Laovaan Art Analysis

Have you ever heard about how an artist gets his work copied by another artist? It could either be a popular artist who has their work plagiarized by another lesser-known artist.

When it comes to the Akhenaten's art style, the artistic style during that time made a sudden changeover from the traditional Egyptian style of portraying people with ideal, perfect physiques, to a new and rather jarring style which can be seen in some of the statues that were created during that time. It would seem that the artists were trying to portray people (Akhenaten in particular) with ruthless honesty, to the extent that the images became travesties. Akhenaten was a king and did have a big ego to the people and it really should in some of the art form of states that were created during this time. What I think is very interesting that the Akhenaten created, when it comes to their art is just the picture and certainty of the people that

Meaningful appropriation remains a vital precept of creativity and innovation. In the last 20 years, many artists have constructed knowledge in forms of contemporary art from both social and cultural sources. Artists have continuously remixed contents from certain cultures for new expressive purposes. It is often deemed by members of the originating cultures, that appropriation in the arts is disrespectful, as cultural elements become distorted and lost in translation. Meaningful appropriation however is often misunderstood and is mainly viewed as borrowing that is in some way inappropriate, unauthorised or undesirable. Although, artists in remix culture have not necessarily attempted to destroy cultures, but instead offer a new perspective to individuals by bringing divergent cultures together through art. Artists such as Stella McCartney, a designer famously known for her creation ‘Chinatown Plaid, 2013’ in fashion, utilises dominant creative strategies such as remixing and collaging of fabrics in order to convey her artistic vision, which highly compliments both the ‘Refugee’ work culture and female individuals as strong and resilient. In a similar sense, digital artist Michael Guppy remixes artworks using programs such as Adobe Photoshop in order to remove central elements from famous artworks, a reoccurring theme in his work in which he explores both the social and cultural side of technology and how it transforms society. Whereas, graphic designer Thomas Robson

If the image is no longer unique and exclusive, the art object, the thing, must be made mysteriously so,” (Berger 44). Therefore, the final step in the exploitation of power is mystification of its origins. Over time a concept will build its image and solidify its strength through results, showing the public its value until it becomes integrated and thus, hidden within society. There are several examples of power that has become formally accepted or internalized by the public and it is difficult to see how they exploit power because their origins are mystified. For the concept of originality in art, we can see how its status may have risen because of the definition we give to “originality” rules that have commercial purposes or vice versa. Some examples include companies that have copyright issues to protect names and identities that belong to them, or schools that incorporate rules about plagiarism. The idea of originality has already become internalized within our society that assigning a market meaning with it, just seems natural. If our judicial system has already incorporated ideas of “originality”, then not many people will see any problems with it. However, it is important to look at the origins and realize how a power came to be to prevent it from being exploited. Another covert concept integrated within society

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

Richard Prince had an art show consisting of an installation of enlarged photographs from his Instagram feed, New Portraits. They came from many different accounts on Instagram and were being sold for up to $100,000 at an art fair in New York. He established his whole career on the practice of appropriation. His refinements of the initial works and the complications of fair use have been major contributions to his positive legal state. However, the most significant changes to the photos in this installation are comments left under them. New

The concept of the Dreaming is inextricably connected to Aboriginal relationships with the land, as the land is the physical medium through which the Dreaming is lived, and communicated, which each person exists timelessly. Dodson further emphasises this as he states, “For the Aboriginal people, land is a dynamic notion… land is the generation point of existence, the spirit from which Aboriginal existence comes”. This portrays that the land is of prime importance for Aboriginal people, it is their “human mother”, and they respect it like a human person, like a spirit. Like a mother provides for her children, the land provides both physical and spiritual necessities for Aboriginal people. These necessities include; shelter, resources, nourishment,

The two works of art that I have chosen to analyze are 1) Jordan Casteel. Miles and JoJo. 2014. Oil on canvas, 54” x 72” and 2) Aaron Fowler. He Was. 2015. Mixed media, 134” x 165” x 108”. The themes that these works of art represent in regards to the exhibit are love, family, and pain. However, they also fall into other thematic categories. The main theme that seems to apply to both “Miles and JoJo” and “He Was” is Human Experience. Additionally, these arts differ in some ways.

