Communications September 5‚ 2012 Does Art Reflect Culture or Does Culture Reflect Art? As I first pondered this question the obvious answer seemed to be that art reflects culture. However‚ something didn’t sound quite right. Then I realized that although I feel that art does reflect culture it goes deeper than mere reflection. There is an old song from 1968‚ performed by the "Supremes" called Reflections and a part of the lyrics is a perfect example of what I mean. "....Reflections of how life
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Nicholas Crawford English 103 10 September 2014 The Literate Arts: What is the Purpose? As a student I have read several essays‚ all in different but connecting points of view that explore in depth the diverse ways of education‚ educating in the literate arts‚ learning‚ using the information‚ and applying it to life. In reading the controversial opinions expressed throughout these essays‚ the question‚ “What are the literate arts good for?” has crossed my mind more than a few times. Four authors
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Mistakes That Serve For a Good Purpose When you make a mistake or something bad happens like spilling juice in your sofa how do you react to that? Do you forget it and run the risk of it happening again or do you learn from that mistake or that certain dilemma? People need to know that forgetting all past mistakes will not help but hinder them in learning and even overcoming those circumstances. For example I have learn that belonging to a divorced family isn’t easy and you will learn how previous
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Compare & Contrast All guns serve different purposes. Guns have been a part of American history for many years. Many different kinds of guns have been used for many different types of jobs. Just as police use guns for law enforcement‚ hunters use guns to harvest game and they have different guns for different game. The two most commonly used firearms of hunters‚ are the rifle and the shotgun. One of the great things about having a well-made shotgun is that they are not very expensive and
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Julia‚ Genevieve‚ and Ridge Spartan Art and Culture Spartan sculptors were active in pan-European sites such as Delphi and Olympia.Pausanias‚ traveling through Sparta in the second century AD‚ recorded hundreds of significant buildings – temples‚ monuments‚ tombs‚ and public buildings – that were part and parcel of Spartan art and culture. According to contemporary sources‚ Sparta was particularly renowned for its music and dance. Spartan bronze works were coveted as gifts and imports. Spartan
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Essay: Egypt The materials used to create these sculptures symbolized the pharaoh’s timelessness and eternal life‚ the body of the pharaohs symbolized the power given to them by God‚ and the formal design qualities showed the religious and political qualities in the statues. The statue of Khafre and Akhenaton reflects the political and religious climates of their time through the use of medium which symbolized the pharaoh’s eternal life and timelessness‚ and through formal qualities which symbolized
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Arts in Culture Art is about ideas and representing them into visible perceptions and concepts. These ideas come from the heart and mind of the individual artist‚ putting all the talent they have into the artwork. In a way‚ that makes everyone that can specialize in a certain activity and create their expressions an artist. A cook preparing a meal with an appetizing appearance‚ an artist painting a beautiful painting‚ or a football star breaking a tackle for a game-winning touchdown all have the
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Have you ever wondered about the 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
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The art and architecture of ancient Egypt is known to almost every person‚ as it is so distinct from other cultures ’ works. Ranging from wall paintings of Anubis and Horus‚ to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx‚ the artwork is not exactly new to many. Though the creators of the art may not be known‚ their images are forever part of the great history of ancient Egypt. When you think of ancient Egyptian artwork‚ stiffness in the human figures is very apparent. There is basically no trace of movement
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FORMS OF ART FORMS OF ART + PROJECT BRIEF WHAT IS ART? I. What is Art? Its Purpose and Its Function II. Fundamentals of Interpretation: Formal and Contextual Analysis III. Principles of Design: Style What is Art? • Art (art)‚ n. 1. the quality‚ production‚ or expression of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance • Work of art = visual expression of an idea • Medium = a particular material‚ along with its accompanying technique (plural = media) Traditional
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