Abstract
This paper defines Samuel Mockbee as a renowned architect and a great artist and examines the works of Samuel Mockbee which portrayed powerful artworks that test the mind. It shows how Mockbee had a specific talent for portraying powerful themes within his artwork in a subtle and yet obvious method. The paper tells us of the life of Mockbee, who grew up in the rural Alabama region. The author relates that Mockbee dedicated most of his life in the south and, lived through the stages when the south was being confronted with trials and tribulations of the civil rights movement. The author continues the paper with discussions of some of the more well-known pieces of artwork and architecture that Mockbee created. In conclusion, the author tells us that Mockbee's artwork shows characteristics as well as finesse, as he shows why his architecture was always soulful in its own context.

From the Paper
"Charles Moore is a very metaphorical artwork, brilliantly hewn by Mockbee. The overall arrangement of the forms on the picture is centered in the middle. There is no hint of symmetry. The overall patterning shows that the entire surface does not include design elements. The major design element is enlarged and takes a considerable amount of the design surface. The focal point of the picture is leading towards the right as most objects are facing to the right. The hierarchical scale indicates that the rooster/chicken and the figure of the man are most distinguished in the picture, i.e. they are the main source of appeal."

Tags:architectural, picture, colors, emphasis, characteristics, context

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This paper provides a description of the looting of the National Museum in Baghdad in April 2003 as U.S. forces ignored the ransacking while they secured valuable oil fields. A description of who did the looting, what was taken, what has been recovered, the agencies involved in recovery efforts and other issues are provided. Three pages of appendices of stolen/recovered artworks included.

From the Paper
"Over the course of three days in April, thousands of valuable artworks and cultural artifacts were stolen from the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad. Controversy erupted around the world over the loss of world treasures that represent the heritage and cultural history and identity of some of the world's earliest societies and cultures. Many blamed U.S. officials for permitting the looting which occurred in many other museums in Iraq and at archaeological sites. Zainab Bahrain argues that "Historical artifacts, works of art..."

Tags:Iraq, military, Colonel Bogdanos, Interpol, FBI, culture, artifacts, gold

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This paper discusses the tale of the Last Supper. It specifically discusses the renderings of this tale of Christ by Andrea Del Castagno, Domenico del Ghirlandaoi and Leonardo da Vinci. It shows how through their artworks, the last Supper literally comes to life via the masterful and extraordinary skills of these artists, all of which are considered three of the great geniuses of the Renaissance Period in Italy.

From the Paper
"Much like Castagno's rendition, the figures in this painting are also somewhat static and rigid, much like statues of marble rather than actual living and breathing human beings. The perspective is also quite similar, for it places limits on the movements of the figures via the hands and the upper torsos. In contrast to Castagno's version, the figures do not appear to be praying, yet through the expressions on their faces, it is clear that they are quite concerned about something. Also, the figure of Judas Iscariot is to the right of the figure of Jesus and is looking directly at him. Architecturally, Ghirlandaio has replaced Castagno's alcove with two Gothic-inspired arches which either provide a view of the outside world or is simply a wall painting."

Tags:perspective, illusion, gospel

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This paper explores various works of art of the Baroque era, which falls into several different categories as the aesthetics of the period developed, a link between the Renaissance revival of classicism and the freer styles of the Romantic era. The Baroque extended from early in the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. The style is seen as dramatic, often with a strained effect and bold ornamentation. Different styles can be discerned within the Baroque, several of which are discussed below with reference to works in that style, with the three major types being Catholic, Protestant, and Academic art.

From the Paper
"The art of the Baroque era falls into several different categories as the aesthetics of the period developed, a link between the Renaissance revival of classicism and the freer styles of the Romantic era. The Baroque extended from early in the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. The style is seen as dramatic, often with a strained effect and bold ornamentation. Different styles can be discerned within the Baroque, several of which are discussed below with reference to works in that style, with the three major types being Catholic, Protestant, and Academic art. First is Dutch art of the Protestant Reformation, best represented in the ..."

Tags:Romantic, era, Renaissance, classicism, Dutch

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This paper compares and contrasts two works of memorial art from ancient Egypt and Iran, noting similarities and differences, including the purpose of each to aggrandize the efforts of kings. The paper discusses their size, composition, style and material.

From the Paper
"The two historical objects chosen for comparison in this essay bear much in common; both are examples of memorial works of art meant to reportion and to aggrandize the efforts of kings, both are from the cradle of civilization and both, despite their differences in terms of size, composition, style and material, commemorate important events in the lives of their primary subjects. The first work to be examined in this report is the Narmer Palette, described by W.M.F..."

