Essays on Museum

Introduction

The Boston museum of Fine Arts has a large collection of objects that have different historical relevancies. Most of the objects have similar characteristics as far as texture and composition are concerned. However, individual differences in aspects such as the spatial illusion they portray and the color they have makes the objects unique. Over the years, the museum has done a great work in collecting different objects from different artists in order for them to be stored. This paper will analyze two objects from the museum: Sons of Liberty Bowl and the sugar box. Important to note is the Continue reading...

A painting of the Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili an artist in the year 1996 raised concern and protests from many in London, Berlin and New York. The large painting on a yellow background showed a black woman in a blue robe and it employed mixed media like oil paint glitter and polyester resin together with elephant collaged pornographic images and the name Virgin Mary was on it. The work was termed blasphemous to the church as it mixed the sacred Virgin Mary with profane pornography. Chris Ofili himself had been raised in the Catholic Church and when asked Continue reading...

I saw many stunning, attractive, and thought provoking works of art on my trip to the Denver Art Museum. Many collections flowed together so nicely it was as if you were in a maze, or a different dimension. While I saw many pictures, those from the museum’s “La Cocina” collection, a celebration of contemporary Mexican art, were very captivating. The collection specifically focuses on Mexican cooking and cuisine. In particular, I found “Xictomatl” by Oliverio Balcells to be the most engaging of all the pieces. While it appeared plain at first, after I examined it further, it was Continue reading...

Introduction

Pablo Picasso, born in Spain in 1881 learnt his art at the Barcelona school of fine arts at a tender age of 14. His father was a master in the art of drawing and because of this he received early recognition. His painting styles throughout his career were always changing characterized by different shades of colors. He went from shades of blue to shades of pink. Picasso passed on after a prostate operation in 1973. On the other hand, Amadeo Modigliani was born in 1884 in a Jewish family and got his education in Venice and Florence. He studied Continue reading...

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Abstract
Luxor Temple in Egypt rose into prominence as the abode of various royal Egyptian dynasties. The kings honored the so-called god Amon. It became the main city of the kingdom. The Temple was managed by high military priests.
This research report summarizes the key events and historical background of Luxor Temple. It also sheds light on the building, the civilization and the culture prevalent in that period as well as the built environment. Moreover, it gives a comparison with the modern city of Luxor.

Luxor Temple in Egypt: An Introduction

The Luxor Temple was mainly constructed Continue reading...

Art from ancient Egypt is a uniform and unequivocal representation of the bona fide life of the day, the visual indication of societal qualities. It didn't allow the specialists the level of chance of representation that is associated with Western skilled workers (Grimal and Grimal). Representational craftsmanship from the First Dynasty up to the end of the New Kingdom is a record of perpetual degree and additionally reliable visual evidence of the social, political, and religious and venture lifestyles of old-fashioned Egyptian power. Different improvements happened in imaginative works all around the many years achieving low down cases that, Continue reading...

The painting ‘The Kiss’ (original Der Kuss) is Klimt’s most famous work of art among his golden pieces of work. The painting also happens to be Austria’s most famous piece: In Austria it is a treasure - one without a price (Brijbassi 1). Its current location is the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum and is specifically housed in the Belvedere palace, in Vienna, Austria. The Belvedere owns 22 of Klimt’s pieces and in all of them, ‘The Kiss’ has received the most of everything, from attention to criticism to praise and respect accorded to the painter. Klimt’ Continue reading...

For a long time, Australopithecus afarensis was considered as the earliest known bipedal hominid. This made this species, which was dated to have existed around 3.5 million years ago, the oldest member of the human clan. However, the discovery of the species, Australopithecus anamensis pushed the age of the bipedal hominids further back by around 600000 years (Tomasik, 2002).

History of the Discovery of Australopithecus anamensis

In 1965, the first fossilized specimen of A. anamensis was discovered by a research team from the Harvard University in the Kanapoi region that lies on the west of Lake Turkana in Kenya. Although at that time the fossil, which Continue reading...

