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    Greatness of Art Art is present in every person's life in greater or lesser degree. But what is it really? The Oxford dictionary defines art as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. People often don't realize that they have a contact with art in their everyday life. But is it important to ask yourself a question, is art important

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    What is art? Some philosophers believe that art needs to evoke thoughts or feelings- that it is defined by its effects on its viewers. Others contend that art is defined by how it was made and what it was intended to represent. There are many different theories that attempt to define art in various ways, as well as theories that negate the possibility and necessity of a definition at all. In his work, “Art, Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Art,” Danto looks at the question, “What distinguishes art

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    English essay 4 topic Yes. Art is an important class. Everywhere you look you see artworks. Arts are everywhere today in our life it became the important part of our daily life. Arts education helps students develop creativity, visual learning, self-confident, decision making, improved academic performance, and self-motivation, all of which are necessary to be successful in life. Art education is important for future students. Art allows students to learn about themselves, their culture, their

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    Why Art Is Art Therapy

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    Art is the activity of creating communicating and expressing important ideas or feelings through imagination and originality. In a world of imperfections like ours, humans need arts to survive. Art is a way for people to escape reality and get lost in their own world and fantasies. Arts allow bringing a person’s inner world into the tangible reality. It is a vital part of the society; it improves communication between individuals and provides opportunities for self-expression. Art is a subjective

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    Fine Art and Commercial Art With rapid economic growth and improving technologies, many artists are increasingly become interested in commercial art. This trend is mainly influence by the fact that the financial gains in commercial art are much greater than in fine art. Since the designers are instructed on what to do by their clients, their level of creativity and ingenuity is minimized. This is partially attributed to the fact that many people have misunderstood the true meaning of fine art. However

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    to reveal their freedom of expression through their art. Restriction on art is not a cutting-edge concept. Censorship has been taking place since the 1500s, thus art has been restricted for ages. The suppression of art could be for a number of reasons. Political, moral and religious can all be possible reasons for censorship. Michelangelo was a victim of censorship. He experienced it quite often with his art. One of his most famous works of art is “The Last Judgement.” The last judgement was painted

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    of art has gone on for centuries in all over the world. Some art does contain nudity, which some people do find offensive. In all different types of art, there is nudity. It is in paintings, sculptures, statues, etc. Whenever one walks through an art museum, there is nudity somewhere in an exhibit. Censoring art would take away from the art, and would decrease the beauty. However, children may be exposed to the nudity, which parents would not appreciate. The provocative and controversial art may

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    Every religion in this world has their own culture and thereby their own creative forms, like art, dance, architecture, music and craft. Like the tradition varies from each religion to religion so as their Art. I chose to compare Art forms of Islamic Art and Hinduism Art, as Art have always exited me and inspired me in many ideas, and secondly arts have its own history and reasoning. Islamic Art Islamic craftsmanship contrasts, thusly, from such other terms as Buddhist, Christian or Hindu workmanship

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    Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the 1950’s characterized by imagery from pop culture mostly on advertisements and news often using the sense of irony. This movement was more of a cultural revolution using vibrant colors and bold graphics to represent a statement and provide an instant meaning. It has a relation with the abstract expressionism, however it is clearer and has a comic book vibe. Pop art is not trying to confuse you and make you analyze its meaning, on the contrary, it wants

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    see a different point-of-view to see the world. A piece of art can allow the viewers to have an emotional feeling, which has allowed life to imitate art because that feeling they have discovered can or have stuck with them and changed their perception on how to act upon on an action. Art is neither one of reflection of social change or an impetus, it is both. Art is neither just one, it engages each person in a rather different way. Art work has created such emotions to some people that it has created

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