arguments. Lessing begins “What is Wrong with a Forgery” by establishing that forgeries are not void of aesthetic value. In fact‚ he states that a clear distinction must be made between the qualities that make a piece of art aesthetically pleasing and the non-aesthetic qualities that art critics consider when analyzing a piece. The concept of a forgery‚ he says‚ is purely non-aesthetic and should not be used to describe the beauty of a piece. To further illustrate this point and later points in his
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The Influence of Western Culture on Indian Art The Influence of Western Culture on Indian Art The modern Indian art traces its roots to colonial era when western influences were highly felt when Indian artists started to draw inspiration‚ styles and techniques from western schools established during this time. Indian artists also internalized the western artistic designs and successfully used them to portray Indian social themes. Indian art is today composed of many western elements as
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Science and art rarely come hand in hand‚ therefore when viewing literature you chose one side of the spectrum. Viewing literature as a form of art‚ as opposed to scientifically allows the reader to go deeper into the meaning of the text. Science is said to be facts which allow no room for interpretation. However‚ viewing literature as a form of art allows the reader to decide what they think the text is about. Art is looked at closely and broken apart‚ to get everything out of it that you can. So
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Dallas Museum of Art Report When I entered the building‚ I could feel an atmosphere that was rather calm yet lively at the same time. I decided to pick the Dallas Museum of Art because it has variety. The museum has works from various cultures and I enjoy looking at paintings more than anything else. This being my second time visiting the museum‚ I had more of a chance to enjoy all that was open to the public that I did not get to see when I first came with my fashion design class when I was a
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Academy of Fine Arts DFA2102: Investigating Art II (History Component) "Art is a form of description. Discuss and elaborate. What is your understanding for the abovementioned statement?" Muhammad Rahimin Bin Misnam F13FA0154 [FA2C] Lecturer: Mr Chua Poh Leng 14 - 16th October 2014 Art is no doubt a form of description. In a way‚ it can describe a situation‚ an era‚ a story‚ a person ’s life and so on and so forth. If we put it as such‚ then yes‚ art is definitely
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VALUE OF ART IN SOCIETY Art is a very powerful means of expressing one ’s self‚ and it can be viewed either very positively or very negatively. Art has a way of bringing people together by portraying an idea that everyone can relate to. It has the ability to have a big impact on society‚ but it ’s just a matter of getting people appreciate the value of it. (Lawrence 1). Suzanne Lacy created a chart of artist ’s roles to show you the different steps an artist can take from being private or
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Service and the Arts the Beautiful For the past semester‚ the class has been discussing what the Arts of the Beautiful‚ or the Fine Arts‚ is. We discussed what Etienne Gilson considers to be the Fine Arts: Architecture‚ Statuary‚ Painting‚ Music‚ Dance‚ Poetry‚ and Theatre‚ and looked at their matter and their form. It was pointed out throughout the discussion that these arts are the Arts of the Beautiful not because of utility (Architecture)‚ imitation (Statuary)‚ representation (Painting)‚
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study some type of art. Every year in elementary school‚ my class would attend weekly art classes where we would draw‚ paint‚ sculpt things with our hands‚ and learn about types of art and artist throughout history. I would also have to attend a weekly music class where my class would sing‚ learn to play different instruments‚ and learn about music notes. In middle school‚ I had to be in either choir or band or take an art class. In high school‚ all students were required to take 2 art type classes in
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FAS-201 Art repatriation paper Art recovery and art repatriation is very important in some aspects of maintaining a culture or a family’s significance in history. For the first article titled “Works by Masters”‚ there is a clear reason as to why people would want the art returned to whomever it traced back to. However‚ I can fully understand the German government’s concerns of the complexity of how to go about the process. Because of the time period that the art was recovered from and its involvement
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upon architecture and art in Germany[/i:5f8267538c] In the 1920’s Germany was a centre for modern art and forward thinking architecture. Art styles and schools such as cubism and Dada developed in Germany‚ and schools of excellent architecture such as the Bauhaus school developed in this liberal and free thinking period. However this all changed in1933 due to the rise to power of the Nazis. This essay will examine the effect that the Nazi regime had upon the styles of art and architecture in Germany
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