word Art is derived from an Ndo-European root AR‚ which means ‘to join’‚ ‘fit’ or ‘put together’. The preliminary definition; art is the application of practical skill [techne] to the production of works of creative imagination‚ which expresses‚ or rather embody an interpretation or view of life. In a wider sense‚ any human activity could be considered as an art. However there are fine arts as well as useful arts. Useful arts are engaged for the sake an ulterior purpose. For example: the art of building
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sublime The transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism period was a change from reason to feeling; Rousseau’s ideas helped to bring about the romanticism period. His ideas of man was born free which helped shape this new period‚ were people were anxious to be free instead of just being political‚ and of thought‚ moral‚ spiritual‚ of worship‚ of taste‚ of felling. This period brought about vast interest to the medieval period and the sublime. Artists were attracted towards sublime art because it
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Hougeir Art History- Reflection paper #1 Learning about African arts was very interesting to me. I was born in North Africa and have seen a lot of North African arts‚ but never really knew much about the sub- Saharan African arts. The most interesting part of African history for me was the history of the Nigerian arts. I could not believe that the earliest known sculptures in Africa were from the 5th century. The remarkable Terra cotta pottery heads were made from fired clay. They came from the
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English 1301 30 April 2014 The Fine Art of Complaining Whenever we have an issue in life that we feel deserves complaining‚ we often tend to get it wrong in a few different ways. We stay silent and don’t shed light on the issue; we over react by yelling and or jumping down someone’s throat; or we present the issue but reframe from standing firm and having it ameliorated. This causes us‚ as customers‚ to be unsatisfied with the service that is being given. “The Fine Are of Complaining” gives you
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became an official religion. Christianity affected the Byzantine art. In Byzantine art the main subject of paintings icons (Greek image) were holy figures: Christ‚ the Virgin Mary‚ the saints‚ and the apostles. One of the most famous is icon with Archangel Gabriel‚ Byzantine (Constantinople or Sinai?)‚ 13th century. There is the exhibition devoted to the art of Byzantine civilization at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition begins in 1261‚ when the capital Constantinople
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history of art. The idea of beauty‚ the perfect human body‚ is a result of culture: religious functions‚ advertisements‚ economy‚ and other factors. The definition of beauty is not an inherent concept‚ since every age‚ place and social class formed its own ideal of it. This evolution of beauty is shown explicitly through the history of art. Art‚ in different periods‚ was influenced mainly by history and religion. I will discuss this transition from the Middle Ages to Renaissance‚ from Impressionism
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Consumers Transition…………..40 million Americans will reach the age of 65 and over in 2011. In the year 2025‚ the youngest of the baby boomers will reach retirement age and when 2025 approaches‚ 63 million Americans will be retired (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2008). This does not include the larger number of people living longer up to or over the age of 80. During the golden years‚ individuals will require different types of long-term care services to live out the rest of their life comfortably. Depending
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Comparing Cell Phone Plans AT&T Wireless Cell Phone Plans The cost for a cell phone varies from company to company and plan to plan within each company. A plan that suits one person may not be beneficial to another. Explore the pricing and the rate of change in each of the following single-line plans from AT&T. Plan with 450 minutes Plan with 900 minutes Plan with unlimited minutes Use the Plan Description to complete the tables (see the example below) and to plot the data points on the
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Art History 1 Museums as a Ritual In the article “The Art Museum As Rital‚” in Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums by Carol Duncan‚ she compares art museums to religious seculars in the sense that they are not only similar in architecture‚ but also in their meaning and purpose; rituality. She goes on to state that unlike churches and other various places of worship‚ museums are also secular places. At such places‚ “the secular truth became the authoritative truth.” When I went to
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CULINARY ARTS PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to introduce the reader to the wonderful world of culinary arts. In the beginning people only saw cooking as a hobby or a chore. Now‚ it is regarded as a highly skilled profession. The passion for cooking can be found all around the world. Food has and will always continue to be a significant part of our daily lives. Definition Culinary art is defined as the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared. Cooking is the transfer
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