I Love Art Analysis

In the contemplation of art, or rather the conceptually intangible definition it currently possess, it is imperative to be mindful that “art” has been utilized as a promotional device, ceremonial item, aesthetically purposed article or perhaps none of these or all. It is because of this vague term that Carolyn Dean, in her text, “The Trouble with (The Term) Art”, makes a case for the consequences of applying the term “art” in societies that lacked such a notion which also accounts for the Western-centric lens the field intrinsically utilizes when viewing non-Western art. The claim is deftly supported by the utilization of expert accounts in the subject, alternative perspectives for what is considered the current norm, and self-examining questions,

Kehinde Wiley is a New York based artist whose paintings focus on the themes of empowering black men and combining classical and contemporary styles.

The shift from Realism to Impressionism in the 19th century represented not only a change in form, but it also represented a shift in ideology. As one of our module videos notes, rather than focusing on accuracy and clarity, Impressionism emphasized “what the mind and the eye sees” and the “impression of light and color.” We will briefly discuss how the differences in the approaches of the Realists and the Impressionists had interesting implications for arts and how these ideologies can be applied to the ways in which believers and unbelievers interpret art.

Examining the formal qualities of Homer Watson’s painting Horse and Rider In A Landscape was quite interesting. I chose to analyze this piece as apposed to the others because it was the piece I liked the least, therefore making me analyze it more closely and discover other aspects of the work, besides aesthetics.

In the poem One Art, the speaker reflects over the many material things that she has lost in the past, like her mother’s watch, and even bigger things like houses. By the end of the poem she ends up confronting and reflecting over the loss of her loved one, which in turn shows a more intense side of loss for her and how she as a person deals with it. Elizabeth Bishop uses repetition, and her own interjections to help convey her belief that loss is an everyday part of life, but it is how you deal with it that changes the situation. Bishop uses her repetition to describe an aspect of loss, and how it changes and affects people over time.

In this class art has taught me many things that I didn’t know before or that they were associated with art particularly. This has gave me the opportunity to appreciate art and what it gives us the chances to do with it. Art also has changed my views on many things. To be specific, according to what I have learned in this class, it has changed my view on the role art has in reflecting social, economic, and humanistic issues. Also, I have learned many new artists that had works that were particularly meaningful in expanding my view of the world. All in all, art has many things to it to learn and appreciate from and to give you the chance to learn something that is creative and beautiful that you didn’t know about before.

“Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.” This beautiful quote was said by a designer that I have always adored, Alexander McQueen. He created a movement that was a complete art, every collection clearly showed a story. I chose this designer as an example because he was an artist that truly captured the fact that fashion is one of the most powerful forms of art. The clothes, hair, makeup, and models can only bring a look to life if the designer clearly put their heart and soul into everything they created. Fashion is an art, collections tell stories, there is so much work put into every aspect, and it can express emotions.

I feel I am my own person and have my own style, but I do realize we all are influenced in some way or another by friends, family, or public figures. People I admire in the fashion sense are anyone with simple, chic, and elegant style that can be translated into everyday fashion. I frequently glance through a handful of style blogs and I am drawn to an effortless look. I will mentally take into account an outfit I see, translate it for my own life and circumstances, and put my own spin on it. I wholeheartedly appreciate French fashion and will check in on icons such as Ines de la Fressange, Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, and Caroline de Maigret to see how they are styling their outfits. Paris has had an international affect on fashion with Elsa Schiaparelli being one of the European trendsetter’s in the 1930s who focused on the shoulders of garments. She widened the silhouette at the shoulders and added accents like braids, pleats, and/or padding. On the other hand, even though I do not dress gregariously, I do like to see folks with that enormous love of fashion and huge amount of flair for style. One of my favorite Instagram accounts to scroll through is Ari Seth Cohen’s advancedstyle (2016). There are pictures of older people with so much confidence, uniqueness, fashion, and style. It is inspiring and motivating to see the older ladies still dressing up and makes me less anxious about getting

“Why Art Matters” by Thomas P.Campbell, explains the importance of art through cultural aspects and roles played in today's society, to help support funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. He firsts explains that many people often see art as being an unnecessary subject; he then goes onto stating that art provides millions of jobs and brings money back through revenue taxes. Another important idea he makes is,the N.E.A. serves many functions, promotes art, disperses fundings, and helps lower the cost of insuring exhibitions. In addition, he goes into discussing the importance of the N.E.A. being a link between the government and its the people; eliminating the N.E.A. would destroy that link causing the government

In my previous post about what I thought art was, included multiple different ideas of creative expression. My original post was very limited on basic knowledge of art, and I was not including in depth explanations of art. I mentioned that art could be found in paintings, drawings, sculptures, literature, music, etc. I never thought to state how many different types of paintings there are, or even the multitude of different types of literature and music. This class taught me the art is not just something that pleases the eye, imagination, or ear. Art has meaning. I learned a lot my first couple of weeks of this class, and a lot of that came from the lecture, as well as the artists of the week videos. My favorite artist of the

I would like to think that I'm the exception and give you a wild tale of why I'm in awe with Fashion, BUT I'm not that exception and do not have a tear-jerking tale to narrate. I did sewed garments for my dolls, draw excessively, believe that what you wear is a form of self-expression. My interest of apparel design begun very unenthusiastic when I wrote an anger driven essay for my 7th grade English class. I simply complained about the lack of fashionable clothes for plus size individuals like myself.

The “Book Journey” is an art piece consisting of mixed mediums on a canvas that are used to portray a teenage girl’s journey of life, me. The painting is intended to carry a cartoonish style to display an ironic contraposition between the innocence of the childish cartoon girl versus the stack of responsibilities and duties of an adult. These obligations, including the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), college and scholarship applications, graduation requirements, two jobs, etc.., all build a signification pile of duties that has become my journey to reaching success.

I like to create my personal style and help others who cannot seem to wrap their heads around what to wear and how to wear it from fitted pieces to chic ensembles to satisfy their fashion taste buds. I am a creative and I remember in my teenage years I would draw and design outfits. What brought me to fashion was that I found out that the clothes people were wearing was practically the same and I don’t like wearing what every other person is wearing. I like being myself and this led me to explore with various fabric and styles for teenagers and ladies in their 20’s and with time I started making clothes for myself and now I make practically all my clothes by myself and I have helped to satisfy the taste buds of young ladies. So many things inspire me when it comes to styling and fashion; Nature inspires me, fabrics inspire me. I see a fabric and immediately in my subconscious mind, I am already thinking of what pattern or style to create with the fabric. I have inspired fellow twenty somethings with my personal style and fashion statement. I find clothing interesting and fun because it is used to express who I am.

I love this picture because it reminds me of the art of the simplest things. Infact this is just a water drop that no one would think would be this beautiful in slow motion. Some of the things our eyes can't see, you can capture with a camera and the camera can change not only your point of view of the object but your point of view on many other objects. I can really connect to this photo because this is a photo that would inspire me to paint a new picture or even attempt to draw because it really is simple and unique. My mom thinks I excel in art but at times I very much disagree. This picture reminds me of how simple art can be and that sometimes I just need to take a step back and look at things from a different angle.

To some, fashion is an art form. To others, it is life. For most people it is a method of utilizing clothing, accessories and hair. Fashion is a mode to express yourself, to serve as an extension of your personality, or even to disguise your true self (Nellis, 1999).