Art From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the general concept of art. For people named Art‚ see Arthur. For other uses‚ see Art (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Clockwise from upper left: a self-portrait from Vincent van Gogh‚ an African Chokwe statue‚ detail from the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and a Japanese Shisa lion Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which
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Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history‚ making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose of Art is "vague"‚ but that it has had many unique‚ different reasons for being created. Some of these functions of Art are provided in the following outline. The different purposes of art may be grouped according to those that are non-motivated‚ and those that are motivated (Levi-Strauss). Non-motivated functions
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Religious Art Egyptian Art vs. Renaissance Art The ancient Egyptians have had a huge impact on the world today. From Cleopatra‚ to The Mummy movies‚ the theme that is Egyptian is something that is very easily recognized. Egyptian art is very flat with exaggerated body parts. These figures have very long arms and legs with pointy eyes. Pointy eyes are a vanity thing that is still sought after and many women achieve this look with liquid eyeliner. Another factor that makes Egyptian art special is
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Culture” and “The Politics of Art”. Although these three articles all focus on the topic about art politics‚ each article introduce different aspects about art politics. “Censorship and Its Progeny” is about a history of political art that happens in Middle Ages‚ the art event in Alaska and the Censorship. “Performance‚ Community‚ Culture” mainly discuss the art performance‚ community and culture in British. “The Politics of Art” introduce specific events about art business that happened in America
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Indian life and thought. Some see India’s caste system as the defining feature of Indian culture and some have dismissed it as a colonial artefact. Since the days of the British rule‚ both historians and anthropologists referred to India as a ‘caste society’. Obviously this is an overstatement of the importance of caste. But for many leading personalities‚ caste was‚ and is‚ a real force in Indian life. As explained by experts in the field such as Dr Susan Bayly‚ caste is not the essence of Indian culture
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Emotion and Art Emotion is classified to be the mental connection between a distinct individual and reality. It gives people a sense of awareness as well as detachment from the things they are surrounded by. Through the series of artistic capabilities‚ artists have managed to get solid ideas across because of the emotion they have built up inside. The study of art gives artists the opportunity to release emotion through the expression of color and creativity. In common theory‚ art is viewed and
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Spirituality in Art “Spirituality is such a vibrant and integral part of our lives that even our changing times and all the apparent obstacles have not stifled the powerful partnership of spirituality and art in the modern era” Lynn M. Herbert. This essay will assess and discuss three contemporary artists that address the idea or concept of ‘spirituality’ in their work. Spirituality is a term that lacks certain defiance or a definitive definition‚ although social scientists have defined spirituality
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Topic One: Women in Art The role of women in the Art is complex because artists were affected both by the art and stories of the past and the women that they saw around them every day. The influence of the various roles of woman produced some of the greatest art. Women had a different role in ancient Greek society than they do today. It also seems likely that the role of women changed radically from ancient‚ pre-classical times to the more familiar classical period. Classical Greeks were definitely
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April 2‚ 2014 Art Appreciation IP UNIT2 Part 1: My first Ancient Art piece I choose from the New York Museum was the Head of a roaring lion from the Neo-Assyrian period. My second piece of Art was chosen from Washington‚ DC Museum. I chose the Head of a pharaoh from the Ancient Egyptian Art. Part 2: While comparing and contrasting between the two Arts I noticed that they both where created With strength in mind as the subject and content matter but it was hard not to notice the different materials
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The Art of Loving is a slim volume of only a little over a hundred pages yet it packs one hell of a punch. Written some fifty years ago‚ here is a more damning indictment of modern society than anything the existential crowd of Bertrand Russell‚ Albert Camus or Jean Paul Sartre could cook up. The Art of Loving is a very concise and pithy read‚ it is written in the terse lucid style of gospel‚ each word in each line serving a critical function. This is not a writer’s style nor is a critic’s but that
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