3rd‚ 2013 Assignment Two: Art as Expression‚ Or Just Aesthetics The question of what art is cannot be properly answered without asking why art is. Prior to the advent of the written language‚ art was used as a means of communication‚ and in some ways‚ written language is in its own regard‚ art. Art‚ then‚ must be an expression of meaning by the artist‚ or potentially by the client that artist created the artwork for‚ but this assumption is altogether too broad. Art is not exclusively a private
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Pros and Cons of Public Art Assignment 2 Winn‚ Laura 4/24/2014 In July of 2009 the Introduction of public art came to light when the Yakima city approved the installation of Convolution‚ a modern sculpture created by Bremerton artist Will Robinson. The attention gained by the debates of the Convolutions placement has brought public art in Yakima‚ and polices of the Yakima Arts Commission to a high in the community. An adverse reaction was given when the placement of the Transcendence
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wood‚ fiber‚ and metal-it was once common to think of crafts in terms of function‚ which led to their being known as the "applied arts." Approaching crafts from the point of view of function‚ we can divide them into simple categories: containers‚ shelters and supports. There is no way around the fact that containers‚ shelters‚ and supports must be functional. The applied arts are thus bound by the laws of physics‚ which pertain to both the materials used in their making and the substances and things
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censored and supported works of art. The United States government hesitantly created the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1965 to provide material support for deserving artists. Initially the government did not want to support individuals or groups of individuals because it feared that the works of art they created might end up being construed as national art and it only allowed NEA to be formed after being pressured by activists. The need to cease underwriting vulgar art became apparent in 1988
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society are things like religion‚ government‚ and art. When people study history‚ art does not seem to play such an important role. However‚ art helps us understand how a society feels‚ thinks‚ and looks at the surroundings which in they live. Ecclesiastical art‚ commonly known as Christian art‚ dates back to the first and second centuries. The first influences of Christian art were believed to be Roman in nature. Many historians feel that the Christian art influence came from the east‚ particularly the
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Art and Culture Liliana Gonzalez ART/125 May 11‚ 2015 Joseph Blomer University of Phoenix Abstract Art has evolved in ways only one can imagine‚ however; their imagination does not have to go far because all one has to do is turn on the computer and connect to the World Wide Web to get information on everything. Architecture‚ sculpture‚ and painting has been around for ages‚ then photography made its way on to the art scene in the 1820’s and has taken leaps and bounds to establish itself
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‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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The Woodland School of Art‚ also known as Medicine Painting and Legend Painting‚ is a form of Indigenous art that focuses on depicting the traditional beliefs and narratives through a contemporary medium. Within this style‚ there are two works that have displayed this prowess of cultural representation for the Ojibway people. One work is Conquest of the Thunderbird by the founder of the Woodland Style‚ Norval Morrisseau‚ and Bear Medicine Healing by an artist who was inspired by Morrisseau‚ Marc
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Art Nouveau Art nouveau‚ which simply means ‘New Art’‚ started around the 1890’s right till the First World War and was an artistic movement which started throughout most of Europe and eventually spread to the USA and the rest of the world. The name was taken from a shop in Paris called “la Maison de’l art nouveau”. It was an attempt to create a new style of art and to abandon the Victorian styles of the 19th century. This movement was said to be influenced by two very different styles of art
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ordinary object in the world can ignite my inspiration; therefore I found my process in painting is a journey of my exploration. I love to follow my heart to paint‚ especially love to experience how different materials can affect my paintings. I would attempt to develop various textures and apply different brushstrokes in my paintings. Painting can be an individual activity for me to explore‚ can also be a team player in form of art jamming; it works well for me as a team activity. Focusing on
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