Essays on Craftsmen

Ningbo’s newly completed Central Business District (CBD) belies its status as one of China’s oldest cities. The austere downtown landscape is the equivalent of architecture’s white-washed wall: a place of erasure, forgetting, and dubious progress. With the completion of Wang Shu’s Ningbo Museum in 2008, however, the Ningbo of the present is confronted by the forgotten landscape of its not too distant past. A craggy mountain of a building inspired by the region’s natural topographical features as well its unique crafts and architectural traditions, the Ningbo Museum is not simply an obligatory nod to ...

The industrial economy was significant in that it precipitated the world's improvement in economic productivity. Before the industrial economy, many people were nomadic pastoralists, and they majorly practiced animal husbandry and agriculture. The Industrial economy started in the 1700s and ended in 1800s. This was an experienced to the European countries and other countries all over the world. The industrial revolution was significant in that it extended life, improve the material wealth and also resulted in powerful social change. The centuries-old class structure in Europe was undermined and reorganized to provide philosophical worldview of the West. Before the industrial ...

In his article, Marx discusses the history of human civilization, what led to the state it was in his days and his projections for future. His main claim is that in each its step, the history of humankind was defined as the struggle of classes – the exploiters and the exploited. In ancient times, they were slaves and masters, in medieval ages – peasants and lords, and in industrial age – bourgeois and proletariat. The proletariat is the workers of the factories and small property owners while bourgeois is the major industrial power and land owners. Marx argues that there will soon ...

During many years, music has changed societies around the world. Each era experiences a pattern of music that incredibly motivates that particular period on what to wear, the proper behavior, and what to say. Music is something that everybody can associate with and as it keeps on developing, so will society. There is one kind that has ceaselessly mixed up discussion and started numerous verbal confrontations with respect to the bearing it is taking its audience members. One and only type has had the initiative to take a stand in opposition to the administration all the time. One and ...

Bauhaus and Vkhutemas: The Two Schools of Radical Design

The Modern period began in in the late 1900s with the spur of rapid industrialization that continued to swept West from its traditional labor force to a giant super power economy fueled by capitalist merchants who popularized the use of machines in order to produce more goods for the public. The term modernization has been coined throughout history to mark the beginning of the society's grand transition into highly globalized economy providing equal opportunities for the people. In this age, the Modern artists tried to create new architectural styles that abandoned the traditional notion of hierarchy especially the favor ...

Collaboration and Collectivity have become central methods of advancing contemporary art. Artists associations, groups, networks, partnerships, and coalitions are terms often mentioned in light of contemporary art. As such, collaboration and collectivity become generic names used when an artist chooses not to work alone, but to come together and co-work with other artists. The collaboration may also entail an artist cooperating with members of a certain community as they all work to realize the objectives of a given project. The slight difference between cooperation and participation comes in the extent of the controls between the parties involved. The collaboration ...

Figure 1: Vehicle assembly plant (Source: Library of Congress, 1923)

Identification of the photograph

The photo selected shows a vehicle assembly plant. It is a digital image retrieved from the Library of Congress image gallery created on May 7, 1923. The photograph acts as a good representation of the impact of the industrial revolution to the Americans. The selection of the photo was based on its importance in revealing the readiness of the American people to practice innovations and promote growth in the process of industrialization. The United States ranks the top position regarding industrialization because of the ability of the country to ...

Buddhism is a religious system that involves a variety of beliefs, spiritual practices, and traditions that are centered on the teachings of Gautama Buddha. According to Robson (2015) Gautama Buddha lived in the Northern India between 6th and 4th BCE.Buddha hailed from the Magadha Kingdom and was highly regarded as an enlightened and divine educator who shared his wisdom to help conscious individuals to bring their sufferings to an end. Buddha held an opinion that the only way of ending people's afflictions was through the elimination of ignorance. Haynes (2014) noted that Buddha accomplished his mission through the teaching ...

