Artworks shape the way we understand culture With reference to this statement explain how artists raise awareness of economic‚ political or social issues. It is true that artworks shape the way the audience interprets and apprehends culture. A diverse of economic‚ political and social issues are explored by artists through the use of mediums and techniques to capture the cultural values and to raise the awareness of the audience. Historical and modern artists such as Tom Roberts‚ Felix Nussbaum
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Jalen S. Underhill R. Blackwell English IV 13 March 2013 The Dangers of Body Art “Grandma‚ what does that thing on your right wrist say?” asked Maya. “It says Justin Bieber! Who is Justin Bieber? Was that your boyfriend back in the day?” Maya’s grandma simply responded‚ “No‚ this is what you call a big mistake!” Grandma did not tell Maya about her life-threatening encounter with Hepatitis B‚ how she was judged for tattooing a Canadian singer’s name on her‚ and how she was not able to keep a
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. While flipping further into the novel‚ I noticed several different works of art depicting women’s bodies in many different forms and ways. Each work of art displays women with some degree of nudity‚ some more severe than others‚ and each tells its own story of women overall during that time period. Later in the book‚ photos were included of women advertising products in a sexual and/or lude way‚ such as a hand pulling thin panty hose away from the thigh and a woman’s tongue licking a popsicle to
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Museum Visit (NASM) Prof. McCormick By Esther Margai December 6th 2011 It’s a quite a scene when you walk through the doors of National Air and Space Museum located between Independence avenue and Jefferson street by the National Mall. One cannot help but wonder what the museum has in stored‚ immediately I was filled with curiosity and confusion of where to start exploring. As walked through the security check points I realized they have a welcome center; I decided to stop there
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Sean E. English 102 Body language is not language in the strict sense of the word language; it is in fact‚ a broad term for forms of communication using body movements‚ gestures‚ facial expressions and eye behaviors in addition to sounds‚ verbal language‚ or other forms of communication. Although we may not realize it when we talk with others‚ we make ourselves understood not only by words but also by our body language. Body language sometimes helps make communication easy and effective. In order
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Culture and Body Language Katina M. Brown COM 200: Interpersonal Communication Katie Decker November 16‚ 2009 No matter where we are from‚ body language is the one form of communication that all humans have in common. We all communicate using our bodies but many gestures can mean very different things in different parts of the world. When traveling to different countries‚ it is important to realize that something as simple as a nod of the head can have a different meaning than what
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with the human body. Plastic surgery exists to perfect the flaws people find with their bodies. Make-up exists to disguise imperfections and beautify. Exercise has become less about health and more and more about improving physical appearance. So it is safe to say that nowadays society focuses on beauty and obtaining the ideal‚ perfect silhouette‚ but people have focused on the body to the point of obsession almost since the beginning of time. This is known today because the human body has been a major
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show forms of art such as tattooing‚ and piercing (Peace‚ 2001). Misconceptions are made‚ and body shaming even tends to occur (Peace‚ 2001). In most cultures‚ when individuals deviate from the norm‚ they are told to remove the body art they currently have because it makes the culture feel disrespected (Peace‚ 2001). There are many individuals who share their stories as to how people tend to treat them differently once they get tattoos or any form of body art. The rise of bodily art lead anthropologist
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Art Reflection Paper Pop Culture and the Arts October 10‚ 2011 Gerald Oglesby Art Reflection paper Art can be expressed in many ways. Art is seen in every aspect of our lives. The way people dress‚ wear their hair‚ makeup‚ and even the type of car they drive is a form of art. Artist use various ways to express art by the way they dray‚ the colors they use‚ creativity ‚ and the style that they use to create fullness or dullness in the pictures. In this
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Student Name Subject Teacher Date Society’s Debate on Body Art As a young adult I bare multiple piercings and soon may have a tattoo. The dilemma of getting a tattoo is due to the negative outlook that society has associated with both piercings and tattoos. Body piercings and tattoos have a well-known bad reputation. There are multiple complications that come with getting a tattoo like‚ infections‚ allergic reaction to the ink‚ and scarring
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