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: Sadia Chowdhury
Communicating Through Dance
Compared to spoken languages such as English or Spanish, dance really can’t be considered a language. But I think of language as a way to express oneself or tell a story, therefore, making dance a language. Dancers are able to … Continue reading
Posted in 12/8 Assignment
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A Memorable Night at the Opera
With an inane and light-hearted storyline, Cosi Fan Tutte is a well-produced opera for people of all ages. Similar to Shakespeare’s Iago from Othello, the character of Don Alfonso, played by William Shimell, makes a bet with two naïve men, … Continue reading
Posted in 11/9 Assignment, Reviews
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Dancing In The Museum
What do you get when two choreographers are asked to choreograph for the same piece of music. Well, two very different performances. Works & Process, “a performing-arts series that informs artistic creation through stimulating conversation and performance,” brought together the … Continue reading
Posted in 10/3 and 10/4 Assignment, Reviews
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Science versus Art
The sciences offer people concrete explanations of the “structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observations and experiments” (American Heritage). We tend to choose the sciences over the arts for that very reason. Science is able to … Continue reading
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11/10 Assignment: The Importance of Beauty
In our culture, people often turn to the media for a definition of beauty. Teens gravitate to fashion magazines to figure out how they should look in terms of their weight, hairstyle and makeup. Similar magazines are just as popular … Continue reading
Posted in 11/10 Assignment, 11/17 Assignment
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Art Deco
Art Deco is an artistic style that originated in Paris in the 20th century. It is an elegant, glamorous, functional and modern style. It developed as a modernist reaction against the Art Nouveau style. Its original purpose was to be … Continue reading
Posted in 10/27 Assignment
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One-Point Perspective
Audriana and I were assigned the one-point perspective. In pictures that use this perspective, the images get smaller as they move further away and converge at a vanishing point. Alberti was the first to describe the principles of the perspective. … Continue reading
Posted in 10/13 Assignment
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10/6 Assignment
Photography is most definitely an art from. Like painting, photography involves both technique and creativity. Photography is just as tedious as any other art form. The photographer has to pay attention to lighting, distance and angle. The photographer has a … Continue reading
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Artist v Artisan
The word artist originates from the word “artiste,” which means “one who cultivates one of the fine arts” (Online Etymology Dictionary). In the 21st century, an artist can be someone who creates pieces that are tangible like sculptures and paintings, … Continue reading
Posted in 10/3 and 10/4 Assignment
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9/22 Assignment by Sadia and Audriana
For this assignment, Audriana and I chose to visit Ryan Gander’s The Happy Prince. Gander’s sculpture is based on a short children’s story by Oscar Wilde also titled The Happy Prince. The story tells of a statue of a Prince, … Continue reading
Posted in 9/22 Assignment, 9/29 Assignment
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