What is considered art has been a controversial question for many years in history and today. There are various forms and types of art. Because art is very complex and diverse‚ it is viewed and conceptualized in many different ways. Nancy G. Heller states even though a type of artwork is hard to understand‚ it’s considered art‚ and artwork that people don’t understand shouldn’t be disregarded from other types of art. She feels as though people shouldn’t be intimidated by artwork that’s hard to understand
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To what extent was the development of Christian art and architecture influenced by the art and architecture of classical Rome? The art and architecture of classical Rome had an immense influence on the development of Christian art and architecture in several ways. When Christianity began in the Jewish territory under the Roman Empire‚ little was known about the tremendous influence the art and architecture of classical Rome would be in the development of the Christian art and architecture. Although
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Music is such an essential part of humanity. For every generation is a different set of music. Some maybe strange to hear and some too noisy to understand. There are lots of kinds music‚ jazz‚ rock‚ country music‚ folk‚ classical‚ pop music and others. But the most youth oriented kind of music is pop music. Today‚ Pop music is relatively clear medium of communication of youth to its pears and surroundings. Older generations and youngsters may sometimes established conflicts with this type of music
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Gothic Art is concerned with the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ and music characteristic of the second of two great international eras that flourished in western and central Europe during the Middle Ages. Architecture was the most important and original art form during the Gothic period. The principal structural characteristics of Gothic architecture arose out of medieval masons’ efforts to solve the problems associated with supporting heavy masonry ceiling vaults over wide spans. The problem
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words to describe the true beauty of Indigenous Australian art‚ music and dance. These three aspects of the Indigenous culture are also part of the Torres Strait Island culture who "together make up 2.4% of the Australian population" (Macklin‚ 2004). These people express their personal experiences and the Indigenous Australian history through art work‚ dance and song. For example‚ an art piece may be about the creation of the land. Music can interpret the sounds of the animals or the hunters and
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Literature and art‚ which are expressions of one’s ideas through writing and creativity‚ have survived throughout the various eras in history. Although technology could change how literature and art are delivered‚ it will not change man’s desire to express himself. The desire to be recognized and remembered for one’s literary work‚ as has been recognized to present‚ will transcend beyond this technological era. For example‚ In Fahrenheit 451‚ the protagonist Montag decides to be
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from a description of the music of the time. Musical styles greatly different from artistic styles of the time making it virtually impossible to draw parallels between the two. Instead‚ one needs to draw independent conclusions about Baroque music. One example which we heard in class was Handel’s oratorio called Solomon‚ Act III. The third act is good representation of music of the Baroque and was written by Handel in order to state how marvelous and powerful Baroque music was. One of the biggest
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with each Sufi order‚ but the quintessential meaning is the same‚ and that is that Sufi music has universally influenced the world and has bridged the gap between both the Western world and the Islamic world. The renowned scholar‚ Seyyed Hossein Nasr quotes a man he deeply admires‚ Yehudi Menuhin‚ who said‚ “Sufi music is like ladder that connects the soul to Allah.” This ultimately shows the importance that music has on Sufism. In addition‚ Nasr also states that there must be conditions set for each
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Art for Arts’ Sake Dear Friends‚ When I was asked to write to you about my views of the role of the Arts in society‚ I did not hesitate to embrace the task. Over the past three years‚ I have been working on a PhD in Music Education. I have finished all of my coursework‚ and have "only" my dissertation remaining. In this program of study‚ I recall many discussions in our seminar classes that were seeking to answer this very question: What is the role of the Arts in our society? For purposes
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What is Anti-Art? Introduction I am going to be writing about anti-art and what it is. I feel that before I can fully explore this concept in more depth‚ I must first look at the question ‘What is art?’ and ‘How do we know it is art?‘. To understand what art is‚ you have to look at its surroundings‚ the art world‚ you have the people who make the art work‚ the painters‚ the sculptors etc. Then you have the people that exhibit the work‚ and finally you have the viewers‚ the people who attend
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