In the art world‚ the medieval periods were traditionally though to be the unproductive phase of Europe between the decline of Rome and the Renaissance. Our modern feelings toward medieval art are far more appreciative. The main intent of Medieval art was to express Christianity which was also a common bond between a wide spread and diverse Europe. For this reason most of the art found from medieval times originated in monasteries and churches. European art during the Middle Ages can be divided
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People draw since ancient times‚ how do we determine the value of art? Art do not have any clear instruction‚ and we could never grade an artwork fairly as it depends on the viewer. Different people have different views and perspectives‚ I think that art can reflect feelings of artist‚ and to express the emotion of the artist‚ it also can be a mirror of the times‚ reflecting the situation of the age‚ or it might only be a kind art form‚ just presenting the technique of the artist. It is no doubt
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Performing Arts- Forms of creative activity that are performed in front of an audience‚ such as drama‚ music‚ and dance. Types of Performing Arts * Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement of the body‚ often rhythmic and to music. * Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. * Theatre (also theater in American English)[1] is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience
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Some kind of summary PreHistoric Art Since the earliest humans are considered to have no specific language‚ prehistoric art is then recognized as preliterate form of communication. Literacy is not yet present during that time that’s why they used art to communicate with others and also to interpret their culture and environment. Generally‚ Prehistoric art is dominated by two subjects Survival and Fertility. Survival can be seen in the cave paintings wherein the most drawn things are animals
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Art Essay- The context‚ of which art is created‚ clearly reflects its history and where it is from. Society’s values are further highlighted by the piece and give us insight into what life was like. This is interestingly interpreted by Juan Bautista de Espinosa’s exuberant baroque style painting‚ with a heavily catholic influence from Spain in the late 1500’s‚ as well as Margaret Olley’s contrasting and simplistic sensibility of the mid 20th century. Each artist’s aesthetic‚ although significantly
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Mpoyo Mulongo ART 263. Art History I Assignment # 3 06/26/2013 AEGEAN ART Aegean art refers to art that was created in the Grecian lands surrounding‚ and the islands within‚ the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Civilization of the Grecian islands was composed of three different cultures: * Cycladic (Cyclades Islands) 3000-2000 BCE * Minoan (Crete) 3000-1400 BCE * Mycenaean 1400-1100 BCE According to Stokstad‚ on the Cycladic Islands‚ late Neolithic and early Bronze Age people had a thriving
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of Namban Art during the Christian century in the history of Japanese Art. I will concentrate on three essential elements in order to discuss this topic. Firstly‚ what is Namban art exactly? Secondly‚ I will briefly look at the history of the Christian century. Finally‚ I will relate the rise and fall of Namban Art to the rise and fall of Christianity during this period. What is Namban Art. The word namban itself translates as "Southern Barbarians". The term relates to the type of art which was
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The Art of Loving “The art of loving”‚ written by an American psychologist Erich Fromm in 1957‚ mainly discusses about three aspects: the reasons of love being an art‚ the theory of love‚ and the practice of love. He thoughtfully explains that an art of loving requires many effort and knowledge‚ comprehensively analyzes the theory of love‚ and specifically introduces the ways of practice the art of loving. Even if the work is done for about fifty years ago‚ there still have many remarkable
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Art and science 1 . Definition of art and science : - Art is reason applied without limits‚ geared towards an ideal and guided by the practical. - Science is reason applied within a framework‚ geared towards the practical and guided by an ideal. 2 The difference between art and science Art is geared towards an ideal‚ towards the attainment of perfection. All art is begun with some idea in mind‚ and bringing this idea across to viewers in the right manner in the goal of the artist. Yet
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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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