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    Body Art in the Work Place

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    Body Art in the Workplace Body Art in the Workplace You walk into an interview‚ as you sit down‚ cross your legs and start to admire the new pair of heels you bought specifically for the interview‚ you notice you forgot to put a Band-Aid aid over the rather large but feminine tattoo that you have on the top of your foot. You uncross your legs and nonchalantly slide your feet under the table‚ but it is too late! The woman who is sitting across from you interviewing you‚ who decides the fate

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    Visual elements help a lot when I am about to analyze a work of art. Lines play an important role in an art piece because it gives my eyes something to trace around to focus on a particular thing. Horizontal lines‚ vertical lines‚ and diagonal lines are the different types of lines that an artist uses in their paintings to convey different messages. Shapes gives a 2 dimensional effect to a painting where as mass gives a 3 dimensional effect. Those effects give us an object to identify the painting

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    Final Project: Time Traveling Art Historian Book Chapters With great excitement this book is written to share my analysis of artwork from the three time periods that I was so fortunate to visit during my recent time travels. The first time period I visited was the Italian Renaissance. The beautiful architecture of the Renaissance reflects symmetry‚ proportion‚ and geometry similar to the architecture from ancient Rome. The second time period I visited was the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The religious

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    And what of our human art? Must we not say that‚ in building‚ it produces an actual house‚ and in painting‚ it produces a house of a different sort‚ as it were a man-made dream for waking eyes?- Plato “A photograph is never interesting for its own sake‚ as art must be…‚” was the claim of conservative writer and philosopher Roger Scruton in his controversial 1989 paper ‘But is it art?’ Many responded strongly to Scruton’s claim that a photograph‚ unlike a painting‚ can never be representational

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    What is the function of Art? 1. Go to this prezi and using the content and media answer any questions you find in your journals. http://prezi.com/lavyatdy0zzn/present/?auth_key=5ol5t72&follow=algrant#93 2. Does Art contain or produce knowledge? 3. If so‚ how can we characterise this type of knowledge? 4. Using Alchin Textbook pp 34-37 decide which of the following statements most closely reflects your view of the purpose of Art: a) Arts are a way of expressing emotion

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    What Is True Art?

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    Fine Arts Appreciation 14 October 2012 “What Is True Art?” Art has been a part of our life for as long as humanity has existed. For thousands of years people have been creating‚ viewing‚ criticizing‚ and enjoying art. Art is one of the most intriguing and exiting forms of human expression. A picture can tell a thousand words and often stir up feelings inside the viewer. Art is all around us. Buildings‚ electronic equipment such as computers‚ and even automobiles are all a form of art. Each

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    What Is Art for Me?

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    What is art for me? What is art for me? This is a legitimate question‚ but the answer is not easy. The simplest answer is to say that it is art which stood the test of time and still remains meaningful. When I heard this question‚ it made me think about the word art: What is art for me? ; How do I define art? ; And what is its significance to my life? According to the dictionary‚ the word art is the conscious use of skill and creative‚ imaginative especially in the production of aesthetic objects

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    What is ART? 1. Sunflowers – This piece of art is a masterpiece because of its realistic features that expresses its beauty. Also comparing to the natural sciences its realistic features makes it a source of truth but is it really the most real painting? Also this could be a painting depicting empathy for the flowers in our life that we do not water… 2. Fountain – Art has to be something unusual to stand out‚ a different interpretation or a different intent by the artist himself. A good

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    self-esteem and an obstacle that I have struggled to overcome the past few months. I can relate to several key elements of resilience that was listed in the article “Where There’s a Will‚ There’s a Way” (Harrington‚ 2012). Being laid off took a chunk out of my self-esteem. With that being said‚ I have struggled through a rough patch and decided now would be the time to work on myself. One element being my emotional well being. Regardless of

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    What is good art?

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    What is Good Art? Art‚ which brings out the creative side in a person‚ is the expression of a person’s thoughts. These thoughts range from personal happenings to powerful events around the world. Art is intended to evoke a feeling. Good art is dependent on the feeling the artist captures. To start‚ good art doesn’t need to make sense; it just needs to get people thinking. In the early 16th century‚ Leonardo Da Vinci painted the “Mona Lisa.” When I first look at the painting my eyes are immediately

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