Bold and intriguing, this sculpture, “Balloon Dog (Magenta)” by Jeff Koons, induces a sense of wonder and happiness. Jeff Koons’ “Balloon Dog (Magenta)” is a part of the Celebration series that begun in 1994. The Balloon Dog is an archetype connecting people to the monumental and the everyday. Looking at this sculpture you can hear the sound of festivity. We can hear the sound of children laughing and running around playing games. We can hear the sound of balloons popping and also the twisting shrieks from a party clown as he creates this wonderful balloon animal. This sculpture also evokes a sense of smell at these celebrations where the balloon dog would be present. A smell such as the smoke from blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, or perhaps even the smell of fireworks at a New Year celebration or carnival. Balloon Dog gives a feeling of happiness and warmth. It reminds the viewer of joyful memories from the past and even makes you wonder about new memories to come. New memories of birthdays, baby showers, anniversaries, all delightful events where a simple balloon animal may just be present in the hands of little children eating there chocolate cake and munching on their potato chips and lollies.
This simple geometric construction, with its mirror coated, smooth stainless steel and transparent magenta colour coating stands at 307.3 cm in height, 363.2 cm in depth with a width of 114.3 cm. It portrays the image of a three dimensional balloon dog wonderfully and does so whilst exaggerating its size and space, making it very dramatic. It’s big, round, bubbly body shape suggests that this sculpture really is a big balloon animal. With its tight twists and turns you can almost imagine creating a balloon dog by just loo...
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...excellent example of an art piece that can be used in the class room. Balloon Dog offers a lot to engage with learners from Stage 2 to Stage 3. Students can be encouraged to examine Balloon Dog (magenta) and go and recreate their own balloon dog or other balloon animal. Students can examine and learn from their creations, talk and discuss about Jeff Koon’s Balloon Dog and how it compares to theirs and even sketch what they have produced helping them understand the design elements such as shape and shadow, observing the twists and the reflections of light coming off of the balloon just as it does on Jeff’s Koon’s Balloon Dog (magenta).
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The American artist Fred Tomaselli arranges pills, leaves, insects and cutouts of animals and body parts to create his pieces of art. His incorporation of items are arranged to suggest a level of perception along with a heightened visual experience. This gives me, the viewer, a sense of Energy. The perception of color that Fred uses gives a gravitating feel. If you take a look at the heart of this piece you can instantly visualize the different items Fred incorporates into the piece.
This gives the sculpture a very convincing effect, as the image is made of wood branches. Because of the bronze element, it weighs up to 2,000 pounds, which shows the strength of the animal.
The object I chose in the Lightner Museum is a painting with a gold frame. The medium in which it was created is oil on canvas. Featuring this piece is a man on a seat in front of a podium. He looks around the age of fifty, wearing a black cap and glasses. His clothing consists of a collared shirt, a coat, slacks, long socks to his knees, and black shoes. In one hand he holds a small book, which he appears to be reading from, and in his other hand he carries a brown stick about a foot in length. Standing in front of the man is a boy about ten years of age. He is standing with very straight posture and his hands by his sides. The boy is adorned with a blue vest, a white collared, long-sleeved shirt and brown pants. To the right of the man is another boy with his head resting in his hands. He is sitting on a bench and appears to be sobbing. There is a boy ducking behind the podium with his hand cupped beside his mouth, inferring that he is whispering something secretly to the boy being addressed by the adult figure. The rest of the children in the classroom-type setting sit behind desks in the far right corner of the painting, each sharing a collective look of mischief and laughter. There also appears to be a chalkboard on the back wall of the room, and some sort of picture hangs above the board on the same wall.
Do you ever just sit back and wonder how many images run through your brain everyday and thinking back on that how many of those were images from our society’s pop culture? With our ever growing technology and media of our society, children are constantly being exposed to visual stimuli. Paul Duncum, a professor of art education, studies how these stimuli not only affect our students and children but also how we can incorporate them into the art classroom in an effective way. In this paper I will illustrate to you the life and work of Paul Duncum. I will be talking about Duncum’s contributions to art education, his teaching philosophy, and how I can use his beliefs and teachings in my future as an art educator but first I would like to give you some background on Paul Duncum.
