Art is a powerful medium of communication with the world at large‚ artists hold the power to influence the way people think and live. Art defines our consciousness; therefore‚ it can impart and instruct as well as entertain at the same time. -artists serve the function of being role models in society because of their far reaching influence so it is obligatory on their part that they seek to establish a correlation between a proper ethical conduct and their artistic expression How best to define
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the intellect or moral sense. The manifestation of life in art is one of the most sublimely beautiful things that I have ever encountered. C.S. Lewis described art’s worth when he wrote‚ “Art has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which gives value to survival.” I believe that is the real point behind art; to bring a kind of contentment that is logistically unnecessary‚ yet remarkably important. My favorite piece of art is The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. Millions have witnessed
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Ehenua 18th–19th century Nigeria; court of Benin Brass Here we have an interesting piece from modern day Nigeria. Press play for a formal description‚ the historical background‚ and an explanation of the meaning of various aspects of this object. Formal Description: This sculpture is truly a remarkable work in many senses. As a whole‚ it is sculpted in the round. The figures on top of the piece are also sculpted in the round. The figures surrounding the circular base‚ however‚ are carved
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Data Analysis The investigation I did was to find the resistance of a piece if wire. The piece of wire is my dependent variable throughout the investigation. I changed the length of the wire in order to measure the resistance of each length. Plan In this investigation‚ a simple circuit will be set up to read the voltage and current when the length of the wire changes. The length will range from 10cm-80cm with intervals of 10cm. The length of the wire will be changed by moving the crocodile clip
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What is Art? Art cannot be defined simply‚ there has been numerous definitions offered throughout the decades but it is if I may‚ impossible to pin point one that define art perfectly because it is so broad. If I had to define all that art is will probably exceed an essay‚ but a book will do just fine. Since we cannot cover all that art is in one essay‚ we will cover the main ideas about it. Paintings‚ photography‚ architecture‚ and sculptures‚ they are the basics of art‚ and then there are
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Art and Aesthetics Everything that we see around us is piece of art‚ but not everyone is able to notice it. Main thing that distinguish art and not art is only our attitude‚ the way we look at object that we are observing and the way artist present the art work to his audience. Personally I think that everything might be an art if you use your creativity‚ include your imagination and release all your potential‚ which was inherent in you by nature many years ago‚ while you are looking at
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paintings on walls in buildings like churches‚ or on canvas‚ the way that social movements and the ways in which society has changed their ways of looking at things‚ in particular women‚ have been depicted in artwork for centuries. In various forms of art throughout history‚ women are shown as sex symbols‚ weak‚ as servants to men and as housewives‚ men are depicted as being leaders‚ masculine‚ breadwinners‚ and decision-makers. Simple because society as a whole for the most part believed that way‚ doesn’t
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Art History 1 Museums as a Ritual In the article “The Art Museum As Rital‚” in Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums by Carol Duncan‚ she compares art museums to religious seculars in the sense that they are not only similar in architecture‚ but also in their meaning and purpose; rituality. She goes on to state that unlike churches and other various places of worship‚ museums are also secular places. At such places‚ “the secular truth became the authoritative truth.” When I went to
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A collage is a work of art‚ primarily in the visual art‚ made from an assemblage of different forms‚ thus creating a new whole. The process may include fabric‚ natural material‚ photographs‚ newspaper fragments and other found objects‚ glued to a piece of paper or canvas. It creates a low-relief assemblage. In the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art‚ Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque used the collage technique in their art work. Following his colleagues
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Art Forgery: The Changing Ways of Spotting a Fake March 18‚ 2012 by thevibeeditor 1 Comment By Cressida Smart Tom Keating‚ infamous art forger (Sourced from http://worldartresources.com/) Brought to life in films such as How to Steal a Million and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)‚ art forgery has been around since the beginning of time. The ancient Romans crafted thousands of copies of Greek sculptures‚ ancient China is noted for its wide variety of forgeries and modern art has seen more than its
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