Introduction

Jewellery has been in existence since the early humans began to become civilized. The human desire is to be adorned with precious metals and gems. This has been evident since the Neolithic and Palaeolithic eras. The early humans made jewellery that was formed from claws, bones, teeth and shells. This has been documented by archaeologists. The Egyptians, the Romans and the Greeks applied distinct methods for the creation of jewellery (Cartlidge 1985; Dorner & Turner 1985; Druff and Dormer 1995; Druitt 1986; Falk 1989; Game and Goring 1998; Gilhooley and Costin 1998; Grant 2005; Grant 2007; Hinks 1983; Hughes 1972; ...

Section A - Asking the Right Questions (1 Thessalonians 5)

In Thessalonian, five verse eight, the bible talks of wearing the breastplate of faith and love and a helmet of the hope for salvation. It is telling as to be prepared like a soldier. A soldier in battle is always armed and ready for the enemy to attack, he does not lay his weapons aside. As Christians, we should also be ready for the coming of the Lord, for like a thief or an enemy. He may come at any time. The bible says we should fast and pray and be like the five wise girls so that when the bridegroom cometh ...

Introduction

Guo Pei is a Chinese fashion designer most recently known for the custom-made dress that artist Rihanna wore on the red carpet during the MET Gala in 2015. Aside from being a fashion designer, Pei is the president of the Rose Studio Fashion Co. Ltd. Pei is also the Chief Designer in the company and one of the distinguished members of China’s association for fashion designers (Designers & Books, 2015). Pei’s Rose Studio, which was established in 1997, is one of the most inspiring brands when it comes to haute couture designs. Pei also won several awards over the years ...

Introduction:

This paper is about a particular object in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. I have chosen the item known as ‘Glazed Fritware Bottle’ from Iznik in Turkey dating from the 16th Century and pertaining to the Ottoman Empire. The paper will attempt to analyse the object in detail with regards to its form, line, shape, color, texture, mass and composition and will also provide a detailed artistic appraisal of the object. The Glazed Fritware Bottle carries catalogue number: Lns 327C and is part of the famed Al Sabah Collection of Kuwait, which is on permanent exhibition at the museum. There ...

In Plato’s dialogues, there is a particular dramatic setting that sets its literary meaning which the analytically-trained philosophers fail to recognize. The explicit arguments in the dialogues are paid attention to, and the philosophical position of Plato is yet to be determined. Plato chose not to relate his philosophy directly with his name. Philosophers from all around the globe failed to understand the innate philosophy by Plato due to over-generalizations and oversimplifications. The work has been misrepresented, and I believe that philosophers who are trained only analytically cannot be successful scholars on Plato as they must be classically-trained literary ...

The Red-Figured Kylix with Athlete is typical of the Greek terracotta pottery produced during this period. Upon viewing it closely, it appears to be in very good condition, and there is not much proof regarding its age since it is practically brand new. The terracotta material lends itself to beautiful work, especially in the way it is portrayed. The Greek and Roman cultures had exquisite pieces of art in their curriculum and one of the most famous of the artists was Euphronios whose workshop was constantly on the lookout for talented artists to produce such works. The Kylix is ...

The Red-Figured Kylix with Athlete is typical of the Greek terracotta pottery produced during this period. Upon viewing it closely, it appears to be in very good condition, and there is not much proof regarding its age since it is practically brand new. The terracotta material lends itself to beautiful work, especially in the way it is portrayed. The Greek and Roman cultures had exquisite pieces of art in their curriculum and one of the most famous of the artists was Euphronios whose workshop was constantly on the lookout for talented artists to produce such works. The Kylix is ...

The Middle East is predominantly an Islamic society. Muslim art and architecture is heavily influenced by the religious attitudes. There is prejudice against pictorial representation of animal figure and human being due to the Prophet Mohammed teachings that are against idols and idol worship. This attitude influenced the development of geometric and stylized designs. Muslims have excelled mostly in the fields of architecture and decorative arts (Choueri 88: Ham 176: Graber 1). Islamic artists draw their inspiration from many sources: inspiration was drawn from Byzantine, Indian, Chinese and Persian models. These craftsmen then made their models in original and ...

