Welcome to Mr. Petruzziello's Web Page
What is Art?
Art is the process or product of deliberately and creatively arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions, especially beauty. In its narrow sense, the word art most often refers specifically to the visual arts, including media such as painting, sculpture, and printmaking. However, "the arts" may also encompass a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature. Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy which studies art. Traditionally, the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery. This conception changed during the Romantic period, when art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science". Generally, art is a human activity, made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions. Beyond this description, there is no general agreed-upon definition of art. The definition and evaluation of art has become especially problematic since the 20th century and will continue to change over time.
What is new in the ART World?
Storytelling in Japanese Art
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
The endlessly fascinating world of Japanese storytelling. Japan has a long and rich history of pairing narrative texts with elaborate illustrations—a tradition that continues to this day with manga and other popular forms of animation. Featuring more than sixty works of art in a range of mediums and formats, this exhibition invites you to explore myriad subjects that have preoccupied the Japanese imagination for centuries—Buddhist and Shinto miracle tales; the romantic adventures of legendary heroes and their feats at times of war; animals and fantastical creatures that cavort within the human realm; and he ghoulish antics of ghosts and monsters.
Project of the Month (March-Apirl 2012)
I am working with the 8th grade students on creating their René Magritte project. Magritte wanted to challenge viewers to think about what they were looking at and to ask themselves “What does this painting mean?” The painting above is of a green apple floating in front of the face of a otherwise conventional man. Magritte said about the painting, "Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden"
Thank you and stay tuned to this webpage for more information, or you can always email me with any questions you may have at Marc_Petruzziello@lyndhurst.k12.nj.us
Samples of my Art Work and Design
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Computer Illustration
Photo Retouching Project
Computer Illustration
Creating Shadows in Photoshop
