The Social Realism in War and Peace It is hard to truly understand the unbelievable detail and descriptions of Tolstoy’s writings without actually having read some of his work. Leo Tolstoy was a unique man with a different perspective on life and everything around us than anyone else. Influenced by the experience of fighting in the Crimean war‚ Leo Tolstoy composed his masterpiece‚ War and Peace‚ whose Victorian qualities included incredibly realistic descriptions which would inspire future
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Art From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the general concept of art. For people named Art‚ see Arthur. For other uses‚ see Art (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Clockwise from upper left: a self-portrait from Vincent van Gogh‚ an African Chokwe statue‚ detail from the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and a Japanese Shisa lion Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which
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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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Nature of Abstract Art Meyer Schapiro (1937) Before there was an art of abstract painting‚ it was already widely believed that the value of a picture was a matter of colors and shapes alone. Music and architecture were constantly held up to painters as examples of a pure art which did not have to imitate objects but derived its effects from elements peculiar to itself. But such ideas could not be readily accepted‚ since no one had yet seen a painting made up of colors and shapes‚ representing
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Kayla Ferry Political Science 150 Dr. Byron October 5‚ 2010 1) Neo-realism‚ also known as structural realism see international politics as a power struggle between states. Conflicts between states and security competition are due to a lack of “an overarching authority above states and the relative distribution of power in the international system” (Dunne 98). Scholar Kenneth Waltz defined the structure of the international system in three elements: organizing principle‚ differentiation
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Art Nouveau Art Nouveau was a decorative style that flourished in the era between (1890-1910). Meaning in French; "New art". Its main characteristics consisted of organic-like linear movements and delicate form that made no consideration for roots or gravity. Art Nouveau was thought to have adapted its qualities from subtle shapes such as lilies‚ peacocks and the female human body. The idea of it was to try and harmonize human-made art with nature. Two-dimensional Art Nouveau pieces were painted
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Compare and Contrast Works of Art Bright colors jumping at you asking for attention‚ images so real viewers can not tell the difference. These are the thoughts that came to my head as I gazed at two works of art by two Mexican artists at MoLAA museum of art . I visited two museums‚ Bowers Museum of cultural Art in the heart of Southern California and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach for my report unfortunately I only liked the works in MoLAA and will talk about it through out my
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Forgery is a normal aspect of the art world. This topic is about the skill involved in producing ’true’ forgeries within the world of art. It is stressed that the forger is to be seen as an artist‚ in that he or she must sometimes enter the mind of the original artist‚ master his or her techniques‚ and otherwise execute works that can withstand the expert eye. There are many ways that people will do in order to make a fast buck without thinking about the techniques that are done to detect forgery
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Office Art: Worth the Investment Writing Assignment 2 Micheal Flynn Strayer University Dr. Wayne Marshall February 28‚ 2014 Office Art: Worth the Investment Dear Regional Director‚ I have done most of the leg work and have come up with some ideas of some art that we could put in the office that would help to show our workplace is open and inviting. These pieces of art will not cost more than the budget you gave me because they will be copies but referenced to the museums that own the
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Creative art and Fine art . By a broad definition of art‚[9] artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind: from early pre-historic art to contemporary art; however‚ some theories restrict the concept to modern Western societies.[10] The first and broadest sense of art is the one that has remained closest to the older Latin meaning‚ which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft." A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact‚ artificial‚ artifice‚ medical arts‚ and military arts
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