...Running head: WHAT IS ART? Understanding Art: Eight Forms of Art Quantella Rivers Bradley American InterContinental University Abstract This paper will define art using internet and resource tools. Given eight types of art define and give one example and elaborate. 1. Painting 2. Sculpture 3. Architecture 4. Photography 5. Printmaking 6. Conceptual Art 7. Installation Art 8. Performance Art Art is interpreted by each individual differently, what you may see, I may see something else. What the artist put on canvas or sculpts describes their feeling at that particular moment, however once again the observer may choose to feel or describe something different. “What Is Art” Dictionary.com defines art as the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance and also the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings. (Dictionary.com, 2010) This definition is two of twenty-two definitions defined on the online dictionary. The two definitions were selected because it related to the subject at-hand. Merriam-Webster online defines art as the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also as works so produced. Artists use paintings as a form of communication; whether the painting is elaborate or just a mere scribble...
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...Buddhist art is a form of art which is entirely or partially based on Lord Buddha and his teachings. It has a high practice of rich symbolic tradition. As Buddhism spread into different nations, Buddhist symbolism was enriched by the cultures it came in contact with. For example, Tibet has borrowed Buddhist art and culture from India since 7th century. The most popular symbolic art in Tibet is comprised of the Eight Auspicious Symbols and the mudras: the hand gestures used by Buddha. These symbolic arts are not simply for decorative purpose, but contain a depth of meaning within them. Tibet also uses sound for Medicine Buddha practices, and although it may seem to be an ordinary chanting, certain musical sounds are categorized as a sound healing medicine. This research paper will examine the symbolic and healing properties of Tibetan Buddhist art and explain their significance in the 21st century. Buddhism, founded in India 2,500 years ago, still remains the leading religion of the Far East that has advanced into a wide variety of forms. It wasn’t until 7th century that Buddhism arrived in Tibet which was comparatively late date compared with the rest of Asia.The religion, writing system, art and many other aspects of Tibetan high culture were obtained directly from India. During the 7th century, the emperor of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo, was fascinated by what Indian Buddhist culture had to offer, so he sent scholars to India for both religious and non-spiritual studies. He also...
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...Design from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1987” (Edfella). “There he learned his ‘trade,’ which at that time was called ‘Commercial Art.’ He studied twentieth century Modernism, especially the Bauhaus idea and ideal” (Dooley). “In 1987 he joined the faculty at the California Institute of Arts in Valencia, California and continues to live and teach there” (Fella 9). “In 1997 he received the Chrysler award and in 1999 an Honorary Doctorate from CCS in Detroit. His work is in the National Design Museum and MOMA in New York. He won the National Design Awards 2001 Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum NYC” (Edfella). “Edward sees himself at the ‘exit level’ of design and has no desire or need to work to someone else’s brief” (Fella 9). After working for 30 years in the commercial industry Edward finally has the time to work on personal projects. Most of his work now consists of sketchbook pages and other personal projects. While teaching at Calarts he is against this idea of ‘do as I do.’ He doesn’t offer any...
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...Water, it’s said, clears your body of ‘toxins’ and helps you lose weight by tricking your stomach into thinking it is full. Not only that, it also keeps your skin hydrated and even holds back the effects of ageing. Whenever any actres or model is asked for her beauty tips she will inevitably recommend drinking plenty of water. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- To achive this state of fully hydrated and glowing health, we are told, you need eight glasses a day. If you don’t get enough, not only will you turn into an overweight, shrivelled old prune, but your brain will become ‘dehydrated’, affecting your ability to concentrate. ------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, lack of water has been linked to everything from hunger pangs to increased risk of stroke. The ‘must drink water’ message has become so ingrained that even the NHS’s Healthy Living website advises that we all drink eight glases of fluid to remain in the best of health. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- And the message has hit home — sales of bottled water have doubled in the last decade, with Britons consuming two billion litres in 2010. Everyone from cab drivers and office workers to joggers and school run mums gulp down gallons of the stuff every week. -------------------------------------------------...
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...with one's own environment. Environment includes a person’s immediate surroundings such as one's family, the workplace, or a classroom. Intelligence is one of the most talked about subjects within psychology. There is no one definition of what exactly intelligence is. Some researchers have suggested that intelligence is a single ability, while others believe that intelligence is a range of skills and abilities. Howard Gardner's Theory Let's look at Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner did not focus on analyzing test scores, instead he proposed that numerical expressions of human intelligence was not a full and accurate depiction of people's abilities. Gardner's theory describes eight intelligences that are based on skills and abilities. The eight are: Visual-spatial Intelligence, Verbal-linguistic Intelligence, Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence, Logical-mathematical Intelligence, Interpersonal Intelligence, Musical Intelligence, Intra personal Intelligence, and Naturalistic Intelligence. Visual-Spatial Intelligence (“Picture Smart”)...
