How tall buildings tame the wind? The 426 metre tower features double floor cut-outs at 12 storey intervals throughout its height, allowing wind to pass through, as well as around its extremely thin structure. How are skyscrapers designed? Skyscrapers are created using a steel skeleton structure. Giant girder grids are formed by riveting metal beams […]
Which shape is a form?
Which shape is a form? Form is actual, three-dimensional shape, though it is often used to describe the illusion of three-dimensionality, as well. Like shape, form can be geometric or organic. What is shape and form in design? In the visual arts, shape is a flat, enclosed area of an artwork created through lines, textures, […]
Why did Frida Kahlo only paint self portraits?
Why did Frida Kahlo only paint self portraits? ‘I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. Within a year of her accident, Frida had painted her first mature painting, Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress. Painting became a way to communicate her pain – both physical and […]
What was the primary technique of archaic vase painting and what style did it derive from?
What was the primary technique of archaic vase painting and what style did it derive from? Vase painters articulated individual forms by incising the slip or by adding white and purple enhancements (mixtures of pigment and clay). In contrast, the decorative motifs on red-figure vases remained the color of the clay; the background, filled in […]
Why is the technique and media used important?
Why is the technique and media used important? Why is the technique and media used important? Technique is the way in which an artist creates a work of art, using the media he/she decides to use. The technique and media the artist uses will change the finished results, and the messages and/or feelings it conveys […]
How do you describe balance in art?
How do you describe balance in art? Balance in Art refers to the use of artistic elements such as line, texture, color, and form in the creation of artworks in a way that renders visual stability. It is through a reconciliation of opposing forces that equilibrium or balance of elements is achieved in art. How […]
What are the various sources of sublime according to Longinus?
What are the various sources of sublime according to Longinus? Longinus finds five principal sources of the sublime, the first two of which are largely the gifts of nature the remaining three the gifts of art (1) grandeur of thought, (2) capacity for strong emotion, (3) appropriate use of Figures, (4) Nobility of diction, and […]
What structures were used for burial tombs in ancient Egypt?
What structures were used for burial tombs in ancient Egypt? The Egyptian Pyramids The origins of the pyramids were mastabas, Arabic for “benches,” which were mud or brick rectangular structures built over graves during Ancient Egypt’s First Dynasty (c. 2925–c. 2775 B.C.). What form did early tombs take? Early on, the Egyptians built mastabas, tombs […]
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What was the artists purpose with the painting above?
What was the artists purpose with the painting above? What was the artist’s purpose with the painting above? She wanted to answer sexist rumors about her paintings. The figures are three of the most prominent female artists of the time. OR This painting was the first painting by a female to be displayed. What is […]