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Northern part of Japan. "When you are a kid, you are too young to know you are lonely, sad, and upset," he told ART news ' Kay Itoi. "Now I know I was." (Yoshitomo Nara Biography. n.d.) However, we…

However, by the 1940 Dali created his first painting in exile in the United States (Unparalled collection of Salvador Dali Art Works). To modern day the entitled masterpiece “ The Persistence of Memory” has many interpretations and yet many unanswered questions. Dali’s way of expressing and perspectives of life created meaning and confusion in his painting. According to the Art Beyond sight, Dali’s garnered attention through his provocative exploits and rhetorical behavior, his paintings were…

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it - Robert Motherwell. During the 20th century, there were wars, economic recessions and radical politics that rattled the world. Some of the movements that came out during the time are, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism. Robert Motherwell’s art is classified in the Abstract Expressionism Movement. Motherwell was a writer, theorist, and helpers of the New York School of arts.…

the consumer class coincided with low quality and poor design of the manufactured goods produced in factories. The Arts and Crafts movement was a group of designers and critics who believed that the decline of Britain’s social and moral standards were linked to the decline of it’s artistic standards. One of the leaders of the movement, William Morris, proclaimed, "I do not want art for a few, any more than I want freedom for a few" (Dempsey). The idea of good design was linked with their ideas…

correct, the influence of ethics over art is wholly dependent on the artist and…

Art, defined by Merriam-Webster, is the “conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects, acquired by experience, study or observation”. Such a basic definition for the broad aspects of what art really is and who creates it. Artists, though out time, have defined what art is. They did not define art just by the skill of it though. They defined art in such a way that it related to life, morals and movements, and still does to this day. Art came a…

Hopley’s article centered on the art of topiary through history, which interested me as a plant-enthusiast and hopeful botanist. I also wondered why people decided that geometrically shaped plants had artistic appeal. Through this article Hopley intended to explain the history while proving the purpose and value of topiary gardens in Great Britain. This review will summarize and critique Hopley’s argument that topiary gardens have great value and will never die off as an art form. This…

Cities worldwide containing enormous skyscrapers, bustling streets, and breathtaking views has captured artists attention and been the focal point of thousands of art pieces. However, the way an artist portrays their interpretation of the city often varies. At first glance, Fernand Léger’s 1919 The City and Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1925 New York Street With Moon appear to be extremely different photos— the color schemes, spacing, and amount of detail to objects and movement for each photo are distinct…

the history and importance of fine arts not just in America, but also around the world. Art has a whole new meaning to me, one of which opens my eyes to the every day sights of life. The definition of art is “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as a painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” Although that is the true definition of art, I truly feel that there is so…

Richard Notkin’s “All Nations Have Their Moments of Foolishness” Artist Statement. In Richard Notkin’s “ Artist Statement” about the piece “All Nations Have Their Moments of Foolishness”, Notkins chooses to embrace the role of an artist as a social critic. His work, alike Picasso’s greatest piece Guernica, protest against war. The artist’s ceramic sculptures and sculptural teapots, explore the complex environmental, political and economic impacts of the contemporary human civilization. Notkin…