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Porcelain ornaments you roll, cut, paint Soft blue lines against the light gray color of the clay give these handmade ornaments the look of delftware pottery from Holland. But you can easily make them at home just take them to a ceramics shop for firing. You cut simple shapes from thin-rolled clay. Use a cooky…

Proposal: I will attempt to display the comparison of the cultures that produce the Barbie doll and the cultures that produce the Venus de Willendorf. While talking about the two cultures, I will describe some interesting but common themes the Paleolithic cultures and the modern culture encounter: what our modern culture has embraced and those…

Many artists over the centuries have tried to create the human body as realistically as possible.  In fact some even studied cadavers so that the muscles of their subjects would seem as if they were alive.  The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins…

Manet and Modernism: A Perspective on Manet Modernism, as it relates to the work of Edouard Manet, requires at least two caveats as prerequisites to forming a perspective. The problem is twofold: 1) ‘modernism’ is a term with broad, even sometimes vague, definitions, and 2) Edouard Manet’s prolific work is open to broad degrees of…

            A detailed study of the Herm-Head of Dionysos gives us an idea of just how important Greek mythological Gods are, in general, and Dionysos, in particular, to art and how much he has inspired and influenced artists through the ages.             The Herm-Head of Dionysos is currently on display at the National Gallery of…

According to freedictionary.com, Tarsha Art can be defined as the human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. It involves arranging sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a way that affects beauty. It encompasses various mediums such as graphics and plastics. Art is a category of objects that are…

Topic: Georges Seurats Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte             Introduction Seurats Grande Jatte is a wonderful work of art that has proven to stand alone, the transcendence of this art is recognized by everyone. What makes the transcendence so much mysterious is that the theme that this work portray has  been…

The Artist Background A Norwegian painter and printmaker, Edvard Munch is most famous for his work ‘The Scream’, also known as the ‘The Cry’, and for his expressionist themes of anguish, despair and alienation. He carved for himself a place in the history of art through his contributions to the development of German expressionism in…

Andy Goldsworthy, a famous British sculptor, finds inspiration from the environment and the connection between society and nature. He creates sculptures using only materials found in the specific environment he is working in. His goal is for his artwork to harmoniously blend into its surroundings, evoking both discord and harmony. Goldsworthy’s strong bond with nature…

Astronomer by Candlelight is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch master artist, Gerrit Dou. It was painted circa the late 1650s and is currently on view at the Getty Center Los Angeles. It is measured at 12 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches and pictures a scholar sitting in an arched niche. He appears to be…