...“Triumph of the avant-garde” The term “avant-garde” was originally used in reference to the advancement of a military unit. In the late 18th century and into the 19th century, a movement began in art and architecture that was intended to do just that. Artists were beginning to move forward in their expression of ideas. They were trying new techniques, and testing the boundaries of what was acceptable. These avant-garde artists were beginning to challenge art itself and its very definition. Up to his point, art was about expression, but the expression was limited by rules and governed by the very specific influences of period. For the purposes of success and acceptance, most artists up to this point conformed to the “norm”. Art was about making a specific product that was pleasing to the eye. But during the late 18th century, political and social changes were also changing the way artists were expressing themselves. New techniques were being introduced. In fact, much of art became less about the final product, and more about the technique and process itself. Artists were being less influenced by trends, and more influenced by the desire for social and political change. Artists were also beginning to focus more on expressing their own personal thoughts, feelings, and ideas. A great example of this is the synthetism used by Paul Gauguin. With it, he synthesized the observation of subjects in nature with his own personal feelings about the subjects. An example...
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...had an explicitly approved form of art. Unlike the other totalitarian regimes of the era, the approved forms of art were firmly integrated into their iconography and ideology, and excluded any other art movement, including those that were popular at the time. These approved forms of art held a limited number of themes, which were repeated as often as necessary, in order to portray the values the Nazis deemed relevant to their cause. These values were, of course, fundamentally nationalistic, and those themes approved by the government were meant to glorify not only the Aryan race, but specifically the German nation. The Harvest: The painting Out To Harvest, by Oskar Martin-Amorbach, is a typical, governmentally approved, work of Nazi art. It depicts a family of farmers going out to harvest on what seems to be a summer day in a typical German countryside. It shows three generations of that family, a young boy at about 4-5 years of age, his mother, and what appear to be his father, grandfather, and a young woman who might be his older sister or aunt. As it’s title implies they are going out to harvest, for they are carrying scythes and rakes for harvesting and a small handheld basket, presumably holding their lunch for the day. In the background is portrayed a typical German landscape, rolling hills as far as they eye could see, symbolizing the Nazis’ slogan of Blood and Soil. Farm Life: What makes this painting a typical work of Nazi art is it’s glorification of peasantry. Not only...
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...Ernest Newman Jr. Prof. Grix Art Appreciation 4/23/11 Analysis of Dylan James Art “Nomadic” They say art is the way the artist perceives how the world is or its issues and that we are to understand it as they want us to. In most cases that’s true but sometimes, in some art it puts you in your own little dream world. That work of art makes you forget all that’s going around you and you immerse yourself into the art, or should I say dreamland. To me when I really like a work of art I have to connect to it, I must feel the connection they are trying to make but also create my own. Once the art pulls me in that’s when it becomes my dreamland and brings about a certain peace that only art can do. This analysis will discuss the different mediums, purpose and personal perception on what makes it my dreamland. The first thing you recognize in a painting is the medium. This piece was a little tricky because it seemed to be a mixture of water color and impasto. Since that is never or rarely done I’ve come to the conclusion its kind of a lite impasto. The work of art was done it looks like on paper but its not the paper that brings this work out, it’s the use of the oil paint. Dylan James made this piece, “Nomadic” by drawing a family of three with an unusual but simply brilliant impasto technique. He draws the borders of the figures thick so you would know that they are figures and how they look but shades in the bodies kind of lightly and puts the family in a hierarchic...
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...All this,and Heaven by Shinique Smith is a beautiful and unique art piece in the Denver Art museum. It uses many different textiles from blankets, to books, and even a bed frame. Smith is known for her are work with graffiti style paintings and calligraphy but this one is a bit different than the rest of her artwork. What does the title mean All this and, heaven? I considered this for a few moments as I stared at it from the stairs it was hanging over.The title sounds almost mocking. As if to say I get all this bedding to myself and after that it's all peaches and cream because it's heaven here. And why is it hanging from the ceiling of the museum instead of on the floor? Is the women stretching herself to reach for something or like hanging herself because she gets so much but it still does not make her happy? The hanging from the ceiling creates an illusion of reaching for something like the art piece was a woman and it's trying to desperately grab ahold of something....
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...He uses this to emphasize that function plays a primary role in distinguishing art from architecture, and what paradox co-exists to consider a building, “architecture”. Nadia agreed with Goldberger and further supported his statements, Bringing into account, the concept of design – to plan and make decisions about (something that is being built or created) in how she denoted as: “focusing on what’s important”. In transparent discussion, design has a purpose. It is entirely composed of a concept drawn from limitations, and considerations to serve the intent, it was designed for; to as opposed to as art can hold purpose, but it is still a free form of self expression. Which bears no argument. She later mentioned: “Comparing the two, (art vs. architecture) would be completely dismissing what we’re doing.” Which invoked a clear connection, to Goldbergers’ discussion. Potentially, that architecture is built to stand, and it’s capability to be artistic is subjective, rather than the design itself being considered an...
