aspx? The Art of Longing and Desperation. Desperation and longing are the same, the longing to be free is the same as being desperate to get out. It was an amazing piece, were you could almost feel the wind rush.

Is this not a gorgeous, entirely arresting, awe-inspiringly beautiful peice? Thinking about pieces for this blog assignment, I was drawn to either taking a native basket or a blanket as an aesthetic art piece to look at. This will probably not surprise anyone who has seen the fiber-heavy leaning of my blog posts so far in this course! It took approximately one year for a skilled weaver to create a single blanket. Because some westerners who had never seen a.

I had lots of fun this semester and learned an amazing amount about the history of the arts. I have found that I honestly appreciate the development of art and have the means to look at it more analytically. This was a great class and I hope everyone one else had some fun and learned some things. Puppet Theater June 27, 2005. Bunraku Face May 21, 2007.

Kobina Nyarko was born on March 14, 1972 in Takoradi, Ghana. Most of his childhood was sent with his father in the neighboring costal town of Cape Coast. El Anatsui is one of the most acc.

April 28, 2010 in Uncategorized. Close-up of face- note the ears, third eye and the bump on his head. It inspires peace in my mind, when I view it I want to take a moment to stop and just.

This piece is sobering, there is little guess work needed to understand what Orozco wanted to portray. War is a desolate thing, leaving irreplaceable loved ones dead. And this painting reminded me of the barricade scene. 1996 natural paint on textile .

As a companion to my piece on Frida Kahlo, it seemed appropriate for this post to deal with her some-time husband, Diego Rivera.

November 23, 2011 by bekahblog. Kudzanai Chiurai completed this multi-media artwork entitled. November 19, 2011 by bekahblog. November 2, 2011 by bekahblog. Goldsworthy was born in Britain but now lives and works primarily in Scotland. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Preston Polytechnic in Lancashi.

I chose Peter Breugel because of his lack of connection to royalty. He is famous for his paintings depicting peasants and commoners, the aspects of their life both joyful and not. My favorite is Peasant Wedding.