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Indigenous Artwork: Revitalizing and Empowering Alaskan Native Cultures Holly Nordlum does traditional Inuit tattoos called Kakinniitor Tunniit in Inuktitut. The picture above is of Martiza Nuglene-Gomez, I’m not sure when this picture was taken or where it was taken. Based on the background and clothing, my best guess would be in Alaska or Canada. This is an ancientContinue reading “Non Western Art”

Diversity Beginning in 1960, more men and women from different ethnic backgrounds found a voice and new materials in Western art. Plexus no. 34 by Gabriel Dawe was made in 2016 with gütermann thread, painted wood, hooks. This piece was commissioned for the Carter, it is large-scale andmade specifically for this site. It was madeContinue reading “Post Modern Art”

The Influence of African Americans Jeunesse, painted by Palmer Hayden is definitely my favorite piece I have found so far. The date and location of this piece is unknown, but it was painted with watercolor on paper. It is powerful and stunning at the same time. The message that I received when I saw thisContinue reading “Early Modern Art”

Revolution of Art- the 1700’s The Death of Marat, created in 1792 by Jacques-Luis David is located in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels. This piece stood out to me because of the use of linear strokes and the message Jacques sent to his audience about the violence of the French Revolution. The influenceContinue reading “Classical Blog Assignment”

Introduction Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Mathew, was a moment captured in time of Spiritual Awakening. St. Mathew was one of Jesus’s apostles and this is one of three works of art explaining his journey. This moment that you see here, is the moment that inspired St. Mathew to follow Jesus Christ. It was finishedContinue reading “Baroque Blog Assignment”

Introduction Michelangelo was commissioned to create sculptures for Pope Julius II. Pope Julius II was one of the many people impressed by Michelangelo’s sculpture of David (1501-04), which is located in Florence. Michelangelo created a series six sculptures of slaves for Pope Julius II, Atlas (1519), the Awakening Slave (1530-1533), the Young Slave (1530-1533), andContinue reading “Renaissance Blog”

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/shishmaref-united-states-artist-herbie-nayokpuk-of-news-photo/72096353 My grandfather, Herbie Nayokpuk created traditional scrimshaw Inupiaq sculptures carved out of ivory. He told traditional stories by etching on the ivory and his focus was with his sculptures and linework with his ink etchings in his ivory. Scrimshaw is carving or etching done in bone or ivory. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-herbie-nayokpuk-eskimo-1863059320 Herbie used ivory harvested fromContinue reading “Art Analysis: Herbie Nayokpuk Inupiaq Art”