Introduction:

Bronze vessels of the Shang period have been preserved largely due to the fact that, they were buried in the tombs of the great of both female and male figures. Their primary use at the time of their manufacture was in banquets and temples at which the sacrifice of food was offered to their royal ancestors. They were buried with their owners so that they could continue to sacrifice to the higher powers even after they had died and become ancestors in their turn. As such, the vessels were evidence of power, an aspect that became even more sharply Continue reading...

Mayfair Solid State 1600, a tape recorder:

The Mayfair solid state tape 1600 is a tape recorder which has an original box with a very simple design. This object is portable and it uses the magnetic tapes in recording and playing the sound or music.it is has two batteries that drive the motor in order for an object to work. It is aided by a microphone for it to operate effectively and efficiently.
The purpose of this object is to record and play sound or voice especially for music. The tape recorder has a glass window. This object aimed at recording as well as restoration of Continue reading...

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is the reward of the civic, social, and business activities of the Cummer family. The Cummers came from a long line of lumber dealers. They started in Canada before expanding their business to Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.
Wellington Willson Cummer (1846-1909) went on to found the Cummer Lumber Company in 1896. After the death of Wellington, Arthur Cummer and Waldo Cummer, along with his son-in-law, John L. Roe, all of them had ranks in the family business inherited the company.
Nina May Holden (1875-1958) a young lady from Michigan City, Indiana married Arthur Continue reading...

Introduction

Arts and paintings are among the oldest professions, whose history dates before 14th century. They both reflect the social, economic and political occurrences in the society, as well as a certain degree of illusion and creativity. Some of the contemporary artists who have influenced the arts profession include Claude Monet and Jackson Pollock. This paper will compare and contrast two artists using their works water lilies (Claude Monet) and Number 12 (Jackson Pollock) and establish their similarities and differences.

Background of the artists

Oscar Monet (1840-1926) was born in Paris to Claude Monet and Louise Monet. According to Tucker (45), Monet’s family Continue reading...

Describe Place

The New York City is magical. It is described as the most populated city in America. The city is divided into five boroughs namely: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. There are various landmarks available within the city that attracts millions of foreign and domestic tourists. Some of the great marvels in New York include the statue of liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the world trade center (now called the ground zero) and other numerous multistory buildings. An experience in the New York City is like a fairytale. An example of just what New York has to offer is Continue reading...

Madonna and Child with Book, c. 1502-03

Raffaello Sanzio also called Raphael
Italian, 1483-1520Oil on panel21-3/4 x 15-3/4 in. (55.2 x 40 cm)Norton Simon Art FoundationM.1972.2.P
This painting by Raphael is probably one of the best known icons of the Italian Renaissance, and brings together several of the artist’s characteristics. Raphael’s work is singularly well known both for its considerable clarity of form as well as the ease with that the composition of his paintings are viewed. The painting’s title is Madonna with Child and Book and was completed in around 1503 for Pope Julius II and was initially located in the Continue reading...

Following the meeting attended on the date of 26 February 2014, held at the local municipal social hall that had intended to get the public and residence views regarding expansion of the municipal market and relocation of the local museum to a different place that was yet to be decided, but two venues had been proposed. The meeting was organized and conducted by the planning commission of the municipal of Arizona, and it started at exactly 9am in the morning. The commission was represented by three people, and those who had been invited were given tags and questionnaires to Continue reading...

Art therapy

How do human beings evolve? Necessity leads to innovation, but this is not to say that innovation primarily arises from the necessity. Innovation may arise from diversified thinking and exposure to different learning materials and institution. Art therapy is a categorical achievement in the medical field that serves to solve numerous challenging health problems.
Art therapy is an invention in the medical field that makes use of art media, images, and the creative process which are scientifically analyzed, and interpreted in a health concept. It shows a person’s response to developed products such as reflections of a person’ Continue reading...

