Description: The title of my work is “Monster Insides”. This artwork is an example of surrealism, which is art inspired by the unconscious mind. It is made up of different images put together into one work. It includes images like a photo of me in the middle staring at a mirror which reflects back a monster/demon like creature. It also includes the stormy sky at the window, a noose hanging from the ceiling, a person looking through one of the cupboards and a slightly visible demon like creature in
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l.com The Art of Social Protest: “The Raft of the Medusa” and “Guernica” Some people are advocates of the opinion that art designed to influence social behavior is reprehensible, dirty, nothing more than propaganda, and so on. However, it is impossible to present a complete picture of art if we ignore its function of a social protest; the history of art provides us with many examples. Painting can be an extremely powerful form of protest against inequity, atrocity or inequality. Traditionally
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The golden section proportion is seen in many different pieces of art whether it be in sculpting, painting, drawing, etc. It is a very common practice among many artists because it makes things more appealing to the eye. It’s also known as the rule of thirds because in using the golden section proportion artists tend to try to get the ratio of an object they are drawing to be in the proportion of 618:382. Not quite an even one third, but close enough to where it is referred to as such. It is also
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ANDREW WYETH Away from the art scene in New York and Paris during the 1930’s, in the small town of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, a regionalist painter depicted his surroundings and the people that took part of his life. His name was Andrew Wyeth, also referred as “the painter of the people” who became a renowned underrated artist in the United States during the 20th century. Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), the youngest of five siblings, was born into a family of artists who shared a love for nature and poetry
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Summary Today’s world is driven by social connectivity and the prominence of mobile technology has made it easier than ever for us to share our lives with just a few clicks or taps of the finger. Creative people thrive on expression; expressing themselves, their thoughts, their emotions, and the world around them. However, there is currently a void in the social-media market for an app that allows creative people to express their full creativity. XPRSSN has a wide audience from professional to
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I chose the Seasons Sarcophagus art piece from the Dumbarton Oaks Museum. As soon as I entered the Byzantine room, something massive caught my eye. It was a late Roman sarcophagus, dated 330-335 CE. I was immediately drawn to its beauty, and intricacy. It's still very well intact and the detail in the relief is still wonderfully preserved. It's amazing how the sarcophagus takes over the whole room; due to its large scale and the many intricate carvings made into the marble. I found myself standing
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I. Introduction 1. The Yuki are from Northwestern California. The word Yuki originates from the wintu meaning foe or stranger. They did not call themselves that but rather their neighbors who believed they were warlike and dangerous (U of Chicago, 2003). They are from the yukian family. There were other Yukian speaking people but the Yuki were the more larger group united by the yukian language family. They resided in the Coast Range Mountains, including the area above the north fork which is part
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Complex Systems in Education CSE ESSAYS COURSE Complex Course on Writing English and American Essays for Advanced Students English Language Programs Division Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Writing 2 United States Information Agency, Washington, D. C. 1999 2 3 How to Use this Complex Course Частные уроки Английского Языка 387-1231 MIND Speaks to MIND – Selected American Essays 4 Preface Some years ago, a visitor to our office, a professor of English
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support to artistic work is a waste of taxpayers' money. But advocates of this idea,in my view, are often overlook the potential spiritual,societal and economical benefits that art accrued. There is no getting away from the fact that development of art is secondary to the basic needs of the public. The thought of supporting art development is unrealistic and cruel when most of the people in a country are still struggling for bread and butter ,educational opportunities or basic healthcare .Therefore
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24 March 2010 Art censorship and obscenity People in the United States of America are allowed to express themselves in many ways. One of these ways of expressing yourself is through art. Although we have this freedom, it is not completely accepted or viewed as right. What makes the many different forms or art acceptable or unacceptable with censorship? Why should creativity and artistic abilities be censored from other people or artists? “According to Plato, ‘because art has the power to
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