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    ART DECO: Art deco is a type of art that grew in the 1920’s with a revival in the 1960’s. Art Deco was primarily an elegant design style dominant in decorative art‚ fashion‚ jewelry‚ textiles‚ furniture design‚ interior decoration‚ and architecture. It flourished in the united states and Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. The origin of art deco began two decades earlier in Paris. The decorative arts society inspired the name art deco but the term did not become famous until the publication of art deco

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    within a work of art‚ and a work of art may reflect more than one theme. A theme is an “idea” thread running through the entire history of art. There are many threads." - Chapter Three   For this discussion board choose at least two “thread” categories from what is listed below. Check Chapter 3 for the textbook’s examples of what art and environments fit within these categories‚ then think of your own examples of what would be “ sacred” art‚ political/social order inspired art‚ etc. Write a post

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    ARTH 1381 Writing Assignment #1 The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast Giuliano Bugiardini’s Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist‚ and the Master of Frankfurt’s Holy Kinship. Both are examples of Renaissance paintings‚ however‚ Bugiardini’s piece is an example of southern Renaissance‚ where the Master of Frankfurt’s is one of northern Renaissance. Buigiardini’s Madonna and the Child with St. John the Baptist depicts Mary with Christ and St. John. The three figures

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    Thomas Cole‚ an American Influence Thomas Cole was an established 19thcentury American painter. He was a landscape artist and the founder of the Hudson River School‚ an American art movement consisting of other landscape artists. He was known for his realistic depiction of American landscape and countryside. Along with painting landscapes‚ he painted allegorical works‚ the most famous being The Course of Empire‚ a five part series and The Voyage of Life‚ a four part series. As Cole’s fame began

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    A Brief History of the Culinary Arts The history of the culinary arts and institutional instruction in cooking is a very new enterprise. Throughout the ages‚ cooking has been taught at the apron strings for untold generations. The brewing of wine‚ ale and spirits‚ the distilling of medicines‚ baking of bread‚ butchering of livestock and the harvest of produce and cereal history of the culinary artscrops were essentially all overseen by the head mistress of the household. In these times‚ all manner

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    ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART Woodbury University Professor Kathleen Onofrio FN 205 Spring 2004 Office Hours: by appointment Required Text: Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists’ Writings‚ eds. Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz‚ University of California Press‚ 1996. General Information Attendance and participation is mandatory. Our lectures and discussions ARE the course. Assigned readings are not optional either‚ as they are the substance behind the

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    The Arts People’s life can’t be imagined without arts. They are not only entertainment for us‚ but also the way of expressing our thoughts and exchanging them through time and space. As the thoughts are often different‚ the art is so varied. So every nation has its own art with specific features. I wish to speak about British arts. In fact the position of the arts in Britain may be described as a mixture of public apathy and private enthusiasm. The reason of it is that government financial support

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    Fighting Is Art Since the dawn of time‚ man has had to fight for one reason or another. There has been war using weapons‚ sword fights between individuals‚ and then there are modern day wars battled out in the cage. Kickboxing has had many uses in the past‚ but it is one of the most popular sports in today’s culture. It is a very useful skill to learn. There is no mistake that martial arts are dangerous‚ but if properly taught‚ a perfectly disciplined warrior will be a result. Warrior

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    Art for Arts’ Sake Dear Friends‚ When I was asked to write to you about my views of the role of the Arts in society‚ I did not hesitate to embrace the task. Over the past three years‚ I have been working on a PhD in Music Education. I have finished all of my coursework‚ and have "only" my dissertation remaining. In this program of study‚ I recall many discussions in our seminar classes that were seeking to answer this very question: What is the role of the Arts in our society? For purposes

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    (Singapore) Art‚ culture‚ and society; these three elements are closely linked. These three elements affect one another in one way or another. There is often a conflict of interest between the artist‚ the audience‚ and the government body. The artist’s aim is to express art freely. The audience’s aim is to view art in forms that are not offensive to them. The government’s aim is to mitigate the conflict of interest between the two parties by implementing policies and restrictions to art pieces that

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