What is considered art has been a controversial question for many years in history and today. There are various forms and types of art. Because art is very complex and diverse‚ it is viewed and conceptualized in many different ways. Nancy G. Heller states even though a type of artwork is hard to understand‚ it’s considered art‚ and artwork that people don’t understand shouldn’t be disregarded from other types of art. She feels as though people shouldn’t be intimidated by artwork that’s hard to understand
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Kendrick Lamar’s Influences on the World The music world is forever changing. Music is listened to by practically everyone in the world‚ and many messages can be sent through one song. The artist‚ Kendrick Lamar is slowly changing the world for the black community one song at a time. Lamar has won several grammy’s‚ and has a large following of all different ethnicities‚ and cultures. Kendrick Lamar’s songs have strong messages about how races need to come together to resolve problems. Kendrick
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“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”‚ “Devil’s Dictionary”‚ and “Chickamauga.” Bierce’s works represent his view of military life‚ recollections of the Civil War and his humorous way of coping with death. He later characterized the war as a “by product of the arts of peace.” (Devil’s Dictionary) Ambrose Bierce was influenced at an early age by his
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culture as Venus. The Birth of Venus was commissioned by the Medici Family which was a very influential family during the Renaissance. Differently‚ from artwork from previous eras Botticelli did not create a piece of art that represented a Christian legend but instead‚ he created a piece of art inspired by an ancient myth from the Greek and Roman Era. The Birth of Venus is a masterpiece that was only able to be created due to the Renaissance The main theme of the painting The Birth of Venus was taken
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Everyone in the society can have some influences in any way‚ negatively or positively. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden encounters many people throughout his journey. These relationships he has influence his view of the world‚ allowing him to mature from someone who dislikes the shallow cruel world to understanding this is how life is. This development is shown through "phonies" he meets throughout the novel‚ his brother Allie‚ and his sister Phoebe. The relationship
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struggle when it came to Glauce. Medea notes herself that she “seeks to pain their father” by killing her children. Medea’s actions focus on dismantling Jason’s fortunes and eradicating his line. Glauce is not the source of such violence. While Glauce does experience immense physical pain upon her death it is a product of the method of killing‚ not Medea necessarily ensuring a painful death. The method of her death more reflects godly approval in Medea’s killing. Jason is the primary target‚ Glauce is
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The Athenians valued philosophy‚ equality‚ and art. They weren’t afraid to challenge society views‚ which at the time many believed in mythology. Plato was the first to come close to Christianity beliefs by recognizing that invisible things in nature had an order and purpose. Plato inspired Aristotle to conclude that there has to be someone conducting that order‚ what we know as God. They weren’t as dedicated to a strong army as they were to education. During the Peloponnesian War the Pericles persuaded
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According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ art is “human expression of objects by painting‚ etc” (10). The words “human experience” adds meaning to art. Artists reveal their inner thoughts and feelings through their work. When we study a painting by Salvador Dali‚ the strange objects and the surrealist background portrays the eccentricity of the painter. Some ideas cannot be explained verbally. They can only be shown via a medium. We can get across what is in our minds or our hearts by a stroke of a brush
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“Does art need to be pretty?” Art does not need to be pretty; art needs to be visually stimulating and attract attention to the viewer. People need to want to look at the art work. Aesthetics of the painting are not the only way to make people attracted to art. Art can appeal to ones emotions or curiosity . Bacon and Matisse used very different styles to be visually stimulating. Matisse paintings were very abstract and peculiar‚ whereas Bacons paintings were full of bright colors and patterns. Both
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of her actions mattered to her‚ giving her the mindset that because she is under constant surveillance she is becoming a better person (Eggers330). Knowing that she is constantly being monitored at all times Mae gave up a whole list of things in her life. “She did without. Every day she’d done without things she didn’t want to want. Things she didn’t need. She’d given up soda‚ energy drinks‚ processed food…. she was liberated
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