Art 1030: Art Appreciation Instructor: Steve Bishop Essay One Josalyn Cook 1/26/2011 What Makes Art Art? Art is an object or piece of work that brings one pleasure. Art is also something you see or feel and you cannot even begin to describe the ways you like it or how it makes you feel. Art is something that portrays beauty and happiness. Art lets you see the world through another person’s perspective. Most art seems to tell a story about where a person has been and the things
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Communicative Body The focal point of this past year‚ 2012‚ has been the presidential election. After twelve months of being bombarded with every and all types of political advertisements‚ debates‚ and analysis it brings to mind a single question: just how do the presidential candidates use the power of communication‚ through its many forms‚ to connect and gain the votes of the constituents? It may seem as though there is a straight forward answer to this particular question‚ and to a point
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explanation of the iconographic or symbolic significance of one work of art Two Venetian Ladies really does create a visual record of the artist’s time and place. In addition capturing two women who represented that time period through their clothing‚ he also uses several iconic images that suggest deeper meaning. The clothing of the two women in the painting is of fine quality‚ and suggests that they had money. Their bodies are posed in idle
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subject. It is consist of the visual arts‚ literature‚ drama and theater‚ music‚ and dance. 1. Visual Arts The visual arts sre those that we perceive with our eyes. It involve not only painting and sculpture but include such things as clothes‚ household appliances‚ and furnishing of our homes‚ schools‚ and buildings. They may be classified into two groups; graphic arts (flat or two-dimensional surface) and plastic arts (three-dimensional). a. Graphic Arts Broadly‚ this term covers any
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the guru. The first syllable “gu‚” in Sanskrit means light; the second syllable‚ “ru” means light. A guru is a spiritual teacher who leads the pupil from darkness to light. Literally‚ yoga means “the union of mind and body.” In Sanskrit‚ the language of India‚ yoga means discipline. Many people in western countries practice some form of yoga exercise in hope of improving their health‚ and achieving peace of mind. Various forms of yoga have become popular in
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Abstract This research examines how men and women communicate using body language and why does it matter. Studies from various psychological and medical centers have shown that your body moves can tell more about someone than the words he or she speaks. People never realize the movements they make and how the people around him or her would interpret those moves. Lately‚ body language has been a topic very important psychologically and how it affects somebody emotionally and in other areas. Through
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Body piercing has increased over long terms of period of time and it becomes one of the trendiest and culture in today’s our life. This has attracted the most people who are interested about body piercing‚ and then they get attention especially from media when famous celebrities come up in advertisement with their body piercings and tattoos. However‚ there are various places that people do the body piercing such as tongues‚ noses‚ navels and even their genital‚ but this occurs lots of arguments that
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A Real Woman Dictonary.com defines a female as: “Female [fee-mayl]- (n.): a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina‚ a uterus and ovaries‚ and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.” Mass media generates the picture perfect image of a woman. The “perfect” woman is a generalized fantasy derived from media and how society shaped the media. But what aspects exactly make a female
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Body Language Do you know you speak all the time? Even when you are asleep‚ your mind is occupied with thought. When you wake up in the morning‚ you are already thinking. Even your body speaks. It’s called body language. Body speak is very common‚ you hardly notice it‚ but it clues you in subliminally. In a nutshell‚ it’s how you present yourself. Facial expressions are part of body language. A smile‚ a frown‚ a look‚ a question are all part of speaking with your look. These things say if you are
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African American culture is so diverse and it is still evolving as we speak. Our history has such a strong and inspiring story. From our ancestors being enslaved to the Civil War and Emancipation‚ and so much more. Unfortunately‚ our history hasn’t been taught from an African American standpoint nor is it really being taught in our school systems. Yet‚ being able to have the experience to actually analysis and see our true history is just amazing. What some may know as the New Negro Movement‚ the
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