"I think a lot of graffiti is art but not all of it. Not every piece of canvas with paint on it is art either." (Student response to a query about street art) When discussing art in popular culture there are very few boundaries to adhere to. Almost any form of media can be considered as art. But not all works are good examples of art and there are several determining factors that help to decide on the artistic quality of a piece. This essay will discuss in response to the above quote the identifiable
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some artistic changes are obvious before his reign. A new trend of art was introduced that was more natural than the easier decorations favored in Egyptian art for the previous 1700 years. After Akhenaton’s death‚ Egyptian artists changed to their old habits meaning their original art form‚ even though there are many traces of this period’s trend in late art. The Ancient Egyptian art style known as‚ “Amarna Art” was a stylishness of art that was accepted in the Amarna Period (i.e. during and just before
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opic: Art and culture: what is art‚ what purpose does it serve in society‚ is there such a thing as bad art? Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses‚ emotions‚ and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities‚ creations‚ and modes of expression‚ including music‚ literature‚ film‚ photography sculpture ‚ and paintings. The meaning of art is explored in a branch
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Burma as also to the Asiatic or African peoples. But the name of India has never been mentioned in spite of the fact that India‚ an equally ancient civilization also grew and developed almost simultaneously with the famous Maya and Aztec Empires. They had developed their own cultures and reached their peak‚ made tremendous achievements in the fields of arts‚ architecture‚ sciences like astronomy and medicine. Indian mythological stories‚ the Jataka and Kathasaritsagar refer to the golden land of
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Athens 2004 Greece’s Background Some three thousand years ago‚ the first Olympic games were held in Ancient Greece. Ancient Olympia was structured and designed to hold these games. The first games were held in honor of Zeus. Ancient Greece was one of the first civilizations‚ making huge contributions to Western Civilization. Today’s society is largely developed from Ancient Greece‚ considering they were the ones who first created a democracy for a government. Humanity run deep through Greece‚ and
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As of reading chapter 5 and looking at the pictures that are in the chapter‚ I understand that women has been part of history since the beginning of the art. In some ancient societies‚ similar to those in Mesopotamia‚ the creative piece of a woman was to speak to the ordinary equalization of presence. The nude women was the symbol or reproduction and the unceasing cycle of life and nature’s will yet she was never her own self. The image of their patron goddess would turn into an established symbol
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The culture that influenced my project is the Greek culture. Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization and it belonged to an era of Greek history that persevered through the archaic period to the term of classical antiquity. After this period began it was followed by the early middle ages and the Byzantine era. Contained in ancient Greece‚ better known as the classical Greece period. This period blossomed during the fifth to fourth centuries BC. Classical Greek culture‚ mainly philosophy‚ had a dynamic
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Ancient Egypt Art was very important to the Egyptian culture. It symbolized Egyptian beliefs and their way of life. In western culture‚ art is a form of self-expression‚ for the Egyptians it was more about religion. The Egyptians were critical of their art and followed strict specific rules (canon)‚ and believed that imperfect art (art that did not stick to the rules) upset the gods. Egyptian art comes almost exclusively from tombs and temples‚ which emphasized some basic elements‚ engraving
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Written language allowed them to record their beliefs‚ facilitate commerce and enhance governance. Writing as a way to enhance governance can be exemplified in Hammurabi’s code. It was written in cuneiform‚ the pictographic writing system of ancient Sumer. Hammurabi’s Code is one of the earliest examples that we have of laws being made permanent. Created during the reign of King Hammurabi of Babylon‚ it was a collection of
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FUNCTION AND ROLE OF ART IN 21st CENTURY Seminar on Aesthetics: Research Assignment - Essay Abstract In 21st century‚ art is keeping pace with the technological evolution while taking advantage of it. Role and function of art has evolved‚ adapted and gained diversity in terms of interest‚ production‚ specialization and idea. Examination of personal‚ social and physical functions of art are going to be discussed with examples. While discussing assigned roles of today’s art and design‚ the subject
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