New York University SCPS – Arts and Humanities X03.9740 – Arts Administration Summer Intensive 2013 – Managing the Arts Instructor: Amy Fiore Student Name: Yasmin Martins Silva TAKE-HOME EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------- ANSWERS ------------------------------------------------- #1: The organization chosen is the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The Mission Statement is very clear and concise: “The mission of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is to promote
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Art‚ like most things‚ is in the eye of the beholder. It can be everything‚ but it can also be nothing depending on the status of the artist. Life is made up of art and artistic values‚ and the unfortunate thing about it is that hardly anyone will notice. Art itself is the purest form of expression‚ and it can be expressed in three different ways: physically‚ emotionally‚ and spiritually. Physical art is art that can be measured by one of the five senses‚ typically sight‚ and is created by hand
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Art Essay The body has been used as a sign or symbol in art for centuries. The body was used to symbolize perfection in ancient Greece‚ and in Egypt‚ to give a precise image for the God of the After-life. Not to mention their colossal monuments which promote power and glory‚ and are used to intimidate. However contemporary artists use the body as a symbol which conveys a whole range of different kinds of layered meaning‚ although the simple symbol of power has not been lost over the centuries
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IDENTITY IN ART Topic 2: Identity is a central concern of contemporary life. Critically examine and discuss how design or art has been used to explore‚ discuss and express identity. Identity is a central concern of contemporary life. Identity plays a large part in societies and individuals lives; however it has not just become a central concern. For the last couple of hundred years identity has been a central concern. This central concern of identity is and has been portrayed‚ explored and
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Understanding Vis Art Assignment 5 1. What is one of the chief purposes of the act of drawing? One chief purpose is preliminary study. The artist experiments with different approaches to their work. 2. What is a cartoon? Give an example of a cartoon from the text. It is a drawing done to scale for painting or fresca. An example is Madonna with Child with St Ann and Infant John the Baptist‚ by Leonardo. 3. Drawing materials are usually divided into what two categories? They are
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Perception in the Arts The subjectivity of perception makes art what it is. Art is all about perception and individuality‚ since everyone has a different background‚ experience‚ taste‚ and opinion about any artwork. To determine the extent to which perception plays a role in the development‚ and the existence‚ of the arts‚ it is essential to identify the knowledge issues of perception in regards to the area of knowledge. First‚ is perception consistent and definite? Does previous knowledge (prejudice)
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Perception Essay After viewing the power point presentation and the videos provided‚ I learned about the relationship between representation and abstraction in art‚ context within art‚ contemporary art and finally about visual perception. Representation and abstraction was discussed in the video. In the discussion‚ representational art was compared to a lie or a falsehood. In the video‚ the commentators compared a representation painted by John Everett Millais called “Ophelia” (1851) and an abstract
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American Art Before and After World War II Melissa Kirkland ARTS/125 August 10‚ 2015 DOROTHEA LANGE • American photographer. • From 1914 to 1917 she attended the New York Training School for Teachers and there decided to become a photographer‚ partly influenced by visits to the photographer Arnold Genthe. • From 1917 to 1918 she attended a photography course run by Clarence H. White at Columbia University‚ NY. “Migrant “White Angel Breadline” Mother” WALKER EVANS • American Photographer and
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What is art one might ask? Art can be seen as expression‚ form and representation. Art as representation is related to mimetic theory (Stremmel 2006). Mimetic theory comes from the Greek word "mimesis‚" which means imitation and representation (Hall 1997).Representation of art began with early ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Plato viewed art as an ‘imitation of nature.’ Due to this‚ art had no knowledge and therefore had no intellectual value. According to Plato‚ art was a copy of a copy thus barely
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Analysis of One Art The opening stanza of Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art”‚ the narrator reveals the clear statement of the poem‚ which is her struggle with grasping and coping with and the idea of loss. Bishop uses the implication of word structure and word choice to further the message of the poem. She increases the emotional seriousness with each stanza to create a firm foundation on which to deliver a dramatic conclusion‚ and integrates communicative words throughout the poem. To further
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