...Walter Benjamin (1936) The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction ________________________________________ Source: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television; Transcribed: by Andy Blunden 1998; proofed and corrected Feb. 2005. ________________________________________ “Our fine arts were developed, their types and uses were established, in times very different from the present, by men whose power of action upon things was insignificant in comparison with ours. But the amazing growth of our techniques, the adaptability and precision they have attained, the ideas and habits they are creating, make it a certainty that profound changes are impending in the ancient craft of the Beautiful. In all the arts there is a physical component which can no longer be considered or treated as it used to be, which cannot remain unaffected by our modern knowledge and power. For the last twenty years neither matter nor space nor time has been what it was from time immemorial. We must expect great innovations to transform the entire technique of the arts, thereby affecting artistic invention itself and perhaps even bringing about an amazing \change in our very notion of art.” Paul Valéry, Pièces sur L’Art, 1931 Le Conquete de l’ubiquite Preface When Marx undertook his critique of the capitalistic mode of production, this mode was in its infancy. Marx directed his efforts in such a way as to give them prognostic value. He went back to the basic conditions underlying capitalistic...
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...Interest: 1) To do a collection of Art which portrays the emotions and personalities I visualise when music, which is classified as positively influential and highly favoured, is listened to. 2) (The challenge)To Mirror these emotions and feelings exactly how they are experience using scenes/scenarios in compositions, also allowing the human body language to capture these feelings I get in Music. INTRODUCTION View point Art (and “works of Art”) is meant to be perceived and interpreted, by human organs of sense (eyes/ears). It is these senses that assist in the viewer’s interpretation/grasp of the meaning and content of an Artist’s work. Through my own experiences I agree on this point-of-view. I will like to transmit to my viewer(s) the emotions I received from Music, that have moved and or touched my soul, and my senses. The Musician and singer, through medium of Music, has connected with me but can also generate these same feelings in more than one way, creating a sociable feel as music is shared/interpreted. I should be able to create a very similar effect with my Collection of Art! It is impossible to imagine my life without Art. Art is: CREATION –(I can add brief description to this and for each topic below if needed.) BEAUTY PLAY COMMUNICATION INTUITION However, I am still investigating the definition of Art. What is its true purpose? I intend to further study this with my Art on a personal Life journey and...
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...5 Tips for Choosing Art Paintings have never looked this delicious. As you browse our site, let us walk you through 5 helpful tips for choosing the perfect art piece that suits your taste. One of a Kind Imagine the prestige of owning an art work that has no other copy in this universe. All the advances in technology and automation will never surpass the genuine expressions and experiences of a living human being. These are all embodied in the artist's creation. You deserve the unique privilege of owning an original handmade work of art. Peruse them here today. Visual Appeal Do you like what you see? Good art has to appeal to your senses. Look at the visual play of colors, shapes, textures, lines, light, and shadow. Our art expert assembled beautiful pieces for your sensory feast. Enjoy them here. Quality A “masterpiece” is a mix of profound imagination, keen perception, and skilled hands all in one painting. A good artist is able to create exemplary works. Before, masterpieces are only housed in the great museums of our time. Today, owning a one is just a click away. A Unique Story Once you see an artwork that you like, do know the story that inspired its creation. Art is always located at the intersection of individual creativity and a unique culture captured in time. Each piece was created by a unique mind at a unique moment. Unearth these stories here. Authenticity You may never wish to sell or part with art works that you own. But it is exciting to know...