The Empire State Building is a 103-storey vast skyscraper. It derives the nickname from New York, the Empire State. It has been the world’s tallest building for about four decades having a height of 443.2 meters with an antenna spire included at the top of the building. From the time of its completion (1931) it has been a world’s trade centre and now its role of trade is being overcome by it's becoming watch towers, architectural building, a landmark and point of interest for observing ships, aircrafts and other features from a top (Tauranac, 19). It is Continue reading...

This is a painting by Ricardo Chavarria, a great and talented painter.

Ricardo Chavarria (American 1980 )47, 2012Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 40"
The Bold Acrylic Attractions by Ricardo Ricardo Chavarria
The Bold Acrylic is one among great paintings that Chavaria has produced that have been executed in many galleries across the world. The Bold Acrylic pulses with color, light, and unique internal energy which seems to radiate and move back within itself as it has been described. The painting presents a mixture of unity and variety in the following sense. Acrylic presents unity in the circles that make the painting where round circles of the same shape is used in Continue reading...

Museum Report(Natural Resources Canada library)

The Basics
There was a visit at the museum in the Natural Resources Canada library. This museum is located at 605 Robson street in Vancouver, British Columbia on the 15th floor. The main objective of the museum visit was to learn about the various rocks, the different minerals and the artifacts in the museum. One was to clearly understand on the History of the British Columbia in Canada .

The Rock, the minerals and Interesting Artifacts in the Museum.

The rock structure in the museum could be presumed to be igneous. These rocks are intrusive and are formed through the crystallization of magma from the earth’s inner cores. This Continue reading...

Art history aims at creating aspects of knowledge and developing expertise in the history of the visual arts from the medieval to the contemporary. In an increasingly image-based culture that includes a rapidly growing museum and gallery industry, techniques in visual literacy are important for a variety of professions as well as for daily life. Fashion interactions entail a multidisciplinary display that is involved in exploring fashion culture through modern art and media. The works that are put on exhibition give insight on fashion industry unsustainability. Besides, it assesses the connection between fashion and corporeality as well as investigates Continue reading...

Introduction

Saudi Arabia underwent major challenges during the past decades due to a decline in the social and economic stability in its historical cities. Urbanization in Saudi Arabia has been ongoing for several decades, and no one paid attention to the value of historical buildings. This led to deterioration of urban centers due to high influx of people from rural areas. No one had paid attention to the destruction of historic sites, until recently, when people begun to voice their concerns over the destruction of most of the historical sites in the country. This led to the formation of the Continue reading...

This work of art is a painting depicting the Madonna and child. The author of this work of art is Lucas Signorelli. This piece of art in circular in shape showing the virgin seated on the ground while supporting a child to stand. The ground is composed of flowers and grass. The flowers on a piece of art includes violets, aconites, poppies and wormwood. An ancient ruin is also visible behind the ground where Madonna was seated. A circular building is also visible and clear at the background through a crack on the rock. Two naked men are also Continue reading...

Cultural heritage may be defined as that legacy of the physical artifacts as well as intangible attributes of a given group or a society, which is usually inherited from the previous generations, preserve in the present time, and bestowed mainly for the benefits of the future generations. Some of the tangible cultural heritage may include items such as sculptures, coins, monuments, shipwrecks, archeological sites, underwater cities and ruins, paintings and manuscripts. Intangible cultural heritage may include rituals, performing arts, music, festivals, dances, carnivals, falconry, tango, Chinese shadow puppetry, Mediterranean diet, kabuki theatre, and oral traditions. Moreover, it can include Continue reading...

In this article, written by Jean-Claude Passeron and Emmanuel Pedler, the authors describe the sociology of artistic reception, which is logical and philosophical act of the aesthetic experience such as pictorial, musical and literary. Further, the authors explain that the esthetic of reception can be understood through three principles. Firstly, perceptibility principle, which indicates that, the survey only includes the work supposed by the real publics. Secondly, there is specificity principle, which represents that before making final interpretation, observation is made then consequences of the methods used are checked and then any final decision is made. Thirdly, there is Continue reading...

