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Independence | Appreciation for the Arts
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Appreciation for the Arts. March 21, 2015. March 21, 2015. What’s Memorable, Anyways? History is full of defining moments of independence. Here in the USA, we even have a national holiday celebrating our independence from Britain. Generally, it is something I have associated with broad, sweeping changes in the social, political and cultural status of humanity as a whole. It is not something I have ever thought to consider applying to art. Not until today. Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
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April | 2015 | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. The Westernization of Egypt: Art in the Ptolemaic Period. April 24, 2015. Funerary statues played a large part in all Ancient Egyptian art, and this is exemplified even in Ptolemaic art when the Egyptian Empire was subject to so much Western influence. Shabti, from Napata, Sudan 600 B.C. Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York. The above is a. Alternately, there are forms of art that are very Hellenistic in the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Cleopatra, Brooklyn Museum. My personal op...
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The Westernization of Egypt: Art in the Ptolemaic Period | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. The Westernization of Egypt: Art in the Ptolemaic Period. April 24, 2015. Funerary statues played a large part in all Ancient Egyptian art, and this is exemplified even in Ptolemaic art when the Egyptian Empire was subject to so much Western influence. Shabti, from Napata, Sudan 600 B.C. Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York. The above is a. Alternately, there are forms of art that are very Hellenistic in the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Cleopatra, Brooklyn Museum. My personal op...
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Impressionism: A Dream Within a Dream | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. Impressionism: A Dream Within a Dream. March 24, 2015. When I think of Impressionist art, I think of a warm lazy Parisan day. I think of having a light lunch near the river and watching as a painter stands on the bridge carefully capturing the churning river and hazy scenery around him working from the very lightest brushstrokes to the darkest. Claude Monet is perhaps responsible for coining the title ‘Impressionism’ with his 1872 painting. There are some paintings...
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Revolution and Art in the Classical Era | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. Revolution and Art in the Classical Era. March 6, 2015. March 6, 2015. Rococo art has been rightly dubbed ‘Late Baroque’ art, and rightly so. It is very reminiscent of the pleasure and indulgence exhibited in many Baroque works. Rococo art includes many light, pastel colors and curving figures to hint at the bounty and happiness that was likely the environment of the high merchant and aristocratic classes at the time. One such example is the. Fabricated in 1770 by ...
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March | 2015 | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. Impressionism: A Dream Within a Dream. March 24, 2015. When I think of Impressionist art, I think of a warm lazy Parisan day. I think of having a light lunch near the river and watching as a painter stands on the bridge carefully capturing the churning river and hazy scenery around him working from the very lightest brushstrokes to the darkest. Claude Monet is perhaps responsible for coining the title ‘Impressionism’ with his 1872 painting. There are some paintings...
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The Wasteland – Depression Era American Art | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. The Wasteland – Depression Era American Art. April 3, 2015. An image that really captures the perseverance and desperation of the common American during this period is a photograph by Dorothea Lange entitled Migrant Mother. Dorothea Lange California 1936. This photograph depicts a migrant pea picker in California, destitute with seven children depending on her. What greater desperation than that of a mother with starving children? Thomas Hart Benton 1937. Pioneer T...
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Italian Renaissance | Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog
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Jessica Powell's Art Appreciation Blog. February 6, 2015. February 6, 2015. Commedia dell’arte is an absolute favorite of mine. I have iron tragedy and comedy masks hanging in my kitchen. These improvised masked performances were a true show of talent because there is no script! All in all, I had a great week appreciating Renaissance art! The Baroque Era – Girl With a Pearl Earring. 3 thoughts on “ Italian Renaissance. February 13, 2015 at 8:13 am. February 16, 2015 at 4:57 am. I too chose to blog about ...
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The Rape of Persephone | Lacey's Blog
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The Rape of Persephone. February 23, 2015. February 23, 2015. The Rape of Persephone. The Rape of Proserpina. Was created to depict the mythological story of the Abduction of Persephone. And this statue stands 255 cm tall (. The Rape of Persephone. The Rape of Persephone. In 1621 and he gave it to Cardinal Ludovisi to keep in his villa a year later(. The Rape of Persephone. The sculpture remained there until 1908 when the Italian state purchased it and moved it to the Galleria Borghese (. Hibbard, Howard...
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The Influence of African Americans & The Harlem Renaissance – breesherman
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My personal appreciation for art, drama, and music. April 3, 2015. April 3, 2015. The Influence of African Americans and The Harlem Renaissance. History and Art Development. One of my favorite pieces from this time period is Langston Hughes poem,. The Weary Blues, 1923. He also scrutinized the assortment of sights, sounds, and people who populated Harlem’s African American community. Mesmerized by the stimulating life around him, he captured gyrations of the contemporary dance craze. Jitterbugs VI, 1941.
