Art from Another Culture: Africa There are multiple cultures in the world. Within these cultures there are traditions like dance‚ food‚ music. Another one is art. Art is such a powerful part in cultures. Africa has art that is so elegant‚ structured‚ and complexed. Even today’s modern African art is still so complexed and traditional. These ideas come from artists who take traditional ideals in African art and make a new movement of african art. Like‚ Gilbert “Bobbo” Ahiagle and El Anatsui. There
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What is art? Can we give a current definition of something so abstractive and unboundless like that? In our modern world‚ everything which is not understandable for the mass audience automatically receives the label "Art" from his creator. Maybe art is something which is not for everyone. You can find lots of popular definitions on the internet‚ on google.com and wikipedia.com‚ also lots of quotes of famous people of art. But what is art for the normal people? The people who don’t know what "linocut"
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actually effects the art world and the culture associated with it. 1970 marked the year that we dedicated a whole day to our beloved Earth due to our space race with the Soviet Union. If NASA had never transmitted the picture of Earth to Earth when they did‚ would there not have been an Earth Day created? The picture alone of “the blue marble” had sparked the peace movement and was a new symbol that embodied
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Abstract Western pop culture has been a phenomenon that it has influenced every aspect of society. In this paper I looked into how it has affected a third world country such as the Philippines‚ how pop culture has changed the country and its people. I find that some of the changes were for the better and some changes had a negative impact. Influences of Western Pop Culture Culture and traditions are significant in countries like Philippines‚ which has always cherished its rich heritage and
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Bojanowski Douglas Kohler HIS 199 J 18 April 2011 Art Changed History A complex and unclear question throughout the late 20th century and today is did the arts change history or do the arts reflect the changes that are taking place in society? It is a difficult question to answer since art and music have become so increasingly popular over the past 50 years. Also‚ for this question‚ no one’s opinion was exactly one and the same. Music and the arts had such a widespread influence on our nation over
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As time and centuries pass simultaneously art evolves too. During the Greek – Roman period in history art was a powerful medium and was used as a research instrument for studying the human body. The Greeks loved perfection‚ religion‚ and their government. These values were transferred to the Romans who adapted the Greek culture together with their swag. Later on by doing so‚ the mixture of both cultures came to be known as the “classical civilization” (The Greek Spirit pg. 99). The Greco-Roman style
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The visual arts are created based on one’s influences and inspirations that surround them. It’s a form of expression for most artists as this is how they communicate feelings without directly speaking them. Some artists practice is so powerful‚ it shapes and effects significant events in society. This is achieved by inspiring the audience who may change their mind about a certain issue or encourage the audience to embrace and support a significant issue/event/cause. 2 well renowned artists‚ Barbara
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Culture is the learned behavior of our society. This may include knowledge‚ beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ art‚ entertainment‚ and the way we act‚ feel or think about our surroundings. Popular culture is a shared knowledge and behaviors of a society at a specific time. It is widespread and generally accepted by most people. Three major trends in American pop culture are music‚ television‚ and fashion. The music listened to at a specific time is the voice of that generation expressing themselves
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Let’s face it‚ tattoos have burst onto pop culture and have taken over the current media scenery. TV shows based on the tattoo industry are springing up on major networks‚ social media pages for tattoo culture are numbering in the millions of followers‚ and you would be hard pressed to take a walk on the street and not see several people sporting leg tats or arm sleeves. Not to mention all the pieces you see on the beach! Tattoos have become a mainstream part of society. Today‚ 36 percent of Americans
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Pop culture is becoming an ever-growing ever-addicting way of life for our nation. I address it as a way of life because if you were to sit down and think about your day-to-day activities I could guess that some of those things include pop culture in some way. Personally‚ I am an admitted addict to everything celebrity and current. The majority of my life would have pop culture references in the mix. Now not only am I in this boat but most of America is. We see this based on how pop culture has now
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