schools are confronted with a dramatically smaller budget‚ art programs get the axe. As the Chicago Sun-Times report in 2013‚ Chicago Public Schools laid off over 1‚000 teachers when they made the decision to close over 50 schools. Nearly ten percent of these teachers taught in the arts or music. As ThinkProgress writes‚ this is a national phenomenon-- Philadelphia‚ Washington D.C.‚ and Los Angeles are all cutting their public school arts funding in order to cope with budget shortfalls. In fact‚ the
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Art therapy is a very powerful tool that is used by therapists for a lot of different groups to help them either with a traumatic event in their life or similar circumstances along with providing a sense of well being and purpose to an individual. There’s a wide variety of activities that can be done with art therapy for seniors that give them something to do that offers entertainment and purpose that works well with groups or individually. Art is no longer just for elementary school children‚
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passion in art‚ the variety of bold colors‚ the freedom of expression‚ and how one feels through the sound of a piano or violin‚ it was all being shown. Much of what the classical period was still remained during the romantic period‚ but to most‚ the romantic period was so much more. The music was more emotional and expressive‚ and had even influenced artists that weren’t musicians to be romantic as well. All artists were becoming the romantics of the time‚ and what a time it was for the arts. The romantic
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Art in Elizabethan Times was just as popular as activities like dancing and going to the theatre to watch a performance. There was a wide range of different styles of art. But one of the most popular styles of art was called “miniature painting” or “limning”. The name “miniature painting” was derived from the word minimum. Mninature paintings were a very popular style of art and paintings‚ this style flourished from the 16th Century to the 19th. These paintings were originally painted with water
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the sodomites‚ those who violate nature or God’s offspring; and the usurers‚ those who harm industry and the economy (Alighieri). Dante’s uses the term “Violent Against Art and Nature” when he is describing the seventh circle in his Inferno‚ which can have two different meanings (Alighieri). The first meaning of the word art is referring to artisanship. The working of natural resources and the products of its labor. By using this definition abusing industry by cheating it out of money is a crime
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The essay discusses minimalist art and its relation to modernist painting and sculpture in generic terms applicable in art criticism.We first summarize its main points. Fried’s essay claims that Minimal Art (which he prefers to refer to as literalist art) is largely ideological. It defines its position as neither modernist painting nor modernist sculpture‚ but rather art which is whole‚ without parts. The shape and presence of the artwork has to be whole‚ one. By contrast‚ modernist painting must
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Martial Arts‚ which dates back thousands of years‚ and Parkour‚ which started in 1970‚ and is quickly gaining popularity. Korea was unified for the first time under the Silla Dynasty (618- 935 AD). The Hwa Rang Dan warriors of that time helped unify their country and became the first martial artists to include a code of chivalry in their practice. They combined the philosophy of Won Kwan‚ with the movement of Soo Bahk Ki‚ the art of foot and body fighting‚ to create the martial art of Soo
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the changing roles of men and women in society‚ the depiction of women in art was not only defined as images of fertility‚ but of companions and royalties. In the New Kingdom‚ humans were no longer hunters and gatherers because they understood the danger they faced‚ and the unstable life that they lived. They also realized that there were resources available to be able to live a healthier life. With this advancement‚ the art produced by artists of Egypt during the new kingdom effectively showed life
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Art exposes and helps to resolve issues of social justice. As a cultural tool‚ art can help humanize and actualize the grievances‚ emotions and fears of those who may not have another place to voice concerns. From an illustrative and journalistic point of view‚ art shocks and inspires us to action. Civil rights are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment and to be free of unfair and discriminative treatment regarding education‚ housing‚ employment and more. Civil rights for every individual
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Everywhere there is Art. We pass art in different forms every day. Billboards‚ graffiti‚ statues‚ and sculptures are all forms of art. With a little investigation work one can find that art has a place within every town. Not only that‚ but is found so easily on the web and at libraries. There are many venues that exist in my own art world/area that are publicly displayed. Many of these venues let artists‚ student‚ children‚ adults‚ and the community to view such imagery. The places I investigated
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