The Hollywood wax museum is located in Los Angeles at 6767Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States. The phone number of the museum is +1 323-462-5991. The museum operates from 10.00am-12.00am, 365 days a year. The museum is located on the well-known Hollywood Boulevard along the renowned Hollywood walk of fame. It is the leading wax museum in the United States. The museum has operated for more than 45 years. The same owners have owned the museum since opening in the year 1965. The reason the museum is very productive due to the celebrity figures that are figured Continue reading...

Discipline: Art & architecture 

Gustavo Eiffel Tower was built in Paris 1889 for the purpose ofaninternational exhibition. It was meant for commemoration of the French Revolution centenary. Its name came from engineer Gustave Eiffel. The company of the engineer designed the tower and built it. It is international cultural icon of the country France. It is iron lattice tower. It was made of wrought iron.The foundation is made of concrete slabs of two meters high. It has antenna on the top making it even tall.It is the tallest art structure in Paris. Its dimensions are 324 meters tall. The tower is bronze colored. Continue reading...

Women in art have always been a very mysterious and intriguing object to observe, both from the perspective of women as an object and a subject for the painting. Mona Lisa is possibly the most recognized painting in the world. She still puzzles its every observer with her gaze and feeble smile, welcoming him to silent communication. Frida Kahlo is the world’s most recognized woman artist. However, she neither invites for silent conversation in her Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair, nor does she puzzle the observer. What Frida does, is pictures her soul openly and frankly, not hiding anything, Continue reading...

Between the First letters written in 1762, where John Adams penned his flirtatious note ‘Miss Adorable’ to 17 year old Abigail Smith and the 1801 letter by Abigail Adams to wish her husband a safe journey when he headed to Quincy after serving tenure as the 2nd President of United States. Many letters spanned between 40 years of significant correspondence reveal one of the most inspiring and intriguing partnerships of American history. As one of the leaders of the American Revolution and Newly formed republic, John Adams faced critical moments of United States creation from drafting of declaration of Continue reading...

In this paper, we provide a formal analysis of two kinds of vessels that were in ancient China known as bronze vessels. We examine the similarities as well as the differences attendant to the two vessels as well as the impact and the roles that they played in the society. One of the ritual vessels that we consider was known as hu of the Chinese Eastern Zhou Dynasty of the Warring States Period. The other vessel is the ritual vessel guang of the Zhouyuan Archeology Team, Shanxi Province.
The ritual vessel hu is an example of a vessel used Continue reading...

Paintings and sculptures in ancient Rome were used to develop quite an array of subjects to ornament both public and private buildings. The Romans were known for their prowess as architects, city planners and decorators of public and private spaces. This is due to the fact they could design for functions or even for beauty. The ancient art work in Rome maybe attributed to historians such as Pliny. Romans in the ancient times lived in highly visual societies that were surrounded by images. Some of these paintings range from those on walls such as Pompeii, Herculaneum. These paintings portrayed Continue reading...

(Book Review)

Synopsis

Egypt after the Pharaohs revolves around the period through which Egypt witnessed the coming of the Greeks as well as the Hellenistic culture. It also covers the empire of the Ptolemy -from Ptolemy I to the rule of Cleopatra. The book also explains Egypt’s conquest by Rome, along with scientific and cultural achievements of Alexandria. It also covers the rise of Christianity I Egypt. Moreover, it explains the rich cultural, social, and intellectual formation within the period that comes light through the narrative by Alan Bowman.

Themes

There are four major themes displayed from this book. Firstly, Continue reading...

Introduction:

This paper is about a particular object in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. I have chosen the item known as ‘Glazed Fritware Bottle’ from Iznik in Turkey dating from the 16th Century and pertaining to the Ottoman Empire. The paper will attempt to analyse the object in detail with regards to its form, line, shape, color, texture, mass and composition and will also provide a detailed artistic appraisal of the object. The Glazed Fritware Bottle carries catalogue number: Lns 327C and is part of the famed Al Sabah Collection of Kuwait, which is on permanent exhibition at the Continue reading...

