...Connection and Web Evolution PHI 339 One piece of art that I really like is called Acceptance vs. Rejection (Username Squish-Squash). This piece was a semi-finalist in Wacom’s 2009 Bring Your Vision to Life deviantART contest. This 2D image depicts a little girl hugging a strange creature that upon closer inspection appears to have the sad face of a pretty girl but the large, monstrous, decaying body of rejected attempts at existence. It is acknowledged to have been inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s film, Spirited Away (2001). An open property, which I feel is appropriate and which this work incorporates, that will necessarily make every piece of art with its inclusion pleasing to me would be personal connection at a high degree. When I say that I connect/ relate to a piece of art at different degrees it is to acknowledge that I fundamentally relate to all art simply by coexisting with it and that there are also other levels of connection between that and true pleasure. The highest of these levels is elicited by a wild variety of connection “triggers” in my many different mental approaches to the artwork. For example but not exclusively, perhaps if the subject looks like me or an experience I’ve had or vividly imagined, if it’s a subject I’ve studied out of personal passion, if it tickles my brain, if it’s a brand new concept to me, if it’s a polar opposite, if it’s my current favorite color, etc. The triggers that will strike my mind are of such a range that they...
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...In A.O Scott’s The Screening of America, Scott is very critical of the way in which video technology is advancing. Though I agree with certain aspects of what he writes, I also disagree about other points he makes. I agree with Scott’s idea that the ability to make an amateur film is becoming too easy and accessible, so much so that it almost dilutes the quality of the average “moving image”. Nonetheless, I disagree with how he thinks “the ubiquity of screens — and also of cameras — may also mean the death, or at least the transfiguration, of cinema as we know it.” All in all, Scott’s partially correct as film is changing into a more accessible art form. However, a full decade after this article has been written, movies still hold plenty of...
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...Art may come in the form of painting, music, theater, cinema, dance and sculpture. Art is not limited to these categories, but these are the most common. As a child, my first exposure to art was in the form of music. Growing up in Western Kentucky, bluegrass played a large part of my life. My grandfather taught me to play the banjo and guitar starting at the age of 4. I first experienced painting in elementary school beginning in the 1st grade. Cinema has always been a part of my life, but I had not considered it art until I was able to properly define it. I experienced dance in high school while taking an elective ballroom dancing course for a semester. I have experienced theater, but not enough to form an opinion about it. Lastly, sculpture had a small influence when I briefly experimented with it in high school art classes. The most valuable and influential form of art to myself is music. Music has always been a large part of my life. In total, I play 5 instruments. Guitar is the primary instrument I choose to play. My grandfather taught me as a child and I have continued to play every day for many years. I began to perform at a young age in churches and community functions. Later, in high school I started a band with a few other local musicians and we played together for about 4 years. Currently I am in a band composed of all military members; we often play in different small venues in Las Vegas, Nevada. Without music, I would not fell like a complete person. It has played...
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...the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty.[1][2] It is more scientifically defined as the study ofsensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentimentand taste.[3] More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature."[4][5] More specific aesthetic theory, often with practical implications, relating to a particular branch of the arts is divided into areas of aesthetics such as art theory, literary theory, film theory and music theory. An example from art theory is aesthetic theory as a set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement: such as the Cubist aesthetic.[6] Contents Edit The word aesthetic is derived from the Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthetikos, meaning "esthetic, sensitive, sentient"), which in turn was derived from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthanomai, meaning "I perceive, feel, sense").[7] The term "aesthetics" was appropriated and coined with new meaning in the German form Æsthetik(modern spelling Ästhetik) by Alexander Baumgarten in 1735. Aesthetics and the philosophy of artEdit Aesthetics is for the artist as Ornithology is for the birds. — Barnett Newman[8][9] For some, aesthetics is considered a synonym for the philosophy of art sinceHegel, while others insist that there is a significant distinction between these closely related fields. In practice aesthetic judgement refers to the sensory contemplation or appreciation of an object...
