Vienna was embracing art, the city had taken on a more eclectic style and soon after, the Golden Age of Industry began where industry and science became the most prominent aspect of society. ... Gustav's career began at age twenty when he graduated from the University of Plastic Arts in Vienna. ... As a decorator he would often put a layer of gold leaf on top of a regular painting, this being called his Golden Years. ... His separation from the Secession lead to the end of his 'Golden Phase' and the start of Expressionism. ... As he started to age, Klimt's artwork started ...

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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...

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"The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli One cannot describe the "rebirth" of lifelike art without first describing its predecessor, therefore to understand the full glory of the Renaissance, a short explanation of the Middle Ages is needed. During the Middle Ages, art had strayed from elaborate depictions of great mythological stories and beautiful scenes from the bible, to images of humans as corrupt beings and scenes of judgment and salvation from the bible. ... Part of the Renaissance coincided with Lorenzo de" Medici's reign, which was a golden age for men of genius; one who fl...

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Introduction I have chosen 19th century art and the Aesthetic Movement to consider What is an aesthetic? I chose this period because the aesthetic movement of the 19th century celebrated beauty for its own sake, not just in painting but also in furniture, textiles, ceramics, fashion and architecture. Beauty in the Victorian period was very much linked to lifestyle. It was also the period where photography first started to be widely used. Charles Baudelaire sums up the idea of beauty and aesthetics for me, he said: All beauties contain, like all possible phenomena, something eternal and somet...

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Raphael solidifies this idea of the Eucharist literally being the body and blood of Christ with the golden dust particles falling onto the Eucharist from the heavens. ... To the left of the tree we see a middle-aged man who is asleep, most likely exhausted from the heat. ...

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 MA Curating Contemporary Design 2014/15 Title: "If the curator's task is to medicate between art and its audience, does her task differ when she deals with decorative arts from what she does when dealing with fine art?" Submitted by: Liu Shengnan + K1153705 Submission date: 07/Jan/15. Tutor: Anthony Burton/Donna Loveday Word count: 6126 words Essay Outline Title If the curator's task is to medicate between art and its audience, does her task differ when she deals with decorative arts from what she does when dealing with fine art? Introduction The definit...

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Humanities are the broad areas of human creativity and the studies essentially involved with values and generally not strictly objective or scientific standards. As I perceive it, humanity deals in all the areas of human creativity. It is the lense through which an individual perceives her or his mo...

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