Body art

going to rest until your body is a mess soaked in blood and dying from all the little cuts.” Elonis was doing what many people do when they are going through a tough time, finding a safe outlet such as writing. However, prosecutors are now specifically searching out lyrics from rap songs to match them with crimes and use them as motives. The courts are allowing admission of rap lyrics as evidence and by doing so, allowing juries to judge a person’s moral character by his art. If it becomes…

I chose to analyze The Fall of Man, 1927 by M.C. Escher for this paper. This particular piece is a woodcut, and the dimensions are 276mm x 375mm. M.C. Escher was a Dutch artist who mainly worked with graphic art. His piece, The Fall of Man, is a representational art piece with religious content. The context derives from the biblical story of Adam and Eve. On the surface, we see Adam sitting on the ground with his head facing downward as he looks with disappointment. Eve is gesturing for Adam to…

sculpture is three-dimensional art there are two main methods, Carving material such as wood or stone, and modeling forms by adding pieces of material such as clay. Modern artists have explored new materials and techniques. The most famous modern artists these days are Sam Jinks and Ron Mueck. There work become very famous internationally. Sam jinks and Ron Mueck are both very famous artist and their work got very famous because they both try to deliver a message with there art. Both artists try…

thousands of years, art has evolved and transformed and continues to do so day by day. Whether it is music, dance, film or visual art, these art forms are such an important part of history. In times past art was recognized and appreciated tremendously. In our society today, filled with technology people forget to stop and admire the wonders of art. From evening to daylight, the city of Toronto is converted by artists. People from all over gather in the downtown core to experience art in its…

like CrossFit, Powerlifting, Strongmen, Body Builders, all of which are built around the ability of using a barbell. There are at least over 30 different kinds of movement with the barbell, which all stemmed from different thoughts and ideas at how to isolate different muscles. Which why I believe that John Dewey’s cognitive theory is a direct example of how art can express more and more thoughts or idea on how to get different uses out of a single piece of art. The barbell has proven that…

Joseph Minton once said, “True art captures emotions, feelings, and the energy of the object, setting or event that is being depicted. It goes far deeper than the cold, flat surface of duplication. True art has an entity of its own, it is alive, and has the ability to speak, effect, move, and convey emotions to its viewer. This is why I personally choose to paint in derivatives of expressionism.” Art is a form of expression. Art is a way in which society can express themselves and show their…

Staying true to the ideologies of street art, he's built many celebrated bodies of work, all permanent and impermanent, that utilizes satire, sabotage, dark humor, and irony to create significant social, political, and humanist messages for the population on a public level. He mentions in his book, Wall and Piece (Wall and Piece, Mark Bryan), that as he was starting to do graffiti, he was always too slow and was either caught or could never finish the art in the one sitting. So, he devised a…

rebirth of the art movement in the late 13th century. The name renaissance was specified for paintings, sculptures and decorative arts that were created during the European history. The renaissance movement was active through 1300-1600. During this time, artist such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were known for popular art. These artists inspired the renaissance. Humanism was one of the important themes during this movement. It was created to revitalize the nation of culture. Art was not…

In the beginning of XX century brought up the most influential art schools like the Bauhaus and VVKhUTEMAS. The both schools played a leading role in the history of art and and had the main influence on the development of architecture and art at all. The Bauhaus and VKhUTEMAS had a huge connection and communication between each other and especially because of that they had almost the same ideologies, nevertheless, they also had a range of differences. They wanted to make people’s life…

contemporary modern art. When one compares the themes of Giacometti’s sculpture to Robert Wallace’s poem, it is possible to clearly identify simple forms have a lot of subtle details. There are many aspects that influenced the artist and the writer to create new things. Firstly, Alberto Giacometti was heavily influenced by the surrealists of the 1920’s and later found his artistic expression and his early life influences. His choices in the materials used played a part in his art, which can be…