Art Review Essay

Richard Gremel’s original comedic play, The Mysterious Murder at Manchester Manor (TMMMM) premiered at the Vail Theater of the Arts. This show was directed by Richard Gremel himself, and the cast was Empire High School's Advanced Drama class. This play report will emphasize the performance of an individual actor, Emily Gates (portraying Nancy Waters), under a rubric of six traits: movement, believability, beats & intentions, subtext & inner monologue, physical score of action (PSA), and overall performance.

This artwork appears to be an abstract piece made from magazine clippings to create a collage. The artwork is a vertical piece that measures approximately 17 x14. It focuses in on the subject of a girl who is created out of neutral colors. She stands out against the rainbow background. In the background each clipping has a different element and pattern, but they all work in unison creating a rainbow background.

Case Study: The use of assemblage and the found object in historical and contemporary art practice.

To begin with, the production of this play was done very well in order to appeal to the audience’s emotions. While reading this play, or any play for that matter it is not always easy to pick up on what the characters are actually feeling. Once those

9. Would you like a coffin designed by Kane Kwei? If yes, what form might it take?

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Our Town is a quite meta play that makes one question everything they thought they knew about theatre from the importance of a set to the self- awarness of characters. While being narrated and lead by the “Stage Manager” it follows George Gibbs, Emily Webb, and their respective families as they expereince a typical life through the three acts: Daily Life, Love and Marriage, and Death and Eternity. The play takes place from 1901- 1913 and questions the essence of life, theatre, and life through theatre ultimtely ending with Emily Webb herslef finding out these answers through the regret she experiences after death.

The following evaluation is based on the premise that good art is defined through creativity, popularity and masterful technique. Creativity cannot be something plagiarized, it must be uniquely used in its own way, therefore it is important to allow the viewer to appreciate the thought that the artist puts into their work. An example of what is not creative, A student copying an essay from a website or article. The second criteria is popularity, popularity is something that catches people’s eyes, something they can relate to and wanting to share it with others but it is also something that many people know about. Something unpopular has the characteristics of boring,dull and bland and it does not get people’s attention.

Likewise, Miss Brill imagines herself in a different situation. "They were all on the stage. They weren't only the audience, not only looking on; they were acting. Even she had a part and came every Sunday. No doubt somebody would have noticed if she hadn't been there; she was part of the performance after all" (740). In this story, the woman finds herself acting as if she is part of a play. She notes the

The first and only act of this place will take place in the kitchen of the farmhouse where a murder took place. The characters are the county attorney; the Sherif; and the neighbour, Mr. Hale. As one can see the roles given to men are quite diverse as the two women in the play will be nothing more than housewives – as in real life, there are no other roles reserved to them in this play other than the role of housewife . Mrs. Peters, the sheriff’s wife and Mrs. Hale, the neighbour’s wife. Throughout out the play, the audience can see how women are unconsciously conditioned to live, and trapped in the housewife’s role. A good of example of the conditioning in action can be observed when Mrs. Peters says about Mrs. Wright: “She said she wanted

“Scattered All Over” by Indiana Purtill, was made on August 12th of 2015 using the medium of colored pencil and paper. As an art viewer, one symbol that I believed stood out was a heart located in the middle of the paper. This large heart located in the center of the paper had 7 miniature hearts scattered inside. This heart was also shaded in a light shade of red for the inside, and had a dark deep outline for the outside. I believe that the artist is trying to convey that the large red heart represents her life and the 7 miniature hearts inside represent the artist family and loved ones. As a viewer I believe that this is a successful piece of art because it made me as an art viewer feel that most of the artist summer was spent

What is art? By definition it is, “An occupation requiring knowledge or skill” (Merriam). Many people would argue that late artist Jackson Pollock’s work would not go under this category. But Pollock’s paintings were not random splats and splashes, but carefully planned and expertly executed works of art.

As we are setting this play in the streets of the city of Adelaide, the play will be shown on a stage in the park surrounded by beautiful trees. Positioning the play in a park setting in the evening within the cityscape is a perfect backdrop for this much-loved Shakespearian play. A lot of the action takes place in echoing high-end interiors, perfect for a story where everyone is constantly eavesdropping on everyone else

The idea of this piece is to show the connection between mother and daughter being painted. It shows the time and the classic style of the

The day was December 30th it was a chilly day when a young artist named Betty Edwards walked into her first class on art.