Public art

not art and music education programs are important for the fate of America’s youth. Numerous schools have already taken the “necessary” measures to cut art and music programs all-together. Many argue that the fine arts distract students from their basic core academics, but research suggests that being part of at least one fine art program improves the overall classroom education. Therefore, receiving credit in an art or music class should be required for high school graduation, because arts…

Art is a diverse concept known throughout the entire world. It causes much controversy over the subject matter and what makes it considered art. Art can be very simple but also at times can be very complex, it can last a lifetime or even just a day. It can be a physical object or painting or it can be performance based. Artists are full of imagination, emotion, creativity, and most of all passion. Passion is what drives the artist to create the work and propel it forward into success. In this…

Basquit first left his home in lower Manhattan to pursue his art and support himself with odd jobs. During this time, punk, hip-hop, and street art greatly influenced New York City’s urban culture. His graffiti first received recognition in the 1970s when he tagged subway trains and buildings with cryptic sayings under the name “SAMO". Along with his partner, Al Diaz, Basquit tagged statements such as “Plush Safe He Think” and “Playing Arts with Daddy’s Money”. After his work was featured in a…

Leniece Tomlinson Public Speaking Professor Bettina Durant March 24,2017 Persuasive Speech Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that engaging children with art enhances their academic ability in all other subjects. Central Idea: There are studies that show that kids, who make art, read better and get better grades in science and mathematics. Nurture our Children’s Creativity through Drawchange Inc Introduction I. Throws audiences crayons and art supplies. II. We have studies that…

Etruscan Mirrors Vs. Cloud Gate Modern versus Ancient, 2006 versus 300 B.C. and in some regards a culture versus a culture. The two pieces of art at face value are inconceivable to compare and seem distinctively different. Though, many differences there are a few similarities between the two pieces of art; The Etruscan Mirrors and The Cloud Gate that stem beyond the looks and into the symbolism and meaning for creation and the attempted message that the artists were trying to convey.…

The artist produces a film to conclude that poverty brings the country largest revenue as resources. While directing, he both pointed out white guilty that utilises the poverty of countries to their own gain and provoked art world of their comfortable position. (Thompson 2013: 118) Facing his audience with detailed explanation, Martens shows a clever action between the dilemma, ‘the audience…will either hate it because they find it offensive, or love it because it affirms…

From January 31 to June 5, 2016, The Instant as Image : Moments of Action in Photography from the Permanent Collection at the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase exemplifies the simplicity and beauty of motion. Curator, Chelsea Spengemann incorporates works from fourteen different artists as a response to Barbara Morgan’s motion images of modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. It features the works of Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan, Larry Clark, John Cohen, Elliott Erwitt,…

Looted Art It is because of the looting, we have lost thousands of art pieces and possibly never learned about artists that have existed. I chose this article because it shows how looting has been an ongoing problem almost from ever since the beginning of art. This article explains that almost every country when it would acquire new lands and conquer other countries would take over their art and make it their own. This way it would bring more wealth to the nation that is taking over. But not…

in the art world by being individuals. I find their works to be intriguing which is why I chose to compare them in this essay. Do Ho Suh is most commonly known for his intricate sculptures that defy scale in public spaces. On the other hand, Shirin Neshat, is best known for translating Iranian political unrest through the artistic lens. Do Ho Suh, born in Korea, believes in living internationally (Robertson and McDaniel 64). He changes his location every so often to create new works of art.…

Attending Jewish day school, and later a public high school, Chagall had little exposure to art when he was a child. After studying drawing at school as a child, Chagall moved to St. Petersburg, studying painting at the “Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts”. It was at this time where Chagall released one of his earliest works “A Dead man” (1908) – depicting a geometric, expressive representation…