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    and his art. He was an introverted man that did not talk much but had his own sense of humor. He was very sophisticated and well-read. However, he can be very conservative and accepted things as they were, displaying a lack of idealism. Hopper was always serious about his art and the art of others; when asked for feedback, he would critique strictly returning with blunt opinions and remarks. Hopper made a declaration about his ideology as an artist in a handwritten note saying, Great art is the outward

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    and some even choose to become career women (Marriage in Contemporary Japan, 44). Women now have the right to own properties, vote and work. Japan continues to adopt western culture, and as a result, women now have a larger role in society. Japanese Pop Culture Japanese popular culture is

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    International known artist Keith Haring became his passion for Art and drawing at an early age. Haring learned basic cartooning skills from his father and gained inspiration from pop culture he was surrounded by, such as Disney and Dr.Seuss.(The Keith Haring Foundation,1997). In 1980, he found a way he could display his Art to a larger audience, he began drawing his signature cartoonish artwork on expired advisements that had been covered with black paper, Haring began drawing pictures with chalk

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    ‘Appropriation in art and art history refers to the practice of artists using pre-existing objects or images in their art with little transformation of the original’ (Tate, no date). Artists have been appropriating for many centuries and tend to use the most iconic of masterpieces from the past and make them more contemporary for today’s style. The ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest examples of this act. It is one of the most famous and well known paintings ever created; however

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    “The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity” Today in the 21st century, Propaganda is often associated with information that is of a biased or misleading which is used to promote a political cause or a point of view. However, in contemporary art, the use of propaganda is utilized by contemporary artists to highlight different versions of realities that challenge society’s perspectives, beliefs and views of certain subjects and topics of today. Artists

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    Art, religion, and philosophy play an important role in the form and meaning of the human experience. Most humans even rely on these three fundamental aspects of the humanities to live an adequate life. Art can affect numerous individuals lives by simply providing the viewer with emotions. Some art can even symbolize a hidden message that the author is trying to convey. For example, in Chris Ofili’s, “The Holy Virgin Mary”, a black woman portrayed as the Virgin Mary appears to be surrounded by elephant

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    The New Green: Renovating Macon’s Public Spaces Public spaces are areas in the community in which people can come into a common place and promotes community identity. Parks create an environment for the community to reach out to each other as well as creating a public forum for the community. We need to have the community more involved with each other and the best way to create an enriching environment is if the community was able to come and share their many identities to create a unique identity

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    as syllabics, etched on a wall in a public art gallery. You notice that for certain blocked inscriptions of the text, red and gray paint in the style of graffiti buffing has obscured them from view. That translated mural, presented by Open Space galleries, tells the story of the flood for the Cree Nation. Created in 2013 by a young indigenous artist named Jesse Campbell. As a student, you don 't have many opportunities to create a large-scale piece of art and have it displayed in a public place. But

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    despite their differences they still maintain certain similarities through the Romantic qualities that each possess. In order to fully comprehend the meaning of works of art, it is important to understand the artist behind them. Obtaining knowledge on an artist’s life can help the viewer comprehend possible messages that a work of art is trying to present. Jean Auguste

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    The Elements of Art For my paper, the element of art I choose to write on is shape, and the two pieces of art I chose to go with the shape idea is The Kiss by Gustav Klimt on page 418 and Counter-Composition V by Theo van Doesburg. When looking at Klimt’s piece of art the first thing that catches my attention is the box shapes and rectangles on the man’s clothing, so of course shapes are the first thing that pop out to me when looking at the piece. Viewing it some more my eyes next go to the women

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