Public Art Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of Statues at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1264 words, 4 pages)

The first statue observed is the New York Kouros from theMetropolitan Museum of Art from about 600BCE. It is very frontal and linearstatue of a male that has almost perfect symmetry. This statue isfreestanding. This statue's medium is marble, but it is not as smooth asother Greek works of art ... Read More

An Analysis of the Installation, The Gates (493 words, 2 pages)

Installations The Gates was a large installation located in central park. It contains several hundred feet of saffron colored fabric attached to poles (Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Jonathan Henery, and Wolfgang Volz). People could walk under them or see them from the high buildings of New York. Christo and Claude wanted to ... Read More

An Outline of a Speech on the Teardrop Memorial for the Events of 9/11 Gifted by Russia (729 words, 3 pages)

Introduction(Attention Getter) Who here has been to New York City and seen the ground zero memorial? Did you know that there is a second memorial in New York for 911?(Reveal and Relate) On the 5th anniversary of 911 Russia gifted us with the teardrop memorial which was officially named To ... Read More

The Importance of Sculptures in Human History and Society (326 words, 1 pages)

Sculptures.For thousands of years sculptures have been used by humans for various reasons. We use them for spiritual reasons, like statues of gargoyles, Jesus or angels. We use them for remembering history, such as the famous Abraham Lincoln statue in Washington DC. We even have statues purely for art and ... Read More

A Reflection on the Our Fragile Home Art Exhibition: We Need to Take Care of Our Planet (680 words, 2 pages)

Sometimes in the hustle and busy pace of our lives, we as humans can forget to stop and admire the world we live in. We forget that we are just tiny little pieces in a world that has shaped over the span of millions of years with its own amazing ... Read More

The Important Role of Museums in the Apartheid South (1810 words, 7 pages)

IntroductionMuseums necessarily reflect cultural movements the choice of exhibits, dialogue presented, and perspectives of museum curators are as inextricable from the present day as they are from history itself. As a result, when considering the preservation of archaeology (and other historical subjects), it is important to consider the ways which ... Read More

A Visual Analysis of the Goddess Sekhmet, a Colossal Statue of the Powerful Goddess (631 words, 2 pages)

Visual Analysis The Goddess Sekhmet Walking around the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the artwork that caught my eye immediately was The Goddess Sekhmet. Long ago, this large, commanding figure at the corner of the museum, was originally placed in the Mut Temple at Karnack and later ... Read More

A Research on the Artworks Tilted Arc by Richard Serra and Olympia by Edouard Monet (632 words, 3 pages)

Tilted Arc by Richard Serra was disputed after he placed it in the Federal Plaza in downtown New York. People argued that it not only caused a safety hazard and attracted criminals, tourists, and rats, but it also interfered with peoples use of the plaza. The lawsuit against Richard Sera ... Read More

The Controversial Visual Style of Pop Art of Andy Warhol (1027 words, 4 pages)

Controversial Warhol Art in the past was rarely used as a commercial technique until around the mid-20th century. Artist Andy Warhol initiated the visual style of pop art in order to explore relationships between advertisement, popular culture, and artistic expression. Although Warhol revolutionized pop art throughout the 1970s in the ... Read More

The Use of the Elements of Line in the Artwork, Jaywala (412 words, 2 pages)

This piece of art used the elements of line. They use the elements of line on the eyes and glasses. They also used the principle form. They made a little design form in the back round it look like you could sit on it or lean against it. What I ... Read More

The Life and Work of Marcel Marceau (1355 words, 4 pages)

Marcel Marceau was a French mime who had a big impact on movement in theatre and silent communication. Marcel introduced the world to mime on a large scale, and made it into a true art. He performed in front of thousands of people, worked with celebrities, appeared in many films, ... Read More

The Characteristis of Bipolar I Disorder Observed in the Behavior of John F. O’Donnell, an American Stand-Up Comedian (1132 words, 4 pages)

Carrying a duffle bag full of important documents, John F ODonnell is an American stand-up comedian who finds himself running around Dublin, Ireland. His only belongings are a passport, cell phone, and the duffle bag. In the middle of Dublin, the main character ODonnell is presented as judging a painted, ... Read More

The Different Roots of Monuments of Coyote in Raleigh, North Carolina and Unconquered in Tallahassee, Florida on Florida State University’s Campus (651 words, 2 pages)

Current understanding of what a monument is most commonly relates to a massive three-dimensional structure commemorating a subject. Monuments exist for purposes of honor or memorial markers, but they are not always obvious. Some art do not even start out as monumental art. Coyote is an accidental monument, small in ... Read More

The City of Raleigh, the Capital of North Carolina (1030 words, 3 pages)

Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, and one of the three major cities making up the state's "Triangle" is a center of culture, research, and the arts. Since Raleigh is the heart of North Carolina, many of its public art displayed throughout the city represent special characteristics of the state, ... Read More

Artwork in Spiral Jetty by RObert Smithson and Vance by Henry Jackson Ellicott (1426 words, 4 pages)

When it comes to art, every piece is unique, even if it belongs to a series of works or a collection of closely-related art. Today, all art that people have been able to read are categorized in single to several groups based on medium, location, history, style, function, and other ... Read More

