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Furthermore, he considers secondary sources in interpreting and analyzing the different artists’ paintings. Baxandall examines the importance of contracts, where marketing negotiations are made between an artist and their client. This includes detailed aspects in the content of the painting, the quantity and quality of materials used in the painting and the cost for labor in making the piece. He argues that although a painting is convincing and strong, the painting could, however, be reduced to nothing more than a constructional argument between the buyer and the seller. This is done by explaining the mechanics through which the Renaissance artists went about to develop their talent. A painting in Italy during that period resulted in a social relationship between the painter, who produced the picture, and the client, who provided the funding and ultimately used the artwork. He clearly suggests that the great materials and effort placed into an art piece provide the groundwork for an

Presently, Ethan Allen relies heavily on the use of technology to conduct their business operations. According to their 2014 Annual Report, the company understands that any disruption to the Internet including, ‘acts of God”, malware, insecure coding, data leakages, and human error could adversely affect Ethan Allen’s operations, revenues, and the consumer’s ability to shop online. Consequently, Ethan Allen has taken measures by investing and continually investing in technology risk management and disaster recovery plans. Despite the risks associated with the use of technology, Ethan Allen realized that the Internet is a highly competitive medium for marketing home furnishings and that consumers are spending more time browsing the Internet before entering stores. Ethan Allen is no longer a one dimensional company, they are remaining relevant in the marketplace thinking long term using digital strategy technology to meet the ever growing consumer demand to buy direct. The in-store Design Centers (place) coupled with technology (promotion) will empower Ethan Allen’s on-site designers to provide superior customer service and in turn drive additional sales. Ethan Allen is becoming more competitive and consumers who want to customize products will have interior design support online using

The object will be examined critically and deconstructed through multiple perspectives including the makers, the watchers, the users, and the pushers of

The successful exhibit of H.2.N.Y engages in a spirited interplay of framed geometries, counterbalanced by the unrestricted, free-form illustrations which spiral around the walls of the John Kaldor Family Collection gallery space. The collection is renowned for its in-depth portrayal of some of the most influential artists of the twentieth and twenty-first century, including Michael Landy.[7] Conceived as an assembly of solo shows, each individual exhibit contributes to a perpetuating dialogue between a diverse range of expressive forms in a cross-section of contemporary attitudes towards artmaking. For this particular installation, Landy digitally tore apart his charcoal drawing Machine to Destroy the Tinguely Museum 2 (2010), a process he described as “cannibalizing [his] own work”.[9] Consequently, he enlarged it to create the fragmented constituents of a large-scale drawing which envelopes and pirouettes throughout the exhibition space, linking together a selection of his own works in the immediate area. Counterbalancing the composition of interior architecture is H.2.N.Y, a drawing seated compliantly within a set frame. This spatial dichotomy plays a fundamental role in the audience’s experience of the artwork, catering to both ends of the heuristic spectrum and pays homage to the intrinsic correlation

In recognising this, it is to be expected that people will have differing receptions of the same artwork. Some will like the reaction a piece creates in them, while others may have an entirely opposing view. One valid response to Warhol’s soup cans is the suggestion that a patron is better off saving their money and instead perusing the aisle of their local supermarket. In fact, this attitude draws attention to the core message of Warhol’s piece. Campbell's Soup Cans was created in the 1960’s during a time when America was revelling in the technology and availability of mass-produced goods.

When one compares Duchamp’s process of producing these objects to Koons, it is easy to view Koons as an adaptation of that theory, yet an adaptation that almost carelessly and haphazardly capitalizes on the art world’s increasingly confused worship of artists like Duchamp, Rauschenberg and Warhol. In observing this group of artists, we begin to see a neatly unfolding chronology that places Duchamp at the top whom subsequently influences Rauschenberg and Johns who then propagate the emergence of Warhol who then directly begets Koons. These artists both criticize and celebrate commercial culture making it the subject of their work. It is Koons however, who emerged to artistic prominence in an era of extreme media saturation, and therefore presents a body of work that capitalizes on commercial

Simply put, there are two sides of people in the street art world. On one hand, there are those who intend to convey meaningful messages through their art and on the other hand, there are those who convey hateful or inappropriate messages. Using Tolstoy’s definition of art, “not the production of pleasing objects; and, above all, it is not pleasure; but it is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings,” both forms of street art are to be considered art (Tolstoy). But the most significant ethical question raised by Exit Through the Gift Shop is not whether both forms of street art is art. Instead, the most significant ethical question brought up by the film is whether street art should be illegal or legal.

