sub-culture becomes dominant in society‚ it is said to have attained hegemony. A hegemonic subculture has the power to convince the vast majority of people that its ideas are the best right mainstream ones. It can also brand other subcultures and their ideas as deviant. Hence‚ a hegemonic power has control over ideas in society and shapes the way society thinks. They can come in the form of institutions in society‚ and hegemonic ideas tend to be those of the ruling class in society. Art which
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According to the dictionary the word mural means a painting or other work of art that is directly executed on to a wall. The mural started out as what is known as graffiti‚ which comes from the Latin word graffio‚ meaning scratching or scribbling. Murals are in existence in almost every city across the world. More specifically‚ I want to zero in on cities such as Philadelphia‚ Los Angeles‚ and Belfast and Derry Ireland. An individual may believe that murals are there to beautify the city‚ however
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1. Tell us about a concept‚ theory‚ or topic you have explored simply because it sparked your intellectual curiosity. Why do you find it intriguing? How do you want to further explore it? I have always been captivated by the concepts and theories of what makes art “beautiful.” Since I am an artist myself‚ I had wanted to improve by finding what “beauty” is to everyone. As I learned in Theory of Knowledge (ToK) class‚ art‚ like history‚ is subjective to the individual‚ but one cannot deny there are
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Is graffiti art? Anyone who lives in a big city knows that graffiti is becoming more popular. When it comes to the topic of graffiti‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a rising art for. Where this argument usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of is graffiti art. Whereas some convinced that it is vandalism‚ other maintains that it is a crime. Most people would agree that graffiti is a way an artist can express his or her feelings‚ inspires today’s generation‚
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dancing is a sport or an art. Dancing is an art and not a sport because of a dancer’s ability to express themselves and the art itself in different forms. First of all‚ to know that dance is an art and not a sport‚ the definition of the two need to come into consideration. Harrell Fletcher is a teacher in the art department at Portland State University and has exhibited at multiple museums and galleries all around the world. He was asked by Greater Good why he composes art. Before he answers why he
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52583026 TAO CHEUK WUN Electronic art is similar with computer art and digital art1‚ it also refers to artworks containing electronic elements and combining them into different media such as music‚ dance and performance. Therefore‚ electronic art is an interdisciplinary field‚ and considered as a new media art‚ when artists making their artwork‚ they usually work with scientists and engineers. Nam June Paik‚ “Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S.”‚ 1995‚ 51 channel video installation2
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The Art of Torture According to a 2006 survey conducted by BBC News‚ 58% of Americans say that any form of torture upon a fellow man for any reason is wrong (“One-third” 1)‚ which is ironic because horror films‚ such as Saw and Hostel‚ where victims are brutally murdered and ripped to shreds for the audience’s pure entertainment pleasure topped the box offices with their releases in 2004 and 2005. By looking at sociopolitical platforms and moral messages behind the ‘torture porn’ subgenre‚
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Alexis Iradi Professor Mantle ENG102-02 13 December 2013 The Importance of the Arts in Education “Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math‚ reading‚ cognitive ability‚ critical thinking‚ and verbal skill” (Smith 1). The benefits of art in a children’s life are endless‚ yet the arts are not taken seriously in many school district and instead are being taken out and replaced with other classes that are thought to improve students abilities on standardized tests. The
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Is Art According to writer‚ Albert Camus‚ “Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurants revolving door.” A good restaurant should contain a luminous environment‚ delicious food‚ and have a friendly staff. Benihanas excels in all of these categories‚ which is what makes it such a great restaurant. Now let me tell you a few reasons why this restaurant is so good. Benihanas has a beautiful environment from the exterior to the interior. When you first walk up you notice
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HOW COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE ARE RELATED Communication has been one of the most powerful tools that humans species have develop trough thousands of years and that we still have. There are many types of communication like body language‚ eye contact‚ sign language‚ paralanguage‚ haptic language‚ and chromic‚ also media like pictures‚ graphics‚ sounds and writing. Culture emerged in the XII and XIX century in Europe. The word culture means cultivation or improvement‚ how the human species act‚ thinks
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