...with almost got Anna killed. While Anna held on to that relationship, Elsa had shut herself out in fear of hurting someone. Things got worse as their parents, the king and the queen died in a shipwreck, leaving the sisters more alone than ever. Years later, Elsa is forced to interact with others during her coronation, the build up of emotions and feelings gave way. Her powers bursted out, trapping all of Arendelle in a winter wonderland and causing the townsmen to chase out their new queen. Seeing Elsa’s well intentions all these years, Anna goes on a perilous journey where she met many new friends and ultimately shows Elsa that love is the way. In regards to Groen and Franzen's artistic criteria, the movie Frozen would be considered quality art as it exhibits “real” characters, is considered tragic in the sense that it’s realistic, and is relatable. The main character, Anna carries a large diversity of personalities that reaches the standards set by Franzen, being "not either/or but both/and”. At the start of the movie, Anna is a fun-loving, energetic, impatient child who is in love with her sister. However, she doesn’t think much of her own safety as she instinctively hops from one tall snow pile to another leading to the incident that caused Elsa’s self inflicted isolation. During the coronation, she shows different sides of herself as being optimistic in romance, shy, yet outgoing and more. Anna once again exhibits her stubbornness and how naive she is during her fight with...
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...Masculinity was important in America in the 1950s when A View from the Bridge is set. Both Franzen and Miller show that masculinity can be expressed by the different characters in his novel in many different ways which highlight the many aspects of masculinity. Both Franzen and Miller present masculinity through the ways in which the male characters interact with each other. There are conflicting views of masculinity in A View from the Bridge; Eddie represents the judgmental views of masculinity. His character is unable to bear Rodolpho’s attitude and appearance as it attacks Eddie’s individual definition of masculinity. “He’s like a weird…with that wacky hair…he’s like a chorus girl” Eddie unloads his feelings and disapproval regarding Rodolpho and his conduct to Catherine and Alfieri who is used as a guidance counsellor for Eddie to discuss his worries, “I see it in his eyes; he’s laughin’ at her and she’s laughin’ at me.” Eddie notices the behaviour of Rodolpho and interprets it in a jealous way to mean he is being made fun of behind his back. Eddie is seen as a strong masculine father figure, whereas Rodolpho is viewed as a blonde feminine acting male figure. Rodolpho sings “Paper Doll” to Catherine which in Eddie’s point of view hints at Rodolpho’s feminine natures. Eddie is threatened by Catherine’s great enjoyment in Rodolpho’s singing, Eddie rises and moves upstage, as an attempt to stop the singing which insults his view of masculinity. Eddie’s bowling buddies are used...
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...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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...important symbol for freedom from tyranny. The way that each artist conveyed their message was very different from the others. Michelangelo’s David is based on the time just prior to battle with Goliath, and Donatello’s was just after the battle. There are similarities these two some of it may be that they are both from the Renaissance era. Both positioned in a manner that they have a curved form to them, and they are both nude. These are a common style in this period of art and relates to the way that the human body was perceived at the time. Michelangelo depicted David larger than life and gave him the sculptured look of the Greek gods. The way he is sculptured gives him a muscular and mature look. Donatello showed David as an adolescent that was still developing into his role. Bernini takes a different approach to the same idea, but he puts David in battle, in the midst of the swing that takes Goliath down. He is taking action there is not any thought of what is coming, nor is he standing confident of from his accomplishment that he has already done. The pose that Bernini has David in shows how David is preparing to throw the stone at Goliath, showing the force that the stone has and the amount of energy that David had. In this period of art, the Baroque, the way people looked at the human body was different. Bernini clothed David in his sculpture; this helped the viewer to focus on the actions of David. The three sculptures of David are revered as works of art to this day. All...
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...was part of the Greek and Roman history. The neoclassical era started as a reaction to the former Rococo period. The Rococo art was whimsical and playful. . The artwork of the neoclassical era was morally uplifting and inspirational. The artwork depicted the seriousness of the time, order, reason, tradition, society, intellect and political events. Neoclassical artists wanted a return to traditionalism and to the perceived purity of the arts of Rome. Neoclassical artists felt this would help the people to return to knowledge and a perfect controlled time. Philosophers of the neoclassical era believed that they would be able to control their destinies by learning from and following the Laws of Nature thus giving the name “The Age of Reason”. “France wished to model the government on the high virtues and moral principles of classical Rome. Therefore, neoclassical artists were commissioned to create paintings and sculptures that depicted inspirational scenes from Roman history. Even architecture and interior design began to reflect the neoclassical period” (Neoclassicism | Art Movement). Neoclassical art emphasized courage, order, solemnity, sacrifice, nationalism, and tradition. Neoclassical art is characterized by classical themes. Sometimes the subject's were placed in archaeological settings with people dressed in classical costumes. Neoclassical art doesn’t contain any emotion and portrayals of heroic actions. The paintings during the neoclassical era were calm and rational...
