"I think a lot of graffiti is art but not all of it. Not every piece of canvas with paint on it is art either." (Student response to a query about street art) When discussing art in popular culture there are very few boundaries to adhere to. Almost any form of media can be considered as art. But not all works are good examples of art and there are several determining factors that help to decide on the artistic quality of a piece. This essay will discuss in response to the above quote the identifiable
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ESSAY 1 Alexander the Great was the King of Macedon and is one of the greatest military leaders in the Greco era in other words the Hellenistic period. His empire spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab. He was brilliant in planning strategic plans and attacks. An example would be when he created the Macedonian phalange. At the death of Alexander a new Greek age began which was the Hellenistic period during which Greek leaders spread Greek culture to the area Alexander had conquered. Alexander’s colleague
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idea of beauty through the history of art. The idea of beauty‚ the perfect human body‚ is a result of culture: religious functions‚ advertisements‚ economy‚ and other factors. The definition of beauty is not an inherent concept‚ since every age‚ place and social class formed its own ideal of it. This evolution of beauty is shown explicitly through the history of art. Art‚ in different periods‚ was influenced mainly by history and religion. I will discuss this transition from the Middle Ages to Renaissance
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How the visual Arts Communicate Khalilah Courtney Arts/100 April 27‚ 2015 Theresa Polley-Shellcorft One of the world’s most famous artist Leonardo da Vinci created some of the greatest work ever seen by the naked eye. The Mona Lisa was a piece that he
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Compare and Contrast Works of Art Bright colors jumping at you asking for attention‚ images so real viewers can not tell the difference. These are the thoughts that came to my head as I gazed at two works of art by two Mexican artists at MoLAA museum of art . I visited two museums‚ Bowers Museum of cultural Art in the heart of Southern California and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach for my report unfortunately I only liked the works in MoLAA and will talk about it through out my
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Through the ages‚ art has played a fundamental role in life. We experience Art on a daily basis because it’s universal and therefore everywhere. Art plays a huge part in making our lives considerably rich. Imagine‚ just for a second‚ a world with no art. You may probably think "So what?" but just consider the impact that lack of graphics would have on your favorite video game‚ on Internet. Art gives people a way to be imaginative and express themselves. For some people‚ art is one of the reasons
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One notorious visual artist from the Renaissance era is Leonardo Da Vinci. Interestingly enough‚ Da Vinci was more than just a painter and sculptor; he was also an architect‚ inventor‚ thinker‚ scientist and mathematician (History.com‚ 2009). He was a very interesting man and it is easy to understand his influence on art. His early life biography‚ experience of the French invasion and paintings depict Leonard Da Vinci as a much more interesting individual than the typical person would understand
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According to the dictionary the word mural means a painting or other work of art that is directly executed on to a wall. The mural started out as what is known as graffiti‚ which comes from the Latin word graffio‚ meaning scratching or scribbling. Murals are in existence in almost every city across the world. More specifically‚ I want to zero in on cities such as Philadelphia‚ Los Angeles‚ and Belfast and Derry Ireland. An individual may believe that murals are there to beautify the city‚ however
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Experiences of Their Eyes Art involving Deaf Visual and Image Art is known as De’VIA. De’VIA was an art movement inspired by deaf artists to “come out of the closet” during the early 1980s and late 1990s (Miller 303). To come out of the closet is to show pride in being deaf‚ instead of hiding their deafness or trying to imitate the hearing. Deaf people have a history comprise of discrimination‚ being ignored and oppressed by the hearing world. Thus‚ through their art they are able to represent
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Art From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the general concept of art. For people named Art‚ see Arthur. For other uses‚ see Art (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Clockwise from upper left: a self-portrait from Vincent van Gogh‚ an African Chokwe statue‚ detail from the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and a Japanese Shisa lion Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which
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