The ongoing dispute about the ownership and location of Benin art remains a controversy over whether it should be returned to its place of origin. It is vital to observe the “encounter” between (Woods‚ 2008‚ ‘THE ART OF BENIN’‚ p.7) Europe and the kingdom of Benin‚ when the Benin artefacts were initially plundered and confiscated in the “‘punitive expedition’” (Mackie‚ 2008‚ ‘1897: the ‘punitive expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The
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Feminism and Art ‚ 2 ‚ 2 Feminist activity had been a rising concern in the late 1900’s which is based merely off of the emotional significance of personal and psychological reasoning. Rather than reacting on this issue based on historical evidence‚ the issue is based on immediate needs on the feminist attack. Linda Nochlin‚ and other important scholars and philosophers explain the psychology‚ philosophy‚ sociology‚ and history of art and the feminist movement pertaining to art. Linda
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Conceptual Art – Essay ”In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art‚ it means that all if the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.” (Sol LeWitt‚ Artforum 1967‚ Paragraphs on Conceptual Art.) Conceptual art is a form of art where the idea is the most important aspect and the product or work of art‚ if there is any at
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Importance of Arts in Education With all of the modern advancement of technology‚ sadly some of the components of a common school curriculum are progressively becoming extinct. Just think back‚ not to long ago‚ the library was a place where children could explore new adventures from a simple book. Students were also able to express themselves through the weekly classes in music and art. Funding has become a real concern with the slow decrease in the American economy. Now funding for the art education
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Computer Role in Entertainment & the Arts How will my leisure activities be affected by information technology? Information technology is being used for all kinds of entertainment‚ ranging from video games to telegambling. It is also being used in the arts‚ from painting to photography. Let’s consider just two examples‚ music and film. Computers‚ the internet‚ and the World Wide Web are standing the system of music recording and distribution on its head and in the process are changing the
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Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renaissance XXXXXXXX ART/100 March 5‚ 2012 XXXXXXX Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renaissance The Renaissance time period started around the middle 1400s and ended in the early 1600s. This time period was traditionally viewed as a bridge between the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The Renaissance is best known for its artistic developments and the contributions from a polymathic person by the name of Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance
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view Installation Art‚ the term itself is not clearly defined. There are‚ however‚ different characteristics of it‚ and within this essay I will discuss the two most prevalent from my own point of view‚ and support my thoughts and opinions with examples from information we have encountered throughout this past semester. Although Installation Art has many qualities that it can be associated with‚ I believe that one which stands true above most is the fact that it Installation Art often casts the
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Liberal art schools work well with the idea of students sharing their own opinions. Westminster college is a place for students to share opinions with one another and be accepted. Over the course of the past month the election has a lot of students feeling uncomfortable with the political outcome. Following the presidential election students began to react immediately. On November 8‚ Donald Trump was elected president-elect of the United States. Many students took directly to social media to express
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Art is life‚ it is beauty‚ it is emotion‚ it is you‚ it is me‚ it is everything. Art defines all that we are‚ and all that we could become. Art is of the past and of the future‚ of the influences of our daily lives‚ of our pasts combined with who we are today. Art is an indescribable joy‚ an expansion of the mind‚ body and soul. We are art‚ every last individual of the human race. Art comes in the form of music‚ dance‚ theater‚ painting‚ drawing‚ blowing‚ throwing‚ and even in the math equations
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Poetry Analysis Research: Elizabeth Bishop “One Art” One Art by Elizabeth Bishop is a villanelle poem. A villanelle poem is a nineteen line poem that consists of five‚ three-line stanza followed by a quatrain. Bishop’s poem brings a fascinating irony between different levels of losses. Between each stanza‚ the development of trivial losses escalates into a bigger and traumatic loss that was unprepared for. An intense repetition of the phrase “the art of losing isn’t hard to master” suggests a few
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