Graves Western Civilization 10/29/00 Roman Art Vs. Greek Art Throughout history art has consistently reflected the cultural values and social structures of individual civilizations. ... The way in which the perfect human form was portrayed by Greek artists was of a highly intellectual nature. ... This sculpture was constructed using a strict mathematical formula that was believed to represent the perfect male body. ... The artist who was responsible for the carving of the Augustus highly modifies the so-called perfect form in order to convey certain symbols of power. ...

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It is difficult to determine whether something is a work of art or not, the definition of art varies with time and thinkers. ... Can video games be considered an art form? ... We defined art as heavily relying on a community to be considered an art. ... The message of the game is a critic of the concept of utopia, describing a perfect place away from wars and poverty, where machines work for humans free to think and discuss together only to see this seemingly perfect paradise fall into ruins driven by men's everlasting greed and lust for power. ... Video gaming appears to be one of the m...

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One of many works of art that grabbed my attention from chapter nine is the statue of "Yakshi Holding a Fly Whisk." This life-sized work of art has an academic artistic style which is orderly and systematic. ... Since they are important figures, they are both physically perfected through conceptual realism. Both have perfect faces, without any defects, and have body's representing youth and beauty with perfected proportions. ... Both pieces of art are academically naturalistic because of its systematic symmetry. ...

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With all these ingredients in a plate, it is a perfect meal either in the morning or just before going to bed in order for your hunger to be satisfied. ... Laying this on top of the bread while its still warm and watching the cheese melt means it's going to be the perfect sandwich. ... The crunch aspect of the lettuce is what will definitely make your sandwich into the perfect one. ... Fresh tomatoes are a must because the taste and slight acidity from it really compliments the rest of this piece of art. ... With the knowledge you can make any sandwich into a perfect sandwich....

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Art for Politics Sake: Art Censorship in Communist China, And The United States We want one single, grand lie which will be believed by everybody - including the rulers, ideally, but failing that the rest of the city -Plato from his Republic Today if an average American was asked if he or she believed that censorship was an important part of the perfect state, they would not only answer "no" but they would say that the perfect state must have no form of censorship in order for it's people to be happy. ... However, that is not the perfect republic outlined in Plato...

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(Hegel, 73) The sphere of "pre-art" consists of art that falls short of proper art in some manner. Hegel's account on "pre-art" does not entail every single body of "pre-art" there is, for example, he excludes prehistoric art, Buddhist art, and Chinese art. His main focus for the concept of "Symbolic art was to analyze the different kinds of art that are made necessary by the concept of art itself and the means necessary to shift from "pre-art" to proper art. ... This stage of art can be found in Hindu art. ... It serves as the perfect image of...

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It has become apparent that the impact made by art has lessened dramatically in recent times, as audiences become used to the traditional forms and features of art. ... The social and cultural contexts of both artists and their artworks are important, as is the history and development of all artists, art and art practice as a whole. ... Here Piccinini has presented her view of what these 'Perfect' babies would look like, the exaggeration of the form expressing her views. ... The shocking nature of modern contemporary art is something which is a direct result of the growing tolerance...

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Western Civilization 10/29/00 Roman Art Vs. Greek Art Throughout history art has consistently reflected the cultural values and social structures of individual civilizations. ... The way in which the perfect human form was portrayed by Greek artists was of a highly intellectual nature. ... This sculpture was constructed using a strict mathematical formula that was believed to represent the perfect male body. ... The artist who was responsible for the carving of the Augustus highly modifies the so-called perfect form in order to convey certain symbols of power. ...

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The question, "What is Art"? ... He believed that reality consisted of archetypes (forms) and that what we perceive around us is only an imitation of these archetypes, therefore Klimt's Birch Forest is an interpretation of a perfect birch forest, reinterpreted. ... For Freud art mainly had a therapeutic use. ... Is this a piece of art? ... If we were to follow this, then, much like the previously mentioned Platonic geniuses who have the ability to see the perfect form, there are some individuals who can go about "christening" any object they want as art and all they have to do is exhibit ...

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Donatello was well known for playing a large part in Art History. ... Donatello showed his admirers how he would combine two kinds or art. To start, a clear explanation of what classicism and realism in his art time, from the "Understanding Art" text that we use in class, the definition of realism is: A style of art characterized by portraying subject matter accurately and truthfully. The name of the art styles which portrayed subject matter in this manner . ... The head, almost a perfect oval, may give the impression of a marked realism, but in reality, it is admirably poetic. ...

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He also wrote What is Art, which is what will be discussed in this paper. In What is Art Tolstoy argues that art as expression of emotion makes sense, but is really only half of the theory. ... These bleak perceptions of the art world prompted Tolstoy to ask " Is it true that art is so important that such sacrifices should be made in it's name?... I thought that you could not feel emotion out of a photograph, and how was that art? ... Which led me to believe this is art, because it had perfect lighting, focus, and colors, which made you, feel what the photographer was actually feelin...

