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    college to attend is the big question. For students that want to pursue art in college, then the big question is if art school is the way to go or “traditional” college with just a major in some medium of art. I believe that if anyone wants to be an artist or wants to do something in the art field, that they would benefit more from an art school than a school whose sole purpose is not to prepare students with access into the art world because of their high quantity of like minded students, and it provides

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    The Value in Understanding Art Pablo Picasso once said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up” (“10 famous Quotes”). Picasso was trying to express how too many people give up on art and often think it is one sided like a painting. One acceptable episode of rekindling art as an adult is in a moment Picasso, Maar and Oppenheim were at a cafe for lunch in Paris. Picasso was sitting at the table with his girlfriend and then noticed Oppenheim's fur covered

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    The Art of Advancing My parents always raised me to believe that the arts are how we understand ourselves and everyone around us. Growing up in Appalachia, other´s opinion about the arts greatly juxtaposed mine. When you live in a community where it is common to live below the poverty line, it’s hard for most people to care about anything that isn’t considered useful. The mindset of those living in Appalachia is almost always, as put by one mountain woman, “Livin’s more important than schoolin’”

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    Statuary art is the style of art consisting of three-dimensional figures created by artists to display a person in the form of a statue as a symbol of honor or respect. Statues majorly evolved within Classical Greece, between the years 479-323 BCE, and during the Roman Empire times. Although during both eras they may have both been using the art of statuary and in which they exhibited similarities, they were in fact, very different. It began with the Greeks, using the form of art to display idealism

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    history, there have been many movements of art, influenced by change and culture. Rococo is a unique style of art which grew out of Baroque style art and is a prime example of a distinct movement inspired by change. One of the most notable artists from this movement was a man named Jean-Antoine Watteau, who is recognized as well-known Rococo movement artist. Prevalent throughout 18th-century Europe, Rococo affected many areas of the art world. Rococo art grew in popularity shortly after the death

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    Censorship and the Visual Arts Censorship is always the party of the arts market. Today, censorship is a remnant of the past that has almost ceased to exist. But it is very necessary, to form the necessary views among the population, and it is necessary to control art so that it does not go beyond the bounds of decency. The censorship is arbitrary limitation (which does not fit any logic, the result of free choice) and often political or religious freedom of expression. Newspapers, drawings, plays

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    history. The neoclassical era started as a reaction to the former Rococo period. The Rococo art was whimsical and playful. . The artwork of the neoclassical era was morally uplifting and inspirational. The artwork depicted the seriousness of the time, order, reason, tradition, society, intellect and political events. Neoclassical artists wanted a return to traditionalism and to the perceived purity of the arts of Rome. Neoclassical artists felt this would help the people to return to knowledge and a

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    Visual Art Vs Modern Art

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    As we know it for the most part, visual art today completely differs from the kinds that had been made before the twentieth century in an indirect way. Realistic depictions of the reality surrounding us has basically surrendered its place for endeavors to truly pass on the craftsman's internal world straightforwardly through the assorted variety of colors, shapes, and the means of visual depiction, which is generally significant. In this manner, the inquiry emerges: in what capacity would it be advisable

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    I perceive art as the unique use of imagination and creativity to express new ideas and thought primarily through media accessible by an audience. Art entails a broad range of activities of creativity designed to convey ideas to readers and listeners with aims of information transfer. An artist uses various methods of expressing ideas such as drawings, paintings, music, and plays. Music specifically is a form of art mostly based on sounds. Music, therefore, entails different sounds played, in particular

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    The Art of Muralism Artists tend to do murals for a reason, and that reason tends to be using them as a symbol of freedom and hope. Murals are known for being large works of art, and are seen not only all over the country, but the world. Murals have been used in movements throughout history, such as the Chicago art movement in the 1960’s. So one will need to know muralism’s history, the various types, the different materials, and some of the different artists. Murals just have an important cultural

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