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...Enlightenment • Phillis Wheatley, “To S.M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing his Works.” 1773 (poem) Requirements: * Record your initial reaction to the work (suggested length of 1 paragraph or half a page) by doing the following: 1. Describe your initial thoughts and/or feelings about the work. 2. Describe in detail at least one aspect of the work that most interests you. A. In this poem, Ms. Wheatley conveys that an artist’s pencil transfers words to life. Imagination is very dynamic, it allows the poet to go above their limits, to the mark where circumspection vanishes. Wheatley then depicts the writer's and craftsman's will as "flame," which helps them to keep on composing verses or paint sketches. She then proceeds with "However when these shades of time are chas'd away, and haziness closes in everlasting day," (Wheatley, 1753) which I think she implies that when this time of bigotry has passed, the dimness (difficult times) closes and rather comes endless light (great times). Analyze the work (suggested length of 2–4 pages) by doing the following: 1. Describe the historical context of the period in which the work was written. 2. Discuss insights into the work that can be gained from the author’s biography. 3. Analyze how this work explores a particular theme and/or stylistic characteristic from its period. 4. Explain the relevance of this work for today’s audiences. B1. This poem was written during the pre-Revolutionary War period. At this time, the world...
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...The Watering Hole The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery is currently home to a very unique and talented exhibition for the next two weeks. Douglas Walker has transformed a seemingly plain white room into an abyss of blue and white works of art with the introduction of his art exhibit Other Worlds. Walker, a Toronto based artist, has enjoyed an immense amount of success throughout his career ranging from his smaller landscape paintings to his large scale blue tile murals which capture your attention and have the ability to activate your subconscious mind and place you in a unfamiliar world. The limited color palette of just blue and white paints are what sets Walkers work apart from the rest and helps to create an otherworldly experience for the gallery visitor. The overall art gallery experience, the actual works of art themselves, and the work that goes into creating these works of art are all factors that contribute to Douglas Walkers success. The more detail and determination that an artist instills into their work the more powerful their art will be thus translating into a more memorable experience for the audience. A successful artist is not only concerned with the art they showcase in their gallery but also with the experience their gallery presents to the audience inside. Douglas Walker is very effective in grabbing the visitor’s attention and providing them with an otherworldly experience while inside his immersive exhibit. Prior to entering Walkers exhibit Other...
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...artists that were truly ahead of their time period. Both artists style was so advance for their time they did not fit into their art historical category during their era. Samuel Palmer was born in Surrey Square, St. Mary’s, and Newington. When Palmer was a child he was very frail and required a nurse growing up. Mary Ward would be his nurse to aid young Palmer, and also contributed to the development of his mind, and implanting the love of poetry in him at a young age. Palmer father’s trade was a big factor into Palmer’s intellectual development. The books the father was trading constantly changing, and Palmer’s reading skill was improving greatly and taking in everything he was learning from the various books. He read books like fiction, travel, religion, and poetry. His dad also taught him English, and had intellectual discussion on all type of subjects while walking in the neighbouring countryside. His mother encouraged Palmer copy architectural and botanical drawings and prints of easel paintings and frescoes during his younger years. But Palmer felt copying these skills was not his calling and he preferring authorship. After the death of Palmer’s mother, a minor artist had played an important role in Palmer’s life. That artist name was William Wate that had landscapist ability that cause people to make them interested in his work. Wate happened to have extremes passion for Romantic aesthetic, and also showed Palmer how to safely draw the mildest form of the...
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...ANALYSIS OF STIEGLITZ’ WORK Analysis of Stieglitz’ Work Mary Chandler Grantham University Introduction Any piece of art work is considered a representation and reflection of inspiration and creative thoughts. Every piece of art has certain themes attached to it. Similarly, work of famous photographer Alfred Stieglitz has certain inspirational themes. The objective of this research is to explore work of Stieglitz known as Steerage and its themes. Thesis Statement The work of Stieglitz in Steerage reflects his childhood and young adulthood and show how these works of art influenced his future works of art. Stieglitz took this photograph when he was going to visit his friends and family in 1907. While on his way to Europe Stieglitz took what is recognized not only as his signature image but also as one of the most important photographs of the 20th Century. While aiming his camera at the lower class passengers in the bow of the ship, he captured a scene he titled “The Steerage”. Once he arrived in Paris he developed the image in a friend’s darkroom and carried the glass plate around with him in Europe for many months. By the time he returned to New York he was so caught up in other business and personal matters that he did not publish it until four years later. This photograph displays people standing on steerage who were rejected by immigration officials of United States and were sent back to Europe. This photograph...
