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Thrifting Across an Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire is a great example of cross-cultural exchange through art and architecture. Exchange shaped Southeast Asia’s visual culture. This empire was rooted in South India, specifically Hindu. Their artistic identity formed constant interaction with Islamic sultanates and Indian Ocean trade networks. Specifically looking at the Ruins of Vijayanagara at Hampi, we see the…
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The Russian Avant Garde: A do over
The Russian Avant Garde was a moment that grew when the world was changing, along with moving very quickly. Around 1913 and early 1920’s, the Russians were imagining a new kind of society. Along with a new society, they wanted art to change with it. During this period, it led up to the Russian Revolution.…
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Three Movements, Three Reactions!
The 17th- 19th centuries were a time of change. The world was shifting a lot, politically, socially, and emotionally. Different artist from Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism all had a response to the changes. Neoclassical artist were working during the enlightenment, so their art reflects a world that valued reason, discipline, and moral behavior. Jacques-Louis Davod’s…
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When Perfection Cracks
There are many art movements that differ from the Italian High Renaissance (c.1490-1527), such as: Northern Renaissance (c.1430-1580), Mannerism (c. 1520–1600), and The Baroque’s (c.1600-1750). When we look at each, it is important to understand the overall characteristics of each. The High Renaissance in Italy felt perfectly balanced, had the ideal beauty with unified compositions…
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Antiquity Reworked by Renaissance
While there are many, many, MANY examples of the Italian Renaissance taking from Greek and Rome, we are going to look at the architectural style of specific structures. In an architectural sense, two buildings that share the same values as one another is the Pantheon and the Dome of the Cathedral of Florence. The Pantheon…
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Sacred Geometry: How Architecture Becomes Devotion
In todays agenda, four important architectural buildings will be examined deeper to find out their main features, decorational elements, and most importantly their religious expression! Featured above, the Basilica of Saint Denis is located in Paris, France. The Basilica was built in the Gothic Europe times in the first half of the 12th century, 1140-1144.…
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Ancient Echos, Christian Voices: Architecture in Transition
It is important to understand what makes Ancient Romes society ROME and Early Christian Europe society EARLY CHRISTIAN.What are these features? ANCIENT ROME FEATURES EARLY CHRISTIAN FEATURES Imperial Power Divine Authority Engineering Innovation Public Spectacle Civic Pride Spiritual Devotion Communal Worship Biblical Narrative Symolism Transformation of Roman Form How these appeear in Ancient Rome was:…
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Beyond the Vase: The Changing Women Form
One of the most facsinating evolutions is looking at 4500 B.C.E to 190 B.C.E sculptures done during Ancient Greece, specifically the female body evolutuion. Greece had a lot of female figures made during the Final Neolithic Period, such as the one dipicted to the right made during 4500BCE-4000BCE by the Cycladic Culture. A lot of…
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Pharoahs of Giza: Shaping Dominance Through Pyramids
Everybody knows about the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. What people may not realize is that each pyramid represents a Pharoahs power during the Old Kingdom. The three biggest pyramids represent three rulers – Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. A lot of Egyptian art had relation to their…
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