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...How did the arts serve the Soviet State? The arts had had a different purpose throughout the era of the Soviet State. Nevertheless the Soviet State was wholly under the control of the Soviet System, which Stalin used as an ideology and as a tool to disseminate state polemics. The system was required to suppress the opposition and create social consciousness of an obedient Soviet person. However first it is important to mention that the Soviet State had officially been formed in 1922 and lasted until 1991. And thus the debate concerning the service that the arts had acted upon should start from 1922. The Soviet Art in the early 1920s was relatively pluralistic due to the fact that there were many different schools of thoughts present. There was the avant-garde art, which was considered bourgeois but could not be gotten rid of, due to the fact that the country was still in a state of anarchy. Artists like Salvatore Dali or Pablo Picasso were very popular among soviet artists. (need more info). There was a bigger freedom of expression during the twenties that the artists had not experienced later on. Indeed Anna Akhmatova, a famous Russian author and a poet had said once "To think that the best years of our lives were during the war, when so many people were being killed, when we were starving and my son was doing forced labour.” That patently signifies the extent of control that the artists were under. Moreover her very close friend Boris Pasternak confirmed the...
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...individual meanings and purposes. The year 1989 was filled numerous protest against new anti-abortion laws that arose from the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Your body is a battleground was undoubtedly a part of these protest, in fact, it was made to serve as the rallying poster for the 1989 pro-choice march on Washington in support of reproductive freedom. In the image, the woman’s face is split down the middle into positive and negative exposures and parts of her face covered in words. The positive and negative exposures are meant to emphasize that the piece is still art even though it is a protest to the other side....
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...TATTOOS I t seems like everyone has tattoo these days. And it's not just anchors, skulls, and battleships. People have found many ways to express themselves with their tattoos. Tattoos are a form of body art, and like all art, some like them and some don't. Nowadays, elderly have bad impression about people with tattoo. As we see today even women are having tattoos. The purpose I choose this topic is to explain that tattoo is an art. THE HISTORY OF TATTOOS History shows that tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC. The purpose of tattooing has varies from culture to culture and its place on the time line In Borneo, a woman’s particular skill is indicated when they tattooed their symbols on their forearm. Throughout history tattoos have signified membership in a clan or society. For an example, Hells Angels tattoo their particular group symbol. It has been believed that the wearer of an image calls the spirit of that image. The ferocity of a tiger would belong to the tattooed person. That tradition holds true today shown by the proliferation of images of tigers, snakes, and bird of prey. Egypt is the place where earliest tattoos can be found during the time of the construction of the great pyramids. As they expanded their empire, the art of tattooing spread as well. Around 2000 BC tattooing spread to China. Tattoo was used for the communication among spies in Greek. Romans marked criminals and slaves. This practice is still carried on today. The social status is showed...
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...Q2) identify and discuss the art issue that you have studied and how it’s related to the artworks. Clearly specify the artworks that you have studied, in relation to the art issue, including artist, title and date. “What right do artists have in using animals in their artworks” “killing animals” As seen through Damien Hirst’s ‘The physical Impossibility of death in the mind of something living, 1991’. A tiger shark has been placed within the glass cabinet, which was previously killed by someone that Hirst hired. In defence of this, Hirst himself was responsible for hiring Australian Fisherman, meaning that the Australian wasn’t entirely liable. Therefore the blame lies on the client. In relation to the issue, artists do not have the right to kill animals for the sole purpose of “art”. If the animal is already dead or suffering and has to be put down, then that again is an entirely different circumstance, and could even be justified or deemed as more acceptable in certain instances. In comparison to Nathalia Edenmont’s work ‘Bride Red, 2003’ who used a rabbit within her artwork, and beautified the rabbit by adding features to it, such as lace collars, posed in a glass vase, this also doesn’t seem very humane, but since rabbits are vermin its seen as more “acceptable”. Due to the lack of humanity, it’s suggested that the artworks themselves are controversial. Q3) ‘Art creates & debates’ Respond to this statement with reference to an issue that you have explored this year...
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...The Cleveland Art Museum and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offer two very different experiences to the museum goer. Though they are both types of museums, they have completely different atmospheres and content. My experience cannot offer a true critique to anyone else who might be considering going, because I will have had an infinitely different experience than what anyone else will have. An art critic named John Berger once said, “Every image embodies a way of seeing, our perception or appreciation of an image depends also upon our own way of seeing,” and this is why a critique holds next to no real value from one person to the next. I can share my experience and opinions, but they will be different from anyone else’s, though they will influence...