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He also wrote What is Art, which is what will be discussed in this paper. In What is Art Tolstoy argues that art as expression of emotion makes sense, but is really only half of the theory. ... These bleak perceptions of the art world prompted Tolstoy to ask " Is it true that art is so important that such sacrifices should be made in it's name?... I thought that you could not feel emotion out of a photograph, and how was that art? ... Which led me to believe this is art, because it had perfect lighting, focus, and colors, which made you, feel what the photographer was actually feelin...

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He also wrote What is Art, which is what will be discussed in this paper. In What is Art Tolstoy argues that art as expression of emotion makes sense, but is really only half of the theory. ... These bleak perceptions of the art world prompted Tolstoy to ask " Is it true that art is so important that such sacrifices should be made in it's name?... I thought that you could not feel emotion out of a photograph, and how was that art? ... Which led me to believe this is art, because it had perfect lighting, focus, and colors, which made you, feel what the photographer was actually feelin...

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FLOETRY What is art? ... To me "POETRY" embodies all that art should be. ... Poetry is the one art form that I am most able to connect with. ... She is my soul's perfect mate, my body's passionate love, and my mind's sole companion. ... One color flows and blends with another to form perfect symmetry. ...

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With some delay also art historians started to shift their attention from the retualized celebration of the artist towards the role of spectators and buyers in defining the status and value of art. ... This rather capricious approach somewhat obscures the unifying - and certainly unsettling - theme of the work: instead of examining what art does to us it asks about what we - as spectators, critics, patrons, owners and buyers - are doing to art. It is about the ways in which art serves to legitimize, sustain and conceal social inequality. ... To set the stage for his study, that tellingly is co...

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He searches in the outside world for the perfect manifestation of his own soul, when he finds this object, he can create masterpieces by painting it (Bloom 109). ... Ironically, the purpose of Basil Hallward's existence is that he is an aesthete striving to become one with his art (Eriksen 105). ... "Lord Henry presents Dorian with the tenants of his New Hedonism, whose basis is self-development leading to the perfect realization of one's nature" (Eriksen 97). ... Eventually, he is left destitute, without Dorian, the art he so cherishes, because he tried to mold it, as dictated by...

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It is said that there are no mistakes in art. The artist's mistakes or imperfections are what help shape the painting into making it perfect (according to the artist). Basically, the artist's imperfections surprisingly makes their art perfect. ... He sees her the same way she was before, beautiful and perfect. ... He considers his paintings perfect because he paints her perfect and that is the real thing. ...

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There was three types of art painting, sculpture, and architecture. ... In Greek they were inspiration from Egyptian art, and over centuries they evolved there unique way of art. ... So a successful work of art is perfect in which we humans find the need to be. ... The object of the current short hand description is to show the development of art and the human perception of the world, which is reflected in the art, starting from the Archaic Greece. ... Egyptians wanted their art to be stiff and plain. ...

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Perhaps, no other literary era has dealt more with the purpose of art. ... Also the Pre- Raphaelites, who did not accept to heighten the effect of art, had a view of art which was related to the single phrase stimulated by the Aesthetic movement 'Art for Art's sake'. ... His ideas of Art for art's sake, are expressed in the preface of The Picture of Dorian Gray where he argues that : "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. ... That is all All art is quite useless" (Wilde, Preface). ... However Arnold 'is optimistic that some may pursue beyon...

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He would get lost in the plays, music, and art while he was there. ... Even with his dying thoughts, Paul was concerned about the things he will never get to do because he will never be a part of the perfect, artistic society. Just as his beautiful, perfect flowers had their chance to shine for a short period, so did Paul. ...

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Mask, also known as "kifwebe," at the Fitchburg Art Museum is a face mask hung on the wall in very high relief, it is meant to be viewed from the front as well as both the sides but the back is kept from being seen. ... The mask is in perfect condition. ... The mask itself is truly symmetrical, one side being a perfect mirror image of the other side. ...

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I tried to organize my critique of Dave Matthews Band by asking 1) if it is really more valuable to contain 'meaningful' (ethical) lyrics, 2) can the lyrics contribute to the aesthetic value of a certain type of music at all 3) if so, what is the conditions to be 'valuable art' with meaningful lyrics, and at last, 4) what does the appreciation of art in a disinterested way mean in listening to music, which cannot be seen in a real 'form'. ... But its impact as an art was ephemeral, not lasting that long. ... And when a certain type of art can be construed to ...

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American culture has not only helped create the anorexic young woman whose eating disorders are tied to a low sense of self-esteem--approximately 90 percent of sufferers are female; various polls have revealed that young women see themselves as "too fat" while in fact they are often below standard norms for body size[40]--but fashion has served up the newest ideal of "heroin chic": a fashion industry "look" that overlaps with "high art." ... Is it coincidence, one might ask, that the images of fashion and advertising bear a striking resemblance to the men who populate the "high art" of Mapplet...

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