Art

Public art is a phenomenon that has existed in humanity for thousands of years. The very first example of this would be Lascaux Cave. In this cave, located in France, hundreds of paintings and engravings are be found (most of which are animals). These illustrations are dated back between 17,000-15,000 BCE (Ancient.eu). Public art has only continued to increase in numbers and variations, as we see murals, sculptures, statues, and many other forms everywhere throughout our daily lives. It has many…

According to the text Living with Art by Mark Getlein, there are six primary roles that artists fulfill in society: artists “create places for some human purpose” (i.e. monolithic art as Stonehenge, Gobeki Tepe, churches, etc..), artist “create extra-ordinary versions of ordinary objects” (for instance the World’s largest ball of yarn, or Tintoretto’s Last Supper), artists have been used to “record and commemorate” historical events (such as a wedding photographer or Pablo Picasso’s Guernica…

Major Art history and visual arts 1. What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less) I want to get involved in the Columbia University Badminton Club. As the president of the Badminton Club in my high school myself, the club won the award for the Best Club; badminton is always the sport I have great passion for. Columbia has a well-developed badminton club with weekly exercise and professional games. If I can get in…

The nineteenth century was a time of change in the artistic world. Artist started testing limits to see how they could introduce a whole new world of art. Some people considered the art to be a kind of culture shock and a scandalous way to express the artist talents. Scandalous is something that is considered improper, shocking, disgraceful, etc. (dictionary.com). There were three artist that really started this “scandalous” time period and they were Coubet, Daumier, and Manet. These three…

The San Jose Museum of Art mission states that it“reflects the diversity of cultures and innovative spirit of the silicone valley through exhibatition programs scholarships and collection”. I checked the validity of this statement by meandering through recent exhibits list on the art museums website. I came across multiple exhibits that showcased the diversity in the Silicone valley. Thre Photography and Inherited History of India, which showcased from beginning of Febuary to the beginning of…

Why do you need arts in your life? Art is developed in order to show the thought of the the people and express their feelings. Actually, high schools have the same images: a lot of students who want to become a doctor, engineers or lawyers. Those professions are very traditional and people earn a lot of money; however, high schools should require arts education because it can give some good benefits. The benefits of arts education are: it can help students to socialize, people can express better…

Berger, an individual is unable to truly comprehend an art piece because of mystification, the state of being mystified. We are unable to appreciate and understand a work of art because we set expectation prior to even gazing at the piece. We assume that the piece will be mystifying and impassable, difficult to comprehend. But why is that? Why is it that an individual cannot engage in an intense mood of interaction and appreciation of art? Art is meant to speak to its audience and tell them a…

What is art? There are many different theories that attempt to define art in various ways, as well as theories that negate the possibility of a definition at all. Some people believe that art needs to evoke thoughts or feelings- that it is defined as art by its effects on the viewers. Others believe that art is defined by how its creator made it and what it was made to represent. In his work, “Art, Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Art,” Danto looks at the question, “What distinguishes art…

Art is the canvas for the body, mind, and soul. It inspires creativity and ideas; art is the outlet for emotion that cannot always be said in words. Art is implanted in our minds from an early age, and is especially important in schools. However important it may be, the United States has fallen behind in progress due to an influx of education of STEM education. Arts education is being overlooked by the government as a non-important issue. While most primary schools typically have art and music…

However by the 1930s, the Canadian press and general art community complained about the exclusive Canadian identity generated by the Group of Seven. The Group of Seven artists were from Ontario and Quebec and tended to paint these landscapes to shape their Canadian identity. Many critics argued that what emerged was not an overall Canadian identity but more of an Ontario or Quebecois variation. To appease the community, the Group of Seven expanded to include twenty-eight progressive,…