Introduction What is art? There are many definitions that can be given to art depending on the person talking about it and by these definitions; the following questions can be answered. Why is art necessary? What does it benefit us if art is applied in our lives? What can it do for us? What is its importance? These are the questions some people think of when they hear the word art. I have learned some things in my GREATWK class especially the definition of art and how to answer these questions.
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People’s cultural view When looking at a different part of the world people think that it is weird. Well that is all culture are different and special. In “Where Worlds Collide”‚ Frida: a biography‚ and Two Kinds‚ the passages show that people’s culture affect the way they view the world and their cultures. In Pico Iyer’s passage “Where Worlds Collide‚” he talked about people that their culture and how it affected their view on the world. “They see Koreans piling into the Taeguk Airport Shuttle
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begins by discussing the profound impact that Frida Kahlo and her work has had on numerous types of people from all over the world. Bakewell then uses the rest of the article to begin to unearth what it is about Frida that resonates and feels so familiar to a variety of different people. It is argued that Frida uses identity politics‚ specifically Mexican identity‚ and subjectivity to construct a self that is portrayed within her paintings. Frida lived during a time where the nation of Mexico
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The message behind my art project‚ Sweet Trees‚ was created to show the negative side of industrialization. Technological advancements have caused people to turn a blind eye to the natural world around them. Many people do not realize the significance of the gifts nature provides‚ because they are too busy causing destruction. It is crucial that people make alterations to their daily lives because if humans do not change their industrial ways of life‚ environmental problems will continue to intensify
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explore how they create the outcomes based on what type of memory or event their family went through‚ if it effected the media and exploration of their work or suited it to their main style of work. I have decided to go with the artists Tracey Emin‚ Frida Kahlo and Grayson Perry as they all have very different ways of working‚ different heritage and all within different time periods. I think these are the best artists to look at as they’ve all looked back into their family history in one way or another;
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traditional artist Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon‚ simply known as Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) and Australian‚ contemporary artist Peter Booth (1940- ) are two artists who produced works in different historical and cultural contexts. Growing up and spending most of her life in Mexico‚ Kahlo was heavily influenced by traditional Mexican painting styles‚ which she used to express her inner feelings and emotions‚ revealing the pain and suffering she experienced. Kahlo represented her different personalities
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Rockefellers responded that the mural offended them. During the late 1930s Rivera did not accomplish much of anything in terms of art. Then in 1939‚ 10 years after they got married‚ Rivera and Kahlo decided to divorce. Only to get remarried one year afterwards. After a few years‚ in 1954‚ Rivera’s wife Frida Kahlo passed
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Diego Rivera The main reason I chose Diego Rivera is because I want to learn more culture from my country Mexico. In all the years I lived in Mexico I was never exposed to any art history. I didn’t know who Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were until I started taking Spanish in High School here in the United States. Diego Rivera is famous because of all the murals and frescos he painted through out his life. He was part of the muralist movement in Mexico‚ as well as the cubist era. I feel like this research
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allowed Coco Fusco to gage an even stronger sense of “otherness” where she was looked upon as a specimen instead of a human being. Being dehumanized in such a form cannot be easy to handle even when taking into account the fictional situation she and Gomez-Pena were in. However‚ the prevalent “otherness” for Coco Fusco wasn’t exclusive to the performance piece; as a Cuban-American she had already encountered that denial of one’s actual presence within society. As a young child her family hid the
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Throughout many different types of texts and paintings‚ authors are able show very personal experiences and insights to how culture is perceived around the world. Culture affects how people view the world and The way one looks at the world is heavily influenced by their cultural background and how they grew up. In the memoir‚ By Any Other Name‚ by Santha Rama Rau‚ she showed how her sister and her were put in a new school. The girl’s mother is a big part of their lives. With the mother’s direction
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