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...Q#1 Marketing has been described as being both an "art" and a "science." Discuss the differences and similarities between these two marketing thrusts. Provide your theoretical response and a "real-life" example where you have seen both processes work effectively at creating customer value and loyalty Marketing is defined as the science and art of exploring, shaping and fulfilling the need of the customers. As it is manifested in the definition that Marketing is a blend of Science and Art; therefore, it can be inferred that both the terms have a strong connection with it. Science is the study of theories and phenomena related to the physical world based on systematic experiments and observation while Arts is the practical reflection of human’s creativity and imagination. Marketing if taken as a science means considering all relevant variables and forecast that are crucial for the marketing or business on rational, systematic pattern. In contrast, when it is taken as Arts it is considered as the idea, soul, essence, spirit and the metaphysical characteristics of business that is actually helping it to thrive and prosper. For Instance, before launching a new product, all the necessary research is carried out on rational grounds. All the variables like market trend, number of competitors, price, product placement, marketing strategy and tactical plan are evaluated systematically. The use of historical data or past performance is also used in doing this. In a word; it involves...
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...Evaluating Art Casandra Concepcion AIU Online Art Appreciation Professor Kimberly Musial April 29, 2012 Abstract Defining art is up to the interpretation of the writer and of the reader. Art in itself is also left up to interpretation, of the artist and of those viewing the work of art. There are many varieties of art, and all still have their own abilities to be changed and redesigned based on the artist. Viewing examples of art definitions along with review of several art varieties show the versatility that is the world of art. Evaluating Art In order to properly evaluate and understand art, one must start by understanding the definition of art. As different people see all works of art differently, so is the definition. That said, finding two definitions of art that makes sense to the writer would then allow further exploration of the eight types of art: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art, and performance art. Appling the definitions to these eight types of art will allow for an evaluation of art in its many forms. Art Defined According to Adajian, Plato defined art as “representational, or mimetic (sometimes translated as “imitative” (Traditional Definitions, para. 2). This implies that Plato believed all art was a representation of reality. This leads one to believe, that any work of art they are seeing was based on an object that once existed. This definition is considered a traditional definition...
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...most famous fonts are: Frutiger, Meridien, the OCR series, Univers, and Serifa, to name a few. He and a couple of colleagues founded their own studio near Paris in order to design, create and distribute their font-work. His work with typography has landed him a few awards and honors; 1986, the Gutenberg Prize of the City of Mains (Germany); 1987, Medal of the Type Directors Club of New York; 1993, Officier de loordre des Arts et des Lettres (Paris); 1993, Grand Prix National des Arts Graphiques (France). (Wikipedia, Awards) Combining his Univers font, along with influences from the font Gill Sans, he created ‘Roissy,’ which ended up being used at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. The company Linotype ended up renaming the font that he used to his last name – ‘Frutiger,’ and released it for the public to use in 1976. (Wikipedia, Work Summary) Frutiger attended college at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts and was taught by two renowned professors, Alfred Willimann and Walter Kach. He then went on as a professor for ten years at the Ecole Estienne, and eight years at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs, in Paris. (Identifont, Adrian Frutiger) A lot of his works are used in both metal and photocomposition systems. His most recent work was in 2008, when he helped create a redesigned version of his Meridien font, which Linotype then released on his 80th birthday as ‘Frutiger Serif.’ (Identifont, Adrian Frutiger) The font that I have chosen for this...
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...Irene M. Corbin American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project HUMA205 – Art Appreciation June 16th 2013 Abstract This paper will first give two definitions to the word “art”. The second portion of this paper will give a description of eight types of art which are Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, Printmaking, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, and Performance Art. After each description it will give a brief explanation of why it exemplifies the definition of the word “art”. Exploring the word of Art Have you ever asked yourself “What is art”? According to some art is defined as something that is beautiful. Art can mean many different things; it can be defined as an expression through poetry or music, it can be defined as the skills that a person has in the workforce, it can be considered as part of worship and rituals and then art can be of visual delight such as a photograph, painting, or sculpture. There are many ways in which art can be defined another example would be the art of medicine (Frank, P., 2011, p. 2-16). Different Types of Art There are many different types of art. This section will show examples of a painting, a sculpture, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art and performance art and whether it exemplifies the definition of the word “art”. * Painting Quiet Times This is a painting by Donald Zolan an American painter & Artist. I chose this picture because it reminds...
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...What are Plakatstil how? How were they important? How have they changed the world today? Plakatstil also know as Sachplakat was an early Poster Style of Art. They were important because they helped advertising and selling of important products. Some of the styles of Plakatstil was bold, straight, font,with flat colors. Plakatstil helped incorporate color combinations that were not always seen. Plakatstil also gave a modern look on Poster Art. This Style of art originated out of Germany in the 1900s. This style of art was intended to be used for advertisement and products that was sold abroad. During the 1900s fascism arose in Germany and a dictatorship took over. Germany was also part of the Alliance system Austria- Hungary, soon after Germany was pulled into war. Japan then declared war on Germany that was the start of World War One. Germany also made military weapons such as tanks, bombs,and heavy artillery.Lucian Bernhard was a German Graphic designer in the 1900s. He was one of the most important German Posters Artists. He played a huge role in shaping the style of product advertisement.He helped create the Graphic Design Plakatstil (Poster Style).This type of graphic design used flat color as well as Sachplakat ( Object Poster).Bernhard style spread throughout Germany and became the foundation for a revolution in commercial advertising in Pre-War Berlin .(http://www.internationalposter.com/style-primer/plakastil-posters.aspx). Hans Rudi Erdit was a German Graphic Designer...
