General Overview of the Humanities Meaning‚ Importance‚ And Scope Methods of Presenting the Art Subjects With the advent of the computer age‚ advanced science and technology have overwhelmed many aspects of our lives‚ and even our possibilities of survival are affected. The humanities can provide enjoyment and stimulation‚ especially when we try to understand what it covers. The Meaning‚ Importance‚ and Scope of humanities The word humanities come from the Latin humanus‚ which means human
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censored and supported works of art. The United States government hesitantly created the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1965 to provide material support for deserving artists. Initially the government did not want to support individuals or groups of individuals because it feared that the works of art they created might end up being construed as national art and it only allowed NEA to be formed after being pressured by activists. The need to cease underwriting vulgar art became apparent in 1988
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Feminist Art The subject of Feminist art has been debated for many years. Female artiste worked anonymously in a society‚ obsessed with male dominance for a long time‚ examples of women artistes before 19th cent are rare. They encountered a clash between their roles as Mothers‚ householders‚ workers etc in the society where males imposed patriarchal social systems and hence restricting a female’s artistic (along with her political‚ social) expression. significant in the dominant culture’s patriarchal
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Conceptual Art – Essay ”In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art‚ it means that all if the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.” (Sol LeWitt‚ Artforum 1967‚ Paragraphs on Conceptual Art.) Conceptual art is a form of art where the idea is the most important aspect and the product or work of art‚ if there is any at
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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 with
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it grew in society‚ is very interesting. As we have said earlier‚ in this block we shall relate this story. But surely‚ by now‚ you may be wondering why you should know the history of science. And‚ for that matter‚ you may ask‚ what do we mean by the ’history’ of science? Will it mean memorising a lot of dates‚ names and places? Well‚ in the first unit we’ll provide you with the answers to these questions. We will also discuss‚ in brief‚ some aspects of science in the present-day society. The roots
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‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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It is an Ikegobo‚ or “altar to the hand.” These were created to celebrate the accomplishments of particularly celebrated individuals.2 Receiving an Ikegobo was one of the highest honors attainable in Benin society. Though they were usually celebrating an Oba‚ this particular work depicts the heroism of Ehenua‚ the military commander of Oba Akenzua I. It was given to Ehenua by Akenzua to recognize the commander’s success in defending the kingdom on Benin from
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Graffiti SAC Graffiti art is an art form. The reasons‚ including aesthetic criteria‚ as to why it is an art form far outweighs the criticism of illegality‚ incoherence‚ and nonstandard presentation. Suppose that Leonardo‚ Picasso or any of the recognized artists of Western Europe were alive today. Then‚ suppose that one of these famous artists decided to paint a masterpiece on the side of your house or on a wall in your neighbourhood. Would Picasso ’s markings be graffiti or art or vandalism? The answer
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Art Review The artist I would like to introduce is Tang Ying Mui‚ Grace. She is currently working as an active female contemporary artist in Hong Kong. Grace’s main form of art is installation art. Grace is well-known for her continue exploration of the use of thin plastic wrapped wire. She likes working with this material not only because it is low-priced but due to its flexibility. She can mould the wire into different shapes - as if it was a 3-D drawn line stretching from papers into the
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