My definition of art will differ from other people's definitions. ... Secondly a work of art should draw the viewer's interest. ... Finally, to truly appreciate art you must understand the time and effort that went into making the work of art. ... To be able to fully appreciate a work of art I think that it is necessary to know the background on how the work of art became what it is. ... As with the exhibit we viewed in the Schneider Art Museum done by Kazuo Kadonaga, I thought that the huge works done in glass were really cool, and after finding out that many years went into perfect...

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The Romans, who claimed the Greeks developments as their own, destroyed many of their ideas and art forms. ... Using balance and proportion they sculpted what they considered to be the perfect male and female forms. ... He was considered to represent Apollo (a Greek God) or the perfect male athlete. ... Another Greek art form was their pottery. ... The Parthenon was considered to be the perfect temple consisting of a series of columns with a roof. ...

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Graves Western Civilization 10/29/00 Roman Art Vs. Greek Art Throughout history art has consistently reflected the cultural values and social structures of individual civilizations. ... The way in which the perfect human form was portrayed by Greek artists was of a highly intellectual nature. ... This sculpture was constructed using a strict mathematical formula that was believed to represent the perfect male body. ... The artist who was responsible for the carving of the Augustus highly modifies the so-called perfect form in order to convey certain symbols of power. ...

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Greek sculptors slowly perfected every contour in the human figure. ... All body parts were in perfect proportion. ... Artists have finally recaptured the amazing detail and realism that the Greeks and Romans perfected. ... With that tool it was possible to put everything in perfect proportion. ... Humans are often used in modern art. ...

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One of many works of art that grabbed my attention from chapter nine is the statue of "Yakshi Holding a Fly Whisk." This life-sized work of art has an academic artistic style which is orderly and systematic. ... Since they are important figures, they are both physically perfected through conceptual realism. Both have perfect faces, without any defects, and have body's representing youth and beauty with perfected proportions. ... Both pieces of art are academically naturalistic because of its systematic symmetry. ...

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With all these ingredients in a plate, it is a perfect meal either in the morning or just before going to bed in order for your hunger to be satisfied. ... Laying this on top of the bread while its still warm and watching the cheese melt means it's going to be the perfect sandwich. ... The crunch aspect of the lettuce is what will definitely make your sandwich into the perfect one. ... Fresh tomatoes are a must because the taste and slight acidity from it really compliments the rest of this piece of art. ... With the knowledge you can make any sandwich into a perfect sandwich....

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Visual Biography Since I can remember, art is what I have always enjoyed doing most. ... Detail is one of the more important aspects of art as it is in life so to help enrich my creative skill, I took many art classes during high school. ... I try to portray how nothing in art is plain and simple. ... Although at times it can be stressful and hard work to get it just right, I have learned through trial and error that nothing is perfect the first time around. ... Great art is nothing without the constant dedication of a persistant artist. ...

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Byzantine artists created impressive and innovative pieces of art. Art played a vital role in visualizing his power. ... Instead, it is more natural, not so geometrically perfect, the shapes aren't the square, triangle or circle, is like painted with inspiration. ... Meanwhile the Islamic piece is geometrically perfect, has a lot of details, it has straight lines, squares, rectangles, triangles, etc. ... That is the purpose of this piece of art. ...

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Currently on exhibit at the Denver art museum is a show entitled, Retrospectacle. This exhibition is a large and vast assemblage of 20th century artists and art varying from minimalism, modernism, postmodernism, to contemporary pieces. ... This exhibition can be at best described as a jaw-dropping compilation of 20th century art. ... This concept functioned to jumble and mix up art from all different time periods, genres, and media. Though at first this set up was a bit confusing and different, once familiarized with the flow and point of the design, I experienced how this use of space wo...

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The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, in Miami, Florida, houses a beautiful painting entitled, "Waiting In The Woods," by artist Pip Brant. The piece is bright and colorful; a variety of beautiful, autumn tones laid out in perfect contrast to the silhouettes of what seem to be Union soldiers on horses, waiting still in a forest glen. ... " The most interesting piece of art at The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, is called, "Burning Of The Fake Cabin.... " The special exhibit at The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum was the Teresa and Alfred Estrada Gal...

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Classical art, medieval art, and renaissance are all three alike in many ways, but they also have their differences. ... Every person's idea of what perfect is sometimes much like another's, but with a bit of difference. Venus was considered ideal in both classical art and renaissance art. ... Another form of art was sculpting. ... Once again, Classical art, medieval art, and renaissance art are all three alike in many ways, just as they have their differences. ...

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This wit is the key to Wilde's own aesthetic style, which simultaneously scoffs at the uselessness of art and trumpets that uselessness as art's greatest value; as an aesthete influenced by such men as Walter Pater, Wilde believed in art for art's own sake, and it was only in being useless that art could exist for no sake other than its own. In this independence, Wilde believed art was free to be beautiful, and the artist free to occupy his role as the maker of beautiful things. ... Algernon is a perfect example of a Wildean character; sketched out to be a rebel, speaking agains...

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The most important knowledge I gained while living there though was from my master about the techniques used in all the different art disciplines, the different philosophical influences, and about how the history of art influences our work. ... Including canvas, a new medium with which to put art on, and oil paints which don't dry so quickly so it allows you more time with your work. ... And idealism is just taking man, the human body, and the accomplishments of man and making them as perfect as you can imagine. ... The writings from those societies on science, government, rhe...