An Observation of the Artworks at Manz Elementary in Eau Claire (2358 words, 6 pages)

During the month of March in 2015, I had the opportunity to look at several different art displays at Manz Elementary in Eau Claire. The artwork that I looked at consisted of work from 1st graders through 4th graders. Each display that I looked at focused on something different. All ... Read More

A Study of the Statue of Eirene, a Goddess Personification of Peace (1443 words, 7 pages)

MUSEUM PAPER ASSIGNMENTThe sculpture that I chose to write about is the Marble statue of Eirene. The MET has the Roman copy of the Greek original on display amongst their collection of artwork. This piece dates back to . This piece struck me as particularly beautiful, and almost a little ... Read More

An Exploration of the Effectiveness Between Contemporary Sculpture and Exhibition Design (1575 words, 5 pages)

Contemporary artist, Andy Goldsworthy, worked with the National Museum of Scotland in 1998 to create contemporary sculptures that aimed to improve the visitors experience, by encouraging a new kind of engagement with the ancient artefacts on display. The Early People exhibition design hosts a dialogue between contemporary art and ancient ... Read More

A Review of an Exhibit of Islamic Items (377 words, 2 pages)

When I first walked into the exhibit, I was surrounded by various Islamic items, but there was one specific item that caught my attention. The mens agbada robe. Having it by in its own little showcase, this robe grabbed my attention by how native looking it was. This exhibit is ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Sculptures: Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Buddha of the Future and Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (427 words, 2 pages)

On Saturday, our class went to the Metropolitan museum of Art in New York City, and explored the many exhibits The Met had on ancient asian art. The two Bodhisattvas I will be choosing to analyze are Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, and Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon ... Read More

The Consequences of Recutting Portraits, a Lecture by Dr. John Pollini (454 words, 1 pages)

This lecture was given by Dr. John Pollini, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the National Organization of the Archaeological Institute of America which is the largest of its kind spreading to Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The group ... Read More

The Impact of Claude Garamond on the World of Typography (898 words, 3 pages)

Claude Garamond was a publisher who made the way for many things in the world of typography. Sadly, in his lifetime, he was pretty much poor and was not as recognized as he is today (Garamond - Garamont's will. (n.d.).). When someone mentions the name Garamond, the font immediately comes ... Read More

An Interpretation of Patrick Luber’s Art Work (318 words, 2 pages)

If you were to walk past the North West Art Center Gallery, you maynotice the space looking a bit more metallic than usual. That's the work ofartist Patrick Luber from his exhibit "What Comes Before Words." Luber'swork consists of multiple wall-mounted, metal-covered, sculptures hangingfrom the walls. The sculptures take various ... Read More

An Interpretation of Linda Whitney’s New Art Exhibit (386 words, 2 pages)

Mezzotint is a process that isn't very common among artists nowadays,artists that choose to take it on deserve a lot of credit. That's exactlythe case with artist Linda Whitney in her new exhibition "The Space BetweenHistory Hollywood." Featured int the gallery are thirty or so mezzotintimages of native americans dressed ... Read More

Monkey Grasps for the Moon (in Freer Sackler Museum): Communication Error (777 words, 2 pages)

Monkey Grasps for the Moon Communication Error One day, a group of monkeys were playing in the trees. Suddenly, one monkey looked down into a well and saw the reflection of the moon in the water. He became worried that the moon had fallen, so he called his friends to ... Read More

Masochistic Action in Performance Art: Rhythm 5 by Marina Abramovic (321 words, 1 pages)

Masochistic Action in Performance Art Rhythm 5 by Marina Abramovic was performed in 1974. It began with Abramovic lighting a large five-pointed star on fire until the entire symbolic structure was engulfed in flames. She then proceeded to cut her fingernails, toenails, and hair and circle the fire, throwing the ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Pregnant Woman, a Sculpture by Edgar Degas (631 words, 4 pages)

Aesthetics Assessment During the class trip to the Norton Simon Museum one piece of artwork that captured my attention was Edgar Degas sculpture Pregnant Woman. The sculpture is made of bronze and is quite small in size. It looked to be the size of a forearm. Degas started working on ... Read More

Lighting the People of New York: The Statue of Liberty (1252 words, 5 pages)

For nearly 130 years she has watched over and welcomed people to the USA. Officially, her name is Liberty Enlightening the World, but most call her the Statue of Liberty or Lady Liberty. Lady Liberty is made from 300 copper sheets, suspended from a steel framework, which have naturally oxidized ... Read More

An Overview of the Metropolitan Museum of Art or The Met (1241 words, 6 pages)

We see it everywhere. Whether we see it on the streets, as a sculpture, or even in the form of a song, art plays an important role in the lives of the American people. From the time we are born we are taught to appreciate the arts. While it may ... Read More

The Impact of Tacoma Art Museum in the Community (1249 words, 4 pages)

The Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) is a big contributor to Tacomas culture and a good way to get certain culturalpolitical ideas across. This is because of the interdependence between the people of Tacoma and the Museum itself. The TAM supports their local community in various ways, but most importantly, it ... Read More

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