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...dogs): the #1 The Rules of the Game September-October 2006 FILM COMMENT 33 Sunrise PREFACE THE BOOK I DIDN’T WRITE I n march 2003 i was having dinner in london with Faber and Faber’s editor of film books, Walter Donohue, and several others when the conversation turned to the current state of film criticism and lack of knowledge of film history in general. I remarked on a former assistant who, when told to look up Montgomery Clift, returned some minutes later asking, “Where is that?” I replied that I thought it was in the Hollywood Hills, and he returned to his search engine. Yes, we agreed, there are too many films, too much history, for today’s student to master. “Someone should write a film version of Harold Bloom’s The Western Canon,” a writer from The Independent suggested, and “the person who should write it,” he said, looking at me, “is you.” I looked to Walter, who replied, “If you write it, I’ll publish it.” And the die was cast. Faber offered a contract, and I set to work. Following the Bloom model I decided it should be an elitist canon, not populist, raising the bar so high that only a handful of films would pass over. I proceeded to compile a list of essential films, attempting, as best I could, to separate personal favorites from those movies that artistically defined film history. Compiling was the easy part—then came the first dilemma: why was I selecting these films? What were my criteria? What is a canon? It is, by definition, based...
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...prominent is the westernization that occurred in the colonies. A shift toward a western-like world is observable over time, as the films “Within the Work Fair” (1926), “Gold” (1938), and “In 50 Years” (1958) portray. The change in the way they dress, think, and act are all very evident in the said films. From this, I argue that the impact of colonialism and westernization are caused by non-natural borders, the “civilizing mission”, while it was most commonly seen through the change in culture that occurred. Rifts were caused from the unnatural borders created by the colonizers during the Imperialism time period, those of which can still be witnessed today. When the Europeans carved up Africa between each other, they paid no attention to cultures or way of life that had already existed in the areas. They divided Africa according to what they thought were best for their home countries. These actions eventually caused a rift between cultures that had previously been extremely similar. The cultures that had been similar were forced to conform to the type of culture the metropoles thought to be more civilized. In the long run I believe the different cultures that emerged from mixing the old culture with the colonizers culture caused a rift which has impacted the region. The rift, caused by unnatural borders, can also be seen through a language barrier. The film “Within the Work Fair” shows this predicament when the colonizers are directing the natives of what to do and where to go. Instead...
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...definitely a standout. Marvel's most bizzare and "out-there” film yet might as well be its most entertaining since "The Avengers". With its brilliant stylistic James Gunn flavor, an unforgettable group of characters, an irresistible soundtrack, and plenty of heart, “Guardians” takes 2014’s solid year of blockbusters to infinity and beyond. The Grand Budapest Hotel There is no filmmaker out there quite like Wes Anderson, a director who is always hitting it out of the park, and with “Grand Budapest” it is no exception. This intricate work of art features some of the most gorgeous and distinct visuals of the year, but really it is Anderson’s knack for his original characters that help elevate this absolutely over-the-top delight. Ralph Fiennes is wondrously charming playing completely against-type as Gustave H. (who has already gone down as one of Wes Anderson’s most iconic characters). Add this colorful ensemble cast along with an intricately crafted screenplay, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is definitely a must-see. Snowpiercer This one really caught me by surprise. South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film may use English as its language, but that does not take away its foreign-feel. It showcases some of the most exciting aspects of what foreign filmmakers have to offer, whether it is through its visceral action sequences, and surprisingly enough - its world-building. Which is interesting knowing how almost the entire film takes place in a train. But beyond the remarkable technical...
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...anything but traditional. The Color Purple directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Alice Walker, displays a plot that depicts the hardships African American women went through in the 1900’s concerning racism, prejudices, and poverty. All of these works of art have been deemed as socially offensive, improper, or distasteful, however these are the exact reasons why they are so significant. Artistic endeavors, including film, do need socially unacceptable content in order to evoke emotion, fit into a specific genre, and to present familiar material in an unconventional way. Unpleasant images are a form of artistic symbolism that creates a story without any words. The audience can digest the meaning and emotion behind what is on screen without having to be told. For example, American History X displays racism through the use of symbols and colors when Derek, one of the main characters, steps out on his front porch half-naked showing his bare white skin covered in dark tattoos of swastikas and white-power mottos (Smith 249). The racism displayed on his body will likely remain in the audience’s head even after they have left the theatre. The film Apocalypse Now follows the journey of a man through the Vietnam War, while illuminating the horrors, violence, and affects it had on Americans. The vision of the Vietnam jungle, fire, and helicopters in the opening scene, accompanied by Jim Morrison’s...
