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large-scale work depicting characters from mythology with no religious subject. Considering this is out of the Christianity faith, as nudity is being portrayed, Birth of Venus is lucky to survive the 1497 bonfire that sought to destroy all items, especially art that were seen as a temptation to sin. These essential readings of Botticelli's Birth of Venus should not exclude a more purely…

For as long as art has existed there have been people using it to express themselves, however the most powerful and memorable works tend to be those that come from an artist with great struggles, for the emotion of that struggle is embedded in every brush on the canvas. Albeit from two contrary cultures and century, Frida Kahlo born and raised in 1900’ Mexico and Annette Bezor from 1950’, Australia, the two woman have both made impact in the feminist world with their paintings, expressing…

Reading Response to ‘Nudity as a Costume in Classical Art’ Nudity played a tremendously huge role in Greek culture in Classical times in various ways. Firstly, it was used to depict male beauty. The Greeks really admired the young, athletic bodies of men, as they came to represent strength and glory in a heroic and almost godlike manner. This admiration transitioned into the concept of athletic nudity; it became the “uniform” for the athlete. When athletic competitions such as the Olympic Games…

Ruby O’Hagan Mrs. Toews English I Period 5 1 Oct. 2015 Shedding Light Through Art “In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men” ~Simone de Beauvoir (qtd. in “Quotes About Expression” ). Art is a great way to express yourself and help others show what they are experiencing. These artists use their various talents to shed light on what is taking place around them for the better…

Late 19th century American art was influenced by a number of art movements such as, impressionism, realism, and symbolism. Some artists were inspired to create genre paintings to enforce their significance in subjects from everyday life including figures, landscapes, and objects. These scenes of everyday life in America did not, however, include people of color. Thus, this segment of the population was being portrayed in an infelicitous angle due to the prejudices of the period, with biased…

moves further into making his point by describing the Paupan people and their culture. The most powerful example he gives is in regards to tattoos. In the Paupan culture, it is a social norm to cover their bodies in tattoos, and they are not seen as criminal for doing so. However, if a modern person covers their body in tattoos, they are often perceived as criminal…

like method, creation, and technique come to mind. The different approaches to the creation of art were reflected in the variety of artistic movements that defined the period between 1900 and 1980. Two different pieces that encompass varied approaches to art are Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso and Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. Both of these works are largely influential in the span of modern art for their innovation in representation and method of depiction. Pablo Picasso is perhaps…

3. Docherty believes that a cultural event is something that allows people to see the potential of freedom. A cultural event can take many forms. Some examples are: books, poetry and art forms such as painting, music, dance, and sculpture. This idea relates to play of imagination which occurs when people imagine the world different from the way it is now. Many artists have created images that could be considered cultural events. Some examples of these artists are Shepard Fairey and the…

Because of this, a time of fun, art, and music was born; we call this era The Harlem Renaissance” (“African Americans in the Harlem Ren” 1). This movement took place during the 1920’s to the mid 30’s. Many black landed in Manhattan, New York around 1918. In the 1920’s, Harlem was ethnically intense with cultural empowerment that promoted artists, musicians, poets, and writers, just to name a few aptitudes. The Harlem Renaissance was…

When considering the theoretical baselines of this module, I decided to look within myself, and consider what in my life embodies these ideas and concepts. Put mildly, I am a dance music fanatic. I perform regularly in Exeter as a DJ and when sifting through my record collection, I came across a record that really speaks to me personally, and in many ways, has a universal allure. The record was released on a German record label named Innervisions, and is called Acamar, written by a duo called…