American Art Before and After World War II Melissa Kirkland ARTS/125 August 10‚ 2015 DOROTHEA LANGE • American photographer. • From 1914 to 1917 she attended the New York Training School for Teachers and there decided to become a photographer‚ partly influenced by visits to the photographer Arnold Genthe. • From 1917 to 1918 she attended a photography course run by Clarence H. White at Columbia University‚ NY. “Migrant “White Angel Breadline” Mother” WALKER EVANS • American Photographer and
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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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The visual arts are created based on one’s influences and inspirations that surround them. It’s a form of expression for most artists as this is how they communicate feelings without directly speaking them. Some artists practice is so powerful‚ it shapes and effects significant events in society. This is achieved by inspiring the audience who may change their mind about a certain issue or encourage the audience to embrace and support a significant issue/event/cause. 2 well renowned artists‚ Barbara
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cultures as a positive mark of identity‚ while in many modern Western cultures permanently marking the body has been considered degrading or deviant. While discussing the role that body art plays in today’s Western society‚ it is imperative to realize the influence it has in every other culture. The history of body art is rich in older civilizations‚ as illustrated by the Burmese women who traditionally wear brass rings to elongate their necks (see picture above). The longer the neck‚ the wiser and
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Food 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
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Indian Art is the art produced on the Indian subcontinent from about the 3rd millennium BC to modern times. To viewers schooled in the Western tradition‚ Indian art may seem overly ornate and sensuous; appreciation of its refinement comes only gradually‚ as a rule. Voluptuous feeling is given unusually free expression in Indian culture. A strong sense of design is also characteristic of Indian art and can be observed in its modern as well as in its traditional forms. The vast scope of the art of India
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Traditional art VS Digital art Fri‚ May 15‚ 2009 News Because we live in a century dominated by technology innovation‚ art itself has been offered new creative horizons. But these new advantages have not been considered so beneficial for the art by some conservative art lovers‚ who believe that if the art is not created using traditional tools (pen‚ oils‚ watercolor‚ etc.) that art cannot be considered true art (true in the meaning of recognizing it’s real values). Even if the painting‚ the
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Things are heating up in America. People are protesting outside of the movie theaters‚ concerts‚ and book and record stores of this great nation everywhere. What is all the fuss about? Censorship‚ Government officials and raving mad protesters alike have been trying to stop the expressive creativity in everything from Marilyn Manson to Mark Twain. One of the biggest shake-ups happened in museums all over the world recently that would have made Michelangelo and DiVinchi’s hair stand on end. In the
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When involved with life’s daily routines it seems as if time on earth will go on without end. Priorities become distorted‚ but vanitas paintings remind us that life’s journey has an end‚ and the things we concern ourselves with aren’t all that important when looking at the big picture of life and death. Although the mortality theme is in each vanitas‚ the artists express their meaning individually with use of color‚ iconography‚ and other artistic techniques. Two vanitas that are worth comparing
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word Art is derived from an Ndo-European root AR‚ which means ‘to join’‚ ‘fit’ or ‘put together’. The preliminary definition; art is the application of practical skill [techne] to the production of works of creative imagination‚ which expresses‚ or rather embody an interpretation or view of life. In a wider sense‚ any human activity could be considered as an art. However there are fine arts as well as useful arts. Useful arts are engaged for the sake an ulterior purpose. For example: the art of building
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