‘The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.’ -Pablo Picasso How can events in the life of an artist influence the work they produce? Although the ideas that shape an artist’s work come from within‚ their inspiration comes from the outside world: their own experiences within it and reflections upon it. Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in response to the bombing of a village in northern Spain‚ perhaps finding some relief in transferring uneasy thoughts sparked by the tragedy
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Selma Hougeir Art History- Reflection paper #1 Learning about African arts was very interesting to me. I was born in North Africa and have seen a lot of North African arts‚ but never really knew much about the sub- Saharan African arts. The most interesting part of African history for me was the history of the Nigerian arts. I could not believe that the earliest known sculptures in Africa were from the 5th century. The remarkable Terra cotta pottery heads were made from fired clay. They came
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are isolated to the point of conformity.. This is determined by the individual which either leads them to adapt-which offers them safety‚ security and feelings of acceptance or to feel outcast and ostracised. In Ray Bradbury The pedestrian and in Peter Skrzynecki’s poem Felik Skrzynecki examine how individuals are pressured to conform to the norms and expectations of society‚ however a lack of it can also cause alienation. Our surroundings impact on our sense of belonging. In the short story The
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environment. Belonging can result in both a positive and negative experience. The choice to belong or not belong can be forced upon an individual by society. The most common barriers preventing a person from belonging in society in which are highlighted in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems include culture‚ language religion. Skrzynecki‚ straddles a dichotomy; that of identification and disconnection. Green is used as the background as the psychological effect is that it creates comfort and people usually feel comfortable
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As an art student‚ I find the art that we learn about in class very interesting because it is art that I would never be interested in‚ but yet after learning the details I enjoy them. Although I don’t mind learning art through power points‚ I find physically looking at art more enjoyable. Getting the whole experience of physical artwork is a more exciting way to learn and catches my interest more‚ which is why I was so excited to visit a new museum and look at some art. For this assignment I decided
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April 2‚ 2014 Art Appreciation IP UNIT2 Part 1: My first Ancient Art piece I choose from the New York Museum was the Head of a roaring lion from the Neo-Assyrian period. My second piece of Art was chosen from Washington‚ DC Museum. I chose the Head of a pharaoh from the Ancient Egyptian Art. Part 2: While comparing and contrasting between the two Arts I noticed that they both where created With strength in mind as the subject and content matter but it was hard not to notice the different materials
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To Kill a Mockingbird & September Coming-of-age Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Peter Carstair’s motion picture “September” are two compelling works that explore the poignant theme of coming-of-age. While over thirty years separate the two pieces‚ both texts capture the raw emotions and difficulties of innocent children growing into mature adults in an ever-changing society. These changes are portrayed in many different way‚ but are most prominent through the racism in their surroundings
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Franchesca Marise Te HUMAART C37 Art Congress Lecture- Laad-Linang: Sining Tungo sa Malikhaing Edukasyon As a student of HUMAART‚ the lecture I attended impress me through the words of wisdom of the speaker who is a muslim national artist. Despite his cough and sickness‚ Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao still chooses to speak and share his knowledge towards arts. He impressed me when he started to talk about his life experiences which include all of the hardships and downfall before he became a national
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Of the many crimes that are present in this day and age‚ one that not only vandalizes the property‚ but as well as historical background is that of art theft. A crime that has taken away the sanctity of churches as well as many other religious and historical sites. Thefts have ranged from WWII (World War II) to the times of the Holocaust. Of the items that were taken from the churches‚ relics were items of great priority. These items not only had great value to the churches they were stolen from
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things to the definition of Art. In my opinion‚ Art is expression of human imagination or inward and what they feel about the world. Art plays a large part in making our lives infinitely. Could you imagine what will happen if the world without art ? Just look at desk where you are. Someone designed that. It is art. We are all surrounded by art. Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or incite us to riot with a whole gamut of emotion in between. Art gives us a way to be creative
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