As a Koyukon Athabascan I’ve grown up surrounded by traditional Koyukon Athabascan beadwork. My grandmother, mother, aunts, cousins, etc. have all contributed to my knowledge of traditional beadwork. The most common patterns for beadwork are flowers. The flowers that are depicted in the beadwork always contain five pedals per flower. While I don’t know the […]
Read more "Koyukon Athabascan Beadwork – Non-Western Blog"From a young age I’ve liked putting on a show. I think that’s one of the reasons why I love pop art so much. To me, pop art is very flashy and visual which I enjoy. The part of pop art that I like the best is the very bright colors. For some people pop […]
Read more "Postmodern Contemporary Virtual Exhibit"Along with the changes to the world brought on by World War I, the world of art was also changed forever by World War I. Gone was the impressionism and expressiveness of art. The outcomes of World War I provided artists with many subjects and topics to express themselves. Before World War I art was […]
Read more "World War I Influence on Early Modern Art- Exhibit"Impressionism was a new, unique style that emerged in Paris in the later part of the 1800s. Impressionistic painting are characterized by their loose brush strokes, sketchy lines, and dabs of color that blend together. Personally, the Impressionistic style of painting is not my favorite style of painting. I think that Impressionistic paintings are messy […]
Read more "Impressionism Blog"The Classical Era was a time of change. Not just in the world of art, but also in the world we live in. The American Revolution and also the French Revolution was the spark that caught fire and spread around the world that if something is unjust to do something about it. During the Classical […]
Read more "Classical Blog"The Classical Era was a time of change. Not just in the world of art, but also in the world we live in. The American Revolution and also the French Revolution was the spark that caught fire and spread around the world that if something is unjust to do something about it. During the Classical […]
Read more "Classical Blog"Introduction & Influences Girl with a Pearl Earring is a very recognizable painting from the Baroque Era. This piece done by Johannes Vermeer in 1665 depicts a woman with a blue turban and a pearl earring.Unlike the elaborateness of the Catholic Church and the Italian Renaissance, Baroque era art was beautiful in its simplicity. Simplicity was […]
Read more "Baroque Era Blog"The visual art piece that I’ve chose to write an analysis on is Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted in 1565 in Northern Europe. The reason why I chose this piece is because I believe it holds more than just aesthetic appreciation. I believe that this piece also shows the life and history […]
Read more "Italian and Northern Renaissance Blog"Hello, my name is Thomas Newman and I’m currently a freshman at UAF. I’m pursuing a degree in biology with a focus on pre-pharmacy with the hopes of becoming a pharmacist. I was raised in the rural Alaskan village of Rampart. This is a photo I took in Rampart a couple summers ago. From a […]
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