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Homework #6 The event I chose is a showing of the movieWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryat Shea’s Performing Arts Center.  It takes place at 2 PM on April 29th, 2012.  I found this by searching on the Shea’s website.  The event is not a traditional exhibit at an art gallery.  Rather, it encompasses the art form of video/media and it shows the story of a boy who wins a golden ticket and gets to make a trip to the Wonka Chocolate Factory.  The film will be shown in the theater on a large screen for families and anyone else interested in coming.   It is free of charge to the public.  I think this is worth a visit, especially if you haven’t seen this movie before.  Even if you have, it might be a fun way to spend time with family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRTkCHE1sS4

Homework #6

The event I chose is a showing of the movieWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryat Shea’s Performing Arts Center.  It takes place at 2 PM on April 29th, 2012.  I found this by searching on the Shea’s website.  The event is not a traditional exhibit at an art gallery.  Rather, it encompasses the art form of video/media and it shows the story of a boy who wins a golden ticket and gets to make a trip to the Wonka Chocolate Factory.  The film will be shown in the theater on a large screen for families and anyone else interested in coming.   It is free of charge to the public.  I think this is worth a visit, especially if you haven’t seen this movie before.  Even if you have, it might be a fun way to spend time with family.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRTkCHE1sS4

FUTURISM

Futurism was an art movement stemming from Italy in 1909 and survived only into the 1940s.  Inspired by cubism, it served as a contrast to Romanticism because it explored and embraced technology and futuristic ideas.  The movement also influenced other art movements such as Art Deco.  Futurism welcomed art of all different types of mediums—painting, sculpture, design, theater, fashion, film, literature, architecture, and many more.  Futurists tended to focus on forgetting the past and creating change.  Many works dealt with or included elements or depictions of speed, noise, change, cars, airplanes, machines, and the city itself.  It was very colorful and geometric.  In a time of industrialization and the introduction of machinery, futurists became so enamored with the new way of producing things that they created a movement of art based on change and the unknown.  Important artists of the movement include Italian writer Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, composer Luigi Rossolo, and painters Gino Severini, Giacomo Balla, and Umberto Boccioni.  Marinetti rejected the past and led others to follow his ideas to express change through art.  Although I do enjoy classical Greek and Roman art, I think futurism was a necessary change from the old ways.  It led to new ways of thinking and inventing.  It led to several other art movements as well, so I think it is interesting and beneficial to society.  I also think the artwork from this movement looks really cool and scientific. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GLFnexueIg

http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/C20th/futurism.htm

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Homework #5

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The event I have chosen is Monty Python’s SPAMalot musical at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.  It occurs on Friday, March 30th at 8:00 PM and Saturday, March 31st at 2:00 PM.  Tickets range from $56 to $199.  I found this out by searching on the Shea’s website for new shows and upcoming events.  The play is based off the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and won a Tony award in 2005 for best musical.  The musical is not a traditional art exhibit at a gallery but instead a comical theatrical production that encompasses the form of performance art.  The musical will tell the story of King Arthur, his knights at the Round Table, and their expedition to find the Holy Grail.  I think Spamalot is worth a visit because I have seen the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and thought it was pretty funny.  Also, my parents went to see Spamalot a few years ago and loved it.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has a sense of humor. 

http://www.sheas.org/

http://pythonline.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs

Homework #4

imageimageThe event I have chosen is a Daughtry concert that is set to take place at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.  I found this information on the Shea’s website by researching upcoming events.  This concert features the music  of the band Daughtry, which also welcomes a group named SafetySuit from Nashville, Tennessee.  The show starts off the first leg of the “Break the Spell” tour and the opening act is singer/songwrite Mike Sanchez.  The event is not a traditional art exhibit.  Rather, it encompasses the art form of music and performance.  Daughtry will travel across the eastern United States and Midwest, performing in cities such as Buffalo, Atlanta, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Albany, and many more.  Daughtry and its guest singers will provide the audience with an entertaining concert experience.  I think it is worth going to this concert because I personally like the band Daughtry and I really like its music.  I also think it’s cool that the band is donating $1 from each ticket sale to “Malaria No More,” an organization geared toward preventing and treating malaria.

http://www.sheas.org/

http://www.aeglive.com/events/view/34493/Daughtry-SafetySuit-Mike-Sanchez

http://www.daughtryofficial.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2judm5t9Qdo&ob=av2e

Read the press release.

