Robert Eisiminger Ben Rosecrans 3/6/13 Ai Weiwei The documentary about Ai Weiwei art is extremely idealistic for China. I believe his work is necessarily how it looks but the idea it is trying to spread. Ai Weiwei is trying to change how China thinks‚ because the Chinese people are neglected of self thought without fear of punishment. Ai Weiwei is not afraid to try and spread the idea of self thought‚ and just wants China to relinquish its hold over its peoples mind. His work questions what
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Ai Weiwei More than just an artist; political activist‚ sculptor‚ photographer‚ and architect Ai Weiwei merges traditional techniques and imagery with personal experience in order to show his tumultuous relationship with the Chinese government. “He Xie‚” an installation of thousands of porcelain crabs. They are (not too carefully) arranged in a large circle piled up on one another. The individual objects become one pile which makes them virtually indistinguishable from each other. The piece is
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Anh Le Art & Craft of Writing Tuesday‚ October 29th‚ 2013 Ai WeiWei Art Review: “Straight” Art is one of the oldest ways in which humans communicate. Art can be dated back to humanities’ first steps‚ used as a mean to record and worship‚ such as the examples found in cave paintings of the Lascaux cave in France or the Venus of Willendolf. (Source #1) And for a long time‚ art did not deviate from its original path as a tool for society. Artists lived only as servants to their churches‚
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Ai WeiWei Ai WeiWei blurred the lines between the aesthetic and the political. According to the internet‚ aesthetic is defined as concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. Ai WeiWei used art to “protest” against the Chinese government. Ai Weiwei was a creative man who thought of ideas how to represent the names of all the children who were killed in a deadly earthquake. A commentator in the movie claimed that Ai WeiWei was doing a job that the government should be doing. A deadly
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Ai Weiwei Speaks Through Art On the 19th of September of 2015‚ the Royal Academy of Arts Gallery in London (RA) launched an exhibition that showcased the works of renowned artist and political activist‚ Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei represents a generation of free thinking individuals in China who actively speak out against government corruption‚ censorship and limitation of rights. A large body of Ai’s works were produced in Beijing around 1993‚ some of which have been brought for the exhibition at the
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Reality Shows In china: A Road to a More Democratic China or Not? In 2005 up to 400 million viewers‚ nearly a third of the population of China sat to watch the grand finale of The Chinese version of American Idol Supergirl Idol. The winner Li Yuchan was chosen via text messages receiving 3.5 million votes. Apart from voting through new age technology ‚the 2005 finale also was covered by over 100 newspapers with series of articles and the website sina.com alone received 2.4 million comments on the
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Kwaku Benjamin Boateng Personal Information: Nationality: British Date of Birth: 26.09.1984 Address: Flame Tress‚ 85a Oakington Ave‚ Wembley‚ London‚ HA9 8HY Email: b.kwaku.boateng @gmail.com Mobile: 07446439199 I have had to date a career in event and music management. I studied drama at Manchester Met University and then left to work in event and music management. I have had a passion for art since childhood. Over the past three years i have sought to use this enthusiasm to good effect
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People cannot just hope for real improvement without instituting a stable alternative. A well known example of this is the communist revolution in either China or Russia. The documentary Ai Weiwei: “Never sorry” focuses on the effects of the revolution in China. Mao promoted the overthrowal of the last Chinese imperial dynasty in order to institute a socialist government and in turn‚ millions of people were persecuted and died due to the insufficient
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From the Sichuan earthquake To art and twitter: Ai Weiwei‚ more than just an artist 1 Table of Contents Introduction: the Sichuan Earthquake ...................................................................... 3 Ai Weiwei’s Communication Tools ............................................................................ 3 “Remembering” ................................................................................................................... 4 Twitter ......
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More Powerful Than a Whole Country The documentary‚ Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry‚ encourages people to take risks at maintaining their individuality in an environment where nonconformity and freedom of expression provoke punishment. In the film‚ the renowned artist and activist‚ Ai Weiwei‚ advocates against the corrupt Chinese police and the ruthless Chinese government through his art. Despite his hardships‚ Weiwei remains dedicated to reinforce enlightenment and sentiment in fellow Chinese civilians.
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