and started hustling out the cafeteria doors to my next class‚ art. That was the class I looked forward to everyday. Creating art and observing art is my way to escape ordinary life at school. While I paint‚ I become completely absorbed into my inner world and able to express my thoughts and feelings on paper. However‚ before the class begins to create artwork‚ the art teacher assigns us a task and certain technique to practice in our art. Today‚ the teacher assigned us to include perspective into our
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Art as a Political Statement: Political Art in the 19th and 20th Centuries Philip Simoneau Art 144: Modern Art History November 15‚ 2006 The visual artist plays a very unique role in society. Not only can an artist be inspired by his surrounding culture‚ but in fact‚ he can also inspire his surrounding culture. In this way‚ artwork can have a profound affect on society. Artists throughout history have been inspired by a variety of different circumstances. Whether it is personal
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MUSEUMS AND THEIR VOICES A CONTEMPORARY STUDY OF THE BENIN BRONZES WRITTEN BY Charlotta Dohlvik SUPERVISORS Staffan Lundén and Peter Davis Master’s Dissertation‚ May 2006 International Museum Studies‚ Museion‚ Göteborg University 1 ABSTRACT........................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. BACKGROUND ...........................................................................
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appearing mostly on church walls‚ featured religious figures appearing in Catholic teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the Philippines‚ the purpose of most paintings from the 16th-19th century were to aid the Catholic Church.In the early 19th century‚ wealthier‚ educated Filipinos introduced more secular Filipino art‚ causing art in the Philippines to deviate from religious motifs. The use of watercolor paintings increased and the subject matter of paintings
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‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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have to unwind. I feel that I have to do something to let go of all of the thoughts I carry with me throughout the day. That is when I look through my art supplies‚ so I can use my energy in a productive way. I love art; it is my passion. I do everything from crocheting to painting and sculpting. It is such a release of tension and stress. Doing art is my way of expressing myself. When I create things I am able to have time alone. Another great thing is that people have different opinions about what
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STYLE OF ARTS a. Expressionism - In Expressionist Art‚ the artist tries to express certain feelings about something. The artists that painted in this style were more concerned with having their paintings express a feeling than in making the painting look exactly like what they were painting. b. Impressionism - Impressionism was developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These pieces of art were painted as if someone just took a quick look at the subject of the painting
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INTRODUCTON BIODATA TAN CHIANG KIONG Born in Penang in 1932‚ Tan Chiang Kiong is presently the Art supervisor at Chung Ling (Private) High School‚ Penang. After finishing his studies at Teacher’s Training College‚ Penang‚ he enrolled at the National Taiwan Normal University‚ Department of Fine Art for a B.A degree. He is an outstanding painter who has successfully fused Chinese art and watercolour together to create a personal style. His works retain their Eastern spirit and yet incorporate
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Introduction What is art? There are many definitions that can be given to art depending on the person talking about it and by these definitions; the following questions can be answered. Why is art necessary? What does it benefit us if art is applied in our lives? What can it do for us? What is its importance? These are the questions some people think of when they hear the word art. I have learned some things in my GREATWK class especially the definition of art and how to answer these questions.
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HUNTER COLLEGE WRITING CENTER WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Writing about Art Art is a provocative medium‚ and your challenge in writing about art may often be to define and evaluate the artist’s choices and techniques‚ which‚ according to your intellect and perception‚ arouse interest and convey meaning. In most cases‚ then‚ you will be translating the visual (what you see) into language (what you write). In order to do this‚ you will have to be extremely attentive to the characteristics
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