Stark Museum of Art

state. Through this medium, artists expressed social realities, a prominent example of this is the 20th Century German Expressionism and its opposition to Nazi political ideology. As a result, a Degenerate Art show emerged, which was a Nazi-sponsored Degenerate Art Exhibit. This display of art

Utilising, “The Study Diamond: effects, techniques, context and meaning” (The Open University, 2013, p. 76), this essay will argue through close visual analysis from an art history point of view that Picasso’s Guernica is a form of protest. The essay will also argue that Guernica’s meaning has changed to include becoming a symbol of peace and continues to fulfil its purpose as a form of protest. A large mural, Guernica is an example of Synthetic Cubism painted by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Created

Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy, in the year 1452. Born into the Renaissance era, da Vinci was a possessor of a curious mind and keen intellect. He not only built his occupation as an artist, but also as a mathematician, inventor, writer, draftsman, and engineer. Although he received no formal education, da Vinci was able to understand the engineering behind many of his designs, some of which included the tank and crossbow (on a larger scale). As an artist, some of his ideal works included

ceramics, although oil painting was for most of his career his primary medium. His extensive legacy in popular culture and fine art, particularly in abstract geometry and use of color, is extensive and incomparable to all but a few other titans of modern art. He was identified as a child prodigy and was admitted at the age of just 14 to Barcelona 's School of Fine Art. Over the

An analysis on Starry Night (1889) of Vincent van Gogh Introduction The life span of 37 years saw Vincent Willem van Gogh (Vincent) in creating beautiful works he dearly loved. Painting was an avenue, which allowed him to express his inner thoughts or vent his struggles. My decision to research on Vincent’s painting, Starry Night (1889) came with the inspiration from Don Mclean’s Song, Starry Starry Night where his lyrics spoke about Vincent’s life that further intrigued me in writing this

world, the concept of art has been disputed. From claiming it was mere imitation, instruction or craft to defining it in terms of significant form and intrinsic characteristics, these formulated purposes force a cookie cutter mold on a creative process. While I do not believe that art can be defined, the search for an all encompassing concept is a debate crucial to art culture and must evolve alongside artistic trends. According to Weitz in “The Role of Theory in Aesthetics”, art simply cannot be defined

Part I: The Technology Center at Rockland Community College The Technology Center at Rockland Community College is a large, futuristic-looking building. It has a flat, boxy shape and its silver sides are studded with large picture windows on every floor of the towering edifice. However, one of the most distinctive features of building is not visible from the outside: it is a certified 'green' building, reflecting the fact that it is designed to address many of the concerns of the 21st century, such

Prior to and after the war there were many new art forms and movements that were emerging across Europe. Generally these were not widely accepted by the public they were new and strove to push against the conventions and expectations of what society classed as, and applied to, art. Fauvism was the first of these, it sprang up in 1905 in France and though it was short lived it was to be the first modern art movement of the twentieth century in style and attitude. The movement was made up of numerous

come to the Stoa of Attalos built in 150 BCE and reconstructed faithfully in the 1950s of marble and limestone. The stoa has a porch with two rows of columns leading into shops, functioning initially as an ancient shopping mall and presently as The Museum of the Ancient Agora. This type of public building was common throughout ancient Greece since it allowed many people to gather in the airiness of the

death of Alexander II, Alexander III devoted his thirteen year rule to quashing any rebellion toward the autocracy. He instituted a police state, and revoked the Loris-Melikov reform. He refused to live in the Winter Palace, as he found it to be too stark and cold. Instead, he took residence