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...Ever since film critic Roger Ebert stated that video games were not art, there has been much debate regarding the issue. According to Ebert, art provides instruction about “life, love, disease and death, principles and morality, humor and tragedy” (Reese). Therefore, I believe that games can be art because they can apply to someone personally and emotionally. For example, a very simple game called Passage could make people cry. It uses the freedom of choice and the interpretation of life to make the game very personal. Because it illustrates aspects of life such as “emotional devastation” (Reese), life, love, etc., it fits Ebert’s definition of art. Not all games are art, but those that incorporate the processes of life are art. Another reason...
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...1922, Siqueiros returned to Mexico City to work as a muralist for Álvaro Obregón’s revolutionary government. Then Secretary of Public Education José Vasconcelos made a mission of educating the masses through public art and hired scores of artists and writers to build a modern Mexican culture. Siqueiros, Rivera and José Orozco worked together under Vasconcelos, who supported the muralist movement by commissioning murals for prominent buildings in Mexico City. Still, the artists working at the Preparatoria realized that many of their early works lacked the "public" nature envisioned in their ideology. In 1923 Siqueiros helped found the Syndicate of Revolutionary Mexican Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, which addressed the problem of widespread public access through its union paper, El Machete. That year the paper published – "for the proletariat of the world" – a manifesto, which Siqueiros helped author, on the necessity of a "collective" art, which would serve as "ideological propaganda" to educate the masses and overcome bourgeois, individualist art. Siqueiros hoped to create a style that would bridge national and universal art. In his work as well as his writing, Siqueiros sought a social realism that at once hailed the proletariat peoples of Mexico and the world while avoiding the clichés of trendy "Primitivism" and "Indianism" 1932 at the Italian Hall at Olvera Street in Los Angeles.[11] Painting fresco on an outside wall – visible to passersby as well as intentional viewers...
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...political and social time in the Romanticism movement sparked a need in artists to document the ordinary world instead of grandiose and dramatic scenes, and the Realism movement began. This movement developed and popularized these depictions of scenes from the ordinary world without any flourish, as seen by Honoré Daumier with “The Third-Class Carriage”. Realism originated as a reaction to the social and political characteristics of the Romanticism movement, as seen in various literary works, impacted the art world greatly. The late eighteenth century began the Romanticism movement, which prevailed as the dominate artistic movement through the nineteenth century. It directly revolted against the Enlightenment period, by “challenging the excessive rationalism” and “stressed strong emotion as a source of aesthetic experience” and came about as a result of the effects of the French Revolution. Prior to the revolution, there was little or no creative expression and freedom of speech in Monarchy controlled areas (newworldencyclopedia.org). After the revolution, which included the collapse of such Monarch rulers, a new, dramatic sentiment emerged: Artist's were freed from oppressive restrictions and were now able to express their emotions. Romanticism focused on severe emotions...
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...viewer’s eye along with Rosie who stands out with her tones the colors and text that makes the image pop. It’s a well put together image that did serve as a WWII propaganda, but it also can be considered as a work of art. Additionally this artist and his art work leads into another artist that was also know for the same type of WWII propaganda. Normal Rockwell was another well-known artist that was known for his paintings and illustrations. As an artist Rockwell received his first commission at the age of 17 when he was considered to be very talented at a young age (Biography.com). As an illustrator in 1961 he created the first of 321 cover for the Saturday Evening Post. His images were classic Americana that were love by the public. He also...
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...First, I will need to say what Jacques-Louis David’s political messages that are encoded in his paintings that I can see. David’s messages were a crisis is coming, freedom and unity will happen, the cost will include blood and death and these messages can be seen in three painting. “Oath of the Horatii” shows three roman men in battle entire reaching for their blades that are being held by their father whom is holding them by the blades themselves with the wives behind the father sadden and hoping the men come back alive. I associate this work with the crisis that is coming for the young men were chosen to win a dispute with another city and this can apply to David’s message for at the time there is a problem massing in Europe between the king...
