Lisa Bates-Ramos is a Latina writer and illustrator. During her childhood, she spent her summer vacations in Sector la Araña, Puerto Rico, with her grandparents. Her grandfather, an amateur painter, introduced Lisa Lynn to her first set of paints. Once vacation was over, she continued to paint at home, on anything and everything. On walls, brown paper bags, and her brother’s play clothes.
The “bell-shaped stupas” in Borobudur show how Buddhism was elaborated as it spread across Asian countries (Doc 2). The stupas create the shape of the Buddha as it is made for meditation and are distinctively found in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, this shows how art portrayed new developments of Buddha’s image, such as in the “Seated Buddha of Gandhara” in Pakistan (Doc 4). The statue represents the Eastern and Western culture as Greeks made the statues resemble Greek gods to portray the Buddha wearing a toga. This combines the culture of Hellenism and transforms Buddhism into a different image.
An example would be the Two Lotuses, from the Bharhut Stupa which was also made in the 1st century B.C. It was similarly carved with a type of sandstone and tells a story, and both sculptures show a similar technique in creating relief and adding detail. The Two Lotuses, from the Bharhut Stupa chronicle the major life events of the Buddha and deities found around the area.
Throughout Time, many people have wanted to put their mark on the world whether it be an idea, a fact, or even an item. Since the dawn of time kings, emperors and rulers of civilizations have also left their mark to show how much power their kingdom had obtained. King Lalibela (1162-1221) was no exception to this rule and it will be stated what he built and who built it, what civilization and time period this piece of art represents, why and how it was created and finally how his artifact reflects the values of King Lalibela’s civilization. As stated before, King Lalibela left his mark to forever be in the worlds history books.
Throughout history, art has had gone through changes that are both subtle and drastic. There are constants throughout both art and the ages however. An example of one of these constants is that of religion’s influence and portrayal within the multitudes of Medias there are, such as paintings, architecture, and sculptures. Speaking of sculptures, let us focus on two sculptures in a little more detail. There are at least twenty seven known Votive Statues of Gudea.
Grandma Moses Anna Mary Robertson was a self-taught artist that had begun her unknown talent in her late seventy’s. Fact 1: Grandma Moses crippled by arthritis was her reason to stop embroiling, so she began to do painting according to the source of American Art. Her art was discovered by art collector Louis Caldor in a local store. At that time her art was worth about three to five dollars as stated by New York Times. Fact 2: Her paintings were of farms occupations throughout that day indicated by American arts.
While reading “The Trouble with (the Term) Art,” written by Carolyn Dean in the summer of 2006, we are taken through an array of different scenarios that lead us to questions what art really is. Dean explores the idea that the word “art” is used far too often and too habitually, and that as we study the non-Western cultures we need to use much more discretion regarding what we call the different pieces of their culture. Throughout the essay, Dean supports her thesis that we too often categorize non-Western pieces as art by using different examples of how certain non-art pieces were deemed as art throughout the course of their history. Dean does this by using four key examples of how these ancient pieces are inappropriately called art to successfully support her thesis and avoid biases.
The piece of art that I have chosen is Les Nains by Ghada Amer. This piece has acrylic, embroidery, and gel on canvas. In the background, painted on the canvas, you can see two female figures embracing and kissing, and in front of them, embroidered in red, are a few dwarves and the face of Snow White, but they are hard to see and take may some time to find. I would like comments on this paper. I chose this piece, because when I looked at it, it resonated with me.
The tools and techniques used by an artist create a theme for them and their work, whether they know it or not. Having a theme helps people identify an artists work. Creating a theme can be as simple as the colors or tones an artist uses. I will be analyzing work by Catherine Murphy, Fernado Botero, and Susan Moore. Catherine Murphy is famous for her self portraits.
Buddhist pilgrims: these are people who are searching and learning about Buddhism. They travel all over to various Buddhist locations and learn in these places. The lotus flower: this represents the
This writer has never been to an art museum, so I am at loss, when it comes to art. Although, I have always been open to trying new and exciting cultural events. I decided to visit the Fresno Art Museum with my wife, daughter, and grandson. I would be critiquing the exhibit “Frida Kahlo:
The Taizokai mandara, a significant artwork from the Heian period, ca. 850-900, located in Kyoogokokuji (Toji), Kyoto, Japan, is a depiction of the spiritual journey of a practitioner seeking enlightenment. The artwork reflects a unique blend of foreign techniques and Japanese adaptations, which were the result of cultural and artistic exchange that characterized Japan's Buddhist art during this period. In this essay, I will explore how the Taizokai mandara reflects a unique blend of foreign artistic techniques and Japanese adaptations, revealing the complex cultural and artistic exchange that characterized Japan's Buddhist art during this period. To fully understand the significance of the Taizokai mandara, it is important to examine the artistic
Artwork is all around the world, but is it really worth the resources and time for it? In the essay “Is Art a Waste of Time?” by Ryhs Southan he discusses the purpose of art and explains the group, Effective Altruism. The main argument is that Effective Altruism do not agree with using resources and time on artwork. Effective Altruism is against artwork the resources, and time it uses up that do not contribute to the poor.
Leonardo had a fascination for science behind his art. He painted in an almost mathematical way, using various forms of perspective. Two techniques he used on The Mona Lisa were sfumato and chiaroscuro. Sfumato is a “subtle change of tone and color”2 which blurs the contours in a painting, creating a smoky effect. Chiaroscuro is “an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction.
DOCUMENTATION A concise and accessible documentation is essential for the management of the collections, research and public services. The process of documentation includes registration, inventory and cataloging, and the use of manual and electronic formats to access to information according to established standards. “There are a number of software packages available which are suitable for producing inventories. Such databases are powerful tools designed to handle large amounts of information” (Xavier-Rowe 2010, p.3). A complete inventory of the collection is fundamental.
