The Old Guitarist And Madame X

What classifies something as art? According to the Webster Dictionary, art is defined as “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects”. Art has been around since the dawn of history, seen etched into cave walls and slowly evolved into what we see around us today. All cultures use art in many forms such as paintings, dance, sculptures, music for many different reasons. In the video titled 'Pootie done did it again.' Pootie Tang records a new song titled “ “ which is then broadcasted on the radio. The song, which is just recorded silence, raises the question of if this silence can be considered art. The purpose of this essay is to support the idea that Pootie Tang's “ “ is unlikely

Encouraged by his father, Picasso showed his artistic ability from a young age, with his first words supposedly being ‘piz, piz’ in an attempt to say the Spanish word for ‘pencil’, ‘lápiz’. From there, his father taught him how to paint and draw until Picasso surpassed his father at the age of thirteen. Furthermore, Picasso went through many different periods in his art, such as his “Blue Period” from 1901 to 1904. During this time, Picasso was facing loneliness and depression when trying to deal with his close friend’s death. His paintings from this time were made with blues and greens, and depicted poverty, anguish, and isolation. After finally overcoming his grief, the “Blue Period” was replaced by the “Rose Period”, the sorrowful colors replaced by warmer colors like red, beige, and pink. During this time, he was in love with Fernande Olivier, a beautiful model. This period lasted from 1904 to1906. From his “Rose Period” Picasso went into Cubism, an artistic style created with another artist and friend, Georges Braque. Cubism is an abstract style that dismantles objects before piecing them back together to show off their geometric shapes; it gives the painting many points of view at once. This startling new style began in 1907 and lasted until at least 1918, when his Classical Period began. World War I drew Picasso to be solemn once more, coercing him to draw the reality around him, up to 1927.

In Laurie Adams “A History of Western Art” there are pieces of art that have lots of meaning and representations one in particular being Pablo Picasso’s drawing titled “The Old Guitarist” (468). The image chosen shows a man sitting on the ground, wearing tattered clothes and playing a guitar. Looking closely, the man’s frame appears long and bony, paired with tattered clothes. His face looks sad and glum while his body seems to be leaning in, listening intently to his guitar as his hands go over the strings. The major point for choosing this image is for the fact that the artist, Picasso, chose to represent the image using only shades of blue.

E.A. Bucchianeri said that “Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.” In a sense, anything can be art. One can find his or her own meaning from natural wonders (such as a snow-capped mountain range or a field of colorful flowers) or even mundane objects created by man that seem to be the antithesis of aesthetic (e.g Duchamp’s Fountain, a porcelain urinal that has greatly influenced modern art). While some may appreciate the former much more than the latter, the former is not art in an anthropological sense. According to Bonvillain, “Art objects are made by human beings. …A human artist produces work intended to be art with a preconceived plan of working through a specific medium.” (2013, p. 396)

Picasso became a legend in his own lifetime because he was influenced by his young love and muse had recharge him. This painting has a sense of harlequinade, as strong bright bands of colour are arranged so that the dress appears like a costume. The figure may also resemble a queen court card from a deck of playing cards, whose imagery is often designed with stripes and banding creatively reversed on the same plane. Here, the bands of colour are superbly controlled by the black or white striations to create a wonderful series of energetic patterns across the contours of the body. Cubism was an Avant-grade artwork movement that adjust endlessly the face of European painting and sculpture while together affecting contemporary architecture, music and literature. Cubism in subject and object are broken up into pieces and re-arranged in an abstract form. In the twentieth century he is also regardeds as one of three artist defining the elements of plastic arts. This revolutionary art form led society toward societal advances in painting, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics by physically manipulating materials that had not previously been carved or

The art piece that I believe should not be considered art is located on page 203; figure 12.24. The piece is called Eavesdropping by Amalia Pica (2011). This piece contains drinking glasses glued onto a wall. I do not believe this is good art per say because in reality, they are literally glasses glued to a wall. The piece of art is intended to be mysterious and playful, however, I do not think sticking glasses to a wall is mysterious in any sort. The artist was quite clever in using glasses to amplify the sounds around the room. I guess when I think of good art I think of something exquisite not just something stuck randomly on a wall and called art. I also think a child could easily glue glasses to the wall out of boredom so I do not see

