Mia Hebib- Bosnian Artist

Hall also works with non-traditional materials, such as soft-drink cans, candles, pipes, sardine tins, beads, soap and Tupperware. She recontectualises these everyday objects, inviting us to look beyond the materials to explore deeper meanings and think about why she used the selected materials.

The Beaker with Ibex Motifs is a prehistoric pottery art work, found in near-perfect condition during a 1906-1908 excavation of a Susian necropolis in Susa, Iran. The Beaker with Ibex Motifs is a large vessel with dimensions at 28.90 x 16.40 cm. Used by the first inhabitants of Susa, this beaker is a the first example of a funerary item. The identity of artist is unknown, however, it is thought the beaker was created sometime between 4200 and 3500 B.C.E.

Question 1 - In her article Nadia Arumugam acknowledges some of the counter arguments to her own claim. She admits that the ban does not prevent customers from buying two cans of soda if they wanted, it only forbids “food services establishments regulated by the city” to sell sugary drinks exceeding 16 ounces. Through his art, the creator of the cartoon Dave Granlund demonstrates his position on the soda ban by questioning its effectiveness. He would likely disagree with the Nadia Aruguman because if someone wants to drink more than 16 ounces, he can and he will most probably do so.

Nina Simone was one of the most unique, influential, and gifted singers of her generation. She was born on February 21, 1933 as Eunice Waymon, in Tryon, North Carolina. Her mother was a preacher and she started playing piano at an early age, around 3 or 4 at her mother’s church, as she was playing piano at a local recital she caught the eye of an older white woman willing to give her lessons. Nina went on to studying classical piano for 5 years with the woman, learning the stylings of the classical greats such as Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, and Brahms. As a child she felt so isolated, spending up to 7 hours a day practicing the piano, and growing up in the south in the segregation era, she felt as she could not fit in neither with the white or black community, even when surrounded by other children all they wanted to

In the novel Between Shades of Gray by author Ruta Sepetys has a powerful symbol that holds a special meaning to Jonas, Lina and Andrius. This specific stone has been with these characters throughout the entire novel of Between Shades of Gray; the stone represents hope for Jonas when he is sick with scurvy, it represents love for Andrius because it is a gift that he is gives Lina so she can remember him, and finally it represents the will to survive for Lina.

The chest holds many charms and magical potions that are the basis for these people’s lives. At the bottom of each box is a small font. These fonts play a significant part in the rituals. Sometimes they sprinkle holy water over the font. This holy water is distributed from the regional Water Temple.

The art work that I have chosen for this formal analysis of an art work is the Painter of Paestum’s piece titled “Red-figure lebes gamikos (marriage vessel) it was made with terracotta red clay. This piece was made between 340-330 B.C. It is approximately 10 inches in height. The present location of this art piece is at The San Antonio Museum of Art in the Greek Late Classical section. The collection is a permanent collection from Gilbert M. and Denman, Jr. whose funds were used to purchase the vessel.” (“San Antonio Museum of Art Wall Text”). These marriage vessels are frequently shown in marriage scenes on Greek vases. This marriage vessel could have been given as a wedding gift or used to contain water for the bride’s bath before the wedding ceremony. Also, it could have been placed by the bride’s door and was possibly used in a ritual of sprinkling the bride with water before the wedding ceremony.

The Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar is a neck amphora. Neck amphorae were characterized as storage jars with necks narrower than the body. They were used for storing and transporting wine and oil. (Encyclopedia Britannica) At the top of the amphorae were circular openings, or mouths, in which the wine or oil was poured or drained. Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar is a terracotta jar with a black circular mouth which leads to the neck. On the neck, there is a repetitive black floral design which stands out well against the color of the reddish terracotta background.

The Mihrab (prayer niche) dated 12th century, the point of origin being the city of Isfahan located in Iran is the object that captured my attention. This piece is considered to be a ceramic design made of “polychrome glazed cut tiles on a stone paste body that was later set into mortar”. Madrasa Imami is a school, in which this piece in was created 1354, later it was sold to Arthur U. Pope in 1931.

Standing at a height of twelve inches tall, this Vessel was one of many Aztec artifacts form 1300 A.D. It is made from brown earthenware clay and is painted with red with intricate details in black. It was used to represent death and the power in it, through the red and black paint. This piece is highly polished to show the black and red color contrast. This vessel was from The Aztec who was inspired by the horror of blood and death. On this piece, as well as of the other pieces in this collection, there is a stamp of the horror of death, to express that there is no higher brutality than the deceased. This stamp signifies the religious and cultural significances of the Aztec barbarians since it displays the warrior of a cruel God and that they

The sarcophagus of the young girl lounging propped up on her elbow is petting a small dog and looking at her two dolls her body is elongated to fill the space on the top and there are small holes in her ears where jewelry would go. The condition of the girl herself is missing both her arms and hands while her dolls at her feet are missing their whole upper bodies. In her funerary sculpture the girl is with her toys and items she loved in life. This piece not only uses mythological allegories which is used

When one thinks of the 1980s, often the first thing they think about is the big hair. Perhaps they think of the iconic soap opera cliffhangers or the War of Drugs. Or maybe they think of Madonna. Madonna’s career fully embraced the sexual onslaught of the 1980s, and in addition to becoming a pop icon she became a sex icon. Madonna faced much adversity in her life and career from the start.

This piece of imagery adds to the thesis because it exemplifies that the beauty in nature (gold) is the hardest color to keep. This relates to the thesis because if the color of gold was something that constantly existed, then people would not appreciate it

As such some differences seen in these two ritual artifacts are the stylistic of the beadings, color, materials, and containers used to make such powerful objects. Furthermore, what these artworks allow for is a consideration of the evolving and changing aesthetics of ritual and religious art coming from Africa into the Caribbean.

In this essay I will be looking into the work of Marina Abramovic in relation to the Feminist movement. By looking at her work, I aim to emphasise her influence on this movement. In this essay, I shall also briefly examine the works of Abramovic, particularly Art is Beautiful, Artist must be Beautiful (1975) and four of her performances from her Rhythm series (10 (1973), 0 (1974), 2 (1974), and 5 (1974)). I shall describe the history of the Feminist movement and its influence in order to develop an understanding of Abramovic’s influence.