Imitating this common component of commercial art challenged the view of “true” art in that time

Photographer Elliot Erwitt once stated, “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” This quote has deeply guided me in my analysis of what I call a cycle of art creation. When one pays close attention to the artwork of a particular artist, one is able to distinguish certain details that prove it is the artist's work. To me, it is significant to be able to establish an artist as their own rather than just another person following the trend. Each artist, whether they notice it or not, has a series of repercussions in their art; there are details that continue to reappear in

The art during the Qing dynasty was very different from those throughout China. During the Qing Dynasty art was coveted over greatly. Many people respected art during this Time. There were many scholars, poets, painters, and potters during this time that took their work very seriously. Painters during this time were either individualist or traditionalist. They focused in wars and what was going on in the real world, other than what people wanted to see. The Manchus, who had already adopted many Chinese practices before ruling as the Qing, continued to show respect for Chinese art that was based on the study of old styles and masters. Literati painting in the Qing thus became orthodox and stereotyped, especially as represented by the prestigious “Four Wangs” of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth

Commercial art is cheap and overrated. This is a widely held and accepted belief among the public and the artist community, despite the majority of the public owning commercial art over classic or completely unique pieces of art. If art is reproduced over and over, then it is less valuable. But if more people enjoy it enough to buy the reproduced work, then it is more valuable because it is better received. This has been a conflict for decades, especially during the Victorian era, where photography was discovered as a technical skill rather than an artistic one; this is reflected in the literature of the time, specifically Romance of a Shop by Amy Levy. She uses this novel to argue that artists who produce commercial art still have artistic

strikes often only target users. In her 2009 article, “Social Networking and Cloud Computing: Precarious Affordances for the ‘Prosumer’,” Jamie Skye Bianco argues that while YouTube’s Terms of Service addresses the users’ breach of copyright, it does not address the users’ intellectual rights; in fact, she states, “while users may own their videos, an interminable set of licensing agreements allow YouTube to continue to retain the content as it sees fit” (Bianco 307). In other words, YouTube controls its users’ information, which reflects the capitalist concept that because capitalists own the means of production, the goods and services its workers generate, and the profits that some from the sale of these goods and services, they remain the

As the paint brush dips into the paint and watching the brush the brush form perfect lines, knowing that the art that is being created is what one is expressing. Art and design has been influencing our lives since the dawn of the ages. Art has been created on cave walls, has been formed in architecture, and continues to grow and expand. Art is very beautiful, but also is a matter of expression. Art can mean many things such as love, concern, anger, desire, and politics. Two Chinese-born ink artists by the name of Zhang Daqain, and Hua Tunan have become well-known traditional Chinese ink artists. More known for his landscape designs, Zhang Daqain has incorporated splashes and pops of color in these traditional-looking drawings. Through the decades, other artists have learned traditional ink drawings but have also developed other artistic ways to express who they are. For example, one artist, Hua Tunan, is a young artist who has experimented with graffiti and in his favor, was a success. Both artists are advocates for nature being their primary subjects. From mountainous ranges to flowers, to detailed portraits of animals, these paintings bring awareness to people about the beauty on our planet. One of Zhang’s work from “Art of Asian Landscapes” contains bold colors just like in Hua Tunan’s art like his ink-splattered tiger. Zhang Daqain and Hua tunan are both amazing artists that have created exquisite artwork

Muscles contorting in anguish, fangs brutally piercing the flesh, faces drowning in suffering. This intense visual is shockingly manifested through marble in the sculpture Laocoön and His Sons by Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athenodoros of Rhodes. This alluring orchestra of artistic elements is the perfect compilation of technical perfection and emotional expression. The exaggerated drama of the piece is the style of the Greek’s Hellenistic period. All things considered, Laocoön and His Sons possess both exquisite formal components and content and has the capability to provide insight into both the culture of the Greeks, as well as the attitudes of humanity towards its enemies.