To some people art is very important‚ to others it is nothing. To most‚ it is nice‚ but fades besides the everyday problems of physical survival‚ housing‚ food‚ money‚ children‚ etc. The value boils down to what you think you are: a meat machine or a spiritual being. For a meat machine‚ naturally anything that is not about physical survival is very secondary. The spiritual being needs more than physical product‚ but sources for development of mind and thought. There appears to be something about
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The Burghers of Calais is a set of statues in Paris‚ France that was made from 1884-1895. These statues were made by Auguste Rodin to illustrate a historical event in the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453)‚ which was between England and France for the control of France. King Edward III of England said he would spare the people of Calais if the citizens gave him a key to the city and sacrificed six prominent members of the city council. In the end‚ the council members were not killed‚ but these statues
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Artists of different time periods have made it clear that social movements and happenings have a great deal of importance in their work. Whether it is sculptures‚ paintings on walls in buildings like churches‚ or on canvas‚ the way that social movements and the ways in which society has changed their ways of looking at things‚ in particular women‚ have been depicted in artwork for centuries. In various forms of art throughout history‚ women are shown as sex symbols‚ weak‚ as servants to men and as
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Meng Yuan Professor George Baker TA Megan Metcalf Art History 54 Dec.6.2012 Formal Analysis: Sculpture With significant differences in shapes‚ volumes‚ texture and settings‚ Auguste Rodin’s Walking Man and Richard Serra’s T.E.U.C.L.A.‚ two conspicuous sculptures in UCLA sculpture garden‚ both demonstrate the combination of movement and stillness to viewers. Though‚ Rodin’s sculpture mainly represents it through a posture of a body in motion‚ while Serra tries to represent it by creating an
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1. 1872‚ Monet‚ Claude‚ French‚ Impression:Sunrise‚ Oil on canvas‚ Impressionism. TXT- Monet presents his artwork through fragmented brushstrokes and the his subjects are described as phantasmic because of the loose pieces of color that are not distinguished. His paintings are known for capturing the moments in life to define the aspects in his composition and be able to create a scene of vibrating movements. Pg 30 CLS- His purpose for this painting was to obtain optical realism and to play with
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On March 5‚ 2016‚ of USA Today’s online edition‚ Judith Rodin and Sam Kass’ submitted an opinion piece titled: A solution to hunger? Stop throwing dinner away: Column in which the multiple problems surrounding global hunger and food waste were addressed along with a proposal to combat these issues on various fronts. The authors address the USA Today readers using succinct language and providing data that is both compelling and easy for the average reader to understand. Along with the use of guided
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Definitions and Examples of Art Abstract While it is and can be said that what art is truly up to the viewer to interprete is true; it is up to the artist to display his definition of art. Thru his skills of observation‚ imagination‚ he displays to his thoughts and feelings condensed. Whatever their medium maybe it be painting‚ sculpture‚ or any of the many others. The world may or may not agree what art is‚ but the saying is true. It is with in the eyes of the beholder. The definition
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are trying to accomplish. Golding points out three statues which one of his teachers keep above his desk and cupboards‚ Venus‚ who represents love‚ Rodin ’s Thinker‚ which represents pure thought‚ and a leopard‚ which is nature. Grade-three thinkers try to use these three statues grasp the concept of thought. Golding ’s teacher defines to him that Rodin ’s Thinker is the root of all persons thought and how it should be portrayed. If Golding ’s teacher ’s statement is to be true‚ then all people in
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Psychological reactance Theory Freedom of behaviour is an important aspect of human life (Fogarty‚ 1997). When the ‘Fine Bro’s’‚ a popular YouTube channel attempted to trademark the word ‘react’‚ the YouTube community openly protested through acts reflective of reactance theory (See Appendix A.) A successful trademark meant that content creators using the reaction format‚ a format where a personality reacts to a popular video and offers their opinion‚ were at potential risk of having their videos
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Chapter 1: Art Dish from Iran (figure 5) illustrates the function of art in daily life as both utilitarian object and religious inspiration. The embellishments on the plate include Arabic writing of Muslim scripture. The dish was made in this country (Iran) Global Warning (figure 16)‚ the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies‚ presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for (all of the above) Art made
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