How To Analyze Your Perceptions Of Popular Culture
Popular Culture and the Arts
Student Name
University of Phoenix
ARTS/125-Pop Culture and the Arts Popular Culture and the Arts
The purpose of this paper is to analyze my perceptions of Popular Culture and the Arts. My very own definitions of “art,†“fine art,†“artifacts,†and how they influence my cultural perception of the world will be discussed. My definitions of “culture,†“elite culture,†“pop culture,†“ethnocentrism,†“trend,†“fad,†and how these terms relate to my definition of art will also be discussed.
My definition of “art†is really anything that I, as an individual, find aesthetically pleasing. Art can be a painting, photograph, a song, a lump of clay, an advertisement, etc. Just about anything that someone creates; that someone else is inclined to appreciate and look at can be considered art. “Fine art†transcends art, in that it refines “art.†Fine art demonstrates a deeper focus, or even a specific talent, that an average person may not posses. For example, art might well describe a human stick-figure. However, fine art would describe the painting of a human figure, which …show more content…
There are aspects of art that do identity with a specific culture, like Mexican dress, Mexican music, and even Mexican food. The culture in which I live is a great melting pot of cultures, and as such, I am exposed to mixes and blends of music, dress, food, etc, that all come together to illustrate the culture in which I live. I identify with these aspects of my culture. I have German and Scottish ancestry, but these things are not exactly part of the culture that I identify with. I identify with them as part of my heritage, but find that they are of only minor influence in cultural identity living here in the United
Student Name
University of Phoenix
ARTS/125-Pop Culture and the Arts Popular Culture and the Arts
The purpose of this paper is to analyze my perceptions of Popular Culture and the Arts. My very own definitions of “art,†“fine art,†“artifacts,†and how they influence my cultural perception of the world will be discussed. My definitions of “culture,†“elite culture,†“pop culture,†“ethnocentrism,†“trend,†“fad,†and how these terms relate to my definition of art will also be discussed.
My definition of “art†is really anything that I, as an individual, find aesthetically pleasing. Art can be a painting, photograph, a song, a lump of clay, an advertisement, etc. Just about anything that someone creates; that someone else is inclined to appreciate and look at can be considered art. “Fine art†transcends art, in that it refines “art.†Fine art demonstrates a deeper focus, or even a specific talent, that an average person may not posses. For example, art might well describe a human stick-figure. However, fine art would describe the painting of a human figure, which …show more content…
There are aspects of art that do identity with a specific culture, like Mexican dress, Mexican music, and even Mexican food. The culture in which I live is a great melting pot of cultures, and as such, I am exposed to mixes and blends of music, dress, food, etc, that all come together to illustrate the culture in which I live. I identify with these aspects of my culture. I have German and Scottish ancestry, but these things are not exactly part of the culture that I identify with. I identify with them as part of my heritage, but find that they are of only minor influence in cultural identity living here in the United