Tags:art, Egypt, Iran, Naram-Sim stele, style, Palett of Narmer

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This paper consists of curating an exhibition of 10 artworks under a particular theme as an educational art exhibit for the class in which the client is enrolled. The theme chosen is "The Human Face of War," and the art objects selected illustrate various religious, political, and social conflicts that were represented in art between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries.

From the Paper
"The recording and imagining of episodes of human conflict has a long and deep history in the world of art. This exhibition will focus on the various and changing ways in which Western cultures have depicted outright war and other conflicts over the course of four hundred years, from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Significant focus will be given to the ways in which human figures are depicted in the ten artworks of the exhibition. Some of the questions we hope that this exhibition will..."

Tags:art, war, humans

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The Statue of Liberty and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are used to illustrate three specific roles fulfilled by such public artworks, including reaching out to the past and honoring heroes and greatness.

From the Paper
"In his book celebrating Americans monuments and memorials, "A Call to Heroism: Renewing America's Greatness", historian Peter Gibbons defines the role of these primary sources in stone and metal as one way of reaching out to those who lived before us, of remembering those who built America, one way of honoring heroes and greatness. Perhaps the Statue of Liberty monument and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are the clearest reflection of these various roles played by monuments and memorials in American culture. Both the..."

Tags:immigrants, sacrifice, hope, freedom, democracy, government, war, hope, greatness, spirit

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The paper examines the works of Kelly Mark, a Toronto based artist whose work is currently being shown at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery of the University of Toronto. The paper describes how Mark works in many media, and this exposition includes sculpture, video, drawings, photographs, audios and performance art.

From the Paper
"Kelly Mark is a Toronto based artist whose work is currently being shown at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery of the University of Toronto. This artist works in many media, and this exposition includes sculpture, video, drawings, photographs, audios and performance art. In other words, Mark does not constrain her artistic expression by the medium. There are the examples of many of them at the exhibition. The `theme' of many of the pieces shown is time. There is the 33-minute stare video, there are the punched time cards as a part of on-going project, the clocks strategically placed in the REM display, etc. Mark's..."

Tags:kelly mark, art, review

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The paper examines Shirin Neshat's photography as seen in the exhibitions "Women of Allah" and "Women of the Gun" and shows how they examine the conflicting assumptions about Islamic women. The paper also discusses her video work, the trilogy "Turbulent, Rapture, and Fervour" that explores gender in traditional Islamic society. The paper shows how Neshat conveys how Islamic women are trapped in a culture with no moral liberty, or visible rational moral or ethical rule on which to act. The paper asserts that while Neshat's images are rooted in Iranian culture and Iranian conflicts, her message and her identity are universal, and like any proper art also transcend cultural boundaries.

From the Paper
"Shirin Neshat is an Iranian born photography and video artist. Now based in New York, she was displaced from her homeland as a result of the Iranian Revolution, and she was away for twelve years. When she came back, she hardly recognized the place. The basis for the transformation, and the resulting dichotomy that she notices serves as the basis for her inspiration, which led her achievement-wise as an artist into new directions visually. She is best known for her exhibit Women of Allah, but to associate her just with the groundbreaking exhibit would not do justice to her full vision and body of work to this point, with particular emphasis on the fact that she is an accomplished filmmaker, both critically and quantitatively."

Tags:women, martyrdom, photography, videos, images, Iran

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The paper explores representative artwork that neatly encapsulates the cultures from which they sprang. In each instance, be it Ganesh, Chinese ritual bronzes, or sculptures portraying Amida, the artwork that the paper discusses has provided unique subtleties and nuances that reflect the subtleties and nuances of their respective cultures. No less importantly the aforementioned artwork illustrates the intersection between art and religion and the paper discusses how religion gives shape to both a society and to its artwork.

From the Paper
"Finding the Souls of Ancient Societies in Their Artwork: the Artistic Creations of Pre-Modern India, China and Japan It is commonly said and written that the artwork of a society is a mirror into that society. The following paper will examine this proposition by looking at Indian Ganesh artwork, representative Chinese artwork from the Bronze Age and, not least of all, Buddhist artwork that captures the spirit of ancient Japan. What should become when reviewing each of these artifacts is that a society's collective soul is often to be found in the artwork it produces - at least if the observer is prepared to look hard enough and long enough for it. The imagery associated with the Indian deity Ganesh is quite astounding."

Tags:india, china, japan