The influence of Christianity is manifest in artworks. Not only did Christianity alter the nudity display in arts, it also changed the fundamental artist-patron system, and, subsequently, the output of artists. As mentioned in the talk delivered by Professor Plesch,… Continue Reading →
During the lecture, Professor Plesch emphasized how important the study of perspective was to the progression of art. This almost required a scientific approach to art with some of the cutting edge ideas of the day, including the study of… Continue Reading →
This Tuesday’s lecture gave me an interesting thought about mimesis and the idea of imitation itself. Mimesis is, as I understand it, the idea of art imitating the natural which is an incredibly long standing idea through art. Perhaps because… Continue Reading →
I really liked how professor Plesch pointed out that the purpose of poetry and literature are to represent absent things as being present. I had never really thought about poetry and literature in this way, but it made a lot… Continue Reading →
One thing that I found very interesting from this presentation was the comparison of poetry and painting. I had honestly not ever put any thought into the similarities and differences between poetry and painting. I think that if someone had… Continue Reading →
I have never been interested in interpreting art down to minute details – such as the meaning of a candle wick. However, what I do find interesting is interpreting art to learn about past cultures and history. Art is like… Continue Reading →
When I first walked into this lecture, I had no idea what mimesis meant… But things quickly began to make sense. Mimesis is described as the representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature. It’s a very… Continue Reading →
Learning about the deep symbolism that many Renaissance era painters incorporated into their work, and the ways that they used techniques like perspective and shadow to increase the reality of their works reminded me of something I saw when I… Continue Reading →
During tonight’s lecture, I was most fascinated by the comparison of the two pieces of art depicting the same scene of the Madonna and the Child. Looking at them placed side by side (as they are actually hung in the… Continue Reading →
As the concept of the Anthropocene becomes more generalized, and more museum’s attempt to engage in the subject, we should consider how it should be done. The Anthropocene doesn’t deserve to be part of “Natural History”, if we really have defined… Continue Reading →
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