Art genres

What is unique about photography contrasted with other visual artistic expressions? Numerous individuals feel that photography is not an art nor if it merit as much consideration as paintings since it is moderately simple to get into photography. I personally appreciate a decent sketch or painting as much as anybody, a photograph, on the other hand, permits me to envision as though I'm…

dynasty which was the late 14th Century. Bowl with children among vines was done also in China but during the Northern Song Dynasty which was the 11th - 12th century. Bowl with Chrysanthemums is a piece that can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This piece was made in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty…

drawings, art has been around since the beginning of man, and will still be around for the end. Throughout history, there has been numerous art movements that have shaped mankind for who we are today. Even without thinking about it, we are influenced by art everyday. Without it, there would be no movies, comics, or even colorful packaging on simple everyday items such as cereal boxes. Life would be bland. Most people don't realize how important art is, or how many different types of art…

Art is inspired by the world around it. The techniques, tools, and technology all effect how art is made at a certain point in time. Prehistoric men used cave walls to print their paintings, the subject matter usually being nature or the supernatural. Millions of years later, our artists are still being influenced by the world around them and the tools available. During the Industrial Revolution paint began being sold in tubes, and the realm of those who enjoyed and purchased art was expanded.…

car, even though I may be a little tone deaf. Even though I may not have a physical connection with music, that certainly has not stopped be from appreciating every aspect of it mentally and emotionally. I love to listen to music, of all different genres. To me, music means so many things. I enjoy attending live concerts as well as listening to my iTunes and Pandora while driving.…

The Art of Listening Reproduction of originals is a quality that exists in all facets of life. Much of what is created lacks originality, instead, it is a reproduction or reinterpretation of a previous original idea. In Jeff Turrentine essay Why Some Covers Disappoint, he attempts to dissect what makes a good cover song, seeking to find answers about why some ‘copies’ are less impressive than the original. Paul McCartney’s album of covers “Kisses on the Bottom” which Turrentine dismisses as a…

I’ve been a movie lover all my life; that seems almost too obvious to mention since most kids in our day and age are. But the day I went from movie lover to absolute movie geek was in the sixth grade, when the local theater brought a huge set of old film cameras to our school for display. I wandered around those giant black boxes entranced, and when they set one up and projected the film against the wall, it was love at first sight for me. Since that day, I’ve always prided myself on my…

brings financial rewards (Bourdieu & Nice, 1980). From this perspective, a good level of creative autonomy (whether or not it is superficial) is believed to be beneficial to both the industry and cultural workers themselves, as it produces a ‘belief’ in art, which conceals the bare face of commercialism. To date, these three approaches to cultural work have been primary foundation upon which the possibility of true creative freedom within the cultural industry has been denied. From such…

a deeply innovative work of art. Furthermore, Triumph of Death, represents one of the most popular humorous themes in humanist thinking—death as an outlook on life. Moreover, Triumph of Death mocked both, the actions of the Reformist Movement and that of the Church, presenting a humanist critique of both ideologies through a stoic view of the madness and folly of Bruegel’s time. Because of his humanist connections and use of classical and Christian motifs, Bruegel’s art responds to the literary…

following paintings; The Disputa – Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), The Lamentation of the dead Christ- Andrea Mantegna and David- Leonardo Da Vinci. Each painting in any genre and time period contains a number of values connected to the artist and consequently determines its worth. The definition of a value in respects to art is ‘the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something’. And also ‘estimate the monetary worth of’. The values within the…