Influential Art/Artists (Layo 9-2)

  • Oct 24, 1195

    The Fibonnachi Number

    The Fibonnachi Number
    The Fibonnachi Number is a sequence of numbers that create such a pattern which is appealing to the human eye, and was worked on by Fibonnachi for years.
  • May 20, 1486

    The Birth of Venus

    The Birth of Venus
    The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli created around 1485–87. It depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the sea upon a shell in accordance with the myth that explains her birth. It is one of the most famous paintings of all time, and still remains of very high value.
  • Jul 8, 1504

    The Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa
    The Mona Lisa was a painting done by Leonardo da Vinci. It was considered a great painting, because at the time of the painting, there was no other art quite like it. It was simple, and beautiful. This is not the worlds not best, but the most world-changing peice of art.
  • The Eiffel Tower

    The Eiffel Tower
    The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It stood as the world's tallest man made object for several decades, and was followed by the Empire State building. The Eiffel Tower symbolises France in many ways, and is a work of art.
  • Empire State Building

    Empire State Building
    The empire state building is a building built in the 20's, and stood as the worlds tallest tower for many decades. It represents many aspects of the United States, and is certainly a work of art.
  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane
    Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed, co-written, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. It had many wonderful new actors, and a unique filming style of its time. Kane became the best film ever made, and held that position for 60 years.
  • Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web
    Charlotte's Web is a novel written during the 1950's, and tells a story about a pig and a spider who are ensuring the survival of Wilbur, the pig. The book sold very well during the 60 years that it has been released, and reworked on. It still stands as one of the world's most appreciated and well written books.
  • Burj Khalifa

    Burj Khalifa
    The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper built in 2010, in Dubai. It stands as the world's tallest building and is housed in one of the richest cities in the world. This building is most definately a work of art.
  • Heavy Rain

    Heavy Rain
    Heavy rain is a video game created by the company "Quantic Dream". it may not sound like a work of art, however the game is not very much a videogame. The game behaves more like a movie, and only gives you decisions on what will happen next in the story. The company imported real face scans into the game, and therefore the game had beautiful realistic emotions. Work on this project took seven years, and is definately considered a work of art.
  • Jar of Hearts

    Jar of Hearts
    Jar of Hearts is a peice of music written and preformed by Christina Perri, and was released in July, 2010. It is very detailed and well done according to a large percentage of people who listen to it. The lyrics are also very well written, and are understandable.