Fine art

May the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a fund raiser called the Met Gala, hosted by fashion editor of Vogue, Anna Wintour. At this event, the Met’s Costume Institute creates an exhibition of groundbreaking fashion and invites the biggest name in fashion and art. Since 2010, this spectacle has become one of the most publicized events in the industry, but still, the organizers struggle with the perceived legitimacy of fashion design in the world of art. The Costume Institute,…

A fine art, as suggested by the name is the purest form of art. It’s an expression of oneself presented in term of aesthetics and design principles. It can refer to anything made by someone considered an artist, yet the definition of an artist has evolved over time and varies based on context. In Ancient Greece, the term for art was "techne," though that word did not peg art in the modern sense and was instead applied to human activities, especially handicrafts and technical work. The most…

The Father’s Curse and The Punished Son Art has been through our lives since the creation of man. Art is a way of expression which humans tend to communicate their ideas, emotions, or in general world views. There’s many types of art that exist in the world but one of the biggest and most famous is the fine arts. A perfect example is the famous painting “The Father’s Curse and The Punished Son” which is one of the greatest masterpieces created by the French painter Jean Baptiste. The artist…

Alex Prager was born November 1, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. She is an American photographer and film maker;who has been published to many places such as Vogue and placed in art exhibtions. She has gained popular attention since an exhibiton in 2005 and continues to rise. When Alex was was 13, her parents moved to Florida, but she stayed in LA and she pursued acting. Moreover, she spent her teenage years between Florida, LA, Switersland,and Europe. She has traveled Europe over time and has…

The definition of art has long been sought after throughout history. Merriam- Webster claims it is “something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings”. However, many scholars believe that art is exceptionally hard to define and put in a box. It is more important to look the history of art and be able to understand it rather than knowing an elaborate definition. In other words, it is a social practice. For example, Dr. Mills…

I am grateful that my exposure to art came at an early age. I used to sit in my father’s kitchen, mirroring his movements as he sketched scenes from life in Mississippi. My sister and I would think of titles for his paintings as they dried on the living room floor. My initial curiosity for his work eventually developed into a genuine desire to explore the arts further. After finding my own path through art history, honing my artistic skills, and expanding my knowledge of different cultures, I…

The visual elements of art help us break down an artist’s work and aids us get a deeper understanding of what the artist is trying to accomplish. In the book; Living with Art, by Mark Getlein, he defines the visual elements as “They are the elements that we perceive and respond to when we look at a work’s form” (Getlein, 2012, 77). Analysis of what the visual elements are, according to Getlein will help tell us a better understanding of Olafur Eliasson work. Getlein talks about seven key…

sculpture art. He was born in Manila, Philippines and then migrated to Los Angeles at the age of ten. After, he relocated to San Francisco to attend college and later became a professor at San Francisco University. He also received his BFA from San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA at Stanford University. “(Michael’s work has been) exhibited at venues including the Asian Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, the de Young Museum in San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,…

I recently visited Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall to view the Songs for the season. This was my first time ever attending a show. My first experience was great and I really enjoyed it. To begin I would like to say the production and the displays were magnificent. When I walked in even before the show began they gave the perfect lighting with the snowflakes projected on the closed curtains. They also projected a Christmas tree and sat nutcrackers on each side giving a great winter theme. As it…

where is the ingenuity in that? This being the case, it is impossible to make anything of merit without being at least subconsciously influenced. Only upon realizing this fact and embracing it is an artist able to fully and successfully utilize the arts as an avenue of expression. I find the works of Egon Schiele/the European Expressionists, Stephen de Staebler, Giacometti, Emma Rodgers, and Modigliani to be of utmost influence in my own work. The elongated figures of Giacometti (image 1) and…