I have to do a presentation for my art history class on a contemporary artist that is influenced by either prehistoric art, ancient egyptian art, ancient roman art or ancient greek art. The artist can be influenced by an art movement during that time, a specific artist or a certain piece. I’ve been searching the net but I can’t seem to come up with anything. The evidence of influence should be heavy in the works of the contemporary artist. Can anyone help me? I just need a name of the artist…or if you can refer me to a website that would be smashing. Thank you kindly.
I believe I suggested to you Giorgio de Chirico (died 1978), through whose works the influence of classical sculpture runs very clearly and deeply.
See below: "Love Song," "Uncertainty of the Poet." "Piazza d’Italia," "Soothsayer’s Recompense," and so forth. See also his meditations on the myth of Ariadne, partly inspired by a sculpture in the Vatican Museum, and "La Meditazione del Mattino," below.
You might also consider the work of Bunny Harvey, who for some time was influenced by Egyptian art. You may not see that clearly on the last site I’ve given you, but if you’re serious about this project, you should e-mail her.
http://www.imamuseum.org/
Indianapolis Museum of Art – IMA
Squares-Folds-Life: Contemporary Origami by Robert J. Lang
February 17-July 20, 2008
Star Studio will feature works by Robert J. Lang, a former physicist and engineer turned artist, whose innovative approach to the traditional art of Origami has earned him a reputation as one of the world’s most important Origami artists. The exhibition in Star Studio will include examples of Lang’s complex and realistic work, including monumental paper sculptures created at the IMA for the exhibition. The exhibition will also give visitors the opportunity to learn to make their own folded paper creations, which will be incorporated into a unique visitor-generated installation.
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YouTube dance montage to ballet choreography by the award winning, internationally renown choreographers of New York’s Configuration Dance Theatre, voted 2008 and 2009 people’s choice for Artvoice Best Dance Company Award, set to the song, “Circles,” by the Grammy bound, cello rock group, “Break of Reality,” with pas de deux, trio, solo, duet, variation, pointe and ensemble choreography: “What’s the Pointe,” “Tchaicotic,” “Transfiguration” and “Awakenings” by Michael Shannon; “Fascia La Spina” by Sasha Janes; “Cumbling” by Edgar Zendejas; “Levitation” by Yuri Zhukov; and “En Redondo Sombras” by Harrison McEldowney; commissioned by Founder Artistic Director, Joseph Cipolla, and co-Founder, Catherine Batcheller.
ARTVOICE described Configuration Dance Theatre in “Balanchine and Beyond” (9/20/2009): “As their name implies, their emphasis widens the scope of dance and dramatic, a certain noir-ness, they lay bare emotions, startle senses, and make one think,” qualities Dance Magazine experts recognized early, and gave the company its descriptive moniker, “A LIVING ART GALLERY.”
CONFIGURATION choreographers and dancers were featured in “DANCE SPECTACULAR” (9/22/09) by its producer, New York City Ballet star, Daniel Ulbricht, with Boston Ballet and New York City Ballet stars in “Apollo,” “Who Cares, “Diamond,” “Tarantella” authorized by the Balanchine Foundation, and presenting “What’s the Pointe” by Michael Shannon, “Royenne” by Susan Jaffe, “Breathless” by Joseph Cipolla, “whose acclaimed company,” said Ulbricht, “is known for its cutting-edge contemporary choreography.”
CDT premiered 15 new ballets from 2005 to 2009, and The Buffalo News (1/02/09) named Joseph Cipolla, and Michael Shannon, THE DREAM TEAM, both principal stars with illustrious international careers in legendary dance institutions, i.e., BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET under the patronage of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Prince of Wales, Lady Sarah Chatto, and Artistic Director, David Bintley.
Artistic Director Joseph Cipolla was a principal star for Dance Theatre of Harlem co-founders, Arthur Mitchell (New York City Ballet) and Karel Shook (Dutch National Ballet), Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet for Artistic Directors Sir Peter Wright and David Bintley (Royal Ballet of Covent Garden). He was a 1993 Laurence Olivier Award Nominee; 2006 St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Wall of Honor Awardee; co-founded Configuration School of Dance in 2009. He retired in 2002 but returned to BRB in 2007 to dance Nimrod in “Enigma Variations” and De Guiche in “Cyrano.”
Companies have premiered 40 Michael Shannon dance works, ballets, plays, films, and opera productions since 1995, and 12 works for CDT since 2005, i.e., “Yumeji” and “Madame Bovary” for Catherine Batcheller, principal star for Stuttgart Ballet, Birmingham Royal, and San Francisco Ballet, with Momchil Mladenov, principal star for Suzanne Farrell Ballet, National Ballet of Bulgaria, in their portrayals of Shannon’s Emma Bovary and Léon Dupuis, literature’s most famous illicit lovers.
