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    Cultures

    placed into actually becoming acquainted within the culture. Cultures, or paradigms, may be frowned upon by 'outsiders', only because they lack the will to investigate beyond their comfort zones. The movie I chose to break down is called 'Degenerate Art.' A documentary, I believe the only one in existence, about the currently booming glassblowing culture in the states, puts across a powerful message to those from earlier, and not, with the ever evolving ways of the life of glass artists. To begin

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    Art Theories and Influence on Artists

    Art Theories and Influence on Artists Practice in art refers to the decisions and actions that affect choices, perceptions, ways of working and views of an artist or art historian. Tim Storrier sums up the practice of an artist by saying that “A painting is really a graphic illustration of where a particular artist is at that point in his life and the art encompasses what the artist has gone through in their life.” On art historians and critics he says “Other people come along and interpret

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    David By Bernini

    messages through the art work to the viewer. The goal of the artist is to allow to viewer to feel the emotion and situation that the artist intended. Such as in David by Bernini, the viewer is drawn into the artwork and is forced to step into David’s shoes. Through this the view the viewer sees emotions, political views, and can see into the way the artist thinks. Art is made to make the viewer feel the emotions and story behind the piece of artwork. Artist’s such as Michelangelo made art

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    The Sony Hack

    Media Ethics - Assignment n°3 JOANA hADDAD MEADIA ETHICS _ RESCUE ME SPRING 2015 The new school Joana Haddad Media Ethics - Assignment n°3 I . Situation Rescue Me is a drama that centers on the inner working of Engine 62, a New York City firehouse, and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world. The TV show is mostly centered around Tommy Gavin, a veteran firefighter whose life is in turmoil as he copes with stresses and fears of his job as well

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    Art of Umanity

    |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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    Edgar Allan Poe: The Evolution Of American Identity

    Artist Statement The arts in this time period in America was heavily impacted, and also a reflection of all the political and social changes currently going on. The evolution of an American identity is shown through several poems and paintings, such as the paintings from the Hudson River School, or poems like the Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. My drawing shows America as being a perfect, untouched wilderness, but from a biased point of view, hence the crack. The picture draws from the Hudson River School

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    Ethical Intuitionalism In Michael Nyman's Music For Wise Man

    Danger music, often thought of as a subgenre within the broader Fluxus umbrella, presents a greater, if not the pinnacle, display of violence observed within all music history. The composition of purely harmful scores creates a distinction between the somewhat less violent provoking scores seen between Fluxus artistry. Nyman also marks a distinct shift away from the central Fluxus ideologies, regarding danger music, as he claims, " More recent danger music involves more direct conflict with performers

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    Path Of Least Resistance Essay

    central part of the way that our minds are designed to take decisions forward, Beth Cullen Kerridge’s onset with art undertook a route governed by her personal experiences. “My father was a painter, and I always thought ‘no, I won't do that - I actually need money to live’ so I sort of fought against [art] for a long time. But as I grew older, I just couldn't help myself, I ended up at art college and studied painting.” Such is the case on the path of least resistance, we instantly categorise every

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    Fan Funded Labels

    Fan Funded Labels This article, written by Damien Chaney, was published in International Journal of Arts Management the 2 of December 2010. It is untitled “What Future for Fan-Funded Labels in the Music Recording Industry? The case of MyMajorComapny and ArtistShare”. It deals with the apparition of Fan-Funded Labels. With two examples, the writer explain us how these companies are working and why they have grown up. First of all, since the arrival of the Internet, the cultural world of music

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    Bibliography: Cornelia Presenting Her Children

    serve as models of enlightened societies during this time period. Kauffmann was born in 1740 in Switzerland, Austria. She received a lot of her teaching from her father who was a Swiss muralist. She traveled around Europe studying art, architecture and the history of ancient Rome. Her interest in cultures of Europe was not just fueled by Rome but also the discovery of the ancient roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii which they began to excavate during 1738-1748. The cities were initially covered

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