The friends‚ the lifestyle and the beliefs of a Skateboarder are unique‚ its something you have to live to understand. The tattered shoes‚ the countless wounds all spark memories‚ the past‚ present and future are all embraced. Its roots began in surfing in the 1960’s the look‚ the lifestyle all say one things and one thing alone; “I’m an individual and I will prevail” My artistic craving started to lean towards the legendary surf and skate illustrators of the 1970’s to 1990’s. The Skateboarding
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Johnny Cupcakes is a small company with fantastic vision. The decisions that have been made thus far seem to have all been good but the brand could make some changes that could make it even better. One way this can happen is by expanding and getting the brand name out to more of the public‚ especially the target market (trendy young adults). There needs to be more ways for people to connect with the brand and to make them feel like they are a part of it. Johnny Cupcakes is a unique brand and so are
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Mister Brainwash: Legitimate Artist or Fraud? Ideally‚ an artist is a person who creates art as an expression of thought or feeling. Yes‚ it seems a simple idea‚ but what really make a true artist can be confusing. Beyond the creation of art‚ true artists are those who carry important messages out to the world through their artworks and do so not for monetary but for public attention. It is a change in culture where these artists wanted to send the people a message by putting up their artworks in
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There is no true definition of art. To me‚ art is very subjective and can mean different things for different people. In my opinion‚ art is a form of self-expression or filling in a space in a way that is beautiful or aesthetically pleasing to the artist. A true work of art can be a painting‚ a sculpture‚ a picture‚ a video‚ a play‚ a piece of writing‚ or a drawing that is full of imagination‚ creativity‚ and skill. For something to be considered art‚ it must be arranged in a meaningful way. This
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Determining the Influences of Soviet Propaganda on Contemporary Advertising and Promotion The purpose of this study is to look at the representation of political ideology on Soviet posters and the ways in which this style continues to influence today’s advertising and popular culture. Though there are many forms of propaganda the forms of propaganda I intend to discuss in this essay are visual. The areas I aim to further my understanding of are the representation of political ideologies on today’s
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Most people can argue that there is a fine distinction between what is recognized as art and vandalism. The individual is often faced with uncertainty when the topic of graffiti arises. The public often portray graffiti as a destructive act towards his or her surroundings however; graffiti can also be considered a form of self-expression. Many questions can be made pertaining to the graffiti movement‚ but the main question is graffiti a crime or an art? The answers lie in the complex phrase of “beauty
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Barbara Kruger is by any bar one of the most unique and celebrated artists of the 21st Century. Her style of employing popular culture both as a tool and subject in her artistic works to critique common norms and values has changed the way we think about postmodern life. The questions and ideas brought forth by her work traverses consumerism‚ race‚ autonomy and economics. Her ability to use few words and an image to create an instant connection between the artist‚ the message and the viewer is a
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Zayn El Hajji First Year Writing Professor Bodenrader The Replication of Everything Replication‚ reproduction‚ repetition‚ it is all the same in the end. Postmodernism was defined by its use of replication and reproduction to show the dehumanization of the mass production capitalistic world. David Foster Wallace writes in the book A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll never do again “The apotheosis of the pop in postwar art marked a whole new marriage between high and low culture. For the artistic
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Chinese cultural revolution[edit] The poster "Revolution promotes production"‚ created by He Shuxui‚ celebrates traditional ceramic painting techniques. A plaque in the background commemorates a group of ceramic workers as an outstanding productive unit‚ 1974.[104] A worker named Wang Qing Cang created the poster "The three countries of Indo Zhina (Lao‚ Cambodia‚ Vietnam) will win!". On the upper left side‚ it says "Enemies are getting sicker and sicker every day‚ and we are getting better and
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What do people think of when they see graffiti? Is it art‚ vandalism‚ or could it be both. Graffiti is a relatively new and developing art form that presents a lot of controversy due to its involvement of illegality. A lot of people see graffiti and instantly label it as vandalism and not an art form; however‚ by legal definition that’s not always the case. According to Oxford Dictionaries‚ art is defined as “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination…producing works to
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