1. What does Danto mean by the End of Art? The end of art is not the death of art‚ but the wholesale elimination of what used to be considered art and its replacement by a new concept: pluralism. When art has exhausted itself and this concept has been brought into the forefront of the consciousness‚ this awareness signals the end of art. Art is no longer art in the traditional sense (having a manifesto-aesthetically pleasing‚ etc.) because the accessibility to art and to create art has allowed
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Critic’s Opinion of A Doll’s House In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House many views could be seen from both sides of the gender world. Critics will argue about the true meaning of the story and why Ibsen wrote the story. The main points of the play that critics discuss are sexuality i.e. feminism‚ the wrong doing of the father figure‚ and spiritual revolution. I believe these critics are each right in their own way from my understanding of the play and their ideas about the play. Sexuality or‚ in the case
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Whether an opponent or advocate of Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party‚ there is no denying the historical importance of the piece. Even though its’ creation was only some 30 years ago‚ it is already seen as a feminist icon in western culture. The historical importance‚ to women and western culture‚ is intangible. When researching this piece‚ I found some questions intriguing‚ such as Is this piece a work of art or a study of history?’ And is it a symbol and if so‚ what for?’ My paper will discuss
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In the World of Art - draft 4 In the end of 1950’s the Pop Culture had just sprung off the new‚ hip‚ and trendy for of art; free trade was the new “it” and consumption was higher than ever (Trentmann). Among this new era of what is claimed to be the era of freedom‚ there was a man named John Berger who sat in front of a naked man‚ drawing frantically on a piece of paper that later would become/will become (jag vet inte vad du tycker ar bast?) the groundwork of his essay “Drawing.” As Berger‚ writing
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Now we must study the following questions: What significance does art acquire if we assume that our interpretation of it is correct? What is the relation between aesthetic response and all other forms of human behavior? How do we explain the role and importance of art in the general behavioral system of man? There are as many different answers to these questions as there are different ways of evaluating the importance of art. Some believe art is the supreme human activity while others consider it
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Should art be or do anything? There is a wide spectrum of opinions from critics and artists on what art should be or do. Oscar Wilde argues in his preface to “The Picture of Dorian Gray” that art is beauty or a symbol‚ but beneath that is left to the interpretation of the spectator. In Gustave Courbet’s essay “Realist Manifesto” art is knowledge to draw from to inspire his own individuality and to create living art. Although both essays bear some superficial similarities‚ the difference between Wilde’s
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Jackson Pollock’s ultimate fan boy came in the form of Clement Greenberg‚ art critic extraordinaire of the 20th century. He loved the formal language of abstraction and found manifestations of his definition of art in Pollock’s work. His contemporary‚ Harold Rosenberg‚ however‚ would probably have been standing in the corner shaking his head at Greenberg’s enthusiasm‚ trying to rival it with his own definitions and excitement. To Rosenberg‚ painting evolved into action and feeling with a near disregard
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16). One of de Kooning’s good friends was the poet‚ art critic‚ and MOMA Curator‚ Frank O’Hara. O’Hara considered de Kooning one of the three or four greatest painters of the twentieth century. He idolized de Kooning and was deeply influenced by de Kooning over their relationship. (Stevens 484) One of O’Hara’s great poems about de Kooning’s work was "Ode to Willem de Kooning" (Appendix A). At the time of writing the poem‚ the powerful critic Clement Greenberg would have suggested that only a trained
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Running Head: P.S. I LOVE YOU 1 An Analysis of P.S. I Love You Tammy McDaniel ENG 225 Jonathan Beller August 15‚ 2011 P.S. I LOVE YOU 2 An Analysis of P.S. I Love You The 2007 film‚ P.S. I Love You‚ is a film about learning to let go and move on with your life after the death of a spouse. The Film stars Hilary Swank‚ Million Dollar Baby and Gerard Butler‚ 300. It also stars Lisa Kudrow as Denise‚ Gina Gershon as Sharon‚ James
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Seeing” is a short commentary that seems to be about how different classes of people perceive art‚ how its meaning has changed through the ages‚ and how the introduction of technology has affected it. Berger seems to be an extremely controversial art critic‚ based off opinions of him that range from “stimulating” to “preposterous”. He has been praised numerous times‚ yet condemned just as much. His writings can seem extremely complex and difficult‚ even cryptic at times; but trudging through his works
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