Based on Judith Halberstam’s reading‚ The Queer Art of Failure and Homosexuality and Facism‚ we live in a predominantly binary world. There are usually only two options for most things. For example‚ girl or boy‚ yes or no‚ succeed or fail…etc. For example‚ Halberstam mentions at the beginning of the reading that we have winners and losers in this world. The‚ “...losers leave no records‚ while winners cannot stop talking about it‚ and so the record of failure is ‘a hidden history of pessimism in a
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Abstract This paper discusses the cause and effects of art censorship. The National Coalition Against Censorship stated “Censorship has been around for as long as there has been creative expression; no doubt‚ censorship attempts will be part of our future. However‚ the degree of public support for free speech has always made a difference - the difference between silent repression and a lively debate.” Censorship has gone to the extreme and the meaning behind the artwork‚ whether it be a painting
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Understanding Iconography Jeremy Kivi ART/101 May 19‚ 2013 Elizabeth Unterman In art there are endless ways one can express themselves. Specifically‚ there are four roles of an artist. Each of which are essential to distinguishing an artist and their style as well as how their art speaks to the viewer. The four roles of an artist consist of helping us see the world in new and innovative ways‚ create a visual record of their time and place‚ make functional objects and structures
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Art Review The artist I would like to introduce is Tang Ying Mui‚ Grace. She is currently working as an active female contemporary artist in Hong Kong. Grace’s main form of art is installation art. Grace is well-known for her continue exploration of the use of thin plastic wrapped wire. She likes working with this material not only because it is low-priced but due to its flexibility. She can mould the wire into different shapes - as if it was a 3-D drawn line stretching from papers into the
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Art Censorship Art is a part of everyone’s life‚ whether they acknowledge it or not that’s different. Without the work of artists and their creative capabilities‚ life would be extremely difficult and depressing. Artists have always despised censorship and control by the government. In the digital age they come under more scrutiny as power hungry politicians and conservative community members try to find offense in every bit of art. Currently in China the government blocks movies that they do not
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Anh Le Art & Craft of Writing Tuesday‚ October 29th‚ 2013 Ai WeiWei Art Review: “Straight” Art is one of the oldest ways in which humans communicate. Art can be dated back to humanities’ first steps‚ used as a mean to record and worship‚ such as the examples found in cave paintings of the Lascaux cave in France or the Venus of Willendolf. (Source #1) And for a long time‚ art did not deviate from its original path as a tool for society. Artists lived only as servants to their churches‚
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The Orlando Museum of Art As I enter the Orlando museum of art‚ I felt anxious‚ I did not know what to expect nor did I thought I was going to enjoy myself. After paying for my entrance ticket‚ I was directed where to go‚ and as I enter into the hall and got strait to the ticket attendant‚ I started to feel thrilled‚ i felt like a little girl‚ I had so much anxiety that I did not know where to start first. The Orlando museum of art has many exhibitions and collection for people to enjoy. The exhibitions
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People draw since ancient times‚ how do we determine the value of art? Art do not have any clear instruction‚ and we could never grade an artwork fairly as it depends on the viewer. Different people have different views and perspectives‚ I think that art can reflect feelings of artist‚ and to express the emotion of the artist‚ it also can be a mirror of the times‚ reflecting the situation of the age‚ or it might only be a kind art form‚ just presenting the technique of the artist. It is no doubt
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Chapter 17 The first work of art I found was earliest art which was from 120‚000 BCE-100 CE. IT had the most depicting animals including large and powerful creatures that suggested the artists desire to imitate the actual appearance of the animals represented. Giving the animals a sense of volume by using gradation of color. It also created sculptural objects small and carved figures of people mostly of women and animals. It reflected a more abstract and less naturalistic approach to representation
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As long as I can remember‚ music has always been a powerful influence in my life. Similar to any other type of art form‚ hip hop evolves personal struggles… from our fight for civil rights to our acceptance into society. The pioneers of this movement have strengthened‚ encouraged‚ and empowered my people with the positive messages communicated through lyrics. Critics of this movement believe that this type of music affects today’s already troubled youth and that some rappers tends to deliver violent
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