September 14‚ 1958. Marcel Williams grew up in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ not the safest city‚ who was a sophomore in Mumford High School. Marcel grew up in a poor family with only his mother and two sisters‚ so he was always helping out and running errands‚ therefore he learned to stick up for himself and responsibility. He worked at a 7-11 near his house which was the only income in his family because his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and his two sisters were two young to work. Marcel didn’t have many
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In each period of art history‚ there is a story. For Baroque art‚ the story is why the period has been classically misunderstood. In the early 1600s‚ artists and intellectuals worked in academies to explore humanism begun in the Renaissance‚ classical thought (i.e. Plato and Aristotle)‚ and new trends in human thought and expression. But why does the word “Baroque” have a negative history? The original translations of this word include Italian for “tortuous medieval pedantry” and Portuguese for “deformed
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Public Art Essay Public art can have a positive impact on a community in a broad amount of ways Darren Walker once said; “It is impossible to have a society that is civil and educated without public art.” “It lifts up humanity and challenges the individual who encounters it to think differently about the world.” Vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation and vice chairman of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. Public art can provide a new and an exciting way to experience a city
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Ancient Greek art still influences Western ideals of the perfection and artistic prowess of beauty. Greek culture has shaped our concept of beauty in the human figure‚ art pieces‚ and architecture. Today Greece has influenced Western concepts of beauty‚ as well as cultural values of democracy and philosophy which are still valued in today’s society. Its influence on how we see beauty in today’s society is evident‚ with the standards of how the female and male body should look‚ and our concept of
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I personally believe that Marcel Duchamp was a sincere and serious artist who produced legitimate works of art. Duchamp was a French artist who worked independently of the Futurists and also brought the dimension of motion to Cubism. He was influenced by stroboscopic photography‚ which caused him to create his Nude Descending a Staircase‚ No. 2. This artwork included sequential camera images‚ which showed movement by freezing successive instants. This artist succeeded in his artwork by using sequential
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There have been different art forms that have come and gone over the course of time. Some of the most intriguing art forms in my mind come from the 20th century. Out of all of these 20th century art forms‚ geometric abstract art and pop art are my favorite. These two art movements came close to each other in reference to time period. Geometric abstract art originated in the 7th century but became a dominant movement in 1937. Pop art emerged in the 1950s. These two art forms were similar in ways but
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“Modern art can be seen as a reaction to what came before it in culture‚ as well as a tool for creating new ideas.” Everyone has different perspective of how they view the world and every artists illustrate their work through connection in everyday life‚ to show certain feeling or emotion. One of Modern Art movements that I have been very supportive throughout my life is the Pop Arts culture. Pop Art is very unique in a way that is based on modern popular culture and mass media‚ it is critical criticism
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“The arts in the arts therapies” How important are the arts to humans? Many would say that an absence of creativity can lead to ill health. So it would seem logical to try to heal thru the arts. In arts therapy there are many ways to be creative: music‚ dance‚ visual‚ drama. It is the clients own decision which form of art works best for him/her and the therapists responsibility to provide as many choices for the client as possible. The therapy varies mainly due to the form of art used. The
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Pop Pop art seems to have emerged as a result of consumer culture in America‚ and also in a response partly in accordance‚ partly in divergence to abstract expressionism. Pop art during the sixties created a union of high art and low art and now the low was overriding the high. The early sixties saw the techniques of the avant-garde used in commercial design (p 449)‚ and it seems somehow fitting that in turn‚ commercial design would somehow find its way into the halls of high art. Pop artists
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Art Deco was a very popular art movement during the 1930s. It was considered to be very modern and luxurious‚ and it originated from the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes‚ which was held in Paris. The movement originated in France and moved towards the United States. In France‚ Art Deco was a symbol of wealth‚ fashion‚ and luxury. In the U.S.‚ it was representative of modern culture‚ machines‚ and efficiency. Trademark features of Art Deco were geometric shapes
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