ruling class in society. Art which the ruling class favors comes to be known as high art. Because the ruling classes want to preserve their privileged social position‚ their attitudes tend to be deeply conservative. One feature of art sponsored by power factions in society is that it tends to be highly ornate and decorative. Art serves as a way for these people to show off their material wealth and power. This takes the system of patronage‚ where wealthy patrons of art sponsor skilled artists and
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Degenerate art is the English translation of the German entartete Kunst‚ a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern art. Such art was banned on the grounds that it was un-German or Jewish Bolshevist in nature‚ and those identified as degenerate artists were subjected to sanctions. These included being dismissed from teaching positions‚ being forbidden to exhibit or to sell their art‚ and in some cases being forbidden to produce art entirely. Degenerate Art was also
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Pablo Picasso‚ a Spanish painter from the 19th century once said “Good artists copy‚ great artists steal.” Some of the paintings produced by him are considered as the magnum opus in the art world. The quote itself has already mentioned he would not attain success without the work done left by the ancients. It is an incontrovertible fact that we cannot achieve triumph without relying on the past contributors. However‚ that does not make the masterpieces in this generation more or less worse than the
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Renaissance Art During a time when all life in Europe was affected by the collapse of the Roman Empire and invasion of barbarian people‚ the Catholic Church managed to keep fine arts alive in the holiest of cities (Netzley). Before the time of the Renaissance‚ the Church focused their efforts on creating an unnatural essence that was Medieval art. This type of art appears abnormal to modern people‚ mostly because they had very little knowledge about human anatomy and mathematics (Brown). The figures
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A number of people have asked about the value of addressing aesthetics‚ the philosophy of art‚ or the definition of art. The reasoning is that if it is so difficult to define‚ it must therefor be ultimately subjective‚ and each person should just determine for herself what it is. Perhaps we all do determine for ourselves the meaning of anything. Because‚ as in the "tree falling in the forest" example‚ the meaning does not exist if it does not exist for me personally. I am allowed to define "table"
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Ana Yoshinaka Nov. 13‚ 2013 Introduction to Painting Art History Lecture Amanda Herring‚ from Loyola Marymount University‚ came and spoke to us about the Gate Keeper and Key Master Hekate of Lagina. For a little background‚ the sanctuary of Hekate was structured in the second half of the BC in Lagina Lagina was occupied by a single sanctuary at the time. The only people who lived on the site were people who lived in the temples. Hekate has a conspiracy over her origin. She first
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Propaganda Art Propaganda is defined as information disseminated by an organization or government to promote a policy‚ idea or cause. All nations throughout history have used propaganda to instill the beliefs of their government on their citizens. When a nation is at war‚ they need their citizens to support their cause. Just as Germany used exhibitions such as the “Degenerate Art” exhibition as well the “Great German Art” exhibition to influence their citizens to believe in the principals
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Sung84 Instructor derp Graffiti Art is Art Forms of graffiti art have been around for thousands of years. Graffiti comes from the Italian word graffito meaning “scratched”. Graffiti is art produced by scratching a design into a surface. Graffiti varies from lines‚ shapes‚ drawings‚ paintings‚ carvings‚ letters‚ and symbols. Starting from 30‚000 BC‚ graffiti has been carved with chalk‚ coal‚ and ivory tools such as an animal’s teeth or tusk on the walls of ancient ruins. Paintings and
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Abdulahi Jama Art appreciation Lu mulder Fall 2012 Islamic calligraphy and arabesque. Islamic art is intellectual‚ refined and decorative; it contains no strong emotions and pathos but exhibits serene harmony. The term Islamic art covers a broad range of traditions‚ from metal work‚ carpet weaving‚ calligraphy and arabesque to architecture. It includes religious art as well as art made by and for Muslims and object made for Muslims by artists of other faiths. Islamic art can mean different
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ART HISTORY LECTURE NOTES 1 AH1.1 (I) Early Civilizations: PRE-HISTORICAL ART -art before historical documentation 3 periods of Pre-Historical art (The Stone Ages/Megalithic) -Paleolithic (32000-15000BC) -Mesolithic (15000-8000BC) -Neolithic (8000-1500BC) Forms of art -cave wall painting -chattel art -mobilary: figurings Characteristics -crude and unrefined -organic and of earth pigments Contents -bisons‚ horses -hunting‚ tribal wars -funeral scenes Important sites
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