First of all, body art can promote the self-awareness of people, which means one focuses attention on himself and understands personal features, feelings and behaviors. Body art has a strong impact on human vision and soul, because it can always catch the human nature and embodies the publicity of human nature (Greif, J., Hewitt, 1999). In fact, the body is the most primitive and natural expression of human beings, and the art of body is an external form of expression, taking the human nature as
of artwork is does so too. What is it about perceiving a piece of art that makes it so fascinating to the onlooker? What is it about art that makes one enjoy some pieces but disfavour others? Does art need to be beautiful in order for one to classify it as art? Whether something aesthetically satisfying should always be considered as a piece of art is often a big debate that arises between art enthusiasts. Societies opinions on art and its artistic value have varied throughout time as culture and
Girls are a women’s activist art group. They are masked women who came together to make change in the world of art and women’s involvement in society. GG emerged in 1985 and still are active today in New York after 30 years of the emergence of the group. The Guerilla Girls used posters with real statistics to show awareness of sexism in the art world and the discrimination of women in politics as well as in the mass media. The Guerrilla Girls spread awareness of sexism in art, discrimination in politics
The Importance Arts Education in Public High Schools Studies performed by the U.S Department of Education indicate that fifty-seven percent of the Public High schools studied held specified arts requirements for students receiving a diploma between 2009-10. However, among the fifty-seven percent, seventy percent of the Public High schools studied require only one arts credit for graduation (U.S. Dept. Education 11). Education and learning in schools are based upon subjects aimed to achieve
Comparing Roman and Greek Art Throughout history art has consistently reflected the cultural values and social structures of individual civilizations. Ancient art serves as a useful tool to help historians decipher some important aspects of ancient culture. From art we can determine the basic moral and philosophical beliefs of many ancient societies. The differences in arts purpose in Greece and Rome, for example, show us the fundamental differences in each culture's political and moral
fertility seen in the features of her sculpted body. This paper will analyze the Venus of Willendorf sculpture in terms of its formal analysis. Most of the information about the Venus of Willendorf is based on scientific research and theory because there is no actual documentation that dates back as far as the sculpture. The Venus of Willendorf was sculpted long before any type of written language was discovered. There are a few different dates as to when art historians believe she was sculpted depending
The Importance of Art Education in Public High Schools Studies performed from 2009 through 2010 by the U.S Department of Education indicate that fifty-seven percent of the Public High schools in the United States have art course credit requirements for graduation. However, among the fifty-seven percent, seventy percent of the Public High schools studied require only one arts credit for graduation (U.S. Dept. Education 11). While progress by the Board of Education is being made to incorporate
1. The reading claims that nudes throughout artistic history have been an important source of beauty and controversy. Nudes began to spike during the Baroque period as they were used for the more expressive and emotional arts of the time. In the nineteenth century, nudes became more common, yet became more sensitive. Artists would train by drawing nudes of ancient Greek statues and figures from myth. However, many artists would then move on to create works depicting prostitutes or peasant naked women
Romanesque art in Northern regions of Europe. Sculpture became integral to every style of architecture to represent saints or monarchs in all respectable constructions. Artists began to expose beauty and passion in their work as calm and political stability emerged in the thriving city-states of Italy before the nations of Northern Europe. A new time of peace allowed the Italian city-states to explore the previous glory of Italy, the magnificence of ancient Rome and the beauty of its arts. Artists
form throughout time, in art and sculpture, reflects the culture’s morals, values, and beliefs, among other things. In paintings and sculptures, artists depict the qualities in men that are important to the time period of their works. Perceptions of male beauty and their image can also represent a person’s social status in society, such as being noble, rich, or both. The male themes seen throughout art include heroes, the supernatural, biblical figures, and idealized bodies, to name a few. Some of