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...1. Art to me is a self-expression through paintings, drawings, photos, sculpture, etc. to get a message across to the audience. I feel artist strive to get their point across and art is the best way for them. Art is actually the creativity of man as opposed to nature and appreciation of beauty. Art is beautiful to someone no matter what it looks like. There are several different forms of art they vary from paint to sculptures and graphic design to movies. My favorite art form is film. I like film because it an actual visual experience for me that you can watch time and time again. Painting and sculpture are interesting also but I feel like you can get more from a film because you can view it at home rather than at a museum. 2. Faith Ringgold was the “creator” of story quilt. When she makes her quilt she uses oil on a canvas and attaches it fabric. When faith started out back when racism was going on. She tried to get her biography published but since everyone denied her she put her story on a quilt and that’s how story quilting for her. My second art is Zaha Hadid. She’s an architect. A lot of her buildings are over the top. In some of her buildings, she wasn’t always able to do everything that she wanted because her ideas couldn’t be built. Her goal is to make things airy and with lots of outside light rather than being stuffed all in. My third artist is Pablo Picasso. I have always heard of him but I never seen any of his art. He had several different styles, and lots of...
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...HUM312 Introduction to Art 3 credit hours FALL 2012 Switzerland Instructor: Instructor: Denis Ducatel Office location: Hotel Miramonte, BBA’s Lecturers Office,1st floor Work Phone: 021 966.48.48 Email: denis.ducatel@him.ch Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday by appointment Texts/Course materials: T. Köster - 50 Artists You Should Know (Prestel Verlag) Other Resources Omniquest : main websites : artmovements.co.uk – witcomb.sbc.edu/ARTHlinks.html – ibiblio.org/wm/paint – wikipedia.org – historyguide.org – http://arthistory.about.com – http://wwar.com/artists – www.metmuseum.org/toah/ Other Resources Handouts : A Brief Survey of Western Art – Understanding a work of Art – Glossary of Art Movements – «Beauty will save the world» (Nobel Price Speech – Soljenitsyne), Letters to A Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke) The Expressionists , Wolf Dieter Dube, Thames & Hudson (London, 1972). Great Paintings that Changed the World (Prestel) Course description: This course is meant to lead the students to a personal appreciation of Art. It offers a survey of visual media (painting, sculpture, architecture)), past and present, with particular emphasis on Impressionism, Post impressionism and Expressionism and on the philosophical rift between classical (academic) art and modern art. Technique as well as theory is discussed Goals and Objectives: By the end of this course, Northwood wants students...
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...Issue No 59 FILM “Kia ora. My name is Boy and welcome to my interesting world.” With these words Boy invited audiences to watch Taika Waititi’s highly successful comedy/drama. Cinema opens windows into multiple worlds; the study of film provides the tools with which to explore and understand these worlds. For New Zealand actor Sam Neill, a long, lonely road was an essential image in the landscape of New Zealand filmmaking when he co-directed Cinema of Unease in 1996 with filmmaker Judy Rymer. Over the years talented scriptwriters, directors and producers have travelled this road. Today New Zealand cinema has moved far from its uneasy beginnings. It has become an international thoroughfare where the cinemas of the world, including Hollywood and Bollywood, come to tell stories using New Zealand’s production and post-production facilities, employing local actors, crew and other technical staff. The study of Film makes it possible to consider the diversity in New Zealand cinema and in all cinemas of the world. The disciplined approach to studying these cinemas allows students to better understand not only how cinema itself functions, but also how New Zealand cinema contributes to the global cinematic tapestry. play? How do filmmakers contribute to culture and influence societal attitudes? How can other disciplines, such as psychology, help us to better understand film? Film explores the breadth and depth of motion picture making from the early days of cinema to the multiplex era...
