Art blog #1

“Birth of Venus” was made/ painted between 1482-1485 by Sandro botticelli who was a highly regarded painter in Italy during the renaissance . (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=sandro+botticelli&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8). This painting became a landmark of the  XV century in Italian painting, it had rich meaning. The image of Venus was portrayed on a seashell, sitting naked on the seashore with the wind caressing her hair and roses showering her body. Venus's handmaid named Ora was waiting for Venus to get closer so she could dress Venus's shy body. "We can find clear references to the "Stanzas" , a famous poetic work by Angola Poliziano, a contemporary of Botticelli and the greatest Neoplatonic poet of the Medici court. Neoplatonism was the current thought at that time that tried to connect the Greek and Roman cultural heritage with Christianity." (“Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli at Uffizi Gallery in Florence.” Visit Uffizi,...

  this visual art piece and the elements on it gave me awe by the crips lines on her dress and the shading, colors of the fire sprawling from the bottom of her dress. I personally would own a copy of this art piece in my room not only because it's a beautiful piece but it also goes with the theme or I guess feeling of my room. it also speaks to me as when I was a dancer myself and how beautiful one painting can bring so many meanings back into someones heart and mind.i would like to not only see this art in my room but also in art museums or even in dane studios and theaters. the back story of this drawing named a burning flame within by Vanessa Horabuena is "When the way you re going seems impossible and the journey is longer and more strenuous than you could have ever imagined, I pray that you remember the struggles of those who have gone before us." ( “A Burning Flame Within.”   Vanessa Horabuena , vanessahorabuena.com/products/the-burning-flame-within. Accessed 17 Sep...

Hi, my name is Taryn Kneebone. I am an elementary education major at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. I have lived in this beautiful state, to be specific I've lived right here in Fairbanks since 2015 when me and my family moved here due to my father serving in the military and retiring here. I am excited to learn about art and the history behind it.  My relationship to art might be different than most people because I make jewelry and I do aerial silks which is a performing art. I am open to trying other types and techniques of art. Like for example painting, pottery, and drawing etc.  I do in fact own some art but only a few pieces that arent my own or a loved ones doing. As for art museums i do not go to art museums and i wish i could soak them in and enjoy them but personally they are not my cup of tea. this painting below is called facing myself ( artist unknown/ couldn't find the artist who painted this) this video explains what medusa is and how she beca...