“The oldest and most often invoked argument is that art‚ whatever its form‚ is a public good” (Ginsburgh‚ 2001‚ p. 759). Why? Because as the author referred‚ it can benefit not only those who attend or see it‚ and who pay for it‚ but also all other consumers‚ who do not necessarily wish to contribute voluntarily to its production or to its preservation‚ in the case of museums‚ so they are free riders. We can easily understand that artistic activities also produce externalities to all civilization
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IS IT ART? What is art? Every person has an individual response to an artwork which is determined through the collaboration between an individual and a specific artwork. If it contributes to your experience‚ as a consequence being symbolic of something‚ then it is probably art for you. It is therefore very problematic in order to supply a definition that comprises the whole world’s thoughts and feelings. Some believe that anything and everything in the world is art‚ while others believe that it
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Popular culture expresses the personality within the individual. We as people observe the actions of the environment around us through television‚ social media‚ and the behaviors of celebrities. A huge proponent within pop culture is the influence of music. I believe music influences our actions and how we see the society around us. Everyone has different taste in music and individuals are categorized to a general population that has people of the same interest. The more popular a song is‚ it will
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Pop Culture Popular culture is your friend. Popular culture is good for you. Today consumers are the dictators. The people have spoken and we wish to be satisfied with something more substantial than "Perfect Strangers" and The Monkees. And we have that now‚ for the most part. In his article "Watching TV Makes You Smarter‚" Steven Johnson argues that culture today is far different from that of the glory days of the 1970s. Culture today is more demanding cognitively. He introduces what he calls
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communicate and if it has improved or been detrimental to the art of communication. In the 21st century‚ the human race has more ways to communicate than ever before. This includes the use of the internet‚ the mobile phone‚ television and radio‚ as well as written and spoken communication. With all these methods‚ why do some argue that the art of communication has been lost? This essay will discuss how the internet has affected this art but it has not been lost but simply modified. Communication
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POP ART AND ANDY WARHOL PRESENTATION Benjamin Dyer Arts/125 June 29‚2015 Marianne Murawski What is Pop Art ? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Pop Art as An art form in which common objects such as road signs‚ hamburgers‚ comic strips‚ or soup cans are used as subject matter and are often physically incorporated in the work A. Warhol Biography Overview Born: Aug. 6‚ 1928 Died: Feb. 22‚ 1987 Was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960’s Pop
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either as fine arts‚ plastic arts‚ visual arts. Fine arts‚ as opposed to practical arts‚ are the products of human activity which express beauty in different ways and media for our enjoyment and appreciation. Plastic arts are those developed through space and perceived by the sense of sight. Basic Elements of Fine Arts Fine arts have the basic elements of subject‚ medium‚ line‚ color‚ texture‚ volume‚ perspective‚ form and style. SUBJECT answers the question: “What is the work of Art about?” If
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Popular Culture and Post Colonialism in Kenya Popular culture as manifested in the book “The River Between” by Ngugi Wa Thiongo depicts the collision between Africans and European ideologies and ways of life in colonial Kenyan society thus telling us more about the foundations of contemporary post colonial Kenya. According to Jessie McKinney‚ Popular culture is the shared knowledge‚ beliefs and practices by a specific group that is especially as a result of Western culture that reflects and
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Chapters 1 and 2 Notes Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls‚ food jars‚ cups‚ and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create
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Introduction The pervasiveness of Popular Culture is undeniable. The widespread of its influences‚ the symbolic reference the human psyche makes and associates itself with popular culture‚ the trends and fads that encapsulates and drives consumerism becomes the reason why popular culture is- popular. Essentially‚ it provides the ideal catharsis‚ for human emotions to be well exploited. As such‚ popular culture has progressively been shaped by human desires; a development of niche tampered and propelled
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