Ancient Greek art still influences Western ideals of the perfection and artistic prowess of beauty. Greek culture has shaped our concept of beauty in the human figure‚ art pieces‚ and architecture. Today Greece has influenced Western concepts of beauty‚ as well as cultural values of democracy and philosophy which are still valued in today’s society. Its influence on how we see beauty in today’s society is evident‚ with the standards of how the female and male body should look‚ and our concept of
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There have been different art forms that have come and gone over the course of time. Some of the most intriguing art forms in my mind come from the 20th century. Out of all of these 20th century art forms‚ geometric abstract art and pop art are my favorite. These two art movements came close to each other in reference to time period. Geometric abstract art originated in the 7th century but became a dominant movement in 1937. Pop art emerged in the 1950s. These two art forms were similar in ways but
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Contemporary art breaks the rules of the past. With the invention of the camera and rapid exchange of ideas via the media‚ artist not longer need art to record and represent reality. This new sense of freedom opened the floodgates for art to be ‘anything an artist can imagine’ (Rubin‚ 2010.). Since 1945 and the end of World War II‚ contemporary art have especially broken away from traditions and rules of the past (Rubins‚ 2010)
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Pop Pop art seems to have emerged as a result of consumer culture in America‚ and also in a response partly in accordance‚ partly in divergence to abstract expressionism. Pop art during the sixties created a union of high art and low art and now the low was overriding the high. The early sixties saw the techniques of the avant-garde used in commercial design (p 449)‚ and it seems somehow fitting that in turn‚ commercial design would somehow find its way into the halls of high art. Pop artists
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Art Deco was a very popular art movement during the 1930s. It was considered to be very modern and luxurious‚ and it originated from the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes‚ which was held in Paris. The movement originated in France and moved towards the United States. In France‚ Art Deco was a symbol of wealth‚ fashion‚ and luxury. In the U.S.‚ it was representative of modern culture‚ machines‚ and efficiency. Trademark features of Art Deco were geometric shapes
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“Modern art can be seen as a reaction to what came before it in culture‚ as well as a tool for creating new ideas.” Everyone has different perspective of how they view the world and every artists illustrate their work through connection in everyday life‚ to show certain feeling or emotion. One of Modern Art movements that I have been very supportive throughout my life is the Pop Arts culture. Pop Art is very unique in a way that is based on modern popular culture and mass media‚ it is critical criticism
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Feminist art begun in the 1960’s. Feminist movements began to take place during the mid nineteenth centaury. Beginning in the mid 1800’s groups of people were gathering together in the fight for women’s rights. On July 19‚ 1848 many men and women gathered together along side Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in a battle to achieve woman’s rights. Two days later one hundred both men and women signed the “Declaration of Sentiments.” A document that stated that all
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Art Class Gothic Art Professor: Adriana García García Enrique González Pinal Classroom: 311 ID: 1582569 Was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in 12th century‚ led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe‚ never quite effacing more classical styles in Italy. In the late 14th century‚ the sophisticated court style of International Gothic developed‚ which continued to evolve
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150 12 October 2013 Art On Campus 85 years ago‚ Iowa State university established the first college-wide art committee. The traditional public art program began during The Great Depression in the 1930s‚ when Iowa States College’s President Hughes envisioned that “the arts would enrich and provide substantial intellectual exploration into our college curricula” (Allen). President Hughes seized the opportunity presented by the Great Depression to commission original works of art through federally sponsored
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What is Primitive Art ? Primitive art is produced by people who have developed any form of writing. The word "primitive" applied to art commonly means Negro African sculpture and other tribal arts in different parts of the world. There is know primitive style‚ but many styles ranging from simple patterns‚ to portrait sculptures‚ and masks that would be seen as beautiful art pieces everywhere. Western art which is passed through various phases such as Romanesque‚ Gothic‚ Renaissance‚ and Baroque
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