The living subjects in A Faun Teased by Children include a faun, three small children, a lion, a lizard, and a tree sprouting grapes and other fruits and vegetation. The nonliving subjects include the skin of a lion. The scene appears to be the location of a forest or place where fruitful vegetation is apparent. The sculpture is asymmetrical with active vertical and diagonal accents depicting a scene in en medias res. All of the figures are depicted in the nude. Both of the children are shown precariously perched on branches at the top of the tree in a half embrace. One is tugging on...
In conclusion, the three pieces of artwork previously mentioned, Bull Jumping, Good Shepherd, and The Unicorn is Found, show mankind’s insatiable hunger for power in regards to control over every aspect of their lives, including nature, other humans, and the divine. Throughout the ages, humans have sought this control over everything and have represented it in art as if to will it into being.
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The present lifestyle of the average Canadian revolves around consumerism and the achievement of self-actualization needs. These desires and materialistic ideals however, are relatively new concepts as a result of capitalism, which was spurred by the introduction of the department store during the late 19th century. Stores such as Timothy Eaton, Hudson Bay Company, Simspon’s and other major retailers stimulated the economy by encouraging cash sales, ultimately modernizing Canada and making it what it is today. Donica Belisle’s “Retail Nation: Department Stores and the Making of Modern Canada” encompasses the negative and positive impacts of the department store on Canada during the 20th century. Furthermore she explains how these corporations dominated and adapted to the lifestyles of the average Canadian. Belisle effectively supports her arguments by including in depth research and presenting both sides of the story.
Mile, this summer Chicago was embellished by a new landmark, or landmarks to be more exact. Nearly 300 cows have found a temporary home in the streets of downtown and its buildings. This extensive public art project, organized by the Chicago Public Art Program , commemorates the city’s industrial history, while bringing a sense of community and beauty to Chicago’s citizens and tourists. In this “parade”, every cow is full of meaning as well as artistic value. Although many might argue, I, to the contrary, would like to applaud the City of Chicago for the implementation of this great project.
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This sculpture seems to epitomize the ideal male human form. All of the body parts seem perfectly proportioned and the muscles are beautifully defined as if the image were of an athlete. The image is youthful with a calm demeanor. The right missing forearm looks as if it used to be resting at his side, while the left elbow was probably at a 90 degree angle, with the hand holding something. The slight bend in the left leg gives the impression of movement, as if the image was frozen while walking. The counterpoised stance adds an air of nobility to the "man".
The location of the observation was at the Community Center (Early Childhood education program) at 11:00am to 12:30pm on April 15, 2014. The meaningful experiences in early childhood education can positively shape children's development. With a teacher is guidance authentic child-art activity can educate enrich young students' learning abilities, encourage positive attitudes toward other children, and more importantly, learn to interact with people around them in the contemporary world. However, art for young students often takes many diversified approaches and emphasizing questionable practices. Observation is a part of meaningful and authentic early childhood art education. Observation enriches children’s experiences in their environment, gives them motivation to study, interact with other children and follow the practices of their adult models. Moreover, they develop strategies and skills to represent objects in their environment.
* Children can learn thru any kind of art many thinks, will help them in their social and emotional skill, that children feel relax and be more patience with something they like, children feel successful that they can do a lot, and at the same time children can express their feelings. Children interacting with their peers and adult too they build a good relationship.
Banksy’s “Girl With Balloon” was successful in creating hope in others and delivering its intended argument to its intended audience. There are no possible improvements that could enhance the effectiveness of this image because it is perfect and wonderful the way it is. The image and all of its components have brought together a beautiful message to help inspire those suffering from a lack of hope and inspiration. Even in the darkest of situations, there is always
I will try to prepare my lesson 100% to enhance learning. I will try to research my topic and try to integrate different resources and activities to make my lesson engaging and interesting to my students. I am able to use a variety of methods to teach a lesson to the students. This helps the students to get engaged visually, physically and verbally. I did not know, but I really like to use different resources and art materials to create something that will enhance my lesson and able to engage my students throughout the lesson. By creating and using a variety of methods and activities during the center time, I can meet the student’s needs to help them to learn.