In 2007, Susan Jaffe, principal star for American Ballet Theatre, and guest artist for the Kirov, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Ballet of Covent Garden, English National Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Munich State Opera Ballet, La Scala Ballet in Milan, Dance Magazine Awardee, published author, television host, actress, educator, Advisor to ABT Board of Governing Trustees Chairman 2002-2007; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School faculty since 2002; and Duke Corporate Education Lecturer on Excellence, and since 2007, CDT Advisory Board member and Principal Guest Choreographer. (Jaffe and Shannon were SAB Alumni under George Balanchine)
Michael Shannon danced (1979-2002) his last roles for Birmingham Royal Ballet as Lancelot in David Bintley’s “Arthur” and Prince Siegfried in Sir Peter Wright’s “Swan Lake. He was a principal star and competition judge for Bolshoi legend, Artistic Director Yuri Grigorovich; Stars of the Bolshoi for Maya Pliesetskaya, Madame Sophia Golovkina, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekatrina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev; Vienna State Opera Ballet for Artistic Director Elena Tchernichova (ABT, Kirov); Kremlin Palace Ballet for Director Andrei Petrov, Vladimir Vasiliev, Ekatrina Maximova (Bolshoi); and others, i.e., the Royal Ballet of Covent Garden 1979; Los Angeles Ballet 1980, American Ballet Theatre 1981; Boston Ballet 1983; National Ballet of Canada 1984-86; the Royal Swedish Opera Ballet 1986; Hungarian State Opera Ballet 1987 and in the 1990s; Awarded Silver Medals in Paris France 1992 and Budapest Hungary 1993 International Ballet Competitions; honored by Town Hall of California 1986, 1990; President George H. W. Bush 1990, President William J. Clinton 1993; Awarded Best Play of 1995 for “Monday After the Miracle” televised at Moscow Art Theatre; Awarded Professor of Choreography in 1999, Ukrainian State Academy of Ballet.
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I can not recall her whole name, but I do remember that her first name starts with a "W" and her last name begins with an "Mu", I believe. This Asian artist produces work where the viewer sees a picture of a "perfect-looking" woman’s face, that is hidden by a mask…she does a lot of work dealing with women’s faces and masks…I would like to do some research on her…thanks
Nicole from Pussycatdollz Cassie
I’d prefer an artist who had worked with materials that i can easily access like: clay, wires, cardboard, paper, plaster. 
thanks so much!
Constantin Brâncuşi is a very influential sculptor. You have probabley seen is very famous work Bird In Space at some point in your life. He does a lot of minimalistic sculptures like that, that would be easy to emulate in the mediums you have available.
Constantin Brâncuşi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Br%C3%A2ncu%C5%9Fi
Bird in Space
http://multiuniversus.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/bird_in_space-1928.jpg
Latex, chocolate, soap, and video game software are just a few of the non-traditional materials that have inspired contemporary artists. While they embrace the modern, synthetic and technologically advanced world in which we live, some of materials present significant conservation problems for museum conservators. Gwynne Ryan, a conservator at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden discusses the challenges museums face with this issue: Should we keep art locked away to make it last? Or let it be experienced as it was intended while accelerating its natural degradation?
For more information about the Hirshhorn’s conservation program, visit: http://hirshhorn.si.edu/educate/page.asp?key=205&subkey=75
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I’m trying to do some research on this artist and the internet isn’t throwing anything up so I was wondering if someone out there might know? Please, useful replies only!
The above web address is for a singer of the same name.
This gallery lists Bertie Higgins as one of its artists:
Roy Edwards Fine Arts, Mahon Rd
Craigavon, Armagh,
BT62 3EH,
Phone : 028 3833 9116
E-mail : info@royedwards.com
Although Whites had one of his paintings for sale they do not have him listed under their Irish Art Biographies. The only information to be gleaned from this entry is that he was born in 1943.
I found nothing else using the name Robert Higgins as his name is listed at the Whites site (Robert Bertie Higgins) Perhaps the Armagh gallery may be able to give you further information.
Howard Terpning was interviewed in his Tucson, Arizona home by Dickinson Research Center Director Chuck Rand and videotaped by Rogelio Garcia on November 12, 2004. In 1977 Terpning bid farewell to the world of illustration and began focusing his art work on the Native American people of the Great Plains. He has been a member of the Cowboy Artists of America since 1979. The National Cowboy Museum holds two of paintings, Moving Day on the Flathead and The Trophy. A New York Times article called Terpning “the most famous American artist you never heard of.”
The hour-long interview is available for viewing at the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Please visit the following websites:
Brodkin Contemporary Western Artists Project
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/research/cms/Projects/AKeithBrodkinWesternArtists/tabid/88/Default.aspx
Dickinson Research Center website:
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/research/
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum website:
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
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im just trying to find some good music to listen to! i also listen to some hard core music to so feel free to give me any suggestions!
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