Art critic

Without our consent, the way we perceive art has been changed over the last hundred years. Today’s art has been manipulated, used as propaganda, and misconstrued all for the intent of profit and self-gain. As humans we naturally try to fit in, we try to incorporate what we see and how we relate to it and our daily lives. This is an advantage for major advertisement companies, corporate establishments, and political campaigns. All of these types of establishments manipulate what we see around in an

Georgia O’Keefe (word count includes annotated bibliography) Georgia O’Keefe is a famous American painter who painted beautiful flowers and landscapes. But she painted these images in such a way that many people believed she was portraying sexual imagery. “O’Keefe’s depictions of flowers in strict frontality and enlarged to giant scale were entirely original in character . . . the view into the open blossoms evoked an image of the female psyche and invited erotic associations.” (Joachimides 47)

Reproduction of art is something that has been done throughout history. As technology advances, so does the way that people reproduce art. From early ages to current times the reproduction of art has had a varying opinion as to whether it should or should not be done. Some groups believe that art should be kept in a small elite community. They are the ones who believe art should not be reproduced and spread throughout the world. On the other hand, there are those who believe art is meant to be seen

In the twentieth century, the views of orthodox Marxism spiked a discussion that addressed the socioeconomic contrast between art history and social art history, revolutionizing the process of how art history was researched and interpreted. Until this time, Marxists believed that traditional art historians merely touched surface of the artwork’s background by identifying the artist, the medium, the time period it was created in, and how the piece was a product of its society. From there, they come

I am sure that we have all, at one time or another, noticed that almost any discussion concerning the merits and demerits of art, if it goes on long enough will come to the qualities of innovation and traditionalism in regards to aesthetic value. As soon as these two qualities are mentioned, there comes an inevitable forming up of those who favor innovation and deride tradition and those who favor tradition and deride innovation. Either side usually admits only enough merit to their opposition, and

In the World of Art - draft 4 In the end of 1950’s the Pop Culture had just sprung off the new, hip, and trendy for of art; free trade was the new “it” and consumption was higher than ever (Trentmann). Among this new era of what is claimed to be the era of freedom, there was a man named John Berger who sat in front of a naked man, drawing frantically on a piece of paper that later would become/will become (jag vet inte vad du tycker ar bast?) the groundwork of his essay “Drawing.” As Berger, writing

Comes First: The Art or the Artist? A Historical Perspective The approach of the year 2000 seems a good time to think about the way the role of art and the artist has changed through history, and how modern art is interpreted by a modern audience. Writing about modern art gives me the creeps. In other types of art, clear facts can be asserted with security, public reactions are clearly documented, skills can be appreciated, and art is clearly recognized as such. Modern art defys all of these

In the Wallach Gallery exhibition of Anna Hyatt Huntington’s sculpture (1876-1973), the viewer gets to discover different versions of the emblematic figure that is Joan of Arc, from small bronze medals, to much bigger works of art. A digital replication of the initial statue that was unveiled at Riverside Drive and 93rd Street in December 1915 is also available the public in the gallery. The success of the Joan of Arc – or The Maid of Orleans’s depictions results from the symbol that she fosters

Art is a general term for the expression of ideas. There are various forms of art, ranging from painting and drawings, to writing, to music, as well as theatre. Through each of these art forms, they have a purpose of expressing concerns the artists face as well as world issues. Art is important as it helps people improve themselves (Armstrong, 2013). Defining the purpose of art is personal and unique to each individual. From the Renaissance ages art was a reflection of ideas that concerned men’s

history, the issue of appropriation in art has become a heated debate on whether it is good or whether it is bad. Appropriation is fundamentally the act of taking something from somewhere else and placing it into a new context. In art, appropriation is seen as using (or taking) someone else's artwork, manipulating it and ultimately changing the whole meaning behind the work. It is seen as a significant issue as many people (including art critics, art historians and art enthusiasts) see appropriation as