The gallery I went to was the G2 Gallery in Venice. The images I chose to analyze were from the National Parks of Alaska and Hawaii Exhibit. This exhibit explored distinct elements of each of these areas.
The first image (listed below as 1a) that I selected was “Grizzly Bear” by Carl Battreall, which consisted of a bear trekking through an Alaskan national park during, what seems to be, the beginning of spring. This image was produced to show a bear in an environment that one would not normally perceive as the cold subarctic climate of Alaska, instead showing a world of bright colors and lush green plants. This image is also able to show the bear as it awakes and embarks on the goal of finding food. Even the time of day is able to told as the sun is seen hitting the bear’s fur from the right side. To me, this image is excellent as it makes me feel in tune with
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This image depicts the scene of the Kilauea crater on the Big Island of Hawaii. The image is taken from the mountain tops as the clouds flow over the mountain tops and the volcano seems to let out a powerful smoke signal. Although this image is bright and full of color, this picture was actually taken during night time, which can be seen by zooming into the background and seeing the stars. In order for this picture to be taken, the photographer must have set their exposure high while also setting their shutter speed slower than one second in order to capture the shape of the smoke escaping from the volcano. My favorite part of this image is that the center of focus also appears to be the silhouette of a woman, which just adds an extra layer of depth. While I do enjoy this photo, I felt that it was a little clustered due to the inclusion of the all the foliage that does nothing but provide noise. Overall, I believe the photographer was attempting to personify the volcano by showing us the world in which nature exists without
Nature, it is everywhere, everyone uses it. Quite often, however, people abuse it, such as with humans’ impact on grizzly bears. Grizzly bears are important to the environment because they have many useful purposes for the environment: “they provide an “umbrella” for the environment because they require such large home ranges.” (savethegreatbear.org/CAD/Grizzly.htm) The Grizzly Bear is extremely vulnerable to changes in its habitat and food cycle. This allows humans to detect small changes in the environment, just by watching this amazing species. The Government of Canada needs to try harder to stop the poaching of grizzly bears in Canada.
For my museum selection I decided to attend Texas State University’s Wittliff Collection. When I arrived, there was no one else there besides me and the librarian. To be honest, I probably would have never gone to an art museum if my teacher didn’t require me to. This was my first time attending the Wittliff Collection, thus I asked the librarian, “Is there any other artwork besides Southwestern and Mexican photography?” She answered, “No, the Wittliff is known only for Southwestern and Mexican photography.” I smiled with a sense of embarrassment and continued to view the different photos. As I walked through Wittliff, I became overwhelmed with all of the different types of photography. There were so many amazing pieces that it became difficult to select which one to write about. However, I finally managed to choose three unique photography pieces by Alinka Echeverria, Geoff Winningham, and Keith Carter.
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A deep and ominous current runs through Unedited Footage of a Bear. Directed by Alan Resnick and Ben O'Brian, this short carries a fearful weight in its violent imagery and hidden meanings.
During World War II many places and artworks came to be of historical and artistic significance. Lots of ...
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When I entered through the main gallery entrance, the first thing that I noticed was this colorful glass sculpture in the middle of the room. I was in awe at how beautiful the sculpture was and the way how the light was reflected on the sculpture really emphasized the
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At present, Adam Livingstone is the President of Grizzly Landscaping and snow removal, Inc. Grizzly Landscaping and snow removal is a joint partnership between six ambitious entrepreneurs who are attempting to break in to the Landscaping business. They each have the same stake in Landscaping and snow removal, Inc. and the profit are split six ways between the stake holders. Adam has two prior years of experience in the landscaping business. Previously he worked in a variety of service industries selling and marketing products and services. Grizzly Landscaping, Inc. has been incorporated for almost 3 months, realizing a 200% growth rate between Januarys to March. Under Adam Livingstone’s management, a strong team of very dedicated people who love to work with nature has been formed. As the president his role is to identify new business, develop and implement marketing goals, and to negotiate new profitable contracts. The five other partners working with Adam manage the accounts, the supervisor and the part-time workers. They also regulate staffing and equipment needed to maintain the account. There are also one design specialist, who is specifically trained in oriental garden design and custom landscaping.
"The Bull Moose" by Alden Nowlan is a finely crafted poem which reminds us of how far man has strayed from Nature. Through a carefully constructed series of contrasted images, Nowlan laments, in true Romantic fashion, man's separation from Nature.
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Seeing the art in person truly made me see the beauty and captivity a painting can hold. Each gallery was filled with different American works. My favorite kind of paintings are the ones I can look at and immediately write a story in my head about what is happening, even if it not what the artist intended. As I was going through the galleries one painting in particular stuck in my mind. I was fortunate enough to experience a special exhibition called, “Audubon to Warhol.” It was composed of different works acquired from private and public collections. I was lured to the emotions that was captured by the main figure in one of the works. I was drawn not only to the beauty of the painting, but the story it shared. The painting I chose was Peeling Onions, by Lilly Martin Spencer.
The art piece I chose was a pottery that I found very interesting, not only the art itself but the story behind it. This was a red-figure archaic type of pottery; the name of the pottery is called a Terracotta hydria, which is also known as a water jar. This specific pot was made in Greece and South Italy, around 340-330BC. It was also found at Canosa before the year 1878. According to the MET museum “This pot was created by a group of BM F 308, the specific artist is unknown. However, the potter and art was produced in Greek, South Italy, and Apulia.”
White Bear, an episode of the TV series “Black Mirror”, can be seen as a critique of today’s criminal justice system. The eye-for-an-eye mentality seen in the show prevents society from improving after a tragic crime and concurs with the concept of capital punishment. Criminals should be rehabilitated in attempt to make them better citizens as opposed to suffering at cost of retributive justice. Sentencing offenders to retribution is very counterintuitive and does more harm than good and the episode “White Bear” can be seen as evidence of this concept. In addition, it is not doing Victoria, the main character, any good having the public ridicule her. The customers of White Bear are so bored with their own lives they find joy in watching others