War; a state of armed conflict between different nations or states. World War I, commonly known as “The Great War”, took the meaning of the word ‘war’ to a whole new level. The War destroyed a generation of men, physically and mentally, through it’s barbarity and failure to acknowledge the similarities between “enemies”. New technologies, nationalism, and militarism introduced an uprising of not only violence but a response in literature. Authors such as Keith Douglas and Erich Maria Remarque…
Internet piracy is a controversial issue when it comes to whether or not it affects the entertainment industries since the start of twenty-first century. The scholarly article, written by Koster, called “Fighting Internet Piracy: The French Experience With The Hadopi Law”, is about internet piracy cause a decrease the revenue in music industry and the French decided to create a law in order to help music industry’s revenue from decline any further. The law is called Hadopi and its objectives…
Introduction I have been asked to provide a legal opinion for Tony in regards to copyright infringement. The issues are whether there can be any actions taken against, Alice, James, Local Political Candidate, or the Television Station. To assess Tony 's likelihood of success against these individuals and organisations we need to consider the relevant authorities and their application to each case at hand. Once this has occurred any defenses will be raised and assessed in turn to each individual.…
Another example, in California, a capitated program (set price per person) named STRIDES (Steps Towards Recovery, Independence, Dignity, Empowerment, and Success), is a close replica to the ACTS model. There is a low caseloads, 24 hour availability, weekly meetings, and medication monitoring. In addition, there are substance abuse counselors and employment specialists available to clients (Chandler, Spicer, Wagner, & Hargreaves, 1999). Chandler et al., 1999, conducted a study of 60…
Some artists set out to challenge their audience through a subversion of artistic conventions and an innovative approach to their artmaking decisions and actions. Two such visionaries are the conceptual artists Marcel Duchamp and Antony Gormley who have successfully experimented with both the form and philosophy of art. Marcel duchamp defied the traditionalist movement, through challenging the conventional styles which have been around for centuries. Nevertheless, becoming the founding father of…
Action Painting vs Performance Art Introduction – 250 words In my dissertation I want to explore the differences and similarities between action painting and performance art. I will explore the technical processes and conceptual ideas in abstract expressionism, how abstract expressionism started, and what key events took place to influence the start of abstract expressionism and its impact on postmodernism and contemporary art practices and how it developed over the years. I will explore artists…
The aim of this research paper is to focus on the history, philosophy and sonic outcomes of Instrument Destruction, particularly in relation to performance art. whilst exploring ethics and danger involved in destroying instruments. This research will be undertaken with Annea Lockwood’s Piano Transplants’ series firmly in mind, and reference will be made to both scores and performances of these works. This paper also represents a unique opportunity to raise awareness on important works in…
“supreme law of the land” that offered liberties only provided in the United States of America. After the creation of the constitution, in order for it to replace the current regime, it needed to be ratified by at least nine states, this lead to the Anti-Federalist papers and Federalist papers, one advocating for the…
The Outrageous Price of Art The rich are easily viewed as insane for making purchases in the market of one subject in particular. That market, art and the subject modern, for it’s hard to put a price on art. It is especially hard to calculate the value when it’s made by any famous artist. So why are people spending outrageous amounts of money on art…? There is an unspoken rule in this world that a piece of art created by a Pablo Picasso is automatically worth more than the paint and parchment…
There has been great debate over the difference between the surrealist and the avant-garde, and whether or not they are simply different branches of the same movement, that surrealism is just a romanticised extension of the avant-garde. André Breton, the movement’s considered leader, regarded surrealism as a belief in superior forms of reality in his 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, and irrespective of more contemporary arguments over the exact definition or difference, was above all explicit in his…