A number of people have asked about the value of addressing aesthetics‚ the philosophy of art‚ or the definition of art. The reasoning is that if it is so difficult to define‚ it must therefor be ultimately subjective‚ and each person should just determine for herself what it is. Perhaps we all do determine for ourselves the meaning of anything. Because‚ as in the "tree falling in the forest" example‚ the meaning does not exist if it does not exist for me personally. I am allowed to define "table"
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Henley Ridore English 1102 Art That Influenced Me Growing up I’ve always had an interest in art. Out of the six children my mother had I was the only one that had a serious interest in art of all nature. Growing up‚ I wasn’t as social as the rest of my brothers and sisters‚ I was able to express my emotions through painting. Throughout my years in school I always made sure I was in some sort of art class for every grade level. I high school I was recognized as being the most unique in my grade
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Faiyha Qweider English 1010 Professor Hutton February 2‚ 2013 The Value of the Original As obvious as the saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” can be‚ it holds more than one meaning. To be exact‚ it means that someone or something is beautiful‚ depending on the person who is looking at it. In general‚ the term means that something can be defined or described depending on the personality or who the viewer is. That is‚ a group of people can look at the same image‚ or object‚ and describe
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Brandon Salcido Art Graffiti is defined as the act of inscribing or drawing on walls for the purpose of communicating a message to the general public. The term comes from the Greek term "Graphein‚" which means ’to write.’ It has been around since men first started drawing pictures in caves. The question as to whether any forms of graffiti can be considered art is controversial. Is it vandalism when it is placed on the side of a building or car and art when it is on a canvas on someone’s wall
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Success for the Future I have grown as a global citizen by communicating ideas. In A.P. Euro I had to do a project called Baroque Art assigned by Mr. Dewaele and I had to find a piece of art during the Baroque Period (19th Century) to analyze the painting by looking at the emotions it had giving out in it and the feel for the painting/ style that was used to make me feel that way and why‚ as well as typing it up and presenting to the class about our piece we chose. Before the project‚ I wasn’t
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them before even taking the time to think about why he or she got a body part pierced. Body piercing has become more mainstream in the past ten to fifteen years‚ but can still not get past the stigma attached to getting a body part pierced. But what most people do not realize is that piercing of body parts other than ears date back as far as Biblical times and have symbolic meaning rather than just shock value. The art of body modification has been in practice since as early as the
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INTRODUCTON BIODATA TAN CHIANG KIONG Born in Penang in 1932‚ Tan Chiang Kiong is presently the Art supervisor at Chung Ling (Private) High School‚ Penang. After finishing his studies at Teacher’s Training College‚ Penang‚ he enrolled at the National Taiwan Normal University‚ Department of Fine Art for a B.A degree. He is an outstanding painter who has successfully fused Chinese art and watercolour together to create a personal style. His works retain their Eastern spirit and yet incorporate
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shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people". So it seems one cannot use any of the other rights to quell the rights of an individual or group. Then why is the government trying to censor literature‚ movies‚ music and art? All of the world’s modern society has become desensitized and easily trainable. Therefore society has come to accept the ideals‚ morals‚ and values driven into the psyche by the dominant forces in the nation: the Government and the Church. By quieting
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Art is a thing that often surrounds us. It is now everywhere: in museums‚ magazines‚ plays‚ musicals‚ pictures‚ movies‚ TV and so on. When we want to see some professional and historical artworks‚ we usually go to museums. Some go there to see something that they are interested in. Some go there to study the artworks. Some might go there just to kill time. Because not everyone is a specialist on artworks‚ sometimes there are some explanations for artworks. The controversy about the explanations
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participating in a mural project at San Antonio’s Esperanza Peace and Justice Center at age 10‚ Valdez decided art would be his career. He earned his of Bachelor Fine Arts‚ at the Rhode Island School of Design in Illustration. Valdez art works are exhibited at National Museum of Mexican Art‚ where recently I visited to choose an artwork for my research paper. I observed many greats art works‚ but one of Valdez artwork called my attention‚ I lost her El Diablo‚ he can have her I don’t want
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