ART 2 • MUSEUM – BASED ESSAY • DUE: MAY 4/5 Suggested Locations* L.A. Country Museum of Art (LACMA) • lacma.org for info. The Getty Center (Santa Monica) or Getty Villa (Malibu) • getty.edu for info. The assignment is to write an expository essay that focuses on an interpretation of one artwork using a specific symbol or theme (see examples below). Your interpretation must include an analysis of the subject & style of artwork in relation to the function of the object, as we do in class. (Remember
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What is art? This question seems to be deemed simple, yet it is still left vaguely answered. Arthur Danto asserts that an object will be admitted to be art if it can be related to already acknowledged objects or by way of theoretical justification. Danto stated that an object considered as an art has properties or characteristics derived from an existent object. However, George Dickie states otherwise. Dickie states that artistic distinction can be conferred by anyone who can conceive of himself
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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
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| Humanities Today | | | | 6/25/2012 | HUM102 | | Humanities could be described as the blend of history, culture, mythology, literature and art in some cases. It establishes the past, the present, and the future, life, and destiny of society. With humanities, we are able to discover how life and all humanity became of existence and evolve over time. Humanities can assist people in different cultures and ethnic backgrounds to recognize, understand, and establish the meaningful
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1) Tell us about yourself – what are your interests, hobbies, what do you study at school, volunteer/community involvement, etc. As stated in my resume, I am an Illustration student at OCAD U. Art is an integral part of my life and I worked hard and dedicated all of my time to being accepted as a student at OCAD. In terms of my specific program, Illustration can be hard to define to people who are not very familiar with the field. I always simply define it as taking a problem and solving it with
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present) Mass Media (e.g. newspapers, advertising etc.) Music (e.g. famous singer/ group Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Beatles, Classical Music, jazz, ) Movies (e.g. a film, actor, director you like – types of movies – love, comedy, horror etc) Literature (e.g. a writer or book that you like) Art (e.g. an artist you like– Van Gough, Picasso, or you could do modern or any other type of art) Fashion (e.g. famous brands Gucci, Adidas, Nike etc. or clothes, Paris fashion) Sport (e.g. football
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Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts. Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented This is not a black-and-white issue;
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Nationalism is a concept that involves a feeling of extremely strong attachment towards one’s own country. Due to one or more than one object factors like race, religion, language, literature, culture etc., there grows in a people a strong feeling of like-mindedness which endows them with the quality of nationality. This feeling of oneness makes every member of the group to feel themselves as equal partners in the desire, regret, justice, pride and dishonor of the entire people. In such a situation
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meet Xuan Santos and was able to listen to his amazing presentation. Xuan Santos is from East Los Angeles and went to California State University-San Marcos (USCD). He is a very talented tattoo artist. He talked about how he got found interest in art and the idea of tattoos and how it is a permanent mark that creates your identity. He also talked about the chicana canvas and the importance of knowing who you are. Xuan Santos said when he was little he was quite different than the other kids he
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I study Mechanical Engineering. I am passionate about different art forms, especially fine arts. I face, like you, dilemma of combining your passion of arts with something more concrete like engineering. Following are the options that I have come across to accomplish the same. Though I must mention here that I am no expert of any kind and probably more confused than you are, but I think I can help in at least initiating and directing the process of looking for relevant stuff. It is very common to
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