Image of the female body over the years Nude female figures have been portrayed in art through out the decades. But only no has it become apparent to many that new art that portray the female body are not only beautiful but harmful to young and older individuals whom see them. Teenagers start to look at their bodies wondering if they are good enough. Even having them try to loose weight at any cost even their health. “In one study, 44% of adolescent girls believed they were overweight and 60%…
2016 Art and Mechanical Reproduction in the Age of Instagram Social media has changed the way people communicate, discover and spend their leisure time. Social media platforms, such as Facebook, were originally developed as communicative platforms where people could network and keep in touch with loved ones. However, with the advent of Instagram and the popularization of memes, users are now able to exchange thoughts and ideas with the usage of minimal words. In Benjamin 's The Work of Art in…
11/6/2017 Style Guide for Futurism and Purism. Futurism In a contemporaneous era of the early 1900’s with modernistic art movements, “Futurism” redefined a well social-political agenda. This inauguration was named by the “charismatic Italian poet as well playwriter Filippo Tommaso Marinetti” (1876-1944). 1909 was the creation “Futurism” movement, but soon encompassed the visual arts and cinemas, music and architecture. “Futurists” were exponents of war to remove the stagnated past with aflame…
seen. In 2015, it was worth over $90 billion, more than double the international film industry. But video games have also become one of the most polarizing forms of entertainment or media to date. Their fans love them and simply cannot get enough, while their detractors’ ire seems to know no end. As with any form of media that contains violence, video games have come under scrutiny for their content and presence in the lives of some who commit acts of violence in the real world. There seems to…
Since the creation of photography, photographic images have been used to shape the public’s knowledge through means such as staged photos, photo manipulation, and photos portrayed in the media. These photos have been used to give a visual taste of history all the way from World Wars to nationwide depressions. The camera has been a very significant part of history due to the fact of it giving the opportunity to see what things looked like during different times. Photographers like Henry…
When we mention about graffiti, where do we expect to see it? Probably not in museum. Unlike order arts, the background of graffiti does not gorgeous and magnificent that is why graffiti mostlikely being on streets, under bridges, or on some buildings. Graffiti borns mainly in low – in come areas, so the boundary between art and vandalism is very arachnoid. The debate about graffiti has been going for decade because people do not understand the difference between creation and destruction. In…
The title of this art piece is called Marylin Diptych. The craftsman for this piece is Andy Warhol. He made this art bit of silkscreen print, in the year 1967, for Marilyn Monroe within three or four years since she had passed away. This piece was distributed through Factory Additions, an organization he made so he can make and appropriate his prints. The original piece is presently claimed by Tate Modern. On the left side are twenty-five pictures that are printed in color while on the right…
Museum Educator being offered by the education department in Museum of the Moving Image. I received my MFA from the Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts in New York with a focus on interdisciplinary practice, working mainly with time-based media and interactive projections. While at the School of Visual Arts, I worked as a teaching assistant in both sculpture and New Media classes. My teaching experience includes responsibilities for course preparation, instruction, and advising…
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…
Grand exhibits come to mind when art is mentioned: neglecting street as a true form of art. Banksy, an underground street artist spends time tagging various cities around the world to convey important messages to the public. This past summer, he took his thought provoking art method to another level with the creation of Dismaland. This outdoor art exhibit was made to resemble a theme park. His meticulous placement of art throughout the exhibit provoked minds from the moment they entered until…