The ongoing dispute about the ownership and location of Benin art remains a controversy over whether it should be returned to its place of origin. It is vital to observe the “encounter” between (Woods‚ 2008‚ ‘THE ART OF BENIN’‚ p.7) Europe and the kingdom of Benin‚ when the Benin artefacts were initially plundered and confiscated in the “‘punitive expedition’” (Mackie‚ 2008‚ ‘1897: the ‘punitive expedition’‚ p.23). The British opinion of the Benin people as a “savage and brutal” (Loftus‚ 2008‚ The
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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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fireplace and my wife was sitting on the other‚ and i suddenly said to her‚ “Wouldn’t it be a good idea to write a story about some boys on an island showing how they would really behave‚ being boy and not little saints as they usually are in children’s books” and she said “That’s a first class idea‚ you write it.” So I went ahead and wrote it. He did and experiment with boy’s class for the whole hour there would be no rules and no punishment for doing bad things. He said it resulted in chaos and violence
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Traveling Mindset vs. Home Mindset Does having a closed mind set benefit more than a open mind set? Being open minded is having a mind embarks on new ideas‚ exploring and arguments. Being close minded is not open to new ideas and exploring. What does open minded and close minded have to do with having a traveling mind set and home mind set? Having a traveling mind set‚ we carry with us no rigid ideas about what is interesting. A home mind set is being settled in expectations‚ and assured that
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tishTOPIC 14: BRITISH ARTS Outline: I. Introduction II. Content 1. Overview of the arts in Britain 1.1. What are “the arts”? 1.2. The arts in society 1.3. The characteristics of British arts and letters 1. Types of arts 2.4. Theatre and cinema 2.5. Music 2.6. Literature 2.7. The fine arts III. Conclusion 1. Overview of the arts in Britain 2.1. What are “The arts”? The art is the term which is used
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The Effects of the New Deal Historian Barton J. Bernstein claimed that the New Deal "did not transform the American System… It failed to raise the impoverished‚ it failed to redistribute income‚ it failed to extend equality and generally countenanced racial discrimination… It failed generally to make business more responsible to the social welfare or to threaten business ’ pre-eminent political power." Although he makes valid points in his argument‚ I personally have to disagree with him. First
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Art‚ in its simplest definition‚ is the creation of images or objects. Islamic art has throughout history been mainly abstract and floral‚ portraying geometric shapes or Arabesque and calligraphic designs because of the strict injunctions against the depiction of living things. Islamic Art as a whole is comprised of visual arts produced 7th century onwards. This term not only describes art made in the service of Islam or by Muslim artists‚ but also secular art originating from those lands which
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Starry Night Composition Top Starry Night Vincent van Gogh The night sky depicted by van Gogh in the Starry Night painting is brimming with whirling clouds‚ shining stars‚ and a bright crescent moon. The setting is one that viewers can relate to and van Gogh´s swirling sky directs the viewer´s eye around the painting‚ with spacing between the stars and the curving contours creating a dot-to-dot effect. These internal elements ensure fluidity and such contours were important for the artist
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communicated through the artwork to the viewer. A lot of people are addicted to different kind of drugs and different drugs have different effects on a human; whether it would be physical or mental. Most of the time the mental effects start first and the signs of the physical changes appear after some time. Often‚ people under the influence of drugs hallucinate quite a lot and which may result in self harm. There aren’t a lot of artists that go deep into the depth of drug abuse however there is a few. Some
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org/journal/aasoci) DOI:10.4236/aasoci.2012.21007 Is Street Art a Crime? An Attempt at Examining Street Art Using Criminology Zeynep Alpaslan Department of Sociology‚ Hacettepe University‚ Ankara‚ Turkey Email: z_alpaslan@hacettepe.edu.tr Received February 1st‚ 2012; revised February 29th‚ 2012; accepted March 13th‚ 2012 A clear and basic definition is the fundamental element in understanding‚ thus explaining any social scientific concept. Street art is a social phenomenon‚ characterized by its illegal
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