Found art

of money towards art projects, not a hefty amount but an amount worth noticing. There has been much argument whether it really is worth it or if we are just throwing our money into a fire by paying for projects involving the arts. I believe that although it sometimes seems strenuous and tedious to pay for different projects that people feel may not have an actual impact on themselves personally, it still is a very important thing to continue to allow people to express through art. A good example…

the way it was. It showed great strength and athleticism and was also said to show balance and harmony. Created by Myron, the Discobolus is as trademark, the body is neatly proportioned, very detailed too. The Discus Thrower was a work of art called Nude art. That represented masculine beauty for the people,…

San Jose CA, there is a cultural event known as the “South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk” that I have been interested on for some time, although, have never been able to attended. By mid-March, while looking at the First Friday e-bulletin, I read about the “Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americano, MACLA” and the “17th Latino Art Now! exhibit presented through beginning of April to mi-May, and felt compelled to visit the art space for the Chicano/Latino Culture project. On Monday April 20, 2015, I…

1971: 8 artists reply).The idea of all artists must have the same worth, regarding their physical features. Their art is what creates them as a person, and the horror of not being able to be accepted is awful. The artists also explored many emotions, especially female artists. The female artists explored their emotions and convert their feelings and how they are seen in society into art. “... Women’s…

are many pieces of work which are generally accepted as art. For example, one would likely agree that Beethoven 's Seventh Symphony, The Great Gatsby, and the Mona Lisa are exquisite examples of artistry. There is, however, a certain category of art which does not always get the recognition it deserves as an art form. Containing many of the same elements as these other artistic pieces, video games should be fully recognized as works of art. Any artistic piece needs various components in order…

(1) Where is Koonalda? What is found there? Koonalda Cave lies in the middle south of the continent of Australia, in the dry and desolate area of Nullarbor. This cave is significant because it is one of the multiple connecting caves formed by acidic water percolating through the limestone composition, which is a created environment for preserving fossil records. It is at Koonalda that the earliest human impressions of human hand incisions swirled throughout the interior that archaeologists can…

My visit to the Nelson-Atkins museum was unlike any of my other visits to museums. First of all, I had a solid purpose for going and found myself paying much more attention to the intricacies of pieces I was viewing. Secondly, due to its sheer size, this museum had a wide variety of art from many different cultures and time periods, giving each hallway and room a different feel. Lastly, I felt much more educated about what I was viewing, when compared to previous experiences. I waited until 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…

MidTerm Cultural event for Child Development 17 My Husband I visited the Latin American Art Museum in Long Beach, California on Sunday, October 16,2016. We had never visited this museum before, and we had a good time. The building which houses the Latin American Art Museum had been many things prior to what its currently now, and with many re-models the inside still in a way reflects the past. The building dates from 1910 where it was originally Balboa studios which was the first Hollywood…

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…