Resources for online research
- Alvin Ailey
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Classical Music Link
- Culture NOW
- Image Collections and Online Art
- Met Museum online resources
- Metropolitan Opera
- New York Times – Arts
- SmART History
- The WWW Virtual Library: History of Art
- Thirteen – Sunday Arts
- UC Berkeley – Art History Resources
- Voices of the Shuttle
- WNYC – Arts and Ideas
Author Archives: alexis
Superficially, beauty is aesthetics. We find something to be beautiful if it pleases the eye and gives us pleasure to look at. Specific standards of beauty are also dictated through the media by magazines, television shows, cinema and advertisements. Our … Continue reading
Posted in 11/10 Assignment
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Dancing is Hard
While watching dancing, sometimes we become too distanced from the art as the audience and all we learn is how to critique rather than appreciate. Reality shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars … Continue reading
Spirituality in Alvin Ailey
If beauty is the pursuit of perfection, then I believe I am correct in saying that the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater produced something epically beautiful, especially in their new production Anointed. The bodies onstage were pinnacles of human excellence, … Continue reading
Posted in Alvin Ailey and Dance, Reviews
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The Viewing Room
Walking into the building a mere ten minutes late, my companions and I sensed the severe crime we were committing and in our guilt crept into the building of the Metropolitan Opera House with great trepidation. This tardiness was sin … Continue reading
Hellenistic Art
The Hellenistic period refers to the era after Alexander the Great’s attempted annexation of the known world. His death in 323 B.C. typically marks the beginning of this period, while 31 B.C. traditionally marks its end with the Battle of … Continue reading
Posted in 10/27 Assignment
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The Isometric System
Christine and I received an excerpt from the Phoebe McNaughton’s Perspective and Other Optical Illusions describing the isometric system – the all in one hexagonal projection. This method is a specific case of oblique projection and requires only one viewpoint … Continue reading
Posted in 10/13 Assignment
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Artist
The definition of an artist has become much less rigid in the 21st Century than previously. I believe that while before art had been something only the upper class was allowed to partake in, art in the 21st Century has … Continue reading
Posted in 10/3 and 10/4 Assignment
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The one from whom the original thought stems from is a vital part of art. These are the people who set these works of art into motion. Without the composer or choreographer or painter there would be no music or dance … Continue reading
Posted in 9/15 Assignment
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Childe Hassam ‘Winter in Union Square’
In this photograph, we attempted to capture the essence of a modern version of Hassam’s ‘Winter in Union Square’. We walked around the expanse of Union Square and tried to identify similar structures that were in Hassam’s painting. Being that … Continue reading
Posted in 9/8 Assignment
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0. Art is an indulgence and is meant to satiate and further the human experience by either being aesthetically pleasing or by provoking philosophical discussion. In a broad sense, art is a deliberate creation that allows for more creation through … Continue reading
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