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that we would be learning about how journaling has evolved and various ways to journal. As the class progressed, I found it to be more of an art than a humanities class. When this reality did not match my expectation, I was disappointed. I had to challenge myself to get the most out of this course by changing my attitude and adjusting my perspective. As an art class, this would have been an excellent idea and well executed. Being able to learn about different materials, binding techniques, and adhesives

Art can be seen as something magical to one and it can be made almost out of anything. Six artists from the book Broad Strokes have created artwork to share with the world. These six artists all have something in common, they have all had loved ones that they have lost. Louise Bourgeois was one of these six artists and her mother had died with an illness that had haunted Bourgeois. “When Bourgeois mother died in 1932 (ah, these dead mothers!), she abruptly switched from studying math at the Sorbonne

was the queen of Egypt with Akhenaton her husband. The style of this sculpture is Egyptian because of its location. Because Neffertiti was queen, the culture changed how the artist portrayed her. In fact, Fred Kleiner a well-known author of multiple art history articles and books says that “The sculptor seems to have adjusted the likeness of his subject to meet the era’s standard of spiritual beauty” (76). She likely would have taken offence if the artist did not change her appearance biased on the

thoughts etc. An artist will always try to showcase his identity through his art. There are numerous artists who work in the field of identity but used their body as their medium to bring forward the ideas. Body carries many signs of identity like hairs, nails, skin, color, posture, cloths, gestures etc. There is a deep complete connection of art with human identity and this connection has been present throughout art history. The subject of the artist’s work, the properties of it and the material

things will never be noticed. Walls of buildings and sides of train cars are rarely acknowledged with all the advertising, architecture, and of course the “tagging.” An average person would consider the widespread art form of graffiti an eyesore, but others would disagree. Who's to say what is art as opposed to trash vandalism? Since the late 60’s people have hit the streets, cans of paint in hand, to scrawl their wildest dreams onto whatever “canvas” they could find. Philadelphia high school student

created a controversial dialog that revolves around ethical, moral, and historical questions. Is art an accurate representation of the trauma and events that had occurred during the Holocaust? If it is, which mediums are the best in which to represent with? The purpose of art is to evoke strong feelings in the viewer, to create questions about society, and to depict the argument of the artist. Since art - be it a painting, a sculpture, a poem or a novel - is subjective, using it to represent the Holocaust

ntro : In the 1980’s the art world was gifted with the artist Jean michel basquiat. Basquiat, a man who lived two contrasting lives as street artist and “fine artist” in the art punk movement of the 1980’s. His work as a street artist was full of poetic and provocative messages painted in the streets of Manhattan New York, and his work as a “fine artist” did the same on gigantic canvases with looming figures in bold colours. Regardless of this dichotomy, his work in both of these practices has

education in the arts. More specifically, I encountered the debate of whether art programs should be funded by school districts. I never quite understood why it was such a big question, but many oppose the idea, due to the belief that art is not a necessity. I would consider those people who disagree with art funding idiotic; as I consider it an absolute necessity that school districts provide funding for the arts. One of the most obvious reasons why school districts should fund arts education is that

The Holter Museum, in Helena, MT, is currently displaying a series of work by John Saurer. Saurer received his BA at Hope College in sculpture and drawing, he continued to earn his MFA at Colorado State University in sculpture, and has been teaching art at St. Olaf College since 1995 (Saurer). His current exhibit is called Across Tender Land and was inspired by Saurer’s surroundings while growing up (Shadow Casting). On piece, in particular, caught my eye. His Shadow Casting sculpture is around 75

Art is not just a picture on a wall or in a museum, art comes in many forms. It can be a song you just heard, a video you watched, or a painting you saw in a gallery. Art can also be just text but no matter what all forms of art grasp you in different ways and make your thoughts evolve to new distances. Art can bring you feelings you did not think you had. This is what an art world truly is, a combination of all the work that was put into the art and how it impacted people’s lives. “Art worlds consist