Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art

Phuc Duy Nguyen (Tony) Professor Kolya Rice Art History 384 A 5th December 2016 Interpretive Essay In the past few months, I 've had a lot of opportunities to observe and experience art through the course materials at school, galleries, museums, architectures, and so on. Even though I always have great interest in modern art and really enjoy the works of contemporary artist such as Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol, my knowledge and understanding about abstraction is quite limited. However

November 2016 Using Art to Send a Message For centuries people have used art as a way to express the political views, or used artistic movements to express certain ideals. This can be seen in the idealized art of the Ancient Greeks, who strived to perfect the balance between man and nature, and portray harmony, balance, and democracy. In Nazi Germany, Hitler showcased art that was “un-German,” anything reflecting Jewish or communist ideology, was displayed in the Degenerate art show. This movement

in America, and the art world was not left untouched. Early in the decade a new movement focused on popular culture and national icons began to develop. It was aptly named Pop art. "Many critics were alarmed by Pop, uncertain whether it was embracing or parodying popular culture and fearful that it threatened the survival of both modernist art and high culture..." (Stokstad 1101) Pop artists were not the first to make cultural statements with their work, however controversial art always draws criticism

Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, was one of the most successful artists within the pop art movement. At the age of 8, Warhol was diagnosed with a rare, sometimes fatal, disease named Chorea. Also known as St. Vitus’s dance, a neurological disorder that is characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting especially the shoulders, hips and face. Warhol, was left bedridden of several months, however during these months was when he found out about his talent for drawing. Later

her essay is called my little bit of country. The proverb by Andy Warhol seems very special to her and is kind of summarising the essence of the essay. The use of a famous man as Andy Warhol also supports her appeal to the reader about the city being better than the suburb. The essay is in general an essay about the changes, which is going on in the world, and Susan Cheever is justifying the changes. It is about urbanising and how the modern people are moving away from the traditional suburbs. One of

Claudine Capistrano De Luca Humanities 332 6 November 2014 Midterm #2 Part 1 The Disney movie Pocahontas was released in 1995 and was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg. The film depicts the life of a young Native American woman known as Pocahontas and the hardships she comes to face as she develops a relationship with an English settler whose original plan was to take stronghold of their land. Pocahontas utilizes the dramatic progression of exposition, complication/rising, action and resolution

Thrill Park, informative Dallas Heritage Village and the shopping Mecca of NorthPark Center. Frontiers of Flight Museum Among the top North Dallas highlights is the Frontiers of Flight Museum – a museum housed in Love Field Aiport. The museum displays detail the history of flight, from the Wright Brothers to modern space shuttles, and include kid-friendly, interactive exhibits. The museum collection includes more than 30 aircraft

hours gazing ahead of you. The Art Institute stands as another testament to Chicago’s beauty and profound distinction from any other city in America. The exterior is a proclamation of the elegance that this busy city offers it’s many unique guests. The inside is filled to the brim with the talent of countless individuals connected through time in this humble structure. The Art Institute has many unique qualities and works of art that distinguish it from any other art gallery in the country. The

Art in the Movie Basquiat Walter Benjamin projected the future of art in the age of mechanical reproduction, providing the basis of aesthetic evaluation for photography, film, digital and reproducible art. In the film Basquiat, directed by Julian Schnabel and starring Jeffrey Wright, Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, and David Bowie as Andy Warhol, the art world is explored in the midst of defining itself in light of the changes brought about by the technology of the twentieth century. Benjamin

Chanel No. 5: a masterpiece of olfactory art It has been over a century since Mademoiselle Chanel, determined to reform the concept of femininity as much in style as in the essence, commissioned at the chemist Ernest Beaux what will become the symbol of the international perfumery. Chanel No. 5 is unquestionably the most legendary ever made fragrance, described as an opera of olfactory art. Independent, unconventional, and provocative Coco Chanel transformed her unfamiliar name in an obligatory reference