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November 24, 2014
Berta Stead
Creating Conceptual Art Paper
Conceptual Art was first used in 1967 by the artist Sol LeWitt, in his Paragraphs on Conceptual Art ' essay in which he states "I will refer to the kind of art in which I am involved with as conceptual art.” In conceptual art, the idea of the concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all the planning and decisions are made beforehand, and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art. In this case, you can see this painting, Das Urteil des Paris.
Das Urteil des Paris was created by Eduard Veith during 1925, in Austria. Das Urteil des Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and to the foundation of Rome. Das Urteil des Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus; Aphrodite, Hera and Athena for the prize of a golden apple.
The impact of technology in visual arts has been in photography. During the past century technology has modernized almost all every aspect of modern life - social, political, economic and cultural. Photography has influenced many painters and has admitted its impact on their work. Their art was greatly affected by this new medium. The effect of this technology was not only to alter the world of painting and the role of the painter but also to use it as a new method or tool to develop their work. Some Artists uses photographs as the basis of their painting or as a reference or guidelines. Video is used to capture new ways to capture life-like movements or specific ways things are created. Computer-based media are number one way how art is created and refurbished. This ranges from online pictures people view to video games kids play on a daily basis. Film helps to interact with the audience so they can understand the art that was created. It includes the
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