"Discuss the viewpoint that art should serve some type of societal purpose or function versus the viewpoint that art should exist solely for its own sake" Essays and Research Papers

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    What is the purpose and function of art? Art plays a large role in our everyday life. It has a heavy impact on our different cultures countries around the world. With the different countries there are different forms of art. These forms of art are some people lives. Some people enjoy art as a hobby; some make a living from art. It is just involved in so many of our daily lives. Art enhances our creativity. It also allows your curiosity explore. For the fact that art is so versatile everyone can learn

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    Art for ArtsSake Dear Friends‚ When I was asked to write to you about my views of the role of the Arts in society‚ I did not hesitate to embrace the task. Over the past three years‚ I have been working on a PhD in Music Education. I have finished all of my coursework‚ and have "only" my dissertation remaining. In this program of study‚ I recall many discussions in our seminar classes that were seeking to answer this very question: What is the role of the Arts in our society? For purposes

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    Viewpoints in literature (Essay) Sarajevo‚ February 2010 A viewpoint in literature is the point of view from which the narrator tells us the story. The basic division of viewpoints is external and internal viewpoints. External viewpoint is used if the narrator is not a part of the story himself‚ but is rather telling us about other people who are participants of the story. It can be omniscient and objective. Omniscient narration is the type of narration in

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    Purposes and Functions of Art Art has many purposes and functions to some art’s purpose maybe to make a grand statement. And for other’s art is a part of history. For example‚ “Like foot prints left in the sand.” Each foot print has small details that decipher it from all the other foot prints that are left there. Faith Ringgold born October 8‚ 1930‚ is an African American artist. Best known for her painted story quilts an art form that combines story telling and quilt making with genre painting

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    FORMS OF ART FORMS OF ART + PROJECT BRIEF WHAT IS ART? I. What is Art? Its Purpose and Its Function II. Fundamentals of Interpretation: Formal and Contextual Analysis III. Principles of Design: Style What is Art? • Art (art)‚ n. 1. the quality‚ production‚ or expression of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance • Work of art = visual expression of an idea • Medium = a particular material‚ along with its accompanying technique (plural = media) Traditional

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    Function of Art Art connects people by offering an idea they can relate to. It is important as it helps to improve and learn in areas of communication‚ expression‚ and historical understanding. Another reason art is important is its interwoven relationship with culture on the basis that culture is articulated and influenced by art. It is a way to communicate and express ones thoughts and dreams through cinema‚ dance‚ literature‚ music‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ and theater. As a child I grew up

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    Discuss some of the ‘ends’ of art with relation to the course. Long associated with Arthur C. Danto‚ the ‘end of art’ as an aphorism has been popularised as a key trope within art history discussion. However‚ with a robust continuation of art the meaning of ‘end’ need not be interpreted in a literal physical sense but as in intersection between a hierarchical gallery structure and the mass consumption of art by the everyday viewer. Danto argues that Art has become an object for study and philosophical

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    Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is always an on-going issue that companies have to cope with. What are the responsibilities that companies should take other than the maximization of return to shareholders and by taking such responsibilities‚ how it may affect the operation of the firms as well as how effectively such actions could have on the society. There have been two main positions on the CSR issue. The first is the Friedmanian one stating that “there is one and only one

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    Ivette M. López The Value of Art: A study of John Ruskin and Oscar Wilde’s Views on Art In the late nineteenth century a movement known as “Art for Art’s Sake” occurred‚ which consists of the appreciation of art for what it truly is; just art. At that time many critics tried to find moral and intellectual meanings within works of art. Many artists united to defend art‚ two authors who defend the concept of art are John Ruskin and Oscar Wilde. In his work From The Stones

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    “The oldest and most often invoked argument is that art‚ whatever its form‚ is a public good” (Ginsburgh‚ 2001‚ p. 759). Why? Because as the author referred‚ it can benefit not only those who attend or see it‚ and who pay for it‚ but also all other consumers‚ who do not necessarily wish to contribute voluntarily to its production or to its preservation‚ in the case of museums‚ so they are free riders. We can easily understand that artistic activities also produce externalities to all civilization

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