Max Nordau creates an well written and interesting essay asking the question: what makes art appealing? What is considered beautiful‚ and what is considered heinous? At the beginning of his essay‚ Nordau states strongly that people who make controversial and offensive art should be treated the same way as drunks‚ criminals‚ and the mentally ill are treated. He declares that "the artist who complacently represents what is reprehensible‚ vicious‚ criminal‚ or approves of it‚ perhaps glorifies it‚
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What Makes Art Art? What makes Art Art? Can Art be defined? An artist can create anything and put their mark on it and deem it as art. I believe art to be a sculpture‚ painting‚ or any piece of creative work that brings enjoyment to the artist and an appreciation from the beholder. Art allows you to view the world through someone else’s eyes and obtain their perspective on the subject at hand. Art is everywhere around us. It is expressed in many forms and fashions. From railroad car
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available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0025-1747.htm Leadership development and leadership effectiveness Francis Amagoh Department of Public Administration‚ Kazakhstan Institute of Management‚ Economics and Strategic Research‚ Almaty‚ Kazakhstan Abstract Purpose – It is important that organizations embark on leadership development programs that will enhance leadership effectiveness. The purpose of this article is to identify some leadership development initiatives. Design/methodology/approach
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Though Ananda Krishnan hates public exposure‚ his entrepreneurial ventures have brought him into limelight‚ and he has got global recognition. KEYWORDS: Management Skills‚ business strategy‚ competitive edge‚ collaboration ‚ entrepreneur‚ leadership qualities 16 www.jbmcr.org JBMCR Vol-I‚No.-1‚June-2012 An
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all seem like everyday objects but should we be calling them art? When we were growing up we were taught that art was a beautiful painting - like Van Gogh’s Sunflowers‚ or a perfect sculpture of a human - like Michelangelo’s David‚ but we were never really taught that conceptual and contemporary art were ’proper’ forms of art‚ even though it was established in the sixties. It made us think and challenge our own assumptions of what art should really look like. People didn’t understand the idea of
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Max Oeschlaeger is an American ecological philosopher. Oeschlaeger received his B.A.‚ M.A.‚ and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University. He is affiliated with the department of philosophy and religion studies at the University of North Texas. Oeschlaeger’s book The Idea of Wilderness was published through the Yale University Press. Similar to Zuk’s book Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex‚ Diet‚ and How We Live‚ Oeschlaeger discusses agriculture and how it has impacted humans
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Chapters 1 and 2 Notes Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls‚ food jars‚ cups‚ and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create
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Kevin Foy Professor Marbach Art 101-001 February 22‚ 2010 Revision 1a.) Japan used blue because they are a country that has a wet climate and very green grass. California used yellow because their climate is very hot and sunny. It is always bright out there. According to the artists‚ the gates in central park are saffron which I believe are that color because it’s a major color you see everyday in the city.‚ Some examples were construction worker vests and the most important on was the color
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Dupain vs. Zahalka Max Dupain’s photo ‘Sunbaker’ taken in 1937 is a black and white photo of a young‚ fit‚ tanned male lying on the sand at the beach. It shows the head and shoulders of the man‚ who is lying flat on his stomach in the bright sunlight. His head is laid to one side on one arm so you cannot see his face. His other arm is lying out in front. You can see drops of seawater on his body that glistens in the sun. This photo is taken head on and very low down. The sun is coming from behind
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Citigroup Newsroom Citi Names Brian Leach Chief Risk Officer Press Release‚ February 27‚ 2008 New York – Citi today announced that Brian Leach will assume the role of Chief Risk Officer for Citi‚ reporting to Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit. Mr. Leach will also become Acting Chief Risk Officer for the Institutional Clients Group. In addition‚ the company named four new senior managers to the Risk organization – Suneel Bakhshi‚ Charles Monet‚ Greg Hawkins‚ and Adil Nathani – all reporting
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