat is noticed after a second, more thorough glance. Immediately, questions are raised as to the content pictured within the work of art. Who is the baseball player shown? What year was this work created? Only some questions could be answered at the site of the work, and Surprisingly, the work was created in 1999. What made this work seem older than its publication date? And why is there such an attraction to a work that quite dull and void of life?
The first aspect that portrayed an early 20th century feel was the color scheme of the work. The work is comprised of several different shades of black, blotched over the white canvas to create the image. The work was created through a technique called
So, we had a member of my group ‘‘Emily Zenisak’’ who showed a couple of her friends and recorded their reactions to the painting. The first volunteer was Kayla Rrymarz, a freshman at Grand Valley State University. Kayla initial reaction was ‘‘On first glance it looks like pieces from an old house and all the things on the bottom are supporting the house.’’ She followed up with ‘‘I think the meaning is what the 1950s?
(Angell 326). The description is so clear that a reader might as well be watching the game from the stands. That provides a certain connection with the sport that is not easily broken, particularly from the best moments. It truly does make baseball seem like the perfect historical past time, and Angell executes it
In the poem “Casey at Bat” and the story of “David and Goliath” when comparing there are differences and similarities shown. The first similarity is that they both are in a losing period or need help in winning the game or war. In “Casey at Bat” it says “The Outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play” and in “David and Goliath” it says “Saul and his men heard what Goliath said, but they were so frightened of Goliath that they couldn’t do a thing”. The reason for the the first quote from “Casey at Bat” is because the quote shows that they were losing and in “David and Goliath the quote shows that they could not do anything they were too afraid
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Sophomore first baseman Marques Inman hit his third home run of the series, helping West Virginia defeat UNLV 7-5 on Sunday afternoon at Monongalia County Ballpark.
While visiting the Dallas Museum of art I saw many pieces of art and many different names of the artist. Some of the artist I recognized and even more that I didn’t. One artwork that I found very extraordinary was The Guitarist by Pablo Picasso 1965. It’s a unique oil on canvas painting that has dimensions overall of 76 x 38 3/16 in. (1 m 93.04 cm x 96.98 cm). The Guitarist is located under European Art - 20th Century on the 2nd level. It is apart of “The Karl and Esther Hoblitzelle Collection and was gifted by the Hoblitzelle Foundation.” This fine art has many remarkable qualities to be discussed, more than just it being created by Picasso. Such as him almost always making artwork with an intent for the viewers to interpret the deeper meaning. He I able to do this by incorporating elements of art and principles of art in order for us to decipher the message. In this formal essay, we will discuss how he used those elements and principle in The Guitarist, along with biographical and contextual evidence for further understanding.
There has always been a battle between the roles of men and women. Men are very different to women in many different ways. The essays that Fatema Mernissi wrote “Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem” and Dave Barry wrote “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” have the same baseline, but are different in their own ways explaining gender roles and qualities. The essays “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” and “Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem” are both similar, but their approaches are very different by one being humorous and the other being very serious.
Once you step in the batters box, your mind focuses on putting the ball in play. It gets more difficult the more you think about it and think about the physics. The pitcher stands 60 feet and 6 inches away on the mound looking at you, standing on an 10 inch (25 cm) rubber above the home plate. You stand at the plate knowing to might face a 95 to 100 mph fastball speeding at you with no force to stop it but the swing of the bat. (Seedlink. 2009) You have less than 2.5 seconds to decide on what pitch is coming at you and on whether to swing or not. Baseball is one of the most demanding sports for hand eye coordination. Hitting a 9.25 inch circumference ball with a 2.75 inch diameter round bat is one of the most challenging things an athlete
In the world of sports not much time, if any, is given to the scientific aspect as to why a particular phenomena would happen in such a manner. Most athletes rely upon their natural, God given talent and hard work for them to experience success. It is the rare breed of athlete, or for that matter any individual, that has the ability to break down the sport to a scientific level and explain the method behind the madness in the game of baseball. Throughout The Physics of Baseball, Adair is credited in saying that baseball can not entirely be defined through physics, yet there is an interesting component of the game that can be explained fairly successfully. This part of the game is explained through varying models and systems to answer the commonly asked, but never fully understood questions in baseball.
Baseball has been label as America’s pastime since before the civil war, and Opening Day kicks off the season. This is the beginning of a new season and the opportunity to accomplish your goals; this symbolizes the American dream, and the every changing society in America. Throughout this essay we’ll discuss four images that illustrate how baseball is shaped by American culture.
The gender roles that we have generally accepted, along with those depicted in, “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out”, combined with the points argued in “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?”, help to provide an underlying factor for people’s opposition to gay marriage. We don't often think about how gender roles play a part in our daily lives. However, when you do think about it, the list can seem to go on and on.
The 1940s saw illustrators change the way in which they depicted men and women within their illustrations. Women were painted to look fair, pretty and porcelain (like a typical housewife); and men were painted to look rough, hairy, and dark skinned. There was also the debut of film noir, a style of cinema that used stronger lighting and darker shadows. It inspired illustrators (Edwin Georgi) to create pieces that gave off a sense of mystery, intrigue, deceit and murder (www.illustrationhistory.org). Other art styles that were introduced in the decade included Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting (www.theartstory.org).
Tourists on Egypt holidays and coming to the Land of The Pharaohs can't fail to learn about the most famous Egyptian Queen of all time. Cleopatra Vll was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruling Egypt from 51 BC - 30 BC. She is celebrated for her great beauty and her love affairs with Roman warlords like Mark Anthony and Julius Caesar himself. Her legend lives on all these centuries later and any visitor to Egypt will be amazed at the amount of books, models and drawings of her that are on sale today.
Baseball, as most other sports, is a sport of physics. One way is how the more power you put into your swing the farther the baseball travels. This is proven by one of Newton's laws f=MA. This law shows that the more force you apply, the farther the object goes. Also velocities and acceleration are applicable to baseball.
Baseball has been one of America’s favorite pastimes since the first league was formed, all the way to the present day. The first section in this research paper will explain some of the games baseball was based on, the places they are from, how they are played, and the people who came up with the game. In the second section, some of the leagues will be listed, with some of the teams, who established the league, and when they were established. In the third section, famous players in baseball history will be listed as well as the teams they played for, the position they played the most and was the best at, and how they affected the world. In the fourth and final section, Famous baseball teams will be listed, with the founders of the team, the year they were founded, and one of the star players. The writer hopes that the reader will learn many interesting facts while reading this research paper.
Color field painters used a different abstract strategy and focused on controlled shapes rather than a randomized effect. Abstractism in the 1940’s paved the way for Pop Art in the 1950’s by challenging traditional values and definitions of art work. Abstract Expressionism inspired the entire creative community, including sculptors, poets, photographers, and film-makers.