A number of people have asked about the value of addressing aesthetics‚ the philosophy of art‚ or the definition of art. The reasoning is that if it is so difficult to define‚ it must therefor be ultimately subjective‚ and each person should just determine for herself what it is. Perhaps we all do determine for ourselves the meaning of anything. Because‚ as in the "tree falling in the forest" example‚ the meaning does not exist if it does not exist for me personally. I am allowed to define "table"
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Baroque Art Styles Amber Eagler American Intercontinental University Abstract The author of this paper has chosen three works of art from the Baroque Style. The three works of art are as follows; Pieta‚ The Entombment‚ and Rembrandt’s Belshazzar. The author gives her insight about the painterly appearance of the works of art. In this paper‚ we will analyze these three paintings and how they fit into the Baroque time period. Baroque Art Styles This paper will start with an explanation
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Chinese Art The Chinese culture is a very interesting topic to learn about. They have many beliefs‚ customs and traditions that make them unique. Art was very important to the Chinese culture. It was a way to express or symbolize emotions. The Chinese display many different styles as well as techniques to express who they truly are and believe. Art began in China in stone structures. Large carvings were carried out by families rather than one particular person. Throughout the years‚ Chinese
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Art is life‚ it is beauty‚ it is emotion‚ it is you‚ it is me‚ it is everything. Art defines all that we are‚ and all that we could become. Art is of the past and of the future‚ of the influences of our daily lives‚ of our pasts combined with who we are today. Art is an indescribable joy‚ an expansion of the mind‚ body and soul. We are art‚ every last individual of the human race. Art comes in the form of music‚ dance‚ theater‚ painting‚ drawing‚ blowing‚ throwing‚ and even in the math equations
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Art as a Political Statement: Political Art in the 19th and 20th Centuries Philip Simoneau Art 144: Modern Art History November 15‚ 2006 The visual artist plays a very unique role in society. Not only can an artist be inspired by his surrounding culture‚ but in fact‚ he can also inspire his surrounding culture. In this way‚ artwork can have a profound affect on society. Artists throughout history have been inspired by a variety of different circumstances. Whether it is personal
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Iconoclasm‚ Incarnation‚ and Art During the time of the Byzantine period‚ the utilization of religious images was a controversial subject. This controversy consisted of three parties; the Carolingians‚ iconoclasts‚ and iconodules and each party had their own interpretation on how and where these religious images could be used. Although each party had a different view‚ there was something in common amongst the three of them‚ they all agreed that God is the only thing that someone may worship. The
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! Modernism and Postmodernism in Australian Art: ‘Australian Identity’ When westerners first came to Australia in the late 1700’s‚ we found ourselves extremely disorientated in this mysterious world‚ causing confusion within ourselves and loss of identity in place. But now as we are evolving‚ we begin to heal ourselves through learning to live in a more empathetic relationship with the land‚ being influenced and influencing the ancient soils we stand upon. As we began to acknowledge that nature
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A collage is a work of art‚ primarily in the visual art‚ made from an assemblage of different forms‚ thus creating a new whole. The process may include fabric‚ natural material‚ photographs‚ newspaper fragments and other found objects‚ glued to a piece of paper or canvas. It creates a low-relief assemblage. In the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art‚ Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque used the collage technique in their art work. Following his colleagues
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What is art? Can we give a current definition of something so abstractive and unboundless like that? In our modern world‚ everything which is not understandable for the mass audience automatically receives the label "Art" from his creator. Maybe art is something which is not for everyone. You can find lots of popular definitions on the internet‚ on google.com and wikipedia.com‚ also lots of quotes of famous people of art. But what is art for the normal people? The people who don’t know what "linocut"
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Looking At Art Part One [pic] • Nataraja‚ Shiva as the King of Dance • Unknown Artist • India • South India Chola period (900-13th Century) • 11th century • Bronze • 111.50 x 101.65 cm (43 7/8 x 40 inches) • Cleveland Museum of Art • Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund‚ 1930.331 Shiva as Nataraja‚ Lord of Dance‚ at once destroys and re-creates the universe. Based on the rhythmic‚ graceful postures of classical Indian dance‚ the
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