Visual arts

Romare Bearden was born on September 2, 1911 in Charlotte, North Carolina and died in New York City on March 12, 1988, at the age of 76. Romare Bearden’s art was considered exceptional talent, he had a large variety of art consisting of intellectual and scholarly interests, including music, performing arts, history, literature, and world art. Romare was a humanist because he supported young, emerging artist in his lifetime. Romare went to college at Lincoln University, but transferred to Boston…

The Great Interpretation of the Reaper The poem “The Solitary Reaper” by William Wordsworth, has been a challenging work of art to interpret. It is both a powerful and a beautiful poem. This poem could actually be compared to the way the traveler tries to figure out what the woman is singing. Just like how I didn’t understand this poem at first it demonstrates how any form of art, even when it is misunderstood, is powerful and beautiful. The first stanza in the poem is written simply by the…

direct others who develop artwork and layouts”. According to the book, art director work with graphic designers and production artists to “determine how the ad’s verbal and visual symbols will fit together” (Arens et al, 74). In respect to advertising, their primary task is to correctly convey what the client(s) requests, which will bring them the most customers and profit, while maintaining a good brand image for said client. Art directors are the people who choose where the “free” in all caps…

For many visual artists, it is common knowledge that in order to gain popularity and to create a name for ones self they need to put themselves out there in the world for all to see. Whether they are a painter, a writer, an installation artist, or an actor they all require a pedestal to stand on and have their work be seen; for many the first steps on to the pedestal is by capturing their work through photography. Today, photography is as easy as using the latest iPhone and the application…

today know as art was not originally intended to be so, the term has become difficult for historians to distinguish. Recently, there has been a shift in focus on what art is rather than what it does. The question arises, are we capable of thinking beyond our own perceptions of the world in order to examine and recognize art? In her article “The Trouble with (the Term) Art,” Carolyn Dean examines and argues that there is an apparent struggle of determining an allowable definition of art itself.…

By Lizabel Mónica Visual Artist Nestor Siré has set up an art gallery inside today's most popular Cuban media. El Paquete is a 1 Terabyte size changing database of digital content, mostly pirated, and transferred informally through USB external hard drives. El Paquete is nothing like television, any form of radio, or the Internet. It is a huge media phenomenon run through hand-to-hand distribution and outside of government control. There, Siré has managed to insert an Art Gallery. WHO IS…

The Arts exist in every aspect of our daily lives and it is one of the most important component in aiding children’s early development. Children naturally love art and since they were born, they were being exposed to art through media, songs, paintings and more. In recent years, school curricular in Australia have slowly prioritize Arts education and Australian National Curriculum had listed the Arts as a compulsory subject area in Australian schooling. Integrating the Arts into Primary context…

at Collection of the Akron Art Museum, on September 16, 2014, is a great example of the artist’s work. Although his artwork ranges from wall drawings to these types of structures, and even sculptures, this object viewed at the museum represents the diverse works of art that were presented at his time period in an accordingly fashion. The theory that Sol LeWitt worked off of in the creation of his objects was, but is not limited to, the idea itself being the work of art. LeWitt had some beliefs…

Art Educations: The Positive effects towards human brain It help low socioeconomic status teenagers and adults have 15 percent more likely to enroll in a highly or moderate selective four-year college than low-arts, low socioeconomics status students, students with access to it are three times more likely than students who lacked those experiences to earn a bachelor’s degree. If you are wondering what it refers to, I’m talking about art educations. Today I am here to inform you about the…

Russian classic literature is my favorite. I can say that Art and especially Visual Arts is my second passion. I have travelled all over the world, and I was lucky to see most of the masterpieces in the major museums in Paris, London, Rome, Moscow and St. Petersburg. I have so many favorite artists so it would take two pages to list them all. I love going to the galleries and go through the long halls with the paintings, sculptures or…