Introduction:

In the introduction, Clunas insists that Chinese art is quite a recent invention, in actual fact, not more than a hundred years old. Although the textiles, pieces of calligraphy, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and other works of art date from over 5,000 years old, the idea of grouping Chinese art is a much more recent phenomenon. The book is purposely called ‘Art in China’ and not Chinese art since it is principally written out of a major distrust of the existence of unifying principles that bring together art from a particular country. There are several abrupt decisions that have been made in the ...

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Peasant families during medieval times lived horrendous lives. People who were born as peasants lived their entire lives as peasants with no opportunity to advance from this lowest rung of the socio-economic levels at the time. Peasants had two types of work – they were either farmers or craftsmen. The farmers worked for the Lord of the Manor, who in turn worked for the Lord. During these times, the Lords owned large parcels of land, the equivalent of a county, by today’s measurements. Peasant farmers earned their keep by farming and harvesting their crops. They paid taxes to the ...

The influence and importance of Tolteca during the Aztec time

Originally, Aztec were nomads and had no artists or craftsmen. They had arrived in the valley of Mexico in 1325 by overpowering other tribes who occupied the region like the Xochimilco and Colhuacan. They preserved the ancient art traditions of the Tula after it had fallen along with its customs and traditions. Tula was the capital of the Toleca which is also referred to as Tolec. Tolecas flourished around 900-1187 and they were native of Hehuetlapallan, village found in 576 BC by the Northwest Mexico immigrants. This essay elaborates on the influence and importance of Tolteca during the time ...

Once in a while, it is possible to turn to a television station like PBS and stumble upon a National Geographic documentary featuring the pyramids of ancient Egypt. They are so common it is almost easy to forget that ancient Incas and Aztec civilization also constructed unique pyramids. Three pyramids in particular are directly under a group of celestial stars and thus further complicate the mystery of them all. In Egypt, the archaeologists and forensic scientists have found bones of many people buried right beside the multi-dimensional triangles and other structures. They have questioned the role and status of these people who seemed ...

Q1. The main goal of Socrates Apology was to defend Socrates from attacks leveled against him on the basis of the principles he professes. Getting acquitted is not of concern to him but the need to let the truth out is. He explains his reason for following his philosophical path. In the speech Socrates hints that knowledge might have been the possible explanation of why he was being convicted by earlier accusers such as Meletus before the trial”I will try to show you what has caused this reputation and slanderis none other than a certain kind of wisdom. What ...

Introduction

The formative years of the United States were characterised by slave labour and unequal treatment of workers who mostly worked in farms. In different parts of the United States people were settling and finding arable land. This necessitated the acquisition of labour to till the land which bred the necessity for skilled complementary jobs such as masonry, carpentry, weaving, and shoemaking among others. The labour demand in the US varied from one part to another and so was the treatment of skilled and unskilled labourers though in most cases the latter used to be treated in better way. ...

Midsummer Nights Dream is a play by William Shakespeare that explains the events surrounding the marriage between Hippolyta and Theseus who was the Duke of Athens. The adventures of four young lovers also take centre stage in the play. Shakespeare makes use of magic fairies to bring out some of the most and hilarious bizarre situations in the play Midsummer Nights Dream. He uses magic to embody supernatural power of love which is symbolised by the use of love potions by people in the play to win lovers (Shakespeare, 14). Shakespeare uses magic to create an unreal world in which ...

Genocide involves the mass killing of certain ethics, race or group of individuals. The motive of mass killing may be due to political difference, religious difference, culture difference and mistrust among different group. Increase in frequencies of the genocide has made historian explore on the main causes of the genocide. Their researches are aimed to prevent cases of genocide. Jan Gross, the writer of the book Neighbors has done extensive analysis of what led to the Jewish genocide. The book exposes the perpetrator of the Jewish genocide. A contrast to the historical believes that the genocide was facilitated by ...

The History of Quality Management

The roots of quality management can be traced back to the middle ages where skilled workers were responsible for evaluating and inspecting work completed by apprentices and journeymen to ensure the set quality standards were achieved in all aspects of the final product. This was done to ensure that customers were always satisfied with the product quality. Since that time the history of quality management has undergone several changes and this research paper seeks to give a sketch of the history of quality management, from its materialization in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries through to modern day. Specific ...

