HUNTER COLLEGE WRITING CENTER WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Writing about Art Art is a provocative medium‚ and your challenge in writing about art may often be to define and evaluate the artist’s choices and techniques‚ which‚ according to your intellect and perception‚ arouse interest and convey meaning. In most cases‚ then‚ you will be translating the visual (what you see) into language (what you write). In order to do this‚ you will have to be extremely attentive to the characteristics
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"I think a lot of graffiti is art but not all of it. Not every piece of canvas with paint on it is art either." (Student response to a query about street art) When discussing art in popular culture there are very few boundaries to adhere to. Almost any form of media can be considered as art. But not all works are good examples of art and there are several determining factors that help to decide on the artistic quality of a piece. This essay will discuss in response to the above quote the identifiable
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Degenerate Art: Art in Post WWI Germany Alex Shin College Writing Mrs. Shorter February 25‚ 2013 Word Count: 1316 Degenerate Art: Art in Post WWI Germany Paintings‚ photographs‚ music‚ movies‚ and writing: what unites these together? Not only do they each hold their own specific art category‚ but they are all various forms of communication. Although many of the items noted are not direct forms of an exchange like speech‚ they still have the ability to convey a powerful message with ease
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Violence against women is an everyday reality act now‚always and forever before its too late. I was told Indian women don ’t think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don ’t think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that." -- Amartya Sen …gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation." -- Kofi Annan "…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -- Kofi Annan "women themselves
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The visual arts are created based on one’s influences and inspirations that surround them. It’s a form of expression for most artists as this is how they communicate feelings without directly speaking them. Some artists practice is so powerful‚ it shapes and effects significant events in society. This is achieved by inspiring the audience who may change their mind about a certain issue or encourage the audience to embrace and support a significant issue/event/cause. 2 well renowned artists‚ Barbara
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the author speaks ofoutlines a cycle of death and the continuity of life‚ shown through repetition that is as perpetuated through motherhood shown through repetition; “I think of women bearing women” which utilises gender specific diction to highlight the significance of women as a . Thus‚ the cycle of women bearing women is shown as a symbol of life and continuity. Likewise‚ through cumulative listing‚ Harwood provides an insight into the human history of motherhood‚ noting that that it transcends
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Prehistoric Art (Venus of Willendorf & the Minoan Snake Goddess) Prehistoric art wasn’t a definite period of art. It was simply the name given to all art that occurred before recorded history. It was a way of reflecting beliefs‚ values and lifestyles to one’s culture. It was an era before any written history so everything was expressed through art. Prehistoric people created different art forms to represent where they belonged‚ where they were from and what they were part of. These people created
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Stacie Mueller Art 100 Professor Morris 24 February 2012 The Evolution of Art To even begin to define art‚ we must have a starting point in history where something was first perceived as art. The question begs‚ though‚ why do we perceive it as art? To look up the word in a dictionary‚ you will find the term aesthetics almost always applied to its definition; however‚ much of we call art today is not exactly pleasing to the eye. Our shifting social attitudes have affected how art has been presented
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In William Shakespeare’s play/drama Romeo and Juliet‚ could have lived many different ways. Romeo and Juliet could have told their parents that they were getting married‚ Juliet didn’t have to fake her death to get to Romeo‚ and Romeo should have stayed in Mantua and waited for Juliet. Romeo and Juliet could have told their parents that they were getting married but they kept sneaking around like they were at the beginning of the play. If they told their parents that they got married then they could
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FRICK FINE ARTS LIBRARY ART HISTORY: CONTEMPORARY ART Library Guide Series‚ No. 9 “Qui scit ubi scientis sit‚ ille est proximus habenti.” -- Brunetiere* This bibliography is highly selective and is meant only as a starting place to aid the beginning art history student in his/her search for library material. The list does not include materials on individual artists. The serious student will find other relevant sources by noting citations within the encyclopedias‚ books‚ journal articles‚ and
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