Thought Paper #1 “ The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things‚ but the inward significance”(Aristotle). One of the main purposes of art is to help express our emotions‚ which was portrayed throughout the music‚ paintings‚ and literature of Western European culture. One man who was able to show our emotions through art‚ was Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was ultimately known as the “Renaissance man”. Not only was he a scientist‚ but also a painter‚ and a sculptor. To practice
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Cutting Fine Arts in Schools Fine arts programs are rapidly being cut around the country. When school systems are running out of money the first programs to be eliminated are the fine arts. School board members have no idea of what they are doing to students. They are unaware of the many benefits of fine arts programs in their schools. They also do not know how to run a successful fine arts program. Since 1993‚ when legislators imposed revenue corps on public schools‚ school districts have been
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Contemporary artists have the ability to convey irony‚ goofiness‚ satire‚ and sarcasm through their pieces. Influences for humor include vaudeville‚ cartoons‚ and comic books. Art can also be based off of loss and desire. Unlike humor‚ loss and desire is based off the emotional and philosophical parts of human life. Issues depicted include war and peace‚ longing for perfection‚ myth‚ religion‚ history‚ and others. Collier Schorr photographs blend photographic realism with elements of fiction and
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Coleman Art Museum I. Summary of Facts A. Market – education and entertainment 1. Coleman Art Museum (CAM) a. Not-for-profit corporation b. Members: 85% college educated‚ 60% over $70‚000 income‚ 50% over 40 years old‚ 98% white c. Dependent on contributions/endowments/membership 2. Special Exhibitions 3. Economic market a. Client – monopolistic competitions b. Contributor – monopolistic competition with oligopoly overtones B. Product 1. Has over 15‚000 works of art in permanent collection
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For my art analysis essay‚ I decided to analyze the statue name “Offering Bearer” located in the Egyptian gallery 105 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This statue’s artist is unknown‚ it belongs to the Dynasty 2‚ early reign of Amenemhat I (ca. 1981-1975 B.C.)‚ its dimensions are H: 112 (44 1/8 inches)‚ W: 17cm (6 11/16 inches) and D: 46.7cm (18 3/8 inches). This Egyptian statues material used are wood‚ gesso and paint. The museum provides a brief description about the Offering Bearer saying that
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Review Essay of Arts‚ Inc. In the book Arts‚ Inc.‚ Bill Ivey‚ who is the former Chair of the NEA. His argument is simply that the combination of the increasing corporate dominance of the United States “cultural system” and the exfoliation of the increasing technology have destroyed the historical richness and diversity of culture. His second argument is that artistic heritage is a set of public assets‚ which should benefit all. Considered about the existing cultural institutions are often squandered
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the artist‚ the art world and its audience. This is particularly evident within Feminist art‚ which emerged in the late 1960s‚ Feminist art was sought to not objectively be an object for aesthetic admiration‚ but to incite the viewer to question the social and political landscape‚ and through this questioning‚ possibly affect the world and incite change toward equality‚ Barbara Kruger are examples of these ideals. Similarly‚ Modern technology is having a huge impact on recent art. Modern artists
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Can we define art? Of course we can define art. According to dictionary‚ art is the quality‚ production‚ expression‚ or realm of what is beautiful appealing or of more than ordinary significance. But in the eye of some artist included Morris Weits‚ they believe art is undefined for many reason. According to Morris Weitz‚ he point out a few theories of art and argues in his article “The Role of Theory in Aesthetics”‚ that they are lacking to the extent that they cannot satisfactorily cover all of
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defined as being characterised by signs and symbols and use art as means of communicating with the world they live in; Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) and Australian artist Brett Whiteley (1939-1992). Signs and symbols form the basis of how art is observed and interpreted. They represent an idea that an artist is trying to convey to their audience. Signs and symbols can be in the colour scheme‚ the depiction of subjects and the art elements e.g. tone‚ line and shape. Often artworks don’t
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Medical Art Therapy in Children: Does it help improve the health of an ill child? The study I would like to research is the affects of medical art therapy in young patients with illnesses. Medical art therapy is the use of art therapy as a treatment for children who want to communicate wishes and perceptions regarding their sickness. Medical art therapy can help patients with illnesses such as kidney disease‚ severe burns‚ and mostly cancers. Children become masters of their
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