Overview Graffiti art is an art form. The reasons‚ including aesthetic criteria‚ as to why it is an art form far outweigh the criticism of illegality‚ incoherence‚ and nonstandard presentation. The objective of this paper is to explain how graffiti art overcomes these concerns and thereby can be considered as an art form. Suppose that Leonardo‚ Monet‚ Picasso‚ or any of the recognized artisans of Western European culture were alive in the present day. Then‚ suppose that one of these famous
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Art Worksheet Art Education 1600‚ Art and Music since 1945 Your Name Nathan This worksheet is designed to prepare you with critical skills for analyzing a visual art work. Follow the steps in this worksheet carefully and it will help you organize your thinking. In Step 1‚ you will analyze the art work in detail. Look and look again for things you don’t see the first time. In Step 2‚ you interpret the work‚ either by telling a story about the work or telling what the work means to you
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The ongoing dispute about the ownership and location of Benin art remains a controversy over whether it should be returned to its place of origin. It is vital to observe the “encounter” between (Woods‚ 2008‚ ‘THE ART OF BENIN’‚ p.7) Europe and the kingdom of Benin‚ when the Benin artefacts were initially plundered and confiscated in the “‘punitive expedition’” (Mackie‚ 2008‚ ‘1897: the ‘punitive expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The
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Danto mean by the End of Art? The end of art is not the death of art‚ but the wholesale elimination of what used to be considered art and its replacement by a new concept: pluralism. When art has exhausted itself and this concept has been brought into the forefront of the consciousness‚ this awareness signals the end of art. Art is no longer art in the traditional sense (having a manifesto-aesthetically pleasing‚ etc.) because the accessibility to art and to create art has allowed the masses to
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What is Art? Art cannot be defined simply‚ there has been numerous definitions offered throughout the decades but it is if I may‚ impossible to pin point one that define art perfectly because it is so broad. If I had to define all that art is will probably exceed an essay‚ but a book will do just fine. Since we cannot cover all that art is in one essay‚ we will cover the main ideas about it. Paintings‚ photography‚ architecture‚ and sculptures‚ they are the basics of art‚ and then there are
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org/journal/aasoci) DOI:10.4236/aasoci.2012.21007 Is Street Art a Crime? An Attempt at Examining Street Art Using Criminology Zeynep Alpaslan Department of Sociology‚ Hacettepe University‚ Ankara‚ Turkey Email: z_alpaslan@hacettepe.edu.tr Received February 1st‚ 2012; revised February 29th‚ 2012; accepted March 13th‚ 2012 A clear and basic definition is the fundamental element in understanding‚ thus explaining any social scientific concept. Street art is a social phenomenon‚ characterized by its illegal
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critique for all forms of art. However‚ an unfortunate phenomenon has been increasing rapidly as art communities grow. The phenomenon is known as art theft‚ where individuals either plagiarize‚ trace‚ or copy another person’s artwork and claim it as their own creation. Luckily‚ services are provided within online art communities and certain techniques can be use to prevent‚ decrease‚ and remove art theft. How do you detect art theft? First‚ a person must learn how to recognize art theft before doing
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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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Through the ages‚ art has played a fundamental role in life. We experience Art on a daily basis because it’s universal and therefore everywhere. Art plays a huge part in making our lives considerably rich. Imagine‚ just for a second‚ a world with no art. You may probably think "So what?" but just consider the impact that lack of graphics would have on your favorite video game‚ on Internet. Art gives people a way to be imaginative and express themselves. For some people‚ art is one of the reasons
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“Of all the arts‚ abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well‚ that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors‚ and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." -- Wassily Kandinsky. Abstract Art is art that is not a precise demonstration of a form or object. This depiction can be diverged in many ways including the shape‚ color‚ and form. The artist takes the object and then either simplifies it or exaggerates it using these
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