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...By Yasmina Reza A Teacher’s Guide Table of Contents Audience Etiquette………………………………….……………….…3 Characters……………………………………….……………………...4 Synopsis………………………………...…………………………….…4 The Source...…...……….……..………..……………………………….6 The Playwright………..………….....……………..……………………7 Glossary of Words……………..……………………………………….8 Follow-up Considerations……………………………………………10 Internet Resources……………….……………………………………12 The Alley salutes its 2001-2002 Education & Community Outreach Season Co-Sponsors: its Student Matinee Sponsor: its Production Co-Sponsors: and Large Stage Season Sponsor: 2 Audience Etiquette For many of your students, a visit to the Alley may be their first theatre experience. It may be helpful to discuss what they can expect or to have other students relay their own experiences about theatre productions they have seen. Another important point to review is the difference between live theatre and watching a movie or television. Noise Live theatre means live actors who can hear not only what is happening on the stage, but in the audience as well. While laughter and applause at appropriate times are appreciated by the actors, excessive noise and talking is not. Any sort of distracting noise—humming, sighing, chewing gum, or carrying electronic devices—is discouraged. Cell phones, chiming watches and pagers must be turned off during the performance . Applause Applause is used to acknowledge the performers and to voice appreciation or approval. Traditionally, applause comes...
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...only learning from a textbook, during this semester I’ve learned how to appreciate art in diverse of ways and projects such as having presentations, individual reports, painting, sculpture-making and architecture scrapbook. However, textbook provided me the basic knowledge and terminologies that I should know while appreciating art, this is the basic required that later on I could know deeply about art. Despite this typical learning method, I, together with my group mates, also visit churches and infrastructures which are inspired by foreign styles. In fact, this architecture exploration around Cebu gave me an opportunity expanding what I learned from the textbook and combined with how to use this new art concepts and analyzing sense when facing a real art work. I was able to appreciate Filipino architects during the making of the churches we’ve been such as Cathedral Church, Sto. Niño, Plaza Independencia, St. Joseph, Anabaptist Church, etc. It was a great experience trying to locate some inspired architectures here in Cebu. Though I’m not a catholic, which made me an ignorant person towards entering into churches I don’t really visit, I still had the chance to acquire knowledge about these places I’ve mentioned above. This project I had with the group made me reminded by myself about what I saw and learned based on previous teaching topics. I discovered my daily surrounding in the view of art, and because of this different view I caught up some lost things in my ordinary days...
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...Almost half a century ago, John Berger expounded how authority has became the barrier of vision through analyzing the impact of ways of seeing on art. Nowadays, people seem to have no need to worry about this problem because of the development of technology. We have the most advanced and sophisticated machines which can help us to “see” the nature of object. For example, a microscope can amplify the object thousands of times and a telescope can look across the milky way through the distant galaxy. The advanced technology allows people to enjoy famous paintings in the world even if they never leave home, and people no longer need to care some disease because we have such developed medical system. Therefore, a large number of people believe that science is omnipotent. But is that the real truth? From my point of view, contemporary science has became a kind of superstition since it plays such a important role in our daily life, and it has became the barrier of vision which blinds people’s eyes as people rely on technology for everything they do. An important part of science is creativity, Edward de Bono once said, “There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same pattern.” It is those invention which led us farewell to poverty and backwardness. Among those great inventions, I believe camera is the most charming one. Berger mentioned the impact of camera...
