of Namban Art during the Christian century in the history of Japanese Art. I will concentrate on three essential elements in order to discuss this topic. Firstly‚ what is Namban art exactly? Secondly‚ I will briefly look at the history of the Christian century. Finally‚ I will relate the rise and fall of Namban Art to the rise and fall of Christianity during this period. What is Namban Art. The word namban itself translates as "Southern Barbarians". The term relates to the type of art which was
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The Art of Loving “The art of loving”‚ written by an American psychologist Erich Fromm in 1957‚ mainly discusses about three aspects: the reasons of love being an art‚ the theory of love‚ and the practice of love. He thoughtfully explains that an art of loving requires many effort and knowledge‚ comprehensively analyzes the theory of love‚ and specifically introduces the ways of practice the art of loving. Even if the work is done for about fifty years ago‚ there still have many remarkable
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Art and science 1 . Definition of art and science : - Art is reason applied without limits‚ geared towards an ideal and guided by the practical. - Science is reason applied within a framework‚ geared towards the practical and guided by an ideal. 2 The difference between art and science Art is geared towards an ideal‚ towards the attainment of perfection. All art is begun with some idea in mind‚ and bringing this idea across to viewers in the right manner in the goal of the artist. Yet
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What is art one might ask? Art can be seen as expression‚ form and representation. Art as representation is related to mimetic theory (Stremmel 2006). Mimetic theory comes from the Greek word "mimesis‚" which means imitation and representation (Hall 1997).Representation of art began with early ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Plato viewed art as an ‘imitation of nature.’ Due to this‚ art had no knowledge and therefore had no intellectual value. According to Plato‚ art was a copy of a copy thus barely
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view Installation Art‚ the term itself is not clearly defined. There are‚ however‚ different characteristics of it‚ and within this essay I will discuss the two most prevalent from my own point of view‚ and support my thoughts and opinions with examples from information we have encountered throughout this past semester. Although Installation Art has many qualities that it can be associated with‚ I believe that one which stands true above most is the fact that it Installation Art often casts the
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Art Nouveau Art nouveau‚ which simply means ‘New Art’‚ started around the 1890’s right till the First World War and was an artistic movement which started throughout most of Europe and eventually spread to the USA and the rest of the world. The name was taken from a shop in Paris called “la Maison de’l art nouveau”. It was an attempt to create a new style of art and to abandon the Victorian styles of the 19th century. This movement was said to be influenced by two very different styles of art
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DADA “Before Dada art was in form‚ after Dada art is an attitude” Dada was a radical art movement started in 1914 and ended in the mid 1920’s mainly in the North Atlantic. It was created as a form of protest against World War 1 by immigrants who wanted to express a new kind of mentality in the world of art and politics at the time. Dada was the reaction and rejection of traditional society and the atrocities of World War 1 by artist of that era. It reflected their desire to oppose convention
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Art Nouveau Art Nouveau was a decorative style that flourished in the era between (1890-1910). Meaning in French; "New art". Its main characteristics consisted of organic-like linear movements and delicate form that made no consideration for roots or gravity. Art Nouveau was thought to have adapted its qualities from subtle shapes such as lilies‚ peacocks and the female human body. The idea of it was to try and harmonize human-made art with nature. Two-dimensional Art Nouveau pieces were painted
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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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06 October 2014 Art is a visual media which can capture the imagination of everyone in many different ways. Every new piece of art brings new ideas and metaphors to the mind and how it portrays the feelings and personalities of different people and their cultures. This can be based on the artists themselves or the figures in the art which allow for them to be viewed more deeply. Such types of art which this relates to which also have many similarities and
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