When the word “art” comes to mind‚ I think about a painting. I think about the colors blending together to create an image. However‚ thinking a little more I think about a sculpture and its smooth‚ about the story and emotions it expresses. Art in general for me is something beautiful and expressive. Although beautiful as well‚ I never thought about architecture in the category of art until this week’s reading. In this week’s reading about the Parthenon‚ it is interesting to learn the background
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The practice of body adornment has roots reaching back at least 30‚000 years. Evidence at archaelogical sites in Africa has uncovered forms of body modification‚ including flesh permanently marked either by a knife or tattoo needle and elongated earlobes and necks. These and many other practices have fascinated the Western world for years; the body decorations are seen as exotic distortions which served numerous purposes in various cultures. Cultures cite different reasons for body adornment and
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a manifestations of self-expression coinciding with a decline in traditional religious adherence (Mercury‚ 2000). Piercing has almost as long of a history as tattooing. It was practiced by Egyptian pharaohs‚ Mayans‚ and Romans (Armstrong‚ 1996). Body piercing is sometimes studied along with tattooing‚ partly because people with tattoos often have piercings (Buhrich‚ 1983; Frederick &ump; Bradley‚ 2000). For women‚ ear piercing has come to be viewed as a mainstream practice but piercing eyebrows
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Visual Art Essay - The Body Analyse how artworks represent and document cultural histories Renowned art curator and critic David Elliot states “art reflects our time‚ it is about our culture.” By studying throughout time artist’s material and conceptual practice it is clear how artworks represent and document cultural histories. These practices are affected by the culture at the world of the time. The oxford dictionary defines culture as “The ideas‚ customs‚ and social behaviour of a particular
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Name Demeshov Yerkebulan ID 20121754 Opinion Essay Music is the best type of Art What is art? Everyone knows about it‚ but could you say a lot about music? May be yes‚ may be no. Music is the best type of art. Before proving it ‚ let’s talk about what music means. Music is an art form which medium is sound and silence. In many cultures music is an important part of people. Music contains all their history. May be for someone music is just
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Running head: BODY ART AND ORNAMENTATION Body Art and Ornamentation in Different Cultures Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANT101 July 28‚ 2013 There is no culture in which people do not‚ or did not paint‚ pierce‚ tattoo‚ reshape‚ or simply adorn their bodies (Schildkrout‚ 2001). Throughout history‚ body art and ornamentation has become a worldwide phenomenon and has played a key role in our lives‚ yet there is a social stigma which we cannot seem to rid ourselves of. It is most
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Jalen S. Underhill R. Blackwell English IV 13 March 2013 The Dangers of Body Art “Grandma‚ what does that thing on your right wrist say?” asked Maya. “It says Justin Bieber! Who is Justin Bieber? Was that your boyfriend back in the day?” Maya’s grandma simply responded‚ “No‚ this is what you call a big mistake!” Grandma did not tell Maya about her life-threatening encounter with Hepatitis B‚ how she was judged for tattooing a Canadian singer’s name on her‚ and how she was not able to keep a
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Opinion Essay Why Art is important in Education? Have you ever imagined if your children are not allowed to play any longer? It would be an unthinkable situation for many of us‚ as playing is one of the truly most authentic ways for a child to express him/herself. The same happens with arts at school‚ this subject implies creating‚ a process which is inevitably necessary throughout every child emotional development. It’s scientifically proven that children have the need to put into their own
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Opinion essay Opinion essay is a formal piece of essay writing which presents the author’s point of view on a particular subject supported by reasons and examples. The opposing viewpoint is also suggested‚ it goes with arguments that show that it is unconvincing. A Successful Opinion Essay Consists of: An introduction where the topic and the author’s opinion are stated clearly. A main body where viewpoints supported by reasons are presented in several paragraphs. This section has also the
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Congo African Body Art: Scarification Scarification is a Cultural practice among the African Culture. Some of the most elaborated patters scaring are found among the indigenous people of the Congo. The climate and costume in the Congo enable and promoted people to décor their bodies. Scarification is a procedure of incising the skin with a sharp tool to create raised marks and/or patterns. The tools used to cut the epidermis of the body are knife‚ glass‚ stone‚ coconut shell or seeds. Sometimes
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