New media art

Ed Ruscha is an American artist whose oeuvre joins parts of the dialect and iconography of Pop Art with deft Reasonable execution. With a practice that traverses drawing, painting, photography, film, printmaking, and distributing, Ruscha's experience as a visual creator is obvious in his excellent eye for typography and design. He is maybe best known for his craftsman's books, for example, Twentysix Gas Stations (1963)— a pictorial investigation of the fuel stations he experienced on an…

Art can be represented in many ways and is differently approached by different artists. One way to define art is by explaining the three factors that are described by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy, a Russian writer and philosopher, defined art by three characteristics: individuality, clearness, and sincerity. He refers to individuality as the uniqueness of any work of art. The activity of art is an act where the performer portrays specific emotions that connect with the listener or the person being aimed…

the article “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education by Yo-Yo Ma, he discusses how art is used in our everyday lives, such as music, which helps build culture. Ma’s main focus of his writing is to elaborate on the significant factor of art through two acronyms. The two acronyms are called S.T.E.M, which implies the education of (science, technology, engineering, math) and S.T.E.A.M, (science, technology, engineering, art, technology) which adds the importance of Art. On the other hand, in…

Reconnaissance by artist Christine Hiebert is a shining example of simplistic minimalist art that seeks to demonstrate a wide narrative of meanings and ideas. By creating this piece Hiebert has managed to encompass expansive social paradigms reserved for the most socially attuned artists. Beginning with a formal examination of the piece brings the viewer to their initial inspection of the piece Reconnaissance. Featured in the Davis center of Wellesley College the piece is primarily constructed…

The article, “Photography and Photography and the New God” was written by an American photography named Paul Strand. He began photography under the watchful eye of Lewis Hine in 1907. Hine introduced Strand to the work of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he became an independent photographer and broke with the Impressionist style of Secession. Through his modernists theory, he helped to establish photography as an art form during the twentieth century. He is recognized as one of American…

For my visit to the St. Louis Art Museum, I chose to view one of my favorite paintings that I have been admiring for years. Currently on view in Gallery 215, hangs the oil on canvas by Marc Chagall titled Temptation (The piece is also known as Adam and Eve). This painting is significant to the Surrealist movement, Jewish Artists, and to the popularity of Marc Chagall. Once you understand some of the details of the history of this work and its creator, that might not sound like such a grand…

in household incomes. As a result of the money generated through art-related events, billions of dollars, $27.5 billion to be exact, in revenue is funneled towards local, state and federal governments annually, a number well beyond the $5 billion in yearly arts allocations collectively (“The Economic Impact of America’s Nonprofit Arts and Culture Industry”1). The arts are a major contributor in the grand scale of a global economy, supplying the balance that is much needed in order to maintain a…

An author, painter, may use allegory to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth, or political or historical situation.but it is easy to apply perfect symbol to express perfect meaning and to add a new information in the art work. The success of allegorical work mainly depends on the viewers or audience’s ability to recognize the identities corresponding symbolic meaning of each of the elements within the artwork. For example, in titien’s allegory of governed…

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regularly displayed at art galleries or museums. Many people are confused by the name and need an explanation of what is contained in the building. Ramifications This lack of public awareness is a challenge from a marketing perspective because it can be difficult to get patrons to understand the nature of the name Clyfford Still, many people believe he was the proprietor of the museum and not the…