Church

 

         I walked in and the first two things i noticed was the sky painted on the ceiling and how all the crosses where Egypt themed. The way the space was handled was masterful creating a not so large space seem absolutely huge. The colors and the windows gave a sense of a place preserved in time for us to see. The way the color was handled gave the space an authenticated feel and is a fantastic view of Egyptian culture in modern times.

Egyptian Art

     So this is a not so little statue of Khafre's heir Menakaure and his Queen who has a really long name I have not hopes of saying so I'm glad none of you where around to hear me butcher it when i tried, Khamerernebty II,. All I've got about that part of the work is....wow. So this piece stands 54 1/2in tall and is carved out of a hard black stone that wasn't described hmmmmmm i did a little extra research and discovered the stone is a hard stone called Green Schist or Greywacke I think they called it. Out of all the art in this section I've seen in this section so far this piece stands out the most to me.
     The way the poses are mirror is a early form of rhythm and their heights are the same which probably meant she was just as important as her husband or the artist got a little lazy on proportions. Its interesting that at the bottom of the queens legs there are the outlines for a dress but her top seems to be nude. Upon further reading into other sources they speculate that the top of her dress was painted on rather than carved which is a difference to other sculptures of the time. The two figure compliment on another and create a harmony in the piece of which only the top half is complete. This indicates that this statue was probably commissioned near the end of the Pharaoh's life and there for there was no need to finish the elaborate sculpture.

Protect Fine Art

 

Link to the Original

             This is an article on why the temperature needs to be kept at a certain level in museums and how to protect your art at home. I thought this was an interesting read and rather informative for protecting important art whether its a  classical masterpiece or a kindergartner's painting. Here are some of the tips given to make your lives a little simpler because I know you all so excited about controlling the atmosphere.

• Temperature is important keep it at around 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit 
• Humidity is icky and needs to be 55-65% so use an air conditioner and an humidifier to control that.
• Keep sunlight off you work! Poor things are like vampires and they like it dark the light causes colors and inks to fade and destroys the little things. so save the environment and you art turn the lights off when its not being looked and and keep the blinds closed.
• Art over the fire place is a huge mistake the smoke and heat is a insta killer.
• obviously don't put your art in a basement or and attic these are areas of drastic temp changes and are lethal as far as humidity and flooding issues may occur.
• The rest of the suggestions seemed kind of silly to me like installing water alert sensors and framing you work with contractor approved hardware so I didn't find it too important to list those on here.

Collage

• Decisions: I used things that describe me film, pictures, projects. They are all hobbies I enjoy and frankly I'm just as messy so my desk really does look like that.
• Color:as far as color goes... there really isn't much I have the purple of the pansey and the pink of the rose which is continued in the film strips and the wastebasket. I like working in black and white, so lack of color is more my forte.
• Light: I kept the top of the desk light and the bottom dark there really isn't much too it.
• Texture:the chair and wall have some texture but that's created. I have bubble wrap and a hazard sticker that are actual texture and really fun because of the effect they give.
• Volume:There is volume in the 3-D space I tried to create with the extra piece of board.
• Line: there is a diagonal axis because of the desk and the flower causes a circular motion arund the composition
• Space: The top of the desk and the floor are what create space.
• Scale: The scale of the flower in my collage is important for my middle name is rose which I go by often.
• Symbolism: the roses stand for me the film strips photography the wastebasket=mistakes and the hazard sticker=privacy.

• Art: What does art mean to you? Where does it fit into the world today?
• History: My history is in the wastebasket. I am a new person and straightening out thing in the present. My history has made a wiser, stronger person, and as a result I'm moving on to bigger better things.

My collage is supposed to look like a messy working desk. I drew in the chair and waste basket elements and used another piece of poster board to make the desk. So in doing so I made depth in the composition. Under the desk I used a pencil and created a darker value underneath to create space and an eraser on the chair to distinguish its texture form that of the wall and carpet.

Article

The article i have here is about the reorganization of the works in the Museo del Prado in Madrid Spain. They are reorganizing and putting 176 works into their permanent collection. All of which are from the 19th century and include, 152 paintings 2 watercolors 21 sculptures and an architetueal model. They are trying to organize the pieces by date creator and location. These can e derived from the style and subject matters of the works. So this is how our calss material ties into the article. Link to the Article

Artwork in context

         Alright, as far as formal elements this one is a ground breaker. The Last Supper by Da Vinci is one of the 1st works in history to use perspective. This give depth to an image. The lighter color of the background behind Jesus also adds an emphasis and makes him the focal point of the work. That and all the action, motion, and line(whether literal or implied) also create an emphasis.
               As far as the social implications that can be draw, they say a lot about two different time periods. There are many speculations about this work. The type of paint used can date the image as well as the style. The symbols in this image are many and complicated. The man pointing up to the left of Jesus (sorry if i get my directions confused) is a typical theme in religious works of Da Vinci. It is also seen in his depiction of John the Baptist and it is said they are pointing to God. The food on the table is also important whether it shows us what people of Jesus time ate or that of what DaVinci himself ate it cannot be said.