gender in the visual arts. Artists Yasumasa Morimura‚ Julie Rrap‚ Anne Zahalka and Cindy Sherman have each employed the use of appropriation to question the historical ideologies of gender‚ particularly in relation to women‚ and their role in art and society. They all borrowed past paintings and promoted them with new context to portray and explore different meanings towards gender‚ being mediated. Yasumasa Morimura appropriated historical works through the applications of modern technology and questioning
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Christian art has influenced the world in many of ways. It has inspired many creations‚ from churches to crucifix. In most homes in America you can see some form of christian art in people’s homes. People consider christian to be sacred because the art tells stories about christianity. Even though christian art is sacred‚ a few artist have done some work that have been considered a bit controversial. Artwork like this would be considered not the oldest style of Christian art but still a old style
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Art Criticism Essay Childe Hassam colorfully painted “Allies Day‚ May 1917”. Hassam used mainly red‚ white‚ and blue oil paints on canvas to create this piece of art. This painting is of an abstract cityscape. Many tiny-looking people appear to be walking along the narrow city street under the array of bright flags. Childe Hassam strategically used color and shape to organize this work. The artist used unity‚ contrast‚ and balance to bring together the elements of art. The red‚ white‚ and blue
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activities like music‚ arts and drama in student’s timetable has caused a lot of debate. Some people argue that these subjects are not important and they should focus on computers and science. However‚ I strongly disagree with the idea of eliminating music and drama from schools. My opinion is based on several factors. I will explain two conspicuous reasons in this essay. One of the most significant reason to support the existence of creative subjects like music‚ drama and arts is freedom of choice
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Definition of the Liberal Arts As the world has become more technologically‚ economically‚ and scientifically oriented‚ the education of future generations has changed with it and has become more focused into three fields: technology‚ economy‚ and science. With the intellectual focus being turned toward the sciences and mathematics‚ students and teachers have both moved away from the liberal arts‚ leaving them forgotten. Recently‚ there has been a desire to restore the liberal arts to education‚ and
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considerations for installation artists” Discuss this statement with reference to the work of Janet Laurence and two other artists Installation artists require an interactive atmosphere to effectively utilise and express their art works to their audience. Over the years‚ in the art world‚ choice of materials‚ site specificity and audience experience have become paramount considerations for installation artists to gain the correct response from viewers. Artists such as Janet Lawrence‚ Kurt Schwitters‚
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Graffiti Art There are many different forms of art‚ from paintings to photography and sculptures to graffiti‚ and many historical‚ famous artworks relay a message to the world. For example‚ Edvard Munch’s painting‚ the scream‚ shows fear‚ Vincent Van Gogh’s painting‚ the starry night‚ expresses a more whimsical and elegant feeling‚ while Grant Wood’s artwork‚ american gothic‚ has a serious yet awkward tone. Many kinds of art can send messages and even graffiti. Graffiti is “writing or drawings
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Case Study – Art Critical and Historical Studies Task Description: Select three artworks that use the physical environment as their inspiration/theme. One is to be a traditional European/early Australian landscape‚ one a Modernist work and one a Post Modern work. Write an Analysis of each‚ showing your understanding of how the four frames can provide different ways of appreciating artworks. As a result of the invention of photography the physical environment has been a source of artist inspiration
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‘What I like so much about contemporary art now is its ambiguity‚ its uncertainty. It is precisely this quality that engages and unsettles us’ – Benjamin Genocchio‚ art critic. How does this view challenge traditional ideas about art? Discuss particular works such as installations‚ happenings and site-specific works. Audiences make pretentious judgements on artworks due to their ambiguity and uncertainty. However‚ traditionally site-specific art was created to exist in a specific place‚ rather
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There were many social‚ political‚ cultural‚ and economic aspects of that characterized and defined the modern period. The nation had just emerged from the grasp of war‚ and the times-they were changing. Artists‚ writers‚ and activists were taking a stand against the evils they believed were plaguing the world. The modern period will forever be remembered as a deeply influential period in the history of America. One aspect of war that many don’t care to think or speak about is the toll it takes
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