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...form a cultural identity. “Marie’s Dictionary,” a short documentary directed by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, explores the theme of perseverance through the story of one woman’s passionate purpose to preserve her tribe’s language from becoming extinct by creating the first ever Wukchumni dictionary. With the goal to revive appreciation for the art of Native American languages, the documentary focuses on Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language, and her passion to save it from extinction. The film’s director, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, first met Ms. Wilcox through the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival. In a short article by the New York Times, Vaughn-Lee provides some background to the Wukchumni tribe. According to the director, the tribe resides in San Joaquin Valley, California, and is part of the Yokuts tribal group, but is not recognized by the federal government....
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...Technology’s effect on Photography Throughout recent history photography has been argued whether or not it is an art form by itself. Photography has been given the right to be called an art form but as of lately, it has been abusing its privilege with the new found use of technology. Technology has changed the way photography can be viewed which might sound like it is beneficial to the art, but it is certainly questionable. Barbara Savedoff’s article ‘Escaping Reality’ compares and contrasts paintings with photography which helps explain how technology is making photography an art form closer to that of painting. The new abilities to manipulate and edit photographs are diminishing the amount of veracity that they once had. To understand how digital photography is arguably hindering photography’s aesthetic value, Savedoff explains why it is such a unique art form in the first place. The techniques used to produce a famous photograph are artistic in their own nature. A proper angle at which the photographer shoots, the ability to snap a picture at the precise moment to capture a great shot, the framing used, etc. are all techniques that make photography worthy of being called an art form. There is also another reason photography is such a great phenomenon. Photography has a connection with reality because of its ability to capture reality on film. The image on film is a direct image of what has occurred in reality, unlike a painter who can paint an image of a scene that occurred...
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...A Reflection on the two Chinese films ‘Together’ and ‘Eat, Drink, Man, Woman’ Mainland China’s Together tells the story of a young boy named Xiaochun who happens to be a brilliant violinist, and the sacrifices that he and his father had to make in pursuit of his musical success. On the other hand, Taiwan’s Eat, Drink, Man, Woman revolves on the relationship of an elderly master chef with his three grown-up daughters. These are two films which tackle how Chinese people interact and relate to one another as members of one family while pursuing their own personal goals in life. Both films exhibit the Chinese people’s love for the arts, such as music and cuisine, and their usually unspoken concern for their loved ones. Such emotions are contained by the person because expressing them may be taken as a sign of exposing or revealing one’s vulnerable side; basically, a sign of weakness. Eat, Drink, Man, Woman has a delightful take on the dynamics of a modern-day Chinese family. Despite having three daughters, the aging master chef Tao Chu finds himself managing a household that’s anything but submissive. The three women have developed very different personalities, and all are pursuing different careers in the industry – the only time that they will all come together is during the Sunday ritual dinner wherein their father will prepare several dishes for them to share. During the first half of the movie, Chu was portrayed to have lost his sense of taste, thus resulting in very...
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...Rahman's film career began in 1992 when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a recording and mixing studio in his backyard. It would become the most-advanced recording studio in India,[19] and arguably one of Asia's most sophisticated and high-tech studios.[20] He initially composed scores for documentaries and jingles for advertisements and Indian television channels. In 1987 Rahman, then still known as Dileep, composed jingles for a line of watches introduced by Allwyn. In 1992, he was approached by director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film, Roja.[19][21] Cinematographer Santosh Sivan signed Rahman for the Malayalam film Yodha, directed by Sivan's brother Sangeeth Sivan and released in September 1992. The following year, Rahman received the Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) award for best music director at the National Film Awards for Roja. The films' score was critically and commercially successful in its original and dubbed versions, led by the innovative theme "Chinna Chinna Aasai". Rahman followed this with successful scores for Tamil–language films for the Chennai film industry, including Ratnam's politically-charged Bombay, the urban Kadhalan, Thiruda Thiruda and S. Shankar's debut film Gentleman (with its popular dance song, "Chikku Bukku Rayile").[22][23][24][25] Rahman collaborated with director Bharathiraaja on Kizhakku Cheemayile and Karuththamma, producing successful Tamil rural folk-inspired scores; he also composed the saxophone score...
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