Art- comes from the latin word “ars” or “artis” which means “skill.” • Principle of application of skill‚ knowledge in a creative effort‚ form of beauty‚ esthetic expression of feeling‚ as in music‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ literature‚ architecture and dance • Aesthetic experience of Man • Art is expression‚ not intention or talent ( Benedetto Croche) • Attempt to create pleasing forms (Herbert Read) • Molds our actual life of feeling (Susanne Larger) Forms of Art
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Jessica Jones Ms. Wojtowicz Honors English 9 11 May 2009 Why is Photography Art? Introduction Life is filled with many fun filled moments‚ beautiful surprises‚ and an inspiring world that cause people to show many emotions. These emotions can be shown to others through many different ways. Emotions can be personal or like photography can be shown to others by the act of creating a picture. Photography was invented during the first
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– Two-Dimensional Art Essay TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2-D) ART ESSAY Objective: To help students start to understand and apply ideas about 2-D art media and methods when looking at examples of 2-D artwork. Materials: Textbook‚ computer/internet (for finding examples of images)‚ possible outside research. Assignment Description: Students must choose one (1) example of a historically significant piece of two-dimensional artwork (painting‚ drawing‚ printmaking‚ mosaic‚ collage) and write an essay
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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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What is Good Art? Art‚ which brings out the creative side in a person‚ is the expression of a person’s thoughts. These thoughts range from personal happenings to powerful events around the world. Art is intended to evoke a feeling. Good art is dependent on the feeling the artist captures. To start‚ good art doesn’t need to make sense; it just needs to get people thinking. In the early 16th century‚ Leonardo Da Vinci painted the “Mona Lisa.” When I first look at the painting my eyes are immediately
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Exotic Pitchforks American art has been molded and shaped by different cultures around the world‚ and through the years different artists have given different kinds of art their own little special touch. A very famous type of painting is oil painting‚ and Americans just so happen to be very good at making them. One oil painting that almost everyone is familiar with is “American Gothic” by Grant Wood‚ and another one that is a little less famous is “The Peaceable Kingdom” by Edward Hicks. Both
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The Question of Authenticity In the mid-twentieth century‚ an American artist named Andy Warhol shook the art world like an earthquake. Warhol’s influences in art and pop culture have led him to be recognized as one of the most significant figures in contemporary art and culture. Many of his groundbreaking influences are still seen today‚ nearly 30 years after his death. Warhol receives credit as being the first to popularize silk-screen printing; a process that utilizes the properties of a stencil
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Notes - Sept 15‚ 2013 The Art Institute of Chicago Building was 1893 structure built as the World’s Congress Auxiliary Building and was built for the Columbian Expo. 5The Art Institute of Chicago opened as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts on May 24‚ 1879. Chicago is a young city. 1577 painting… Artist moves with color El Greko‚ born Doménikos Theotokópoulos‚ was a painter‚ sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname‚ a reference to his national Greek
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Art and Intention When it came to the understanding of the art works both Marcel Duchamp’s and Michelangelo’s the reactions came for a lack of knowing what they were looking at and a lack of understanding. For Duchamp’s art piece had nothing to do with nudist or anything of the sort it was simply the act of motion. The name it was offended people the most about the “Nude Descending a Staircase” painting done by Duchamp. Now on the other hand I can believe the public had a hard time with Michelangelo’s
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definition of art. Although commonly used to describe something of beauty‚ or a skill which produces an aesthetic result‚ there is no clear line in principle between (say) a unique piece of handmade sculpture‚ and a mass-produced but visually attractive item. We might say that art requires thought - some kind of creative impulse - but this raises more questions: for example‚ how much thought is required? If someone flings paint at a canvas‚ hoping by this action to create a work of art‚ does the result
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