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...I will first start off with my trip to the museum. I decided to go to the Asian art museum in San Francisco for my project. My experience there was not as exciting as I thought it would be. I have been to this museum before and had a great time. I can only think that most likely it’s because they had a lot more sculptures and rugs out, whereas last time I went they had more paintings. I only really found three items, two paintings and 1 sculpture that interested me. Of those three I will be talking about two of them in this paper. The first painting I will be talking about is "Mount Fuji viewed from the Imai Ferry on the Tone river, Shimosa province" by Shiba Kokan. The painting has Mount Fuji in the background and the Tone River in the forefront with six boats on it. The banks of the Tone River can also be seen with lush greenery on it. I wouldn't say that this painting made me feel anything when I saw it but it more like it piqued my interest due to its vibrant colors and it looked different from the other Japanese paintings I saw. For Example, at the museum they had another painting of Mount Fuji right next to this one but it didn't look as vibrant and it looked kind of bland in my opinion. I was to find out later, after reading the Plaque in front of the Shiba painting, the reason for the difference between the two is that Shiba Kokan was experimenting with western techniques of painting (1). Another thing mentioned on the Plague at the museum, though not mentioned on...
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...In Victor Lombardi’s essay “Music And Censorship” he states his study that “using the value of art and the artist as a starting point, Lombardi shows how censorship is an attack against our right to pleasure-it is even an attack against truth: “a censored opinion, whether true or false, sidesteps conflicts and secures our distance in the truth” (201) My position is does the censorship to affect the art of musical artist and does it make it better than the mainstream music that isn’t? And what makes music so great? I interviewed an Alternative Rock fan named Samantha and asked what she thought made music good and her thoughts on music censorship. I interviewed Aaron who is a tremendous fan of hip-hop and his input as on why he thought censorship...
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...Daniel Dadivas BSBA II “Graffiti Art and Public Space” Good morning everyone, I’m sure almost everyone here has distinguished whether graffiti is a form of art or an act of vandalism. Some call it art others just call it against the law; no matter what you call it graffiti is a defining aspect of today's urban environment. However, have you ever looked past those opinions to see what this collaboration of spray paints is trying to express? Graffiti art is a form of communication and self-expression. On the other hand, isn’t this so called form of art defacing public property? I’m not sure if you caught the irony in my last question, but how can we deface something these considered the public? Graffiti or Urban art is a form of artwork that’s beautifying our world by using every wall as their canvas of choice. Now that I have given you a brief introduction about Graffiti, let us now look at some basic applications of how graffiti is a form of expression. Many murals in Bacolod City serve as a purpose in opening the eyes of the residents of urban culture. Many murals, tags, throw ups and pieces have the power to move society out of their comfort zone and privileged them in seeing through the eyes of the artist. Through abstract collaborations of creative motions, they can see the harsh realities and taboos that conflict, influence, damage and tear apart the lives of your fellow human beings. According to Timothy Werwath of the New York Times...
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...time have contributed to the high turnover and international sales of manufactured products? Mass production, or otherwise known as series production, is the manufacturing of a product in bulk. Mass production reduces wasted resources and shortens the amount of time needed to produce the product as it generally utilizes an assembly line. Q3 Using your own words, explain the meaning of the term “form follows function” and its significance. The supporters of Modernist design and functionalism assumed two things about form follows function. What were they? What do you understand by the meaning of each of these? Explain in your own words. Form follows function is the idea that the final design should be based around the objects intended purpose. The supporters of Modernism and functionalism assumed “that the form of an object had only to suit its function” and “that the industrial conditions of production demanded a standardized, simple, geometric language of form in order to be able to produce good quality and durable products inexpensively”. I...
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...In concern to future generations affected by our actions, let me apologize for the deficient society we have created for you. It’s come to a point where you lock yourselves inside, entertained by the many tablets, tv’s or phones you posses. I’m sure you are unaware of what the outside world around you looks like. The rhyme “leaves of three, let it be” hasn’t been heard in years, since no one's dared go outside and visit surrounding nature, it’s lost it’s purpose. I’m sure you’ve grown accustomed to the prepared meals showing up on your doors, because the art of cooking has long been lost. Times have changed, and you’ve grown accustomed to this sheltered way of life and cookie cutter way of living. Society has failed you in more ways than you can imagine, but perhaps you aren’t even aware of that. Perhaps you’ve mindlessly gone about your everyday activities without once questioning the way things are, or how you are being cheated on a better life. Ever wonder why you never hear about the latest art show put on, yet everybody knows when every football game is and what theme each one has? Art club, band meetings, poetry slams or writing clubs are put second to athletics. I’ve witnessed firsthand a boy receiving financial aid...
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