What is Art? Let me start off by saying that I am not a huge fan of this question. Mostly because I feel that art itself is up for interpretation. Sort of how people say that “beauty Is in the eye of the beholder”. So I guess since I have to give Art a definition, I will say that I think art is a form of expression, that can be done in multiple mediums, not just visually but through sound as well. So while I consider a classic painting such as the Mona Lisa to be a work of art, I also consider the
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Together by Destruction Art functions as a representation of ideas that reflect on the public. “ To remove the work is to destroy it ” according to the famous Richard Serra as he defends his piece, Tilted Arc. Art Controversies are ubiquitous in American Society, especially when the art function is mismatched with the audience. Diego Rivera’s Man at the Crossroads and Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc questioned the validity of destroying artwork as well as the process by which art can be canceled. Both
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“According To What”- Jasper Johns In the past, art has commonly been relative to its culture and time period. Different techniques, styles and perspectives are adopted among artists, creating a repetitive trend during that given period. Art is normally described as a definitive masterpiece, founded on an idea and created by sculpting, painting or performing. Upon viewing Jasper Johns’ “According To What” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I have concluded that Johns is not your everyday artist
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|ARTS/125 Version 2 | | |Pop Culture and the Arts | Copyright © 2010, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course explores the interactions between the arts, advertising, media, and lifestyle and cultural trends in contemporary
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Art is any form of self-expression. Art is something that is created that entertains, inspires, educates or makes a person feel something good, bad or unexplainable. Art is whatever the artist does or makes in which they deem to be art whether it is of value or not. There is a wide variety of art, some that people wouldn’t imagine as art, but a true artist sees art in every creation. Art is everywhere and in everything I see. Art is not just a painting, poem, drawing or a ballet. When I think
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My Experience Appreciating Art In my search for a piece of local artwork to examine and write a paper on, I visited the “Fine Art Society Art Gallery” located in commercial circle in Warner Robins, Georgia. After looking for about 30 minutes, I took a few pictures of different pieces of art, and have come to the decision of which I am going to be looking over. This piece was found at the Fine Arts Society Fine Arts Gallery. It is titled “Half Remembered Dream” by Aaron Brown. There are quite
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enjoying more flexibility, educational opportunities, and entree to art markets. Several art schools, for the first time, opened their doors to women students. Women experienced more liberty to work from nude models and to paint and draw in public spaces. They, furthermore, performed in major roles in the expansion of modernist sculpture and the incredible growth of photography. Several American women made important contributions to arts, science, sports, entertainment, business and politics in the 20th
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Understanding Iconography Sandra Michelli Art 101 Feb 17, 2013 Timothy Brown Understanding Iconography The two works of art I chose are, Rebellious Silence, by Shirin Neshat and The South Ledges, Appledore by Childe Hassam. Though these are two totally different works of art, I found them both interesting and compelling. They both showed different images and roles of women in society. When creating a piece of art, the artist has four roles to consider or fill. These roles are; the
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first response paper on the topic of dada art (pages 1148-1152). This art form in my opinion is the most conversial art form ever in America’s history and greatly interests me due to the misconception about this art form. With artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Raoul Hausmann, and Hans Arp, these artists show the complexity and un-guide lined art that is called data art. With this new form of art, people had no idea how to react to something that was not known as art for so many years but meaningless scribbles
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Body Art and Ornamentation: Different Cultures Angel Torres ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Dr. Marissa Kesel June 29, 2014 Body Art and Ornamentation: Different Cultures For centuries, body art and ornamentation haves been in existence in many cultures around the world with each piece of art on the body having a symbolic meaning to one’s particular culture. Culture, as defined by Richley Crapo, is “a learned system of beliefs, feelings, and rules for living around which
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