However the end result, which could look nothing like Ross said it would, could still be a beautiful and exceptional piece of art; an "accidental masterpiece. " An amateur photographer can take a picture without any intention of it becoming a famous snapshot. ... In the book "Six Names of Beauty, " Crispin Sartwell looks at the intentions of famous artists. Famous, well-accomplished artists like Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock "painted to change the world. ... Kimmelman quotes Arthur Danto saying, "Beauty, if it is not to be solely decorative, should also have a deeper rationale for bein...

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Hung Liu, a Chinese-born American contemporary artist, is famous for her interpretations of lines in the world of art. ... Liu displays her emotion and theme in her artwork in her famous drip-style lines. ... She states a great quote from a philosopher that "the process is more important than the result.... Another famous painting of Hung Liu is the Virgin. ...

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Obviously, possibly the most famous pop artists of all time is Andy Warhol (1928-1987), he is a household name all over the world. Many of his pieces were of famous people, including himself. His most famous and favourite pieces being the Campbells soup tin, and the portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which, ironically happens to be my favourite piece. ... This quote is from my favourite pop/graffiti artist; John "Crash" Matos. ...

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"Finley, a performance artist, was made famous by one of her stage routines in which she smeared her nude body with chocolate cake frosting to symbolize the defilement of women" (Hale). ... One of the most recognizable quotes among the cases of art censorship tries to demonstrate the challenge of defining and identifying what is obscene and what is art. ...

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