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...The artwork of “The Fall of man” is an engraving and the artist name is Albrecht Durer, whereas the artwork “The Slave Ship” is an oil painting and the artist name is Joseph M. William. I did not visit a museum I choose to research the paintings online. ART WORKS THE FALL OF MAN ART WORK THE SLAVE SHIP BODY OF PAPER Both of these paintings captured the essence of beauty in art. The images describe and implement the duration of representation of both people and things. I would like to think that both artists closed their eyes and when they open them they too were astonish at what they saw. The elements used to create such art, beautified the story of what’s being told. The picture of the Fall of Man helps identify the line because the artist defined the shapes/forms of individuals. I love how he captures the different features of the animals, trees, objects and the images of both Adam & Eve. The picture shows the color as being black and white. The texture in this picture display a look of smooth and adequate description of the bible verses demonstration in the book of Gensis. Whereas, the artist for the art work The Slave Ship captured the most perfect intense picture of feelings and freedom. This picture displayed the work of a boat being tossed...
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...Everybody has a conscious, W.E Du bois however states some people have two, a double consciousness is created by society through Discrimination in all of its forms. Discrimination is an unjust act of hate and prejudice towards another group of people, however art can be used as a means to fight against it, the movie The Interrupters shows how someone can break through the barriers of discrimination and bring light to a dark situation. Discrimination is a negative part of life everyone has experienced to different extremes, everyone has a different way to fight back, some people chose to use art. In the essay “ From the Souls of Black Folk: Of our Spiritual Strivings” by W. E. Du Bois, he talks in depth about the struggle of African American Life directly following the Emancipation proclamation. Du Bois writes in great detail about the state of mind known as the Double Consciousness. He states “ … the negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second sight in this American World, a world in which yields him no true -self consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world (Du Bois 132). “ Du Bois is stating that the way an African American is viewed during this time period is different than the way he sees himself. He feels like he is split into two, his American side and his African side, both cultures pulling at him but not wanting to separate from either. (132). The Double Consciousness is a concept that is still...
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...completely. Artists of the 1940-1950’s felt the impact of this moral crisis particularly hard. With the world in such a horrible state, many artists felt that they could no longer paint the lively themes that had been painting before the war (Culley). They began to paint untraditional and unrealistic works of art. Their painting never really took on any specific shape or form and each work of art was extremely individual. Despite the fact that the paintings often turned out looking like chaos (Arts), “there was always an underlying serious subject” that many people did not seem to grasp (Ashton). This style of art became extremely popular. However, “the great majority of Americans disliked or even despised modern art”. This great majority of Americans even included President Truman, who “summed up the popular view when he said: ‘If that is art, then I’m a Hottentot.’”(Saunders). Although the public did not necessarily like the style of abstract expressionism, it proved to be a valuable asset for America and the CIA in the midst of the Cold War. The CIA stands for the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA was founded in 1947 and upon its creation, they decided to “include culture and art in the U.S. Cold War...
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...issue of racism. Everyone may not feel this way or see it this way but perception is key. The photograph leaves your mind to fill in the blanks because you can not see shoulder down, you do not know if they are fully nude. You can not tell if this photograph is of two homosexual men or two hetersexual men. People perceive it as what they want it to be. 2.This photograph is a workout and can be seen that way. Most of the greatest art works have negative backlash. Damien Hirst's statue Verity is one of the most controversial art works of the 20th century, but is an artwork.Just like the photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe. 3.The NEA Putting a restriction on how Artist create their work undermines the idea of art. Art is an expression, whether you decide to express your political standpoint or religious standpoint it is completely up to the person making the art. If an Artist would like to show appreciation to the male body like it has been done for centuries it is acceptable but to do so with the female body it is seen with so much negativity. Art is about expression. People should not be controlled by another person's perception or...
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...Rites of Passage 02/18/10 The Awakening The Role of Art in Edna’s Life Throughout The Awakening by Kate Chopin, art becomes a symbol of freedom for Edna. Even though Edna uses art as an escape from her husband, Léonce Pontellier, it also symbolizes failure. Edna believes that if she becomes an artist she will achieve the independence that she desires. She learns about the power that art can have on someone from Mademoiselle Reisz. Mademoiselle Reisz views art as a test of individuality. Edna is unable to pass the test because she incapable of defending her individuality against society and social rules. As Edna makes progress in her paintings and illustrations, she also grows as an individual. Music also becomes a symbol of freedom for Edna. Through the arts, Edna is able to create an independence from her husband. In The Awakening, Edna sees the role that music plays in women’s lives through Mademoiselle Reisz and Adèle Ratignolle. Having two different women that play music, allows Edna to see two paths that she can take to achieve her art and independence. Edna’s friend, Adèle Ratignolle, plays the piano to keep her husband and children happy. Edna enjoys when Adèle Ratignolle plays the piano, but she prefers listening to Mademoiselle Reisz because she thinks Reisz pieces are powerful. When she listens to Mademoiselle Reisz, she discovers unexplored emotional territories. Chopin writes “The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen...
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