The Importance Of Objectivity In Art

Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South and Madonna Enthroned are very similar images that were produced by very different cultures. Both images were produced during the 13th Century. The image of Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South was produced in Tibet during an interesting period of the country’s religious history. The branch of Tibetan Buddhism is led by a religious and sometimes political leader called the Dalai Lama. It was during the 13th Century during the reign of Kublai Khan, around the time of the production of this painting, that Tibet experienced the first incarnation of the Dalai Lama. One has to wonder if this painting is somehow related to that occurrence. According to

Non-objective art often does not depict any specific person, place, or anything really in the natural world. The artist just paints what they feel or just what they feel at the time. She just paints what she thinks looks good for her. She may not even show anyone else. The paintings that she creates are for her benefit and it is also a relaxing pastime. Painting allows for the artist to relax into themselves, especially non-objective art. There are no expectations of what the painting should look like since it is not meant to resemble anything real in the world. The painting can look like whatever Jaylyn chooses. If she would like to paint a person with the wrong number of limbs and purple skin she could do that. Art is for the enjoyment of the

For as long as humankind has been around, humans have created and been engrossed with artwork. Art, whether in the form of music, paintings, movies, etc., can have multiple functions, including telling a story, providing a moral lesson, engaging our emotions, or just being entertainment. In a world as diverse and imperfect as ours is, an artist’s intentions and morals can be controversial and viewed negatively depending on the place and time in which his or her artwork is viewed. While all art has a place in society, not all art is equal in quality and morality, but those are not interchangeable terms; morality corrupt art can be beautiful and morally upstanding art can be of lesser quality. In this paper, I argue that a work of art can be both beautiful and evil at the same time, and that a piece of evil art can be just as important to society as a piece of wholesome art.

Many people have different perceptions of what art means and what types of creative skills and imagination defines true art. One type of art that truly demonstrates art is murals is a tool used to demonstrate feelings through culture, sociopolitical issues, and express goals of art. People use culture in their murals to define certain emotions and areas during certain periods of time that gives murals and artistic meaning. Sociopolitical issues help embody the mural as not just a painting but something that has true depth in meaning. Also, murals express goals of art that give the viewers a view of the artist point of expression. Furthermore, Murals give multiple views of sentimental value and diversity to create what defines true art.

Upon glancing at various beautiful paintings there is to offer at the Museum of Fine Arts, only one astonishing artwork caught my immediate attention. The artwork is named “The Windmill on the Onbekende Gracht, Amsterdam” and it was painted by Claude Monet of the impressionist period in 1879. The medium is oil which is used for the oil painting on a canvas. Besides the subject matter, the content of the overall painting represents a serene and beautiful setting in which one can take ease and enjoy. It is a breathtaking view that captures a fleeting moment of a town setting by the riverside. Furthermore, the title also signifies the importance of the central object, which is the windmill.

Realism is the artistic attempt to recreate life as it is in the context of an artistic medium. It began as a revolt against the conventions of the classic view of art in the late 1800s in America and Europe in the form of an artistic movement (McConnel, R. 1997). There are many themes involved with realism that shall be discussed. These include accuracy and independence.

The Merode Altarpiece, a piece by artist Robert Campin, is a representation of the Annunciation of Christ. The piece was originally painted in Flanders during the Early Renaissance period in 1425. It is a considerably small altarpiece, commissioned for a private residence, created with oil on wood panel. The piece is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The scene depicted in this particular altarpiece is very popular among artists during the Renaissance and the detailed representation captured by Robert Campin made it one of his most famous works of art.

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 the Cartesian model the intellect inspects entities modeled on retinal images. . . In Descartes' conception--the one that became the basis for 'modrn epistemology--it is representations which are in the 'mind.'"

The outdoor mural on the east facing side of the WMCAT building is a breathtaking mosaic called The Metaphorest Project, created by Tracy VanDuinen. This larger than life size vista was an Artprize entry in 2011, and took 2nd place in the competition. This set the standard for not only large-scale public art within Grand Rapids MI, but also the most exhilarating. The scene is an impressive mixture of 2-D and 3-D design, the foreground being mostly of relief sculpture and multi-media mosaic; the background painted. The Metaphorest Project depicts the importance of creation, perception, and the imagination when trying to create a better world for yourself and future generations.

When writing about a work of art, one’s opinion can influence the way in which another perceives the work of art they are viewing. When multiple individuals analyze the same work of art, their opinions pertaining to the work of art can vary greatly. For instance, when observing O’ Keefe’s artwork, multifarious opinions and ideas come to the minds of those analyzing the work of art. There is a common belief that her artwork symbolizes femininity, considering the way in which she utilizes flowers and the implied relationship that some are capable of associating with a female body structure. However, when one expresses their ideas of a work of art they can potentially influence or contradict the beliefs contained by other individuals viewing the

In Elizabeth Bishop’s poem, One Art, it displays the acceptance Bishop has for losing things. Each stanza the losses get more significant, until she finally displays the one thing she can’t accept losing. Elizabeth Bishop uses techniques such as verse form and repetition to display her feelings toward those losses.

“ The artist is creator of beautiful things”(1). This aphorism coveys that beauty can be found within art and by looking at art one is looking at beautiful perfection. “The moral life of man forms part of the subject matter of the artist but the mortality of the art consist of perfect use of an imperfect medium”(1). What the author is trying to explain through this aphorism is that artist use the imperfect things they find in the imperfect world as subjects in their art. However the make these imperfect things become perfect and beautiful through their art work. These aphorism both suggest the aesthetic attitude because they support the idea that “ the highest pleasure is to be found in art”.

Pillar 1 Subject Matter: In artwork there is usually one main theme or subject matter to the piece. This focus allows the audience to understand or get a sense of what the artist is trying to get across. The subject matter of artwork is what tells the story when looking at a piece, it is usually takes up the majority of the canvas. Although it may be hard to identify for some people it is what the artist chooses to be the one main focus of the piece. In the Islam faith their first pillar, Shahadah, is the profession of their faith in one God known as Allah. Like in Islam, art in a creative way professes one purpose, one story, one subject.

The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist. Art seems to be simply, a direct, visual reflection of the artist’s life. Therefore, one can assume that an artist’s life experiences and beliefs directly influence their art. If we look at examples from different periods of art we will be able to see the connection between the artist and the art.