Cubist Picassos’ Girl before a Mirror predominantly utilized consistent patterns and opposing colors to dominate the painting. For instance, the girl standing in front of the mirror and her image reflected in the mirror have contrasting hues. The human girl is colored with warm and bright shades such as yellow and orange while dark shades like red, blue and green, are used for the reflected image. However, while the hues being used are completely in contrast to each other, harmony is achieved, something that is very important in any art work.

During my visit to the Art museum I was able to look at the artwork with detail and see it in a different perception. When I was in elementary school I used to visit the Museum of Fine Arts frequently, at that time my teachers and guide used to tell us descriptions of the artworks, but at that age I didn’t understand the meaning of the art pieces. At that time the pieces of artwork in the museum just seem like a piece of art, drawings, and sculptures. Now as an adult, I know that for every artwork made there is a story behind the art. Artwork can be also a form to express feeling, culture, or meaning.

What is art? Art in the dictionary means the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and music. Does that really define art? Art can have so many different meanings. Arts real meaning is the expression of emotions the artist feels or views on what’s happening in that era and still has a lasting meaning or representation.

I have learned that there is no real definition of art, everyone has their own special kind of art

What is art? How do you define it? Is it something that you see only in a museum or does it also appear on your refrigerator door at home? Does art have to be brilliant or can it just leave you pondering its very existence for years to come?

Anything can be art, depending on who is looking at it. There are so many different definitions and types of artwork. There are paintings, sketchings, pottery, poetry, literature, music, movies, and collections; just to name a few. Some pieces of art are seen as more exquisite and picturesque than others. These masterpieces are at the stop of the hierarchal “art world.” Some examples may include music by Mozart or paintings by Von Gogh. To be among the top of the hierarchy demonstrates much prestige. Although my art teacher’s stained glass paintings are absolutely beautiful, they may only rank in the middle of the hierarchy. The pieces of art farther down and at the bottom of the hierarchy would include macaroni art done by kindergartners,

Art’s definition is very controversial and many different thoughts can come up. This brings up a knowledge question Is it possible to define what art is completely? The controversy rises when discussing what exactly does Picasso mean by art, is it just in paintings and visual expression or rather more deeper and bigger context. Leading to another question on the context of his statement. To what extent does context affect our understanding of Knowledge? A very good example that reinforces this is “The Matrix”, which is a well known movie series that greatly deals with the idea of perception vs reality whereby people what people perceive to be the truth and reality is really just an illusion and deception. Referring to a quote from the film “What is real? How do you define ‘real’?”("The Matrix (1999)

What defines art? More importantly, who defines good or bad art? Does that make one who deals with art in any way is a judge in their own right? When viewed in that perspective, art is practically subjective in its natural state. Perhaps, that is why the artistic community is so diverse. It could be said that each of those categories are composed of artists who prefer that certain style of expression. Vincent Willem van Gogh, generally speaking, falls into the category of being an Post Impressionist, with a twist.

When you look upon my walls, you are sure to find art. When you walk down the street, you are sure to find art. Everywhere you look and everywhere you go there is art, but art is more than pictures hanging upon a wall and is more than the paintings that painter John Berger references in his essay “Ways of Seeing”. Art is not one definable thing, but is of many origins and form. Paintings are art, poetry is art, music is art and so much more. There is simply no way to avoid it. Art has an impact on all of us whether we admit it or not, whether it be posters hanging on our walls or music playing in the background. However, in most of our lives, the art we see and experience is merely a reproduction of an original. Most Americans are part of the middle class and thus cannot afford original pieces of artwork, or afford to witness everything live on a normal basis. Without reproductions many of us would not experience what we know as art, as the original is often out of reach and thus reproductions were born to fill that gap. Reproductions of art provide opportunities and the chance to experience in some way the art that is created, and yet they lack the full intensity of the experience and the value that comes with the original or first-hand experience.