Analysis Of Two Cures: Making Art Visible By Boris Groys

I was fortuned to have had parents who had a respect for all kinds of art and approached life with an open mind. Thus being furthered blessed to grow up near a metropolis which possesses a major art museum and galleries showcasing new talent, filling young eyes with wonderment. An art appreciation study early own in life would have been beneficial but alas, I burn with shame as one who falls in the class of “I know what I like” when asked about art. I am all agog for semester’s end to be better equipped to articulate on why I am moved by a particular piece. After listening to the first week lecture and reading the first two chapters of the course text, it was difficult to narrow the subject of my essay to one subject. But, Chapter Ones quotes

In John Berger’s essay “Ways of Seeing,” he shares his view on how he feels art is seen. Mr. Berger explores how the views of people are original and how art is seen very differently. By comparing certain photographs, he goes on to let his Audience, which is represented as the academic, witness for themselves how art may come across as something specific and it can mean something completely different depending on who is studying the art. The author goes into details of why images were first used, how we used to analyze art vs how we do today, and the rarity of arts. He is able to effectively pass on his message by using the strategies of Rhetoric, which include Logos, Pathos, and Ethos.

“the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspirations, conflict, and mortality.” The diversity of the human condition can be thought of as the very broad topic which has been and continues to be pondered and analyzed from many perspectives, including those of religion, philosophy, history, art, literature, anthropology, psychology, and biology,” (Human Condition).

Benjamin stressed the Marxist democratization of art through digital reproduction, a media which allows for de-emphasizing the original work of art. Throughout the history of arts, particularly visual arts, we have revered the individual paintings created

In this era, magazines were a predominant source of information for the art world. Inevitably, Artforum, a renowned publication of artworks in New York, became more valuable economically and established enough authority to define who and what were the artistic trendsetters. Several artists were upset by the promotional aspect and exclusion of art in this media and inevitably rebelled against it by“appropriating [the magazine’s power] as a new kind of medium and exhibition space” (Allen 13). Thus, art progressed from a traditional form into one consisting of compositions which bore resemblance to advertisements, lists, maps and other unusual forms of data-based art (Allen 15). Artists’ newfound works of text became its own artistic documentation. Ultimately, Conceptualism challenged the boundaries of art and enforced new ideas of production. It turned the literal into an expressive state and allowed for people who were not artists to engage with the work (which dealt with political turmoil) and also opened up the opportunity to construct their own. The movement is still prevalent in current times and acts as a means for spreading awareness of social and political concerns--the same holds true for Frances Stark’s video

In the piece “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Benjamin tackles the evolution of reproduction coinciding with the introduction advanced technologies; and how art, specifically film, has transformed since this introduction. He asserts that reproduction has now become part of the process in art because of mediums like film and photography, however their reliance on technology creates less authenticity among art forms due to less of the original art still be connected to the piece. While the authenticity starts to decrease, the number of people who are able to individually experience the art increases because of technologies that are able to mass produce art. This creates his ideas of auras, which are the unique connection between the object of art being experienced and the person experiencing it. However, these objects that are desired to be experienced are sometimes only because of what Benjamin refers to as the “ritual” they have, or history. Benjamin claims that technology separates itself from this idea, creating a medium where reproduction is part of the underlying goal for the work to be successful. This success creates the reception Benjamin breaks down into two different values: cult value and exhibition value. Exhibition value he describes as what the art is valued at when in a public setting, however cult value is the value assigned to art that is not available for the general public to see. Technological reproduction now plays a larger part in

For this essay I will be analyzing a piece of art I accidently came across. It is actually a painting from the Disney movie Tangled. I chose this piece because the movie has an emotional connection to me and this specific scene is a major part of why the entire movie connects to me. As I analyzed this piece I began to actually analyze the artwork, I began to notice the different techniques the artist used when constructing it.

“Art” has such power and influence not because of the beauty it possesses but rather the perception it evokes. Like art, writing possesses the same ability to mold our perception. This proved to be true in both The Complete Review and Blank Canvas by Michael Billington, as they attempted to open our minds to an alternative stance through deep, methodical analysis. The ability to develop meaningful, thought-provoking ideas can be rare, but Blank Canvas was able to deliver insightful, fully supported ideas. On the other hand, The Complete Review yielded unique ideas but lacked explanation and clarity.

When people encounter an artwork and try to understand it, some would refer to the artist’s intention, but some may think it is not helpful. This interpretation is concerned as one essential component of aesthetics, both in the philosophical perspective and in common sense. They two kinds of people have their official name for what they believe. The debate here is about whether the artist’s intention can influence the interpretation of the art.

‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’: how has the reproduction of images changed the development of art? Identify three works of your choice to support your argument.

To test the validity of the statement ‘All the arts are based on the presence of man, only photography derives an advantage from his absence.’ (Bazin 1967: 13), one has to first define what is meant by art. This commentary is going to examine this statement using three different definitions of art, Bazin’s, Tolstoy’s and Arnheim’s definitions.

Placing the interests of the entire world above those of an individual nation became the new model for art in the contemporary world and this movement was known as globalism. With the increases in digital technology, global integration of art and culture became significantly easier and more prominent. Although, globalism brought a new knowledge of culture from other nations and allowed certain countries to emerge as super powers not everything was beneficial. Terrorism rocked western civilizations such as Britain and the Unites States with attacks from the extremist group knows as Al-Qaeda that brought a devastating and sense of urgency for moral change through art and literature. Also, the threat of our dying ecosystem was brought up as

“Art” has such power and influence not because of the beauty it possesses but rather the perception it evokes. Like art, writing possesses the same ability to mold our perception. This proved to be true in both The Complete Review and Blank Canvas by Michael Billington, as they attempted to open our minds to an alternative stance through deep, methodical analysis. The ability to develop meaningful, thought-provoking ideas can be rare, but Blank Canvas was able to deliver insightful, fully supported ideas. On the other hand, The Complete Review yielded unique ideas but lacked explanation and clarity.

With this exhibition the artist, and in general all the artist conception of this period, want to show how the space of the museums and gallery want to imprison the art between four walls. It is in in the middle of the 20th century that the walls start to be the “enemy” of the artists because their art should be free from constrictions; they felt oppressed from that the writer Brian O’ Doherty defined like the “ immaculate modernist prison”.

If art should mean something, then it is not the surprise that art is often tied to tradition. Being attached to traditional techniques, traditional standards of beauty, and traditional themes in art happens because art that follows tradition gains meaning from it. When artists reject tradition, or the meaning attached to the tradition, they will create art that gains meaning from changing or making new techniques, aesthetics, and themes. There is an argument about whether it is possible to completely reject tradition, or to create art that is totally new. However, many artists actually try to adopt the middle ground, innovating , moving away from tradition in some way, but at the same time to honor it another way. Therefore, a major tool that has revolutionizing art is the computer. “Since its first artistic application nearly thirty years ago, the computer has radically transformed the way in which art can be made and experienced. Digital technology has been incorporated into all stages of the art-making process, from design to execution” (Goodman 248). While it is not uncommon for many artists to reject computer tools when creating art, it is interesting to think of artists who adopt this modern tool and also seek to combine it somehow with traditional artistic techniques. To begin, when they use a new tool, it does not mean much