What is art? What is art? This is a question that if you ask one hundred people you would get one hundred different answers. Art to some is scribbles or junk to another. I find that I enjoy paintings that are realistic. I do not like paintings that are unrealistic in that subjects are too large or small for their surroundings. One of my favorite paintings is “The betrothal of the Arnolfini” is realistic and shows the love between a husband and a wife‚ or a man and a woman who are ready to vow
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Art is an expression of oneself. It’s not just the sculptures or paintings in museums. It can be anything anyone uses to express themselves. It can be writings‚ architecture‚ landscaping‚ and even cave drawings. Cave drawings may have started out as a way to communicate but have become what many consider art now. Though the definition of what constitutes art has been disputed for many years‚ one thing remains certain‚ each person has their own idea of what constitutes art and how it registers
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American Art Before and After World War II Melissa Kirkland ARTS/125 August 10‚ 2015 DOROTHEA LANGE • American photographer. • From 1914 to 1917 she attended the New York Training School for Teachers and there decided to become a photographer‚ partly influenced by visits to the photographer Arnold Genthe. • From 1917 to 1918 she attended a photography course run by Clarence H. White at Columbia University‚ NY. “Migrant “White Angel Breadline” Mother” WALKER EVANS • American Photographer and
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of the Popular Culture concepts provide a visual and written description of • commercialisation • commodification • continuity • consumption • change • conflict • ideology • institutional power • values Term Definition ideology The values and beliefs held by a group of people that guide how they act and reflect the desires they have for the culture and structure
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Before I define the word popular culture‚ I would like to breakdown both word. The word popular means liked‚ admired or enjoyed by many people or a particular person or group. As for the word culture means the arts and others manifestations of human intellectual achievements regarding collectively. Now to give my personal definition of the meaning “popular culture” would go like this. Many things that are liked and praised upon in the culture/generation that we currently live in. When time changes
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Art Reflection Paper Pop Culture and the Arts October 10‚ 2011 Gerald Oglesby Art Reflection paper Art can be expressed in many ways. Art is seen in every aspect of our lives. The way people dress‚ wear their hair‚ makeup‚ and even the type of car they drive is a form of art. Artist use various ways to express art by the way they dray‚ the colors they use‚ creativity ‚ and the style that they use to create fullness or dullness in the pictures. In this
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Performing Arts Performing arts are art forms in which artists use their body or voice to convey artistic expression—as opposed to plastic arts‚ in which artists use clay‚ metal‚ paint‚ and other materials to create physical art objects. The first recorded use of the term performing arts was in 1711. OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS: 1 Types of performing arts • 1.1 Theatre • 1.2 Dance • 1.3 Music 2 History of Western performing arts • 2.1 Renaissance • 2.2 Modern era
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In what ways are the arts a means of expressing knowledge? Discuss in relation to at least two other AOKs. (Word Count: 672) Art can be used to express knowledge because not only does it contribute to education but also communication in daily life. Art is a means that expresses knowledge because the purpose of it is to mimic or copy reality or in other words it is a creative interpretation of reality. Art allows people to view the world in a different way because art usually emphasizes 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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Culture can be viewed as the customs‚ arts and social interactions of a particular nation‚ people‚ or other social group (Yourdictionary.com‚ 2013) Popular culture is defined as “Cultural activities or commercial products reflecting‚ suited to‚ or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.” (Dictionary.com‚ 2013) Three major trends in popular American culture would be: Social networking‚ reality television‚ and technology. Social networking has changed how we do communicate‚ think and live
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