Bachelor of Fine Arts

incredible lost, perhaps not in their own perception, but clearly seen through the eyes of another. They are unnurtered, unseen, and scared in their own community. In addition to personal influences, these youths are influenced by the city around them, an art capital, teeming with the vibrancy and life of widespread artistic expression. These influenced combined create a youth culture characterized by some of the following norms and expressions. As seen in the influences of the culture…

the Fine Arts (PAFA) was founded in 1805 by painter and scientist Charles Wilson Peale, sculptor William Rush, and other artists and business leaders. They sought to "promote the cultivation of the Fine Arts, in the United States of America, by… exciting the efforts of artists, gradually to unfold, enlighten, and invigorate the talents of our Countrymen.” As a museum and school, PAFA’s mission is to promote the transformative power of art and art making, and inspire the future of American art by…

you.” Ralph Steiner III, more commonly known as “T.R.” is Bluffton University’s fairly new ceramic professor. Like many students here who take a ceramics class to fulfill their fine arts credit, T.R.’s passion for ceramics began in the same way at Findlay College. Ceramics captured his imagination and he ended up adding an art major alongside his biology major. He also did not realize at the time that the professor there, Gregg Luginbuhl, would be a lifelong…

Art is about creative expression, it serves as an outlet for emotions and opinions. In present society, art plays a crucial role in culture and helps exemplify present-day issues while also allowing us to connect with the past. Artists present society with a plethora of viewpoints and subjects to think about and every artist has a different style. Art can be a variety of things from sculpture to painting to photography, but at what extent does art become offensive? One of the most controversial…

There 's a connection between art and fashion design just like the connection between colors and fabrics . The same connection that drove Oscar de la Renta to pursue fashion design first as an illustrator coming from a fine arts background. The beauty about fashion design is the fact that every season the designer creates another story to add to the woman of today. And then again What 's more beautiful than dressing a woman? In the same way an artist adds another layer to their painting, Fashion…

traditional view of art has changed over time just as most things have. Naturally, the act of perception has differed opinions on what society considers as art. Dance, paintings, photography, drawings, music, literature, and sculpting, are what comes to mind when contemplating the aspects of art. The limitation to defining a word so opinionated leaves out room for self-expression. The traditional ideas of what is considered art should be broadened; granted, although not tangible, art can be seen…

can have a stronger meaning, On the website wie geht kunst, they have posted an interview with Mladen Dolar. Mladen Dolar, a Slovenian philosopher was interviewed about what art means to him. In this article, he discussed his meaning of the importance and the standing out of artistic work. Mladen Dolar states, “I think to make art is to make a break. And to make a cut.” What Dolar is trying to say is, people choose the best out of the choices they have, and to be chosen means you have made it to…

There is a difference between copying and remixing someone’s work. Now copying is taking someone’s work exactly and saying it is theirs. Kirby Ferguson once said, “Our creativity comes from without, not from within. We are not self-made. We are dependent on one another. Admitting this to ourselves is not an embrace of mediocrity, or derivativeness. It is liberation from our misconceptions. And it is an incentive to not expect so much from ourselves, and to simply begin." While copying is an…

draw from other sources. Second, I believe there is a conflicting values debate in the world of film music. Those that view film music as primarily a work of art in itself would probably be less willing to plagiarize, because originality is typically valued by artists. On the other hand, those who view film music as only (or mostly) an art in relation to the film it was written for - that is, film music's primary purpose is to enhance the film - would probably be more willing to plagiarize,…

‘The Privates’ Will Literally Melt Your Face Off Adam New Featuring some killer rock tracks, ‘The Privates’ mixes music, comedy, and science fiction in a delightful blend. Films about musicians have potential for being very enjoyable. The plights of struggling artists, paired with some catchy tunes, can make for great cinematic experiences. They can be hilarious like ‘This is Spinal Tap’ or Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, or thoughtful like Crazy Heart or Inside Llewyn Davis. Either way,…