In the movie shower we have seen a change in moral and societal values. It shows that the current state of the Chinese culture is under reconstruction; a turn to modernization and new technology. Where traditions were once cherished they are slowly being abandoned; which the director decides to show simply through the bathhouse and its everyday activities. There are changes made, they are forced to close the bathhouse for the sake of commercial property. In this the story is put old and new against
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portable planetarium was a mess of objects which didn’t quite make sense in their placement, but after a few seconds you can see how Sara placed each object strategically to capture the viewers attention and how each object has meaning. The installation art piece is most definitely a full round sculpture with a combination of linear elements. The planetarium doesn’t seem to have a beginning or end, there’s no focal point. It’s three-dimensional nature seems to give it an air of a “huge jumble” and it gives
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It is unfair for graffiti to be solely considered art as it vandalizes and causes destruction to private property. Andre Saraiva, a well-known street artist “of a new generation of graffiti artists who regard nature — not just the built environment — as their canvas,” was said to have painted on a boulder from Joshua Tree National Park which upset American nature lovers, many of whom are still fans of graffiti art (Sahagun). In 2013, there had been a need for a big cleanup in Rattlesnake Canyon
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Arias English 150 Professor Zacharias September 23, 2010 An Examination of the Philosophy of Dadaism and It’s Existential Roots Dadaism is an artistic movement that prospered from Europe around the 20th century. Many believe that this form of art is a representation of the “nihilistic protest against all aspects of Western Culture mainly due to a direct result of revulsion and rebellion against the horrors of war” (Shemool). However, what these artists really wanted was to open the minds of
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site is placed in the art, rather than the art placed on the ground.” Spiral Jetty was created by Robert Smithson in 1970. This earthwork is located at Rozel Point, on the Great Salt Lake. There have been many who argue that earthworks are not art, they are destructive to the land. In this paper I plan to argue the polar opposite, sure in some cases other earthworks have caused destruction, however, the focus in this essay is the Spiral Jetty a beautiful ephemeral work of art that Smithson built
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Throughout history art has always been present. Art has been used to preserve an era, retell stories, to show a culture so anyone could understand it, and graffiti and street art is the modernists way of showing their culture. Graffiti and street art has taken over the streets of cities and towns. In most locations graffiti and street art is considered purely vandalism. These artists are presented with into the shadows to show their pieces of works to society. Graffiti and street art has evolved from
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Symbols in Surrealism and Pop Art Is painting Jesus or the Virgin Mary the same as painting Shirley Temple or a Campbell’s soup can? Is using these symbols in art exploiting them? What if an artist replicated a can of soup over and over again in the same piece of art, is that exploitation? Artists use symbols in their art to explain the meaning of their creations. How the artist portrays these symbols makes the difference between art forms. Often, artists make these symbols and icons
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Megan McClain 5259404 HA250 Section 3 2/19/2016 Waste Land Assignment I think the program had really good intentions. I liked that the artist really got to know the people and their jobs before he made them into art work. I also really liked that he used the trash that these pickers lived and worked in to portray his art and the people. I thought it was really humble and noble of him to give the proceeds back to the pickers. I think that the pickers themselves have a really important job that
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very components that make the film morally objectionable (it’s content) and it brackets its essence as a work of art (in the case of Triumph of the will) its vision of National Socialism.” A Nonformalist perspective is ideal to Devereaux because she considers the morality of the film’s message to be part of the aesthetics/form of the film. In many ways I agree with Devereaux’s claim that art is only fully evaluated when both aesthetic and message/vision are
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Arts and Experience in Classical Greece Classical Greek art held a prestigious manner in the Ancient Greece especially within the hierarchy of the society. The art of Ancient Greece not only showed class and beauty but also showed the high esteem of an individual of the time. Throughout Pollitt’s book Art and Experience in Classical Greece the author attempts to show various forms of art throughout the Ancient Greece, he also attempts to explain why the art was monumental in Greek society. Artists
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