The ongoing dispute about the ownership and location of Benin art remains a controversy over whether it should be returned to its place of origin. It is vital to observe the “encounter” between (Woods‚ 2008‚ ‘THE ART OF BENIN’‚ p.7) Europe and the kingdom of Benin‚ when the Benin artefacts were initially plundered and confiscated in the “‘punitive expedition’” (Mackie‚ 2008‚ ‘1897: the ‘punitive expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The
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By: Nistha Pithava Nistha Pithava Art History 1 December 12‚ 2012 Take Home Final: Part 1 Section I: Ancient Near East The works of the art that is related to the Near Eastern time period incorporates the arts of Mesopotamia‚ which is ancient Iran‚ Syria‚ and Turkey between the periods of 3500 through 399 B.C. The dates of begin in the Neolithic prehistoric times and end in the historic or dynastic periods‚ which for the most part is prior to the Christian era. Near East
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Danto mean by the End of Art? The end of art is not the death of art‚ but the wholesale elimination of what used to be considered art and its replacement by a new concept: pluralism. When art has exhausted itself and this concept has been brought into the forefront of the consciousness‚ this awareness signals the end of art. Art is no longer art in the traditional sense (having a manifesto-aesthetically pleasing‚ etc.) because the accessibility to art and to create art has allowed the masses to
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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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critique for all forms of art. However‚ an unfortunate phenomenon has been increasing rapidly as art communities grow. The phenomenon is known as art theft‚ where individuals either plagiarize‚ trace‚ or copy another person’s artwork and claim it as their own creation. Luckily‚ services are provided within online art communities and certain techniques can be use to prevent‚ decrease‚ and remove art theft. How do you detect art theft? First‚ a person must learn how to recognize art theft before doing
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What is art? What is art? This is a question that if you ask one hundred people you would get one hundred different answers. Art to some is scribbles or junk to another. I find that I enjoy paintings that are realistic. I do not like paintings that are unrealistic in that subjects are too large or small for their surroundings. One of my favorite paintings is “The betrothal of the Arnolfini” is realistic and shows the love between a husband and a wife‚ or a man and a woman who are ready to vow
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Through the ages‚ art has played a fundamental role in life. We experience Art on a daily basis because it’s universal and therefore everywhere. Art plays a huge part in making our lives considerably rich. Imagine‚ just for a second‚ a world with no art. You may probably think "So what?" but just consider the impact that lack of graphics would have on your favorite video game‚ on Internet. Art gives people a way to be imaginative and express themselves. For some people‚ art is one of the reasons
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The visual arts are those creations we can look at‚ such as a drawing or a painting. Here is a partial list: drawing painting sculpture architecture photography film printmaking And the decorative arts of ceramics furniture and interior design jewelry making metal crafting wood working Any one of these disciplines is a type of visual art. This is the simple explanation. You can stop reading right here‚ confident that you know what the visual arts are.
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essay “Images of Women in European Art‚” John Berger compares the relationship between the surveyor and the surveyed in traditional nude European art. Typically in European art‚ the surveyor‚ usually a man‚ views and objectifies the nude women in the paintings. Furthermore‚ Berger places a large emphasis on the difference between nakedness and nudity‚ nakedness being the state of lacking clothes whereas nudity is the state where nakedness is objectified as an art form. Berger claims that the subject
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Contemporary Art 1. “To destroy is to create” Some times‚ we just limit to the function of one product‚ the meaning the inventor give to it‚ but we as human begins are able to find another use to the same product because we‚ by nature‚ are creative. Maybe if we brake apart or take of pieces of one product we can make something else and find a different perspective to it. “Some one else’s trash can be someone else’s treasure” The intention of this artists‚ is to make something up randomly that
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