HUMANITIES I Art‚ The Individual and Society A Term Paper 13 October 2011 I. INTRODUCTION Art has been around for thousands of years. In fact‚ different types of craft can be traced back to prehistoric times when Neanderthal men started painting on the walls of the cave. Throughout the centuries‚ art has evolved to several forms among which are sculpting‚ painting‚ and even poetry. Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way
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52583026 TAO CHEUK WUN Electronic art is similar with computer art and digital art1‚ it also refers to artworks containing electronic elements and combining them into different media such as music‚ dance and performance. Therefore‚ electronic art is an interdisciplinary field‚ and considered as a new media art‚ when artists making their artwork‚ they usually work with scientists and engineers. Nam June Paik‚ “Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S.”‚ 1995‚ 51 channel video installation2
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Kinetic Art Kinetic art: the art of motion. Kinetic art contains a/or several moving parts and depends on motion for its effect. The motion of the art work can be provided in virtually any way. It can be powered by natures elements; wind‚ wave power from water‚ or heat from a fire; It can also be powered mechanically through electricity‚ steam‚ clockwork using earths natural phenomena’s ‚ gravity‚ motors‚ or even through the observer such as cranking a handle‚ or giving a push. (Kinetic) What
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view Installation Art‚ the term itself is not clearly defined. There are‚ however‚ different characteristics of it‚ and within this essay I will discuss the two most prevalent from my own point of view‚ and support my thoughts and opinions with examples from information we have encountered throughout this past semester. Although Installation Art has many qualities that it can be associated with‚ I believe that one which stands true above most is the fact that it Installation Art often casts the
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ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART Woodbury University Professor Kathleen Onofrio FN 205 Spring 2004 Office Hours: by appointment Required Text: Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists’ Writings‚ eds. Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz‚ University of California Press‚ 1996. General Information Attendance and participation is mandatory. Our lectures and discussions ARE the course. Assigned readings are not optional either‚ as they are the substance behind the
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technology equipment in their works. Whereas traditionally artists used a pencil or brush to make beautiful works of art‚ artists in the early twenty-first century are now using sound‚ video or computer generated images. Digital art developed from simple patterns and shapes made using computer programs to finished works of art which can look as realistic as a watercolour or oil painting. Modern art exhibitions often include more videos and installations than traditional painting or drawings. Even artists
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FORMS OF ART FORMS OF ART + PROJECT BRIEF WHAT IS ART? I. What is Art? Its Purpose and Its Function II. Fundamentals of Interpretation: Formal and Contextual Analysis III. Principles of Design: Style What is Art? • Art (art)‚ n. 1. the quality‚ production‚ or expression of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance • Work of art = visual expression of an idea • Medium = a particular material‚ along with its accompanying technique (plural = media) Traditional
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is my huge fascination for the complexity of the human body‚ I feel that the abnormality in recent contemporary art is a feature worth recognition and the great step of progression within art culture shows no boundaries for what is considered ‘real art’. In many forms‚ art is requested for more than something to admire‚ over the years many movements such as Cubism‚ Abstract‚ Surrealism and Contemporary have evolved into visual language to communicate with their audiences and share a universal belief
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To what extent can the encounter of Installation Art be likened to a theatrical experience? Throughout Modernism‚ installation art has abandoned the confines of designated art ’ spaces in an attempt to fuse art with life. As the role of the viewer and everyday life became increasingly important installation art became comparable to the theatrical environment. Audiences found themselves enveloped in sensations‚ memories‚ and narratives. Space and time [were] reborn ’ when Vladimir Tatlin ’s
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1. Examining a work of art in its historical‚ social‚ and political __________ enables you to better understand it. A. design B. context C. element D. genre E. ideology 2. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is best known for her extremely realistic and often anguished __________. A. genre scenes B. self-portraits C. landscapes D. still lifes E. assemblages 3. Until modern times‚ art works have been primarily devoted to __________ themes. A. war B. religious C. secular D. rural E. political 4. An anti-commercial
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