Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti ‘s “Walking Man” was first unveiled in 1960, at a time that many would call the peak of European existentialism and a definitive point in the shadow of the second world war (for people, and thus, for art: for example, many film critics call 1959 the turning point between the angsty film noir and the analytical and retrospective “neo-noir”). This “Walking Man” looks starved yet untiring – a persevering victim of war. The bronze figure, anthropomorphic but nearly inhuman in his impenetrability

Bill Viola Bio Bill viola is a video, digital and sound artist, he was one of the main artists for originality and employing video art and sound technologies. Bill was born in January 25, 1951 in New York. Bill attended Syracuse University in New York in 1973 where he first began to study and work with video. In the 1970s Bill had stayed in Florence, Italy for 18 months. He was technical director of production for Art/Tapes/22 which was one of the first video arts studios in Europe. Afterwards

Art is the expressions of beauty, harmony, balance, and revolts. It is the aesthetic values of human creation which express emotions, history, feelings, and culture. The arts were known as theater, music, cinema, sculpture, and dance are some of the many ways which the art is represented. In other words, art is the representation of the moment, the art history highlighting points of an era, country or school of the visual arts. World War I and II were two events of worldwide repercussion that marked

The period between two World Wars was dominated by two fabulous female fashion designers, Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, whose rivalry was legendary. The two designers evolve in the same environment, sharing many friends, however their approaches to fashion could not have been more different. For Chanel, fashion is a profession, for Schiaparelli it is art. The Italian creator Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) is on of the major figures of 1930s fashion. Schiaparelli’s designs alongside

List four items found in Tutankhamen’s tomb: Four items found in Tutankhamen’s tomb were: Daggers and other weapons, Shields, Musical Instruments, Scribal Equipment and Lamps. Describe the funerary procession undertaken by Tutankhamen’s mummy: The funerary procession undertaken by Tutankhamen’s mummy, started off with the death rituals, it was dictated by the belief that every person was thought to have three souls called the Ka, the Ba and the Akh. These three elements of the soul were thought

Impact of Industrial Revolution on Modern Art at the turn of the 20th Century. To understand most period and movements in modern art, one must first understand the context in which they occurred. When one looks at the various artistic styles, one will realize how artists react to historical and cultural changes and how artists perceive their relation to society. The transition between the 19th and 20th century has brought further development of modernistic ideas, concepts and techniques in

Surrealism As the world began healing from World War I, modern artists decided to listen to their subconscious minds. Surrealism was a new style of art that formed from Dadaism. The leader of surrealism, André Breton, believed that because surrealism required unique thoughts, it showed an active mind. Not only is surrealism found in art, it is also found in theater, literature, philosophy, and politics. The creation of surrealism is achieved by abstract or realistic images that may be bursting with

Los Angeles is a beautiful city filled with many classy shops, modern houses and many diverse restaurants base from China, Korea, America as well as many other different countries. However, there is a museum that located right in the heart of Los Angeles where 6th street and Wilshire Boulevard parallel with each other. This is a very interesting place with many tourists and people visiting each day. The museum is a familiar attraction for many LA locals, and it is also the largest art museum in the

Salvador Dali, the Painter 1904-1989 Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueras, northern Catalonia, Spain. His father, Salvador Dali y Cusi, a state notary, was a dictatorial and passionate man. He was also fairly liberal minded, due to a short but intense period of renaissance, and he accepted his son's occupation as a painter without much resistance to the idea. Salvador Dali exhibited many signs of marginality throughout his early years. Once Dali decided to become a painter, he

Introduction to Art Nouveau The "Art Nouveau" ("new art") movement was one of the first departures from classical art and design, towards a new modernism. The 'Modernism' and Art Nouveau movements occurred during what was known in France as the "Belle Époque," or "beautiful era" period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement was primarily influenced by the radical work of Czech (Moravian) artist Alfons Mucha, Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset, and English illustrator Aubrey