Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2010 by daleowen. There were five major types of masks, men, women, the elderly, Gods,and demons. This is an old man mask. This is a mask of a male, this masks name is Jyuroku. I like this mask because it has a very simple expression, yet however if the directio.

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.

This is a painting by Monet, Claude who is an Impressionistic painter, and his work was titled. It was made in a chateau near Etretat which is in northern France in 1868.

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.

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.

September 28, 2011 by Peggy McCoy. Wallaby Drinking at Watering Hole. By Jonathan Brown Kumunjara, Yalata, South Australia, 1986. September 23, 2011 by Peggy McCoy. For this two-part assignment, I thought it would be interesting to explore Australian art, comparing similarities and differences with America.

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

April 26, 2011 by Stephanie. For my first post earlier, I knew that I wanted to pick art from somewhere in Asia because I loved the way they painted their ink pictures.

I know that many who will look on the works I have chosen will disagree with the message of the pieces and that may affect their aesthetic value. But, I say this, in a series of conflicts where allies shift to enemies and enemies shift to allies and success and failure are both equally likely, what other art is possible. Emily Hopkins monochromatic pieces speak of hope in a world without war.

Is a piece of ragtime music written in 1899 by Scott Joplin. He was not the first composer of ragtime, but he was one the first ones to attain huge success. Went on to be a huge success selling over one million copies, making Joplin the first composer to reach the one million copies sold benchmark. When I look at this painting I .