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    abstract, painted with energetic brush strokes, it has some kind of silence to it. Dana Schutz did not use her usual tropical color palette to paint this painting. The artist used yellow, brown and white tones mixed with black and red. Image is showing Emmett’s head and a torso quite zoomed in. However, the angle is different from a photograph, in a painting Emmett is positioned horizontal to a viewer. Emmett is wearing a black tuxedo with a white shirt. The tuxedo is painted carefully, with clean

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    Dana Schutz Analysis

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    Dana Schutz’s work has been describe as teetering on the edge of tradition and innovation as a very good painter . Dana schutz was born in 1976 she lives in Livonia which is just outside of Detroit mi .dana started to paint when she was only 15 year old and she graduated in the year 2000 from the school of the Cleveland institude of art with her bachelor of fine arts then she went to attend Columbia university ,where she finished her master of fine 02 .she also participated at the Skowhegan ME,and

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    Critically acclaimed Dana Schutz is a thoughtful artist. Setting aside any subjective critique of her work, the visceral nature of her pieces challenges the viewer and herself. So, it comes to no surprise that her recent painting, depicting the corpse of civil rights icon Emmett Till, would spark a controversy. However, it is a disturbing aspect of our society when art has become a controlled medium. The case of Dana Schutz is one of many examples. The history behind Emmett Till’s violent

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    The painting “Open Casket” by the artist, Dana Schutz, portrays the hurt and pain that Emmett Till went through that caused his distorted face, which eventually lead to his gruesome death. On August 28, 1955, America was forever changed after Till was brutally murdered while he was in Mississippi on vacation visiting his uncle. Since, he was from Chicago, he did know the social code that southerners lived by when it came to racial tensions between whites and blacks. A simple whistle sound that he

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    My report is over the artist Dana Schutz she is a contemporary painter and is well known for her gestural painting which means she paints pictures of people and situations both real and imagined. Dana Schutz was born on January 1, 1976, in the town of Livonia, Michigan is near Detroit Michigan she was an only child. She a very creative independent and fearless at the age of 15 she decided she was going to be an artist she found a love for painting and would spend hours painting she even turned

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    the past years throughout America’s history, there have been many controversies based off of artwork done by outstanding artists. One of Dana Schutz’s artworks called “ Open Casket,” sparked a huge debate last year in 2017. This artwork was created based on a little boy named Emmett Till, who was murdered in 1955 by two white males due to a false accusation. Schutz was inspired by a photograph that was taken of Emmett Till on the day of his funeral, laying down in his coffin. This painting was on display

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    There has been worldwide Controversy over a painting done by Dana Schutz titled, Open Casket. Open Casket is an abstract painting of a young black 14-year old boy who was murdered and mutilated by two white men because he was mistakenly accused of flirting with a 21-year-old white women. The painting portrays the face of Slain Emmett Till lying dead in his coffin. The controversial painting was displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The protest began when an African American Artist, Parker

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    bring the puppy home and post signs in the area to see if anyone claimed the it. If no one claimed it she would take it to the local animal shelter where it could be adopted. However, this will take a few days to complete and she didn’t know how Dana would feel about it. Coming over the hill she was surprised to see the pup still sitting in the middle of the road. She couldn’t believe no one picked it up by now. She slowed the car down and came to a stop next to

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    To what extent do you deem Ed to be a ‘typical hero’? Explain why. In the novel I am the Messenger by Mark Zusak, Ed the protagonist is the formula of a typical hero. Ed is a typical 19 year old male taxi driver with not a lot of prospect or possibility in his life. This familiar sounding description the classic starting block for every typical hero out there. When you add the opportunity for the character to be remarkable, you get the final product; a typical hero. The phrase ‘typical hero’ can

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    Perseus: A Greek Hero

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    The basic definition of heroism involves exceptional courage when facing danger. In today’s society, that definition still stands, but it has been improved. Now, heroism tends to involve ordinary people who are faced with an obstacle or emergency, and have to act out of the norm to protect or save others. These people go out of their way to help solve a problem and benefit others. Heroes always have a choice in the matter, and they choose to do what is right. This is typically a selfless act. Although

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