Homework #4

imageimageThe event I have chosen is a Daughtry concert that is set to take place at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.  I found this information on the Shea’s website by researching upcoming events.  This concert features the music  of the band Daughtry, which also welcomes a group named SafetySuit from Nashville, Tennessee.  The show starts off the first leg of the “Break the Spell” tour and the opening act is singer/songwrite Mike Sanchez.  The event is not a traditional art exhibit.  Rather, it encompasses the art form of music and performance.  Daughtry will travel across the eastern United States and Midwest, performing in cities such as Buffalo, Atlanta, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Albany, and many more.  Daughtry and its guest singers will provide the audience with an entertaining concert experience.  I think it is worth going to this concert because I personally like the band Daughtry and I really like its music.  I also think it’s cool that the band is donating $1 from each ticket sale to “Malaria No More,” an organization geared toward preventing and treating malaria.

http://www.sheas.org/

http://www.aeglive.com/events/view/34493/Daughtry-SafetySuit-Mike-Sanchez

http://www.daughtryofficial.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2judm5t9Qdo&ob=av2e

Read the press release.

Alison and Shannon

This art movement really formed the future in the fine arts, because it gave a sense of art being realistic, instead of imagination.  Also it looked really cool, and we love it!

Sincerely

Alison & Shannon :)

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The art exhibit “Charles Clough: The Way to Clufffalo” is an upcoming event at the University at Buffalo Art Gallery starting on March 31, 2012.  I found this event on the University at Buffalo website when searching for local art exhibits.  This exhibits the artwork of Charles Clough , whose “lifelong artistic pursuit” is the “photographic epic of a painter as a film or a ghost.”  His career and contributions will be highlighted, as well as over 100 pieces of artwork, including several different types of media such as collages, paintings, sculptures, books, and videos, which are mostly from the Western New York area.  For the most part, the event is a traditional exhibit at a gallery, with the exception of the videos.  The exhibit will recognize Clough’s achievements and artistic accomplishments.  I think it is worth a visit because it encompasses several distinct types of art and recognizes a local artist whose work has been displayed in a variety of museums and galleries such as the Brooklyn Museum, the American Fine Arts Company, the Jack Tilton Gallery, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

http://www.ubartgalleries.org/?gallery=art&select=event&eventID=207

http://vogel5050.org/works?artists=32

Homework #2

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The theater production of “Les Miserables” will take place at Shea’s Performing Arts Center from February 24th to March 4th, 2012.  It will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the “Les Miserable” musical.  I found this information from the Shea’s Performing Arts Center website by searching local theater events.  This event is not a traditional exhibit at an art gallery but rather a type of entertainment that encompasses the art of theater and acting.  It includes performance art and allows actors to express themselves through the art of theater.  The performance contains the art of music, as well, since it is a musical.  I feel that the exhibit is worth visiting because it is a high-end performance of a classic story/play.  It is a great opportunity to experience art in a different way than traditional drawings and paintings.  Tickets range from $30 to $72. 

 http://www.sheas.org/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5sUmEMqRJGY

Homework #1 The “Language to Cover a Wall” at the University at Buffalo Art Gallery opened on November 17th, 2011.  I found this art exhibit on the University at Buffalo website by searching art events in the Buffalo and Western New York area.  This event blends media, text, images, and other types of artwork to create a unique visual experience.  The artwork displayed at the exhibit includes poetry and other kinds of writing mixed with art so visitors can view an array of literary and artistic works.  The “intermedia” event, although a traditional gallery art exhibit, provides people with an interesting mix of media, society, and even history.  It encompasses mostly visual and concrete works, such as paintings, drawings, photography, and typography.  I believe this is a creative way to display art because art is not just drawing and painting.  It can take many different forms, like in literature and in the media.  It would definitely be worth a visit.  The event includes works from “digital poets” from the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, France, Brazil, Sweden, and more.  It highlights the value of text throughout the history of art. http://www.ubartgalleries.org/#?gallery=art&select=event&eventID=195 http://artvoice.com/issues/v11n3/art_scene/language_to_cover_a_wall

Homework #1

The “Language to Cover a Wall” at the University at Buffalo Art Gallery opened on November 17th, 2011.  I found this art exhibit on the University at Buffalo website by searching art events in the Buffalo and Western New York area.  This event blends media, text, images, and other types of artwork to create a unique visual experience.  The artwork displayed at the exhibit includes poetry and other kinds of writing mixed with art so visitors can view an array of literary and artistic works.  The “intermedia” event, although a traditional gallery art exhibit, provides people with an interesting mix of media, society, and even history.  It encompasses mostly visual and concrete works, such as paintings, drawings, photography, and typography.  I believe this is a creative way to display art because art is not just drawing and painting.  It can take many different forms, like in literature and in the media.  It would definitely be worth a visit.  The event includes works from “digital poets” from the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, France, Brazil, Sweden, and more.  It highlights the value of text throughout the history of art.

http://www.ubartgalleries.org/#?gallery=art&select=event&eventID=195

http://artvoice.com/issues/v11n3/art_scene/language_to_cover_a_wall