What is the meaning behind Art Colinda Kram American Intercontinental Univeristy 7/28/2013 Abstract In this abstract I will provide a definition of art. I will briefly touch on the definition of fine and visual art. We will discuss some of the basic concepts and how to look at art and analyze it. I will give examples of eight different types of art created by established artist and provide a non-bias overview of each and I will provide a conclusion on my definition of art. What
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The Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education A liberal arts education can open many doors for you. However‚ it may not be for everyone. A four year liberal arts degree is meant to make you a well-rounded person‚ but many people don’t feel the need to take classes that don’t directly apply to their career. Liberal arts exercises your mid; it makes it stronger. It helps develop an ordered mind and good thinking habits. You may never use the things you learn in a computer programming class‚ but it
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What is art for me? What is art for me? This is a legitimate question‚ but the answer is not easy. The simplest answer is to say that it is art which stood the test of time and still remains meaningful. When I heard this question‚ it made me think about the word art: What is art for me? ; How do I define art? ; And what is its significance to my life? According to the dictionary‚ the word art is the conscious use of skill and creative‚ imaginative especially in the production of aesthetic objects
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What is the function of Art? 1. Go to this prezi and using the content and media answer any questions you find in your journals. http://prezi.com/lavyatdy0zzn/present/?auth_key=5ol5t72&follow=algrant#93 2. Does Art contain or produce knowledge? 3. If so‚ how can we characterise this type of knowledge? 4. Using Alchin Textbook pp 34-37 decide which of the following statements most closely reflects your view of the purpose of Art: a) Arts are a way of expressing emotion
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What is Good Art? Art‚ which brings out the creative side in a person‚ is the expression of a person’s thoughts. These thoughts range from personal happenings to powerful events around the world. Art is intended to evoke a feeling. Good art is dependent on the feeling the artist captures. To start‚ good art doesn’t need to make sense; it just needs to get people thinking. In the early 16th century‚ Leonardo Da Vinci painted the “Mona Lisa.” When I first look at the painting my eyes are immediately
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What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the
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Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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American Revolution Independence from Britain The Revolutionary war was a series of battle between the British and the Americans. The British had a much larger army than the Americans. The Continental Army‚ which is the army that is fighting for america‚ consisted of only some of the Americans. Loyalists were those in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted
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20th Century Arts and Artist Paper The subject of this course is an exploration of the ideas and values from the Scientific Revolution to the Second World War‚ examining the various revolutions in the world (scientific‚ political‚ economic‚ social‚ spiritual and artistic) and their impact on philosophy‚ theology‚ literature and the arts. This course so far has allowed me to see the influence of the Western thinking‚ forms of thinking and ideas on non-Western cultures and vice versa. As an accomplishment
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In the Beginning Heidegger declares that art within its’ own essence causes the very question of what the meaning of what something is‚ or as he states “ thing”. The reason for such a question to arise in the area of the arts is because art in itself is a “thing” with its own individual characteristics. What makes up a “ thing” is extremely general‚ and unlimited‚ when one thinks about it‚ and in knowing this Heidegger decides to create a focal point‚ simply on three dominant interpretations
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