Fall 2011 Assignment #2 Walter Benjamin’s‚ The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin is an internationally renowned philosopher and a critical theorist from the early 20th century. He has written many diverse and intellectual pieces that were strongly influenced by the social‚ political and economic movement at the time. Benjamin’s thoughts and research is still fresh and recently obtained its due. The essay‚ “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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“Art is a lie that brings us closer to the truth”- Pablo Picasso "Yes‚ I have tricks in my pocket; I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion." Art is exactly the same: it portrays the truth in the form of a camouflage of words‚ colour‚ and speech. People say that art is an imitation of reality; however‚ it is in fact the total opposite. Reality is restricted
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Lesson Plan Checklist: Art‚ Grade 3-5 1. Do textbooks and other print resources (magazines‚ newspapers‚ journals‚ books‚ internet articles) include content and illustrations that reflect the experiences of people from diverse backgrounds? 2. Does the physical environment (pictures‚ posters‚ and graphics) include images of people with a range of different abilities and body types engaged in a variety of activities? Does it also include images of many different kinds of family compositions
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Aldo Rossi regards reason and memory as the backbone of his work‚ which is why he admires the 19th century rationalist Adolf Loos so much. Both of them want to capture the reality of their works by avoiding the use of ornaments (Adolf Loos wrote "Ornament and Crime") and emphasizing on the relationship between architecture and the society whilst maintaining historical and traditional values. Aldo Rossi also admires Loos for his concept of having reason behind everything he does with his projects
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Jian’s "White Clouds Over Xiao and Xiang" is considered to be abstract art. Its abstract art because it refers to the real world‚ in this case‚ a landscape of China’s hills‚ but does not duplicate it exactly. The location of the viewer in the picture gives them a bird’s eye view of the landscape. The viewer is not restricted to one part of the scene‚ but rather can move about the setting. They can choose to explore the scenery by moving their eyes across the various paths or climb the mountain simply
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Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (December 15‚ 1928 February 19‚ 2000 died at the age 72) He was an Austrian painter and sculptor. By the end of the 20th century‚ he was arguably the best-known contemporary Austrian artist‚ though he was always controversial. The house was built between 1983 and 1986 by architects‚ University Professor Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan. It features uneven floors (kurdii - a melody to the feet.) A roof covered with earth and grass‚ and large trees
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This is what I found myself highlighting in this part : 1. Tastes are always changing‚ but a great work will answer whatever questions are put to it‚ and those questions change with the times and identities of the questioners. 2. The Romantic dilemma: How do we find starting places for practically anything in life?Beginnings are not easy to identify‚ even for example‚ with respect to life. 3. Romanticism was used as a synonym for wildness‚ irregularity‚ even Gothicism‚ and modern‚ as opposed
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First published in 1922‚ T.S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land is a major work of modernist literature. Written in the aftermath of the First World War‚ Eliot’s poem describes the disorganization and collapse of society. In recounting this‚ the poet covers a wide variety of topics‚ incorporates many different images‚ and encompasses manifold languages and cultures. One major theme that Eliot treats in detail is the role of technology and industrialization in the downfall of Western civilization. Unlike
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The Bauhaus Manifesto called for a new architecture that made no distinction between monumental and decorative art. New architecture is brought upon by a turn to a technical civilization and a design style that is based on honesty of thought and feeling. Architecture is all around us‚ and its future developments are based on the way our society consistently is advancing. A fusion of terms such as “functionalism” and “fitness for purpose =beauty” have caused an ignorance of architecture to stand
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Weaving Architecture & Nature Jessie Tang 1000079 Class 3 2013 ABSTRACT Landscape from its beginnings has a man-made connotation with associated cultural process values. The idea of having a landscape does not suggest anything natural at all. Yet there are instances of projects where the landscape itself suggests natural connotations as though there is no interface between nature (site) and culture (architecture). In Chichu Art Museum‚ Tadao Ando made a radical decision to create an underground
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