Exhibits can use several historical research and writing styles. Virtual exhibits represent symbols used during historical research, and writing to portray key messages and create audience attention. The practice of using letters in pieces of metal that has similar thickness and height, and arranging them in an appropriate sequence provided the writing and researching methods in the historical times. Informative exhibits are derived from historical writings and research. These writings contain artifacts that are interesting and informative (Hannah 32). Exhibits from the historical writings and research presents and outlines events, person ideas or places. This is done through displaying ...

Herein I answer the following three questions: "I discoveredabout the poets that no wisdom enabled them to compose as they did" What do poets (and, presumably, artists of all sorts) lack, according to Socrates?

Some people appear to defend this argument: if you offend my religion, I have a right to break the law, doing violence to you or your fellow citizen and their property in your own country and abroad. Given Socrates' central argument in Crito, what might he say to that?

Plato writes of "Beauty itself" and "Good itself." What does he mean by "itself"? Draw ...

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Jesus of Nazareth was a Palestine Jew who grew up in Galilee, an important center of the militant Zealots and resistance to the rule of the Romans and their local collaborators like the Herodians and the Temple priests in Jerusalem. Contrary to later interpretations, his original message was not intended to undermine the traditional Jewish religion, but to emphasize that the Kingdom of God was at hand and that his disciples should love God and one another. His commandments were for the Jews to love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength and to love ...

In Shakespearean plays, the Fool is a recurring character who is often thought of as the comic relief; while clever and witty, these characteristics are heightened to create silly, broad personalities whose bumbling and wacky antics bring great humor to his works. The character of Nick Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the quintessential fool. Despite the subtle humor of many other characters in the play (Puck, for example), Nick Bottom has very on-the-nose, sensational humor in his repertoire. He is far from the primary focus of the play; he is the main character of the subplot ...

The Terracotta Army is the group of sculptures that were made showing the armies of the first emperor of china-Qin Shi Huang. This art was done and buried with the emperor between 210 and 209 BC to give him subjects and for his protection in death. The figures were discovered in 1974 by local farmers drilling for water in Linton District, east of Xi’an in Shaanxi province near the first Qin Emperor’s mausoleum and are dating from 3rd Century BC. The figures are of different heights in accordance with their roles in the army with the ...

Essay 1

One great American historian Werner Sombart, 1906, once referred to America as in the Canaan of capitalism, implying that America was meant to offer the European capitalists the “Promised Land” and this they in deed found once they got to America. Capitalism led to the rise of owners and non owners of the means of investments, an investor would set up a manufacturing company and the non owners would then be used as sources of labor and this led to class development in the early (America Lichtenstein, Nelson. 2005).

Some of the main characteristics of a capitalist economy include the existence ...

Statute of Frauds

In Quality Pork international v. Rupari Food Services, Quality Pork International, a Nebraska corporation, filed a suit in 2000 against Rupari Food services, a Florida corporation, to recover the costs of the goods of a third shipment ( 44,051.98 ) to a third party, Star Food International, and to receive the payment from Rupari Food services.

The original agreement was arranged under an oral contract by Midwest brokerage. Rupari billed Star Food International for the 3 shipments but paid Quality Pork International only for the first two shipments arguing that there was no formal agreement between Quality and Rupari as required by UCC S 2-201. ...

The character of Nick Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is broadly comedic, yet carries a lot of heart to him. Despite the subtle humor of many other characters in the play (Puck, for example), Nick Bottom has very on-the-nose, sensational humor in his repertoire. He is far from the primary focus of the play; he is the main character of the subplot of a troupe of actors producing a play telling the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. Throughout the play, he deals with the situations that are presented to him with a typical lack of awareness, thus providing incredible humor ...

1.0 Oscar Wilde: Art and the Handicraftsman This particular lecture focused on the relationship that brings together art and the craftsman. The presentation outlined that pulling one from the other affects both. If one is kept away from the other, negative effects of that action ruins the two. Art is all about expressing things in a personal view. Such expressions are based on diverse feelings of the handicraftsman. The resultant expressions of such works constitute the art. Attitude, motives and expectations are just but a few ways that determine the forthcoming artistic works. Art is all about getting imaginative according ...