My Life Of An Adult

In today’s society, we are constantly being bombarded with visual art forms. Whether they be classical paintings from the Renaissance, a towering and modern skyscraper, or even a cheesy 90’s R&B music video, they all have one thing in common. According to Carolyn Dean’s definition, these would all fall under the category of “art by intention.” In her essay “The Trouble with (The Term) Art” she advocates a distinction between art by intention and what she deems “art by appropriation.” The difference is that one work was created with the intention of being consumed for visual pleasure, while the other was not. However having been educated in the Western school of thought, many art historians cannot help but project their rigid definition of art onto civilizations that may have

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,

Throughout human history people used to capture the reality of their time, express their feelings and share their impressions by copying both literally or figurative the mundane. The so-called artists have had different impacts in society all along the centuries. Only a few are currently taught in school, although the reverberation of their work is still impregnated in XXI Century. Nowadays, the term ‘artist’ can be used in reference of painters, sculptors, writers, singers, choreographers and other professions whose production are considered valuable culturally speaking. One of the main problems is that their work produce such a magnificent impact on the audience the artist is set aside and usually forgotten as a person, so they feel their rights to be violated.

In order for a work of public art to be considered effective, it must have an element of complexity, provoking the thought of the

Art has always been considered the effervescent universal tool of communication. Art does not require a concrete directive . One sculpture,drawing or written creative piece, can evoke a myriad of emotions and meaning . Artistic pieces can sometimes be considered the regurgitation of the artist's internal sanctum. In Richard Hooks graphic painting,Adoption of the Human Race, the effect of the imagery,symbols ,color and emotional content projects a profound unification of a spiritual edict.

Since the beginning of art, typical mediums have consisted of oil paints, marble, pastels, and charcoals. As time has progressed, and aesthetics have changed, so has the extensive list of mediums found in art. One medium in particular, known as the use of “found objects” has become increasingly more popular since the days of the Renaissance. Found object art can be as straightforward as Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain,” which is a urinal fountain that is simply orientated sideways and signed; this, bordering the line between art and an object from everyday life, brings forth many questions and lots of public controversy. Art has always caused this same controversy, but one main argument frequently surrounding found objects is the extent unto which the piece must be abstracted or reincorporated in order to be considered “art.”

In Arthur Danto’s essay, “The Artworld”, he explains the integration of materials such as masks and weapons into the artworld and having to shift the criteria by which people judge things as works of art as opposed to merely everyday objects (204). Danto creates an imaginary character named Testadura in order to help demonstrate the points that he makes. This character, Testadura, described by Danto as a “plain speaker and noted philistine” appraises pieces of art in a way that garners criticism from both us as readers, and Danto as the writer (205). Testadura sees everything that he can physically see, all that we can physically see. However, he cannot understand it as a work of art because of his lack of artistic identification that constitutes something as a work of art (208). Without the skill of artistic identification, Testadura will always be suspended in the purgatory of being literally correct by observing the physical aspects of art but being eternally unable to fully correctly appraise a work for the innate significance it holds representatively beyond the material.

A World of Half Adults In “A World of Half Adults”, Robert Bly discuses the maturity in American culture and how America is now a “Sibling Society” instead of a “Paternalistic Society.” A sibling society is when a child is encouraged to look out for themselves and they lack a respected elder. The Sibling Society causes children to grow into a state of “half-maturity,” because they lack the necessary things that a Paternalistic Society provides. “A World of Half Adults” explains how technology, a lateral view, the sibling society, and a “forgotten history” have hindered the maturity level in American Culture.

I was living with a man who made $400,000 annually simply for being everyone’s favorite toy. This man had everything he could ever want but he was still stuck with the one thing he couldn’t get rid of; me. I am a reminder of the past, the dirt under a laborers fingernails, the ink splotch on his paychecks. As his resentment grew, i was poor in a new definition. I not only lacked financial aid, but i lacked a support system, i had no family left to tuck me in at night, i had nothing left to hold. Years passed and i got used to this life, i found ways to get to school but i still struggled to understand basic topics. Doing my homework required focus, something i could never get in that house. I scraped by for those 10 years, doing what i could to keep from becoming uneducated like my mother and stuck with a rotten oak

In today's culture, we tend to distance ourselves from what we think art is and what the real meaning of art is. The world we know is what we call our “reality”. Reality shows us art can be everything we see, hear, taste, touch, smell. Art is everything from what we really think and imagine. Art can be defined as something that cannot really be expressed through words.

Arthur C. Danto in “The Artworld” provides us with the argument that, “To see something as art requires something that the eye cannot descry-an atmosphere of artistic theory, a knowledge of the history of art: an artworld.” Danto shows us the importance of the artworld in order to know that a work of art is more than just what we can plainly see. Danto provides two theories he calls the “IT” (Imitation theory) and the “RT” (Reality theory). With these two theories, Danto explains how we can define art and why “The Artworld” is needed to help understand art, because after all, “these days one might not be aware he was on artistic terrain without an artistic theory to tell him so.”

Art unquestionably possesses the power to shock. During the entire course of history viewers have been shocked, distressed, affronted, and categorically outraged by artworks that were religiously, socially or politically thought-provoking. In general, this thought-provoking characteristic is precisely what artists are attempting to achieve in their desire to shock, and this, many would argue, is exactly the purpose of art itself, especially in our contemporary world. Indeed, when engaging with the art of today, the contemporary audience have found themselves compelled to circumnavigate the usual questions such as whether the work is beautiful or aesthetically pleasing or even whether the work of art is any good (Archer, 1997: 3-5). Rather

Art unquestionably possesses the power to shock. During the entire course of history viewers have been shocked, distressed, affronted, and categorically outraged by artworks that were religiously, socially or politically thought-provoking. In general, this thought-provoking characteristic is precisely what artists are attempting to achieve in their desire to shock, and this, many would argue, is exactly the purpose of art itself, especially in our contemporary world. Indeed, when engaging with the art of today, the contemporary audience have found themselves compelled to circumnavigate the usual questions such as whether the work is beautiful or aesthetically pleasing or even whether the work of art is any good (Archer, 1997: 3-5). Rather

Through the eyes of art, we stumble to collect the unwanted pieces of our bodies, the ones that were ignored, buried, and demolished by the society. The value of the body is much more complex than it to be expressed in a society dictionary. Some genres of Western art seek to explore the missing pieces of our identity that are lost because people try to conform to the social norms. Thus, art is not only an element of human activity but also a way for people to interpret themselves within society and understand the norms that have been placed upon them.

For over two thousand years, various philosophers have questioned the influence of art in our society. They have used abstract reasoning, human emotions, and logic to go beyond this world in the search for answers about arts' existence. For philosophers, art was not viewed for its own beauty, but rather for the question of how art and artists can help make our society more stable for the next generation. Plato, a Greek philosopher who lived during 420-348 B.C. in Athens, and Aristotle, Plato’s student who argued against his beliefs, have no exceptions to the steps they had to take in order to understand the purpose of art and artists. Though these two philosophers made marvelous discoveries about the existence of art, artists, and