The ongoing process of mass production has caused a major shift in the relationship between the consumer and the object. This is apparent through the growth of advertising and its effect on human perception as well as major historical events which have tainted societies cultural identity. Issues regarding mass production and mass consumption have been a key area of critique for many post-war artists, political activists and Popism artists. This can be demonstrated through creative practitioners such as Ai Weiwei and his response to the Chinese Cultural Revolution in his work Dropping the Han Dynasty Urn (1995), Andreas Gursky’s exploration of globalization and the dramatic increase in the availability of consumer goods in his work 99 Cent (2001)

The Banksy, triumphed multi-award, and 2010 Sundance Film Festival winning documentary, “Exit through the Gift Shop” gives an interesting insight of the underground and unknown world of street art and viewing societies understanding of modern art. The documentary trails the life of a curious French immigrant Terry Guetta, who has a passion for filming everything in sight from his family to local street artists. Following these street artists such as Shepherd Fairey and eventually Banksy himself around for most his time, he developed an interest in the art scene. As a full time accomplice, Terry Guetta later develops into this premature artist by using and being inspired by the famous art of others. The documentary early on sparks the questions of what is art and who poses the authority to define good art?

The name of the project, Victimless Leather, contradicts the form of the installation. The artists argue that in contrast to a commercial

Throughout history we can find many art movements that caused great controversy but the dada movement is one that continues to cause great controversy even now with their use of read-made objects. Ready-made objects are a strong source of controversy because it pushes the borders of concepts and meaning by using artworks that they didn’t create themselves. In this essay I will address why readymades’ are regarded as a work of art despite the controversy behind them and how they influenced conceptual art.

Artist Laovaan constantly receives criticism on why his art is inauthentic. Though critics, including his art teachers at his university, claim that his art is too illustrative and not abstract enough to be art, he addresses the hypocrisy of these comments in his video. One such critique implies that he is not putting effort in having his work convey an original message to the viewer. However, he notes that recently, ‘appropriation’ art has become more common in the modern age. Notably, ‘appropriation’ in this sense is merely a euphemism for artists that use plagiarism to create new work. A shocking example he uses is Richard Prince, a self-proclaimed photographer who has encountered numerous copyright issues with his work. In one instance, Prince simply cropped a Marlboro ad, and sold it for

This essay will be addressing ideologies of consumer fetishism and pseudo-individuality through examining the commodity signs found in the mass marketing and advertising of designer cosmetics, particularly Chanel.

In this summative essay I would like to explore and analyse the influence that Graphic design has had on popular culture and consumerism. Graphic design can be defined as “the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content. The form of the communication can be physical or virtual, and may include images, words, or graphic forms.” (aiga.org) Designers are problem solvers and it is their job to come up with a suitable solution to a problem. They have to find the best suitable means to communicate a particular message. Graphic Designers are at the forefront of advertising and the battle of selling giving the designer even greater responsibility, because of this graphic designers play a big role in consumerism. Consumerism, “as a social and economic order and ideology encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts.” (wikipedia.org) Society have been gradually made to believe that they can increase their happiness through buying and spending. Consumerism is an international problem, but has existed for many years, people purchasing goods that exceeded those of their basic needs dates way back to the first civilisations, in the eras of ancient Egypt and Rome. A turn in consumerism arrived just before the industrial revolution, people worked long hours and earned low wages, so they didn 't have the time or the disposable income for excess spending. The industrial revolution welcomed the use of assembly

The aim of this paper is to understand the movement for ethical consumption and reflect on its scope on the constitution of a new consumer culture, and its role in the “public space”.