Art Essay

talk to you about how fine arts programs are not as popular as they used too. Not many schools today have fine arts. For example, in Alabama, only about half of the schools in Alabama have fine art programs. It is statistically shown that fine arts can help test scores. I think that fine arts makes kids want to come to school and learn!(https:// wwwusnews.com) Central High School is an ordinary high school in Phenix City, Alabama. Central High School has had a fine arts program for almost 30…

Art is relatively new to the world, having only been present for about ten percent of Homo sapiens’ existence on Earth. Since its inception, humans have since hugely refined the concept, moving from charcoal-drawn parietal art to byte-sized digital art. As such, a definition is needed for the creator of such art: the artist. This definition seems to be more than just subjective, as multiple words tend to repeat when describing the artist. From a more personal definition combined with the words…

Brian Schmidt Mrs. Pash HIS-121 10/31/14 Greek Art The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance- Aristotle; the Greeks were professionals in creating beautiful art that would have a deeper meaning. Through all three major Greek periods comes three different forms or art, but with each one become more realistic than the last. The art work from the Archaic is an excellent example of how the Greeks advanced from simple statues to meticulous…

fund the arts programs in K-12, I’m not going to. That would be a lie. It is a simple, two-sided argument as to if we should or should not. While the argument of why we shouldn’t fund the arts have many valid, financial points, it will pay off in the long run to pay for such funding. Those who oppose this argument will say things such as the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) shouldn’t be supported for many reasons. Among these reasons, provided by The Heritage Foundation, include the arts…

does the district. The lack of funding in the fine arts has greatly affected the cognitive skills that alumni posses, causing them to lose abilities on a creative and abstract level. Those who choose to immerse themselves in these liberal arts reap many benefits such as higher test…

Aesthetics as a study of beauty has been the keystone for development of art and architecture, which cuts across philosophical, tactile, intuitive, mathematical and socio-cultural realms. The subjectivity of which, has given rise to innumerable attempts to quantify, measure and theorize aesthetics in art and architecture. To comprehend aesthetics, one needs to understand the changing definition of beauty. Definition of beauty has had cultural variations in the development of human civilization.…

Carnegie Art Museum My family and I went to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh on November 25, 2017. We saw different art exhibits consisting of modern art pieces and traditional art pieces. The first art exhibit was called 20 20 and it focused on African American lives from different perspectives. The second art exhibit was more permanent and had a variety of art. This second exhibit was much bigger and didn’t focus on one particular idea. I found both interesting, but some pieces I wouldn’t…

Art can be represented in many ways and is differently approached by different artists. One way to define art is by explaining the three factors that are described by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy, a Russian writer and philosopher, defined art by three characteristics: individuality, clearness, and sincerity. He refers to individuality as the uniqueness of any work of art. The activity of art is an act where the performer portrays specific emotions that connect with the listener or the person being aimed…

ever looked at a work of art and thought to yourself “this is unexceptable,” “it needs to be taken down ,” “this should have never been made,” or any other formation of words that showed disapproval and/or disgust towards said art? Well if you keep reading you will find out why those exact thoughts are both wrong and flat out moronic. Art is supposed to cause a reaction, however having it removed and/or censored is appalling. Censorship in art should not be allowed because art (like many other…

covered art therapy and its effects on adults with depression, serving as a platform to evaluate whether or not art therapy is useful and helpful for depressed individuals. Each field in which the articles are written provides a unique perspective on the issue of depression and using art therapy as a way to treat it. This can be seen in the rhetorical choices of two articles: “On Considering the Role of Art Therapy in Treating Depression,” a social sciences article, and “Time for Me: The Arts as…