Elements of the visual arts Line – line is an important element at the disposal of every artist. Through the lines of a painting or sculpture‚ the artist can make us know what the work is about. He uses lines to represent figures and forms. - Horizontal lines are lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence - Vertical lines are lines poised for action. They are poised‚ balanced‚ forceful‚ and dynamic. - Diagonal lines suggest action and movement
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TERM PAPER “Music is generally perceived as the most universal of all art forms.” The literal meaning of the word ’music’ according to any dictionary is: ’art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds in a harmonious or expressive way.’ But music has a meaning which is far broader than this. Music is life. Music means Self-expansion and oneness. It is an art by itself. Art‚ in any of its forms‚ is generated by a person‚ or a group of talented yet usually ordinary people‚ that express‚ willingly
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“Art” as a Form of Resistance W.E.B. Du Bois discussed how blacks struggled to deal with “the problem of the color line”. The idea of the color-line is brought up in essence to the role of racism in our society and American history. Many people of color used art as a tool to fight back and try using different forms of art as resistance‚ but it does not always work. Using “street art”: graffiti‚ tagging or murals‚ is one of the ways how people tried to push back against oppression. Graffiti art is
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Cooking As an Art Form Food‚ cooking‚ and whatever related to these themes are usually considered as an art because food is an everyday item that has a wide meaning for all people. Food can be considered as an art; for example: the decoration of a food‚ the way a food is constructed in the plates‚ or even the way many different foods are being mixed in order to create a new food. Sometimes even people consider the arrangement of plates in a table as an art. This is called Table Art. Brillat-Savarin
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different purposes of art and their importance? While some art depicts the views of the Artists culture or personal fantasy and imagination‚ others refer to the reality of life‚ such as religion‚ experiences of life and the process of which we all relate to. Some cultures still believe art and craft to be of one concept‚ using objects that reflect importance or belief. While most use canvases expressing ones self‚ either relating to personal imagination or portraying a fantasy‚ others depict reality
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Purposes and Functions of Art Art has many purposes and functions to some art’s purpose maybe to make a grand statement. And for other’s art is a part of history. For example‚ “Like foot prints left in the sand.” Each foot print has small details that decipher it from all the other foot prints that are left there. Faith Ringgold born October 8‚ 1930‚ is an African American artist. Best known for her painted story quilts an art form that combines story telling and quilt making with genre painting
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is most certainly a valid art form. The question as to whether any forms of graffiti can be considered art is a controversial area. Is it vandalism when it is placed on the side of a building or a car and art when it is on a canvas on someone’s wall or in a gallery- what is the difference? Graffiti‚ in its more complex forms‚ can be considered art because it clearly contains artistic elements‚ it communicates the artist’s expression to the viewer‚ and the traditional art community has already accepted
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For Lesson 5 I was to choose two paintings that stood out from the rest. Since I would normally not purchase art‚ this was something that was new to me. Skimming through the different web sites‚ reviewing tons and tons of different talented artists work pieces made me realize how much talented people surround us! The two paintings I chose are quite different from each other in the styles alone. They stood apart from the rest for many different reasons that I will explain. The first painting that
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artists” Discuss this statement with reference to the work of Janet Laurence and two other artists Installation artists require an interactive atmosphere to effectively utilise and express their art works to their audience. Over the years‚ in the art world‚ choice of materials‚ site specificity and audience experience have become paramount considerations for installation artists to gain the correct response from viewers. Artists such as Janet Lawrence‚ Kurt Schwitters‚ Andy Goldsworthy use such
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The Elements of Visual Art Throughout the eight week course of Art Appreciation I learned many new things about the concept of art‚ and how to fully understand art. Whereas‚ before the art class I was only able to look at pieces of art as a whole without much knowledge behind of the concepts being used. I never understood exactly the meaning of art or even how somethings were made. Now‚ I am educated in regards to the process of making some art‚ and the reasoning behind art forms due to their time
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