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    Tshwane University of Technology The Faculty of the Arts ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY MAKE-UP II PROJECTS 2013 0 ------------------------------------------------- Projects are to be handed in, posted as a pdf-file on the Blackboard Learning System at www.mytutor.tut.ac.za (Assignment Dropbox) 1 ------------------------------------------------- Projects should comply with the regulations as set out by the University, according to the prescribed Harvard method of citation. 2 -------------------------------------------------

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    History of Art

    buried with the mummified body of the king of which he is a portrait. It is to serve as a back-up to the mummy to offer a place for the Ka, or soul, to reside at night. The portrait also helps the Ka recognize its residence and body. Most Egyptian art focused on permanence and the afterlife such as this one. Whereas Venus is probably an offering to the gods and a symbol of life to an entire culture, Khafre is meant to retain the individual man's soul and help him travel to and from the

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    Christian worship before the religion was officially recognized by the Roman emperor Constantine in 313. St. Paul’s Methodist Here is one of the side portals at St. Paul’s. Since this is not one of the main entrances there are no portal jam works of art. Some of the portal decorations encompass all the elements and coordinate into a coherent iconographical plan focusing on the comings of Christ. St. Paul’s Methodist In this photo of St. Paul’s Methodist you

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    ART HISTORY 461: NON-WESTERN ART Instructor: Bridget V. McDaniel, Assistant Professor of Art Office/Hours: SFA 112B Contact: 475-5870 / bmcdaniel@mcneese.edu Required Text: Gardner’s Art through the Ages Non-Western Perspective 13th edition COURSE DESCRIPTION Topics in non-western history. Open to non-art majors. 3 credit hours. PREREQUISITE None. COURSE GOALS 1) Emphasize effective communication in written English; 2) Introduce the relationship between reading and comprehension in the

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    Representations of Women in Early 20th Century Art

    Linda Nochlin explains that "art is not a free autonomous activity of a super-endowed individual…but rather… occurs in a social situation, is an integral element of social structure, and is mediated and determined by specific and definable social institutions".[1] While art functions as a gateway for personal creativity and expression, it inevitably carries the influence of a far greater context outside the artist himself. Across cultures, time periods, and movements, art has presented various patterns

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    Egyptian Art - Art History

    Art History October 07, 2012 Art of Ancient Egypt – Chapter 03 The antiquity and continuity of Egyptian civilization were legendary, the period of roughly three thousand years during which Egyptian architecture, painting, and sculpture remained essentially the same. The main purpose of Egyptian art was to serve the needs of the royalty, especially the king and his retainers, both in this life and the next. Egyptian art reflected an idealized world, the ideal of the human figure developed early

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    For this term paper I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Many of the drawings and prints on display would have been great pieces to write about but there were two that demands the attention of its viewers. The Woman with Hat in an Armchair by Pablo Picasso was one of many pieces on display in the Picasso exhibit, and to me the most interesting drawing on display at LACMA at the time. The Liberated Ones is print 23 of 27 in Hugo Steiner-Prags exhibit of The Golem and from this

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    Test Review Chapter 7 Domestic Scale culture: 50,000 BCE Refer to table on page 215 Government: when an issue arised all members had a discussion and decision- making process to resolve problems. Status based on: age, ability, position in kin group, and gender. Pop: 500 or less people in tribe or village. Animism- worshiped celestial bodies, nature, animals, and ancestors. Shamans: mediators between human and spirit world and healers. Family/ kin based. Nomads: Traveled with the seasons

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    The roaring ‘s was a period of time that major cities around the globe experienced unprecedented economic growth. The 1920’s saw large scale growth and introduction of new technologies and products such as the automobile, electricity, telephone and motion pictures to name a few. The end of World War 1 brought home soldiers with wartime wages to spend and the need for new jobs. . These soldiers increased the labor force and many found jobs in factories that reopened and began producing consumer

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    OMIS 462 Spring 2013 Visual Basic Assignment 4 Due: April 25rd 100 points Title: University Book Store Learning Objectives After completing this project, you will be able to: 1. Create a database in VB, use the data in an application, and create queries. 2. Build an application using multiple forms, and pass data between forms. Description Build a simple University Bookstore system. This system will have a one-table Inventory database for books. For this system

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