Visual arts

This paper will analyze and compare two works of art from Hampton University’s Museum. The first is John Biggers’ Baptism, and the second Lloyd Toone’s Natty Dred. This paper will specially analyze themes of culture and labor as they pertain to both works of art. John Biggers’ Baptsim is a colorful painting depicting quite surrealistically several aspects of African and African American life. It was created in 1989 and it’s medium is oil and acrylic on canvas. Firstly, while the painting is…

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…

definition of art, the bibliosophy of art, and Dr. Francis Schaeffer’s criteria for art. These topics can useful to not only artists, but for anyone critiquing art. They also can serve as guidelines or standards for an artist when creating a work of art. Art should not be arbitrary as it influences the cultures and societies around us. PCC’s Definition of Art The first standard discussed in class was Pensacola Christian College’s definition of art. This definition states that “art is the…

Avant-garde is the new and unusual or the experiment of ideas in the arts. Rosalind Krauss challenges many modern artists and art eras accusing them of coping one another, doubting the originality of “avant-garde” work. The question of originality in art is one that has is the main issue of the essay; perhaps it is most accurate to say that she has pushed the way thinking of art in another direction. Krauss, however, using the three examples of Rodin’s sculpture, Monet’s painting, and the…

within French and British art and visual culture in the nineteenth century and how different artists responded to this. Under close analysis will be specific visual examples in distinct turn from two French artists, Gustave Courbet, Constantin Guys and two British artists, John Everett Millais and William Morris It is also necessary to debate about the extent to which these works of art were…

the people that try to define what art is in general or more specifically what makes good art. We have read great thinkers and their philosophies on this, and the fact that even people of such great intelligence can disagree on the subject proves how challenging it can be. By reading the opinions of these great thinkers, and by discussing their thought with our class, I feel I am in a much better place as to define what makes good art myself. I define art as anything created by someone that…

uncertainties as it is filled with people. This complexity is similar in their relation to art, the practice of art does have a relation to these ideas, but art may serve them in a variety of ways, throughout the moral spectrum of good. This makes the claims many theorists have that “art will deflect us from ethical behavior” a valid one, but while it may be valid as a point, it does not necessarily make their stances on art being…

which would me emotionally exhausting for me, so then in high school once I took Psychology, I wanted to become an art therapist; however, that later changed to wanting a hands-on art career which resulted in my conflict on what career I would select upon. The choices I had set out for myself were: museum curator, animator, interior designer and art teacher.…

producers or the consumers have a greater influence in providing meaning to a piece of art. On one hand, the producers are the people who are actually creating the piece of art along with its intended message. On the other hand, the consumers are the final step in the process of creating art, because they are the people who receive and interpret the art in their own ways. The method of constructing meaning to art is not as black and white as it seems, in reality the roles that the producers and…

There is no use denying the fact that art has always been an integral part of human society. It has always helped people to reflect their feelings and emotions or show issues that are topical at the given stage of the development of society, That is why, every age has certain artworks that could characterize it. The modern age could be characterized by the development of science and technologies which introduce a great number of possibilities to researchers and artists who want to embody the…