For my narrative reflection and journey into a visual experience I chose to visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It exhibited many pieces I was able to connect to McCloud’s theories about closure and visual literacy (6). Certain pieces stood out more than others, inanimately, but somehow speaking to me. Collections spoke, punctuated, and ended themselves as comics do with direction, icons, and framework. McCloud’s philosophy on our sense of self in relation to what we see around us was also very present during my excursion (10). I saw myself differently depending on what exhibit Continue reading...

ART WORK

The chosen artwork for this specific question is a piece of art by famous painter Leonardo da Vinci. This particular artwork is titled St. Jerome in the wilderness. This piece of art is dated as far back as 1480.thus, this particular art piece is very informative of the world as it existed in the 15th century and gives insight into the mind of artists as well as their emotions at that particular point in history. This is a painting that exists in the Vatican museum. Most of the artwork by Leonardo da Vinci is respected with almost all of Continue reading...

Visual Analysis

“Risveglio”, Parco Belvedere, Lugano
When looking into the enormous hive we call society, one can be influenced by different things. One source of the influence is on the surface of wavy waters of modern days - it is art. We encounter it very often, going to the cinema on weekends, even every day, in the form of street art. Art is a true creative act that is used by the artist as a form of expression. Art can be seen in galleries in so many different forms: sculptures, paintings, photographs, and even mosaics and murals. All these forms are Continue reading...

In the fourth chapter (“Cultural Works and Cultivated Disposition”) of “The Love of Art Bourdieu”, the author continue with the argument that access to cultural works such as the ones exhibited in museums is a privilege of the more cultivated individuals in the society. The authors argue that the reason for this is that unlike the less cultivated individuals in the society, there is stronger “cultural need” in the more cultivated individuals that prompt them to visit museums and fulfill this cultural need. A cultural need is the propensity to consume rare objects such as the ones exhibited in Continue reading...

Introduction

The concept of leadership is complex and multidimensional that includes intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup and situational variables (Grohar-Murray & DiCroce, 2003). Grohar-Murray and DiCroce (2003) also state that a leader is a person who inspires, develops, gains trust, and relies on people . Nowadays, nurses at all levels of organization are expected to have and exercises leadership skills (Grohar-Murray & DiCroce, 2003) . In this paper, I have chosen Florence Nightingale as a leader to be discussed. I will explain why I have chosen her, what leadership style best describes her, and both positive and negative aspects of this style. I will also give Continue reading...

The cultivated class mostly visits the museums to access the cultural works. The society takes advantage of cultural works by displaying them in the museums. There is a lot of cultural inequality that needs fulfillment. The pattern behavior of visiting the museum is either out of duty or aesthetic pleasure. Visitors spend a limited amount of time inside regardless of the level of education.
Museum visits appeal to people due to their inexpensive nature. The information received from the museums mostly is distorted and confusing. Museums do not have homogeneous information. The exhibition in a museum displays cultural artifacts Continue reading...

of the most important building of the particular styles:

Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, Gothic

Each period of history has its own particular, specific art style, which contains its own significant masterpieces. It doesn’t matter what kind of art is it: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. For example, for the Early Christian Era, such masterpieces are: The Basilica at Trier in architecture and Jesus healing the bleeding woman, depicted in the Catacombs of Rome. Talking about Byzantine period, it is important to mention such works as: the Church of Holy Wisdom or Hagia Sophia in the architecture and the most famous mosaic of this church Continue reading...

Photography originated from the Greek word photos meaning light and graphein meaning to draw. The scientist known as Sir John F.W first used the word in 1939. It was a method where images were recorded using the action of light with a sensitive material. Alhazen (Ibn-Haytham) who lived in the middle ages came up with the first pinhole camera. The camera was called Camera Obscura. The inventors using the camera were able to explain why cameras were upside down. Aristotle made the first noted and observed the first optic laws which, made cameras possible. In 300 BC, Aristotle questioned Continue reading...