The Meaning and Scope of The Humanities Humanities The word humanities comes from the latin humanus‚ which means human‚ cultured and refined. To be human is to be have or show qualities like rationality‚ kindness and tenderness. It has different connotations in different historical eras. Today‚ however‚ we know of humanities as a loosely defined group of cultural subject areas. Unlike other subjects‚ it is not a group of scientific or technical subjects. The Scope of Humanities The humanities
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Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919‚ which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th century‚ influencing major trends such as Bauhaus and De Stijl movement. Its influence was pervasive‚ with major impacts upon architecture‚ graphic and industrial design‚ theatre‚ film‚ dance‚ fashion and
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Appropriation vs Copyright Infringement. Ellie Oram Ceramics In the past‚ appropriation in visual art was a common practice. Many art movements are based around this concept and are accepted within the art world‚ such as the religious themed artworks of history. These modern times however have seen artists fighting over ownership of images‚ ideas‚ and techniques rather than sharing communally‚ as it looks as though artists from past movements regularly did. With the advent of a firmer
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of our inevitable naturalness. There were no restraints on the search for Truth. The Bauhaus set out to establish a new set of rational rules where form follows function and less is more. The cubists questioned our very perception of reality. The Dadaists and Surrealists defied the power of logical thought‚ revealing that the most creative part of our psyche resides in the unconscious. The development of Western civilization’s Art‚ Architecture and Design can be linked to the predominant ideologies
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Humans have been painting and creating art for thousands of years. It first began in prehistoric times‚ when symbols were painted in caves as a way of communication‚ and has evolved into modern art. Throughout the centuries art has been widely influenced by the trends and events occurring in society. The rediscovery of ancient art and literature‚ study of anatomy‚ and the Protestant Reformation‚ shaped the art of the Renaissance. Neoclassicism was shaped by the Age of Enlightenment‚ fascination with
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Dada and its impact on Contemporary Art According to the Oxford Dictionary of art‚ Dada was “A movement in European art (with manifestations also in New York)‚ c.1915–c.1922‚ characterized by a spirit of rebellious revolt against traditional values. It arose from a mood of cynicism engendered by the First World War‚ to which some artists reacted with‚ cynicism‚ sarcasm and nihilism.” Gathering in Hugo Balls’ Cabaret Voltaire for spontaneous readings‚ performances and exhibitions
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Marc Chagall “Bouquet‚ Woman and Horse” Table of Contents page 1. Introduction 3 2. Background 4 3. Art Movements 5 4. Chagall’s Personal Style 6 5. Chagall’s Use of Color 7 6. Characterization and Symbolism 9 7. “Bouquet‚ Woman and Horse” (1957-9): Analysis 10 8. Integrating Art with the English Curriculum 12 9. Bibliography 13 Introduction After much deliberation‚ I
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Marcel Duchamp worked from the beginning of the 20th century through the 1960s influencing the art world in ways that no other artists can claim. He had a part‚ even if it was small in nearly every art movement from the cubists to the futurists to the dada to surrealism and through to pop art‚ creating his own genre intermitted called ready made art. Duchamp was a French Artist born in 1887 and moved to Paris in 1904 to pursue his career as a painter. Over the next twenty years he did his most
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"Mathematics‚ rightly viewed‚ possesses not only truth‚ but supreme beauty" A frosting winter day. A dusk is coming. A student is walking down the river‚ trying to catch the last sparks of the sun reflecting on the smooth surface of the water. He is holding a camera in his hands as well as the sketchbook. Suddenly ‚ an old man comes out of the blue from the forest. He quickly recognises the boy and seems to be puzzled about his presence in the woods. Man: Good evening
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Although Nietzsche isn’t responsible for creating modernism‚ his philosophies were representative of the concerns and uncertainly of the modernist artists. Nietzsche and the modernists shared a dark outlook on society‚ one that he had called in his works "sick" and weak due to the constraints put upon them by the Christian church‚ and traditional values that had gone unquestioned for too long. To truly realize oneself‚ you must break free‚ denounce this imposed morality and search deep inside to
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