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...conflict can also be at the workplace. The title of chapter eight is called Conflict Management Skills. This chapter is talking about how to manage how to use your conflict management skills. This chapter has important outlines that will help us to related to conflict management skills and they are called Conflict defined, conflict Myths, conflict types, conflict and power, conflict management styles and conflict management skills. After looking over the notes, a couple of materials stood out to me and those were conflict triggers and conflict types. While taking notes on...
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...his task or objective with the help of others and also directs these people in order to obtain his objective, so management achieves its objectives through people, so management is quite useful to people. In management there are various activities that are carried out. These include informational activities, decisional activities and inter-personal activities and all these activities are to be done by a manager. Management endeavours are done to encourage individual activities that will help accomplish all goals. Thus, managers must always keep organisational goals in thought. “Management is also the process of reaching organisational goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources”. (Samuel. c. Certo, eight editions, and p.s6) this definition is quite the similar to the first two...
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...Art Institute of Las Vegas Course Syllabus Winter 07 RS121 Fundamentals of Marketing Every Week • Concepts Check for new chapter - BOC • Concepts Challenge for old chapter – after Break • Case at end of old chapter due BOC • EOC project due end of class Week 1 • Introduce Expectations • PowerPoint for Chapter 1 - Marketing: Managing Profitable Customer Relationships – in shared directory Zeus • Discussion Questions Customer Satisfaction o When have you, personally, been extremely satisfied or dissatisfied with a product? Why? o One half to three quarters page due EOC (End of class this week) • Concept Check – master in class at 100% • Company Case – Office Depot: Thank you for calling…. o Due BOC (Beginning of class next week) • Concept Challenge Chap 1 will be quiz next week after break • Concept Check Chap 2 will be BOC Week 2 – Martin Luther King Week 3 • Concept Challenge Chap 1 will be quiz after break • Concept Check Chap 2 will be BOC • Fellini’s La Note De Cabiria o Original Trailer – for Italian Audiences o Re-release Trailer – Repositioned as a masterpiece • PowerPoint for Chapter 2 - Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Relationships • EOC – Wizard of Oz as horror movie • BOC next week – Reposition ET as Horror Movie o Six Frames PowerPoint o Self Running ...
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... and vocal performance. Beijing Opera developed in the late eighteenth century and became fully recognized throughout China by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has become one of the cultural treasures of China. Major performances are based in Beijing, Southern Shanghai, Northern Tianjin, and Taiwan. It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan. Political influences have long played a part in the arts of China (World Music, 187). The Taiwanese took on the Opera and made it into their own. Naming it Guoju, which means national, or the in other words the National Opera. This reflects disputes over the true seat of Chinese government. After the Chinese Civil War ended, Beijing opera became the focal point of ethnic identity for the Mainland and Communist party. When the Communist Party of China came to power in the Mainland, the newly formed government moved to bring art into line with Communist ideology. Their goal was to make art and literature a component of the revolution. Dramatic works without Communist themes were considered subversive, and were ultimately banned during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Before Beijing opera evolved it was considered a religious ritual. Today, the performance is symbolic gestures and poetic dialogues in harmony with music. The accompaniment for a Peking opera performance usually consists of a small ensemble of traditional melodic and percussion instruments...
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...Final Project: Art Timeline The Art of Chinese Painting “Landscapes” Axia College University of Phoenix Art /101 Chinese paintings can be found dating as far back as the Neolithic period. These paintings incorporate a combination of Western and Chinese painting styles. There is one category of Chinese painting that has increasingly become more interesting to artist and viewers. It is Chinese landscape painting. “Chinese Landscape painting is the most popular style of painting in the rich artistic legacy of traditional China” (Art Realization, 2005). This particular category of painting includes two schools of painting, Northern and Southern. The Northern school includes professional and court painters, while the Southern school includes amateur and gentle man painters. (Ethnicpaintings, 2011). Artist expressed themselves by painting the natural world around them. The view of nature allowed people to seek comfort and safety. Dong Qichange was a controversial politician regarded as an outstanding Chinese landscape painter. He was born in 1555 in what is known today as Shanghai, China. In addition to being a painter he was also a calligrapher and theoretician. His most remarkable contribution to art was introducing new ways to present thoughts in painting landscape views. Thus, you have the Northern and Southern styles of art. The Northern school of art taught about obtaining truth through art, and the Southern School stressed...
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