Art world

In the book, “But is it art?”, Cynthia Freeland takes a philosophical approach to allow the reader to understand why people decide to create art. In the beginning of the book, Freeland starts by explaining that some artists use scare tactics to promote their art. She mentions that using bodily fluid such as in Andres Serrano’s artwork is intended not to be controversial, but are not provided with a context for the public to often understand and appreciate (Freeland 2001: 7). Some artists feel…

Why Fine Arts is Helpful to Students In order to conduct fine arts at a school you first need to know what it is. The definition of fine arts is a visual and creative type of art that is conducted by many students. This is how I visualize what fine arts is. Many schools utilize fine arts. I think fine arts should be offered in every school. This type of art can be beneficial to all students. Fine arts is something that should be offered to every school, and people should persuade the schools…

The Renaissance through the Baroque, Chapter 19 In the early Italian Renaissance what major family influenced artists and give three examples? The Medici family was very influential in the art world due to their creation of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. Many artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo, were apart of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. This academy not only funded many artists, but it also gave birth to the beliefs of Neoplatonists. Neoplatonists believed that in the…

importance of art in a world that needs more than survival through connections of modern society to a fictional post-apocalyptic society. In addition, Mandel uses the post-apocalyptic genre convention of dystopian society to emphasize the importance of art for people in a chaotic world dealing with hardships. With the publication of this novel being significantly recent, Mandel tries to appeal to an audience living in a time that is dominated by modern technology, and urges her readers to not…

When I was in my sophomore year of high school, my art teacher Mrs. Samally opened my eyes to many different types of art forms throughout the world. One form of art that particularly caught my eye, was the art of 3-D chalk drawings on street canvasses. The way that these artists can portray depth and realism in their art work just baffles me. They can create masterpieces with chalk that I didn’t even think was ever possible before. The artist who predominantly stood out to me the most is an…

conveyed motion and using negative space in photography. Both artists were confronted with a constantly changing world and society and chose dance as a way to express motion, evanescence, and tell a story. Both focused in on the use of color and negative space to communicate something more. Alexey Brodovitch was a Russian Aristocrat turned American. Born in Russia he served in World War I and fought the Bolsheviks afterwards. He was forced to flee when injured and the hospital he was in was…

filming street art. Thierry began filming the street artists because he found the art fascinating. Eventually, Thierry decided to take up the art himself. Thierry began using his skills like most street artists do; on the side of public buildings. Theirry (with the help of some friends) decided to showcase an art show. He had items such as a giant spraycanned Campbells chicken noodle soup, as well as many other contemporary art pieces. Over 3,000 people showed up to Thierry’s few week long art…

best known for the designing of corporate logos. He was educated at The Pratt Institute, The Parsons School of Design, and the Art Students League. Rand was one of the creators of the Swiss Style of Graphic Design and taught his ways at the very prestigious Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, after his teaching career was over he was inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 1972.…

plays, and musicals are all part of the arts. The arts have been used for many years for entertainment or even ways of therapy. Are the arts important to have in public schools, or are they distractions? The arts actually help students achieve more academically. Many people have different opinions on whether or not the arts should be kept in schools. The arts can help students get out of their shell and be who they actually are or they want to be. The arts are important to have in public…

In examining political agendas and critiquing art institutions and the power of the government, The Art Workers’ Coalition undertook a collective range of protests and political actions against these higher societies (Martin, 2004). On January 3, 1969, artist Takis Vassilakis removed one of his works from the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) exhibition “The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age” (1969). However, the board of directors refused this, even with the revolutionary proposition…