Applied art

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

If one was to describe the Roman art, in my opinion the words realistic, and functional, would give it judgment; which perhaps would describe rather well the pragmatic Romans. Undoubtedly, both the painting and sculpture has its own purpose, and a unique place in society; the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, has rather explicit opinion on the topic: “A sculptor says that his art is more worthy than painting because, fearing humidity, fire, heat, and cold less than painting, it is more eternal

such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Fort Collins, Museum of Art in Santiago de Chile (1998), Denver Art Museum (2004), Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin (2008), or more recently, the Kunstlerhaus

A Gold Lustreware Maiolica Bowl by Galileo Chini (fig.1) Maiolica bowl polychrome gold, grey and bronze colour. Circa 1902-1904.Galileo Chini. L’Arte della Ceramica Fontebuoni, Florence. Museo Galileo Chini, Borgo San lorenzo. The gold lustreware bowl by Galileo Chini is an object which could seem on first glance devoid of special significance: just a beautiful decorative object enjoyed at face value. (Fig.1) But in the seeming void I saw a repository of layered meanings which I attempted to interpret

Introduction The capacity of a society to produce art is, in effect, an exercise of its power. It is through the presence of affluence that a nation is capable of focusing not solely upon survival, but the development and proliferation of culture, of which art is a central element. The Greek and Roman Empires will be explored from this perspective. Herein, the way in which the power of these two empires was exemplified through the art they were capable of producing will be explored in-depth herein

of strict social control and economic growth resulting in a burgeoning artistic scene. Art was a way of expressing the feelings and desires that was denied by social norms imposed by an authoritarian government. As a result, there was a clash of ideas that pushed artists to focus on subtle refinement of traditional styles and the values therein. This sentiment not only applied to religious art, but to secular art forms as well due to the wealthy patrons being a part of the systems that restricted society

instead. When you look at a school 100 years ago than now. I see the exact same thing. Kids in lines, raising their hands to speak as if they have no right of anything. Then I finished with school, not knowing what to do. So I applied for a job. See how I said applied. Everything has to be dated or stamped or noted somehow. You're nothing more than a number or a statics to the government. If you look at your social security card there is a number. Your identity is this number. There's a number

prolific artist of the twentieth century. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain. He had two sisters, Lola and Conchita. His father was an art teacher and he taught some of it to Pablo. From the age of seven, Picasso received formal artistic training from his father in figure drawing and oil

Cameron Bean, Importance of Arts to the Business Community Mr. Cameron Bean spoke to the class last week on the importance of arts in the Business Community. What caught my attention being an accounting major is the revenue and what it cost for the arts to run. Where how the arts programs wouldn’t be able to run without the help of corporations. The total economic impact of the arts community they found from a recent study that was 75 million dollars per year. The direct economic activity that is

From an intimate perspective, art is a fundamental experience. It springs from the inborn passion of the man to build a medium of expression of his inner life. It is immaterial whether the basic thrust of these feelings arising out of a anguish cosmic, or of the need for play, or the desire to express in signs and symbols the unconscious of a desire repressed. What is certain is that the art arises with the need for expression of the man. In this sense, the term reproduction, which can have different