Art is an expression of oneself. It’s not just the sculptures or paintings in museums. It can be anything anyone uses to express themselves. It can be writings‚ architecture‚ landscaping‚ and even cave drawings. Cave drawings may have started out as a way to communicate but have become what many consider art now. Though the definition of what constitutes art has been disputed for many years‚ one thing remains certain‚ each person has their own idea of what constitutes art and how it registers
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What is art? What is art? This is a question that if you ask one hundred people you would get one hundred different answers. Art to some is scribbles or junk to another. I find that I enjoy paintings that are realistic. I do not like paintings that are unrealistic in that subjects are too large or small for their surroundings. One of my favorite paintings is “The betrothal of the Arnolfini” is realistic and shows the love between a husband and a wife‚ or a man and a woman who are ready to vow
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What is Art Art can be said‚ as an expression of one’s self and the feeling from the world around them. This does not only count the traditional forms of art‚ painting‚ music‚ sculpting‚ and drama. From my point of view along with the definition listed above‚ I believe that it is truly an expression of one’s self‚ if it be a skater perfecting his or her skills or a business man painting a landscape of a city on his day off from work. Beginning with Neolithic Age‚ man has expressed himself
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Art and Culture Liliana Gonzalez ART/125 May 11‚ 2015 Joseph Blomer University of Phoenix Abstract Art has evolved in ways only one can imagine‚ however; their imagination does not have to go far because all one has to do is turn on the computer and connect to the World Wide Web to get information on everything. Architecture‚ sculpture‚ and painting has been around for ages‚ then photography made its way on to the art scene in the 1820’s and has taken leaps and bounds to establish itself
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The Development of Greek and Roman art‚ architecture‚ culture and its Influence on the history of European art and culture through the centuries. HUM 110 Giants of the Arts Instructor Mallory Pearce 11/12/2013 Have you ever wondered where the beautiful paintings and the magnificent buildings we see in our cities come from? All of these wonderful books and scriptures of knowledge come from civilizations we call and recognize today as ancient Greece and Rome. There are many phenomenal people
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Relationship of Arts and Geography Geography (from Greek word “geographia” which means "earth description”) is the science that studies the lands‚ the features‚ the inhabitants‚ and the phenomena of the Earth‚ while art gives a creative interpretation of them. However‚ if you combine the two‚ you can bring geography to life. Explore the cultures and civilizations of a country along with its land holdings. Use art to examine the values and lifestyle of a culture as you look at different artifacts
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Art for Arts’ Sake Dear Friends‚ When I was asked to write to you about my views of the role of the Arts in society‚ I did not hesitate to embrace the task. Over the past three years‚ I have been working on a PhD in Music Education. I have finished all of my coursework‚ and have "only" my dissertation remaining. In this program of study‚ I recall many discussions in our seminar classes that were seeking to answer this very question: What is the role of the Arts in our society? For purposes
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African American culture is so diverse and it is still evolving as we speak. Our history has such a strong and inspiring story. From our ancestors being enslaved to the Civil War and Emancipation‚ and so much more. Unfortunately‚ our history hasn’t been taught from an African American standpoint nor is it really being taught in our school systems. Yet‚ being able to have the experience to actually analysis and see our true history is just amazing. What some may know as the New Negro Movement‚ the
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was a time of rebirth in the arts. An abundance of new styles were explored‚ building on classical traditions but also breaking away from them. This cultural explosion was made possible by the liberal distribution of florins that characterized the artistic support of leading banking and commerce families. These influential families were patrons sometimes as a Machiavellian exercise of their power‚ often to atone for religious sins‚ and sometimes because they loved art and the artists who produced
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within a work of art‚ and a work of art may reflect more than one theme. A theme is an “idea” thread running through the entire history of art. There are many threads." - Chapter Three For this discussion board choose at least two “thread” categories from what is listed below. Check Chapter 3 for the textbook’s examples of what art and environments fit within these categories‚ then think of your own examples of what would be “ sacred” art‚ political/social order inspired art‚ etc. Write a post
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