‘The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.’ -Pablo Picasso How can events in the life of an artist influence the work they produce? Although the ideas that shape an artist’s work come from within‚ their inspiration comes from the outside world: their own experiences within it and reflections upon it. Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in response to the bombing of a village in northern Spain‚ perhaps finding some relief in transferring uneasy thoughts sparked by the tragedy
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The Museum of Fine Arts This semester I visited the Museum of Fine Arts. The thing I thought was‚ it was pretty large made up of two buildings linked by a cool underground tunnel. Parking is free across the street. This museum is remarkable with its collection of fine art pieces. Even if you aren’t an art lover I still think you will enjoy a visit. I went through it quickly‚ but still spent about 90 minutes there. If you like fine art you will spend twice that amount of time there. The museum artwork
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words “fine arts” are said‚ the mind typically wanders to an aspiring actress from a small town‚ with dreams of landing in New York City on Broadway. These small town dreams almost never happen‚ which is why the fine arts have gained such a negative connotation. Students in the school system are always told to pursue a career in a field that’s more practical‚ a field that will render them more prosperity and opportunities in the long run. When talking about a successful career‚ the fine arts are rarely
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In this paper‚ I will write my thoughts on the Art Museum where I went to view visual art. I went to the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM). I explain will the venue and its appearance. I will describe using the correct fine arts terms what I saw and felt from the pieces of art that I viewed. I will also give my personal feelings of what I witnessed. The Venue After parking the car in the lot across the street. I first viewed the exterior of the building. I could see the Laugh fest headquarters
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The art museum is a place that collects and preserves very valuable and profound pieces of art created by some of the most influential artists of all time. Not everyone can understand the emotions and profound ideas that are expressed in old works of art. Only a fraction of all people can really appreciate a fine work of art and understand its true meaning. Many people that go to the art museum do not belong. They do not hold the higher level of education needed to look at a painting and see its
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MUSEUM REPORT ‘İSTANBUL MUSEUM of modern art’ ISTANBUL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART History of the Museum In 1987‚ the project of Istanbul Modern arose at the first International Contemporary Art Exhibition‚ namely the International Istanbul Biennial. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı‚ founder of Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts‚ impressed by the dynamism of the exhibition and proceeded to establish a modern art museum which is permanent. The Feshane‚ textile manufacturing factory
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Day at the Museum In the history of humanity‚ civilizations have always made a place for fine arts or works to be displayed to the people; we know these places as galleries and museums. Presently many different genres of art are displayed but many of these works are similar in the fact that they are all influenced by styles developed in the early twentieth century. I went to visit a museum recently‚ I viewed the art it was filled with‚ and I left with a different view of art than when I had arrived
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I am a student at Miami University pursuing Fine arts. I was born in Shenzhen‚ a city in Guangdong Province China. Shenzhen is a large city with a merge of both urban and rural life‚ and with a population of more than twelve million inhabitants. It is one of the special economic zones in China and a major contributor to gross domestic product due to its prosperous manufacturing industry. In addition‚ Shenzhen has incorporated migrants who have contributed to foreign capital. The combination of rich
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Arlington Museum of Art. Unfortunately the museum was closed due to the fact that they where changing exhibits and would not reopen until the following week. I returned back to San Marcos and decided I would go to The Wittliff Collections here on campus. To my surprise it was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. Being on just one floor of a building I thought it would be a pretty limited museum but it is way bigger than expected. There are four exhibits on display in the museum. One is a permanent
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Cutting Fine Arts in Schools Fine arts programs are rapidly being cut around the country. When school systems are running out of money the first programs to be eliminated are the fine arts. School board members have no idea of what they are doing to students. They are unaware of the many benefits of fine arts programs in their schools. They also do not know how to run a successful fine arts program. Since 1993‚ when legislators imposed revenue corps on public schools‚ school districts have been
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