ongoing dispute about the ownership and location of Benin art remains a controversy over whether it should be returned to its place of origin. It is vital to observe the “encounter” between (Woods‚ 2008‚ ‘THE ART OF BENIN’‚ p.7) Europe and the kingdom of Benin‚ when the Benin artefacts were initially plundered and confiscated in the “‘punitive expedition’” (Mackie‚ 2008‚ ‘1897: the ‘punitive expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The British
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Why is art education important in schools? Why are learning simple grammar‚ math‚ social studies and science techniques essential in elementary schools today? Arguments and controversies have been demonstrated for years‚ on which should remain in schools and which has to undergo the budget cut. North Carolina has been affected dramatically with the budget cuts in the school system. The North Carolina Arts Council at www.ncncarts.org has had a great amount of information for me to learn about my
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Meaning of Art in My Life Jessi Garrett Ottawa University LAS-20010 Seminar 1 July 20th‚ 2014 Meaning of Art in My Life Art can be anything we creatively capture in our mind and express with paint‚ our words‚ body movement‚ etc. Merriam-Webster (Retrieved 2014‚ July 20) defines art as something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. I may not have much artistic ability but I believe art is important to every person
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Interview with Art Ciasca Michael Harcek Florida Atlantic University Dr. Castro Leadership and Organizations MAN 6296 October 19‚ 2014 Introduction Art Ciasca is the CEO of Suncoast Mental Health (SMH). Mr. Ciasca is a dynamic and respected leader in the field of mental health. Art’s contributions to the community have been nothing short of extraordinary. He has served on a number of advisory boards‚ and has been instrumental in the success of several community-based social programs. Prior
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Compare and Contrast Works of Art Bright colors jumping at you asking for attention‚ images so real viewers can not tell the difference. These are the thoughts that came to my head as I gazed at two works of art by two Mexican artists at MoLAA museum of art . I visited two museums‚ Bowers Museum of cultural Art in the heart of Southern California and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach for my report unfortunately I only liked the works in MoLAA and will talk about it through out my
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Culture and Arts What is culture? Culture is an inherited idea that distinguishes one group of people from another. Every society has different cultures that share languages‚ traditions and behaviors. Having a different culture gives people an identity that makes them unique and different from other citizens. What about the different components? Various languages are important part of culture. Religion and beliefs are also important part of what the people believe in. The value of
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Propaganda Art Propaganda is defined as information disseminated by an organization or government to promote a policy‚ idea or cause. All nations throughout history have used propaganda to instill the beliefs of their government on their citizens. When a nation is at war‚ they need their citizens to support their cause. Just as Germany used exhibitions such as the “Degenerate Art” exhibition as well the “Great German Art” exhibition to influence their citizens to believe in the principals
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Summary Christine Pinsent-Johnson has written a story titled “The Visitor”. At the beginning of this story the town of Copelin‚ Newfoundland was slowly dying and lots of people were leaving to find a better life. William wanted to leave to but his dad‚ Graham-Percy‚ didn’t want to have to find a new job because he knew he would never find one as good as his current job. Will hadn’t been very happy with his dad lately; he wanted him to just stand up and state his mind‚ not to agree to everyone
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People draw since ancient times‚ how do we determine the value of art? Art do not have any clear instruction‚ and we could never grade an artwork fairly as it depends on the viewer. Different people have different views and perspectives‚ I think that art can reflect feelings of artist‚ and to express the emotion of the artist‚ it also can be a mirror of the times‚ reflecting the situation of the age‚ or it might only be a kind art form‚ just presenting the technique of the artist. It is no doubt
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Reviewing current art‚ both locally and globally‚ it appears that much of it has or purports to have a political content. One reason for this focus is that technological advances encourage snatching digitized fragments from reality that document the persistent global nightmare of human inhumanity. This process thus duplicates in art the same nightmare we see every day on TV or the Internet. Very little of this work‚ whose apology is that it is “consciousness raising‚” amounts to more than superficial
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