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Art Censorship: Necessary or Not? Art was judged by its beauty, emotional power, and personal interest. Now art is judged by safety guidelines determining if the art work is “viewer safe” or “pornographic”. Since the beginning of the artistic era; artists have challenged controversies and shown different mediums of thinking. But, society has neglected many of these works of art saying that the art is dangerous and harmful. So, to prevent such harm rules of censorship were created, but artists…

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…

It was after my 3 years of school in American, I realized that my dream to learned art could be possible. Over the past four precious years, I begin to see art as an integral part of my life. Having been buried in the influential and lively air of artistic creation, my point of view on art and culture has been modified. I do not learn and practice art; in fact, I live art. I go about expressing my feelings, aspirations and view points through my artistic creations. The most distinct trait of the…

Szarkowski’s “The Photographer’s Eye”, discusses the transition at the beginning of the age of photography. One of the most striking statements he made was the fact that photography has made impacts on modern artists. Not only has it affected fellow photographers, but also painters, sculptors, and even writers. Being able to look at actual still photographs long after the moment it was taken has completely changed the way most people look at the world around them. Photographers are considered…

She insists, that viewers will no longer be confused about the purpose of artworks, and have biased false expectations; after getting exposed to contemporary arts. According to Jane Deeth, “Contemporary Art is not just a visual experience, but it has got much more to do with listening.” I support both the claims of Winterson and Deeth. Moreover, I believe that comprehending the storytelling of an art is a two-way process; we as viewers should be exposed to the language,…

The Limit and the Power of Representation It was in my sophomore year that for the first time I saw the movie, Hibiscus Town. Vividly imprinted in my mind are the two devastated souls cleaning up the street and their being condemned publicly against the wall full of propaganda scribbles in the Hibiscus Town. Indeed, this cinematic representation informed me of the knowledge I already or did not yet know about the Cultural Revolution—how irrational a political movement could become, and how…

Afra Ankita Class 625 EV3 Test 3 The threshold for white was any intensity above 95%. The threshold for black was any intensity below 6%. This is because the first white surface that was tested for its reflected light intensity turned out to be 95%. The second test for white was 100%, the third was 97%. All these tests were made by using “Port View” on the robot.“Port View” can be found by going to “Utilities” on the robot’s screen. Then going over to the port that the color sensor is connected…

To begin with, my view of art has changed, for I now know that it may not only be a painting or sculpture, but also a building design or a cultural artifact. Objects such as masks, pieces of clothing, and blueprints allow the audience to admire and realize that art has many forms and shapes which represent their heritage and importance in their time. For instance, the outstanding way that Jeff Koons demonstrates the importance of art and its surroundings with his artwork Puppy, located in Spain.…

In Witt, J. K., & Proffitt, D. R. (2005), the experiments assess whether the influence of effort on distance perception is generally or functionally specific. In the first three experiments, the effort for throwing was manipulated by having half of the participants throw a heavy ball and the other half throw a light ball. It was found that effort for throwing influenced verbal reports of distance as well as perceptual distance - matching tasks, but, effort for throwing did not influence…

Born in 1955 in Pennsylvania, Jeff Koons is a renowned American contemporary artist known for his practice of placing every day, ordinary objects in unique installations. Although he got his expertise in Baltimore at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he obtained his M.F.A., he ended up transferring to the School of the Art Institution of Chicago after visiting and becoming inspired by an exhibit of Jim Nutt, who also attended the Art Institution on Chicago. He stated in an…