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The Egyptians introduced idealized sculpture, while the Greeks perfected the human image. ... Egyptian art attempts to answer these questions with idealized figures. ... Greece's history of being a stable and powerful society on the Aegean Sea, enabled it to specialize and perfect the human sculpture such as with the Kouros. ... To honor Athena, many statues were made of her, perfecting the female figure such as the Athena statue in the Parthenon, by Phidias. ... Egyptian culture fathered the use of idealized art, while the Greeks perfected the human figure. ...

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The Depiction of Augustus through Art " This is the man, this one, Of whom so often you have heard the promise, Caesar Augustus, son of the deified, Who shall bring once again an Age of Gold." ... With art, people can compare several pieces to get a sense of the artist's motives for depicting a person in a certain way. ... In particular, his lips are so perfect that it almost seems like the artist have been made from a mold. ... The hair of Aphrodite and the man is very messy in comparison to Augustus" perfect hairstyle. ...

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Western Civilization 10/29/00 Roman Art Vs. Greek Art Throughout history art has consistently reflected the cultural values and social structures of individual civilizations. ... The way in which the perfect human form was portrayed by Greek artists was of a highly intellectual nature. ... This sculpture was constructed using a strict mathematical formula that was believed to represent the perfect male body. ... The artist who was responsible for the carving of the Augustus highly modifies the so-called perfect form in order to convey certain symbols of power. ...

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Greek Art: The Three Types For over twenty centuries, Greek art has been influencing art all over the world. When the Romans ruled with their large empire, they looked back to Greek society as perfect, and they modeled their art and culture on the Greek. ... Art was an important aspect of ancient Greek culture. ... The ancient Greeks perfected the art of vase making and decorating, and they told stories so wonderful that they are still being read to this day. ... In the words of a great man - Oscar Wilde "All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far ...

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Andy Warhol now sometimes known as the Father of Pop Art is famous for his many examples of the modern style that is known as Pop art. Not only has Warhol greatly contributed to this movement and style of art, but also in many ways, it has been said that he in some ways created it. ... Andy Warhol used the media, such as TV and newspapers not only as a subject matter but also to his advantage to promote his work and project Pop art into the publics eyes. ... Andy Warhol was one of the first pop artists to even be taken seiously and his timing had been perfect when introducing Pop Art. All of t...

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Sexuality in Renaissance Art The Italian Renaissance, which spanned over the years 1350 until about 1550, is usually defined as a rebirth, focusing on the revival of classical learning and an exhilarating sense of renewed human potential in the moral, political and creative spheres. ... It is interesting to note that these works of art were only commissioned for the birth of a son, rather than a daughter. ... Botticelli painted Venus as the epitome of beauty and love, purged of all mundane sensuality, being she who the soul must contemplate in order to achieve a perfect existence. ... T...

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Picasso's art was a search for truth in his own life; and what a life he led. ... When he was young he would amaze his friends by drawing a perfect picture without lifting his pencil or looking at the paper. ... His work was also an important step in modern art. ... Pablo was very creative and had a great passion for his work of art. ... It makes sense that he was the one to crack open the question as to what is the separation between art and life. ...

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My trip to Harn Museum included a guide tour of the Ancient Chinese art exhibit. The art of Ancient China represents the most unique and beautiful works of the world. ... Much of the Chinese art used animals in their decorations, which shows how unique the art was. ... The quality of Ancient Chinese art was very good, as a seven thousand year old pottery jar, shown in the exhibit was still pieced together in perfect shape. ... It very satisfying to see the art, upclose, of the culture for which I had learned about all semester....

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The first art photographer in the United States, Stieglitz more than any other American compelled the recognition of photography as a fine art. ... In 1924, Stieglitz sent 27 photographs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ... Then he made a 24 hour exposure which resulted in a perfect negative. ... The controversy over the art value of photography became widespread. ... Overall, I really like the photograph because it captures a damp mystery feeling and creates a sense of stability with the balance in this perfect setting. ...

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In the ruins in the foreground/background, a cube, a three dimensional rectangle, and a cylinder are represented in perfect perspectival form, each illustrating a different aspect of foreshortening. ... He wrote that he "wanted to make of Impressionism a lasting art like that of the museums- and that he "wanted to do Poussin over again according to nature."" ... dimensional quality of the canvas, and it is this tension that gives a vitality to his art, as well as the tension between abstract forms and the forms of nature. Although Cézanne sought a geometric underpinning for his art, he...

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The book contains a definite philosophy of art. Vasari believed the aim of art was perfection, and that he also believed in the 16th century, humanistic, Italian idea of progress in art, he conceptualized progress as perfecting the means of presentation. ... In this sense, he chronicles history and history of art. Moreover, his concept of history of art reflects a particular view of periodic structure. ... His judgements and conclusions were based on his understanding of art as good as closed to nature , reflecting the Renaissance understanding of art. ...

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There is a lot of magnificent pieces of art that i saw and learned about through the internet, books and television but i would say that the most emazing piece of art i ever known would be the egyptain pyrimads of giza; Khufu, khafre and menkaure. ... what is so mysteriouse about the pyramids is that this great piece of art is still standing in cairo's desert in giza letting people all around the world wonder when did the egyptians build these pyramids, how did those people carried those huge and heavy stones and put them in an excellent geometric shape, and why did they build it. ... ...

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