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...talent of been able cut and fold paper to build paper sculptures. Particularly noteworthy are his works where the remains of the cut and folded objects are literally shadows of the objects former self. Peter Callesen uses the positive and negative space to tell a story about the past and future of his subject using only a white sheet of paper. Callesen also works with a variety of other medias including installations, performances, and monoprints. Callesen creates artwork from A4 paper and in large-scale installations. Each work is created from one sheet of paper whether it be in three-dimensional flowers falling from a bouquet's negative, a hummingbird flying from the page, or a child-size castle crafted from a billboard-sized paper. Callesen paper cut sculptures show the transformation of the flat sheet of paper into figures that expand into the space surrounding them. The negative and absent 2 dimensional space left by the cut, points out the contrast to the 3 dimensional reality that it creates. Callesen’s recent exhibitions: 2011 • House of Paper - Sørlandets Art Museum, Norway • Out of Nothing - Haugar Vestfold Art Museum, Tønsberg, Norway 2010 • Out of Nothing - Mjelby Art Museum, Halmstad, Sweden • Skin of Paper - Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center 2009 • Out of Nothing - Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark • Out of Nothing - The Museum of Religious Art, Lemvig, Denmark 2008 • Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York • Paperman, Helene Nyborg Contemporary...
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...Art 224 701 MW Beginning Digital Photo Assignment sheet for written assignment #3: Paper and study guide DUE: Monday, Nov 11 You will visit the GAGE Gallery (18 South Michigan Ave) the Museum of Contemporary Photography (600 S. Michigan Ave – Columbia College) and the DePaul Museum, will look at the photography exhibits in those venues. You will choose two photographs to analyze and compare, and will analyze them for content, looking particularly at how the form of each photograph might communicate, and what is being communicated. You may choose photos from the DePaul Museum or the Museum of Contemporary Photography (which opens on OCT 18), to compare to each other, or to images in the Gage Gallery. You will analyze the photos according to a denotative/connotative approach. In this kind of analysis, you first look at and describe the artwork in question, taking note of all organizational structures, formal elements and details that make up the artwork (including the title). In order to do this more thoroughly, take a look at the terms that are listed below, and consider whether the artist is using any of these strategies and principles. Then in the connotative section, consider how is she/he using them in each artwork to help communicate, and state what the meaning of the photograph, or the intent of the photographer, might be based on your denotative findings. In the final section of your paper, compare the denotative/connotative conclusions of the separate photographs with each...
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...6/12/2013 1. Was it ethical of the Ohio Art Company to move production to China? What were the economic and social costs and benefits of this decision? What would have happened if production had not been moved? In my professional opinion, I believe the Ohio Art Company’s decision to move the production of their Etch-A-Sketch product to China was ethically sound. The Ohio Art Company was losing money while manufacturing in Bryan, Ohio. Even though outsourcing resulted in layoffs in Ohio, it also saved the jobs of many other employees by keeping the company profitable. Furthermore, even though outsourcing may result in lost jobs in the USA, it does provide employment for people in other countries. If the Ohio Art Company hadn’t moved production, it may have been forced out of business due to high manufacturing costs and immense pressure from distributors to keep prices low. 2. Assuming that the description of working conditions given in The New York Times article is correct, is it ethical for the Ohio Art Company to continue using Kin Ki to manufacture Etch-A-Sketch toys? Continuing to use Kin Ki would be highly unethical, assuming that the New York Times article is correct and that Kin Ki would not immediately resolve the issue. According to the case study, Kin Ki was misrepresenting numerous aspects of their operation. These aspects included wages, hours worked, work conditions, and living conditions. The Ohio Art Company would have to deal with bad publicity...
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...The Cleveland Art Museum and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offer two very different experiences to the museum goer. Though they are both types of museums, they have completely different atmospheres and content. My experience cannot offer a true critique to anyone else who might be considering going, because I will have had an infinitely different experience than what anyone else will have. An art critic named John Berger once said, “Every image embodies a way of seeing, our perception or appreciation of an image depends also upon our own way of seeing,” and this is why a critique holds next to no real value from one person to the next. I can share my experience and opinions, but they will be different from anyone else’s, though they will influence...
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...Art-Based Intervention for College Student’s Suffering from Anxiety According to the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment, Within the last 12 months, 21.9% of the students reported anxiety affected their individual academic performance, they either received a lower grade on an exam, course, received an incomplete or dropped the course. Twenty-three percent of the students also reported that in the last 2 week they felt overwhelming anxiety (American College Health). Anxiety, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, is excessive and constant uneasiness and worry (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). College is a transitional phase—college students have to leave home, tackle new and more...
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