“The most essential skill….is artifice” said Chris Hedges, the author of “Empire of Illusion”. Artifice is deception, or rather the clever use of deception. Many have witnessed someone using artifice in their daily lives; it is one of the main skills used by politicians, magician, and marketers. Politicians are an excellent example of masters in artifice. They use rhetoric to persuade others to believe in their cause and help them win the office the office they want. An example of this can be current
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trading cards. “When I was thinking of what to create for the collection, I wanted to try to make something that nobody else had every done before or would ever want to do,” said artist Parfitt. Parfitt’s lecture was presented by the Sacramento State Art Department at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Robert Else Gallery of Kadema Hall. The lecture focused on how Parfitt used garbage and junk that people doesn’t want, and compiles it creatively to form collages on 2.5 by 3.5 inch playing cards. “I started
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The necessity of Music Censorship With the controversy of the famous musician, Miley Cyrus, the music censorship becomes a serious issue for a part of the public who are attempting to ban ‘the devil of music’ from their homes and teenage children. In fact, the music must be censored properly in society. Music Censorship has been a legal process since the 1st Amendment of United State due to the following factors:clashing moral values, racial motivations,generation value gaps and fear.
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According to the artist’s website, Stephen Shames is an American photographer and photojournalist who has made many award-winning photo essays on social issues, particularly children in poverty. While it is mentioned that his efforts have been towards the promotion of social change through raising awareness, I selected one photographic example of his non-profitable projects in the line with the Sontag’s argument about “looking at the suffering of others” and its relation to the commercialization
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The Artist, David Gerard, created a marvelous art piece called The Rest on Flight into Egypt. The painting was crafted in 1510. The artwork depicts a “holy family” that emerged from a forest on the way to Egypt. The mother is holding baby Jesus while the father/husband, Joseph, gathers food. (The actual portrait shows the mother breast feeding the child, however that is not school appropriate.) The art piece was also inspired by the bible verse (Matt. 2:13-14) This specific biblical verse explains
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innovative ways • An example would be Marcel Duchamp’s artwork, “Nude Descending a Staircase”. People undervalued and ridiculed this particular painting due to its name. Duchamp’s intention was to create motion picture for his painting, a type of “advanced art” that people could not see at the time. 3) They make functional objects and structures more pleasurable
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installation as art and it’s also evident that Ricks is basing his pieces on the reactions of the viewers. Ricks’ manages to push the boundaries on what is considered art in a modern society where art is considered to be important based on its retail value. In a gallery where there is a dominance of significant artworks that have tremendous retail value, Ricks’ manages to provide a solid and controversial exhibition for which the general public can determine the validity of these pieces as art in a contemporary
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and halt the violence. On Monday, May 4, Kent students organized another rally, but this time the University banned the rally. This led the students to want to have it even more. Around 3000 students gathered at the Commons, and with this crowd came 100 Guardsmen carrying military rifles. These Guardsmen tried to stop the protestors, but they students didn’t back down, so the Guardsmen took matter into their own hands. They fired around 61 shots in 13 seconds while hitting 13 students. Four students
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When first approaching the painting the most evident object seen is a tall cross in the top right corner of the canvas. Upon further study, there are many elements that draw the eye to the cross. I believe the artist has intended to make the cross the focal point of the piece. It is not by the name of the painting, which has lead to this conclusion, but all the design decisions displayed in the artwork. The painting is a narrative, representational artwork that illustrates a town or village nestled
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Linear lines are used in dance to evokes ideas or emotions that are unnatural, or in other words, artificial, because straight lines appear so rarely in nature. The objects are related to the Rand’s ideals are all given the trait of being composed of straight lines; for example, Reardon Steel’s straight railroads, the geometric pattern of light rays in Dagny’s apartment, and the tall skyscrapers in New York. I’m not sure whether Rand’s intent was to make all of her protagonist seem emotionally desensitized
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