I joined the VCU School of Arts and I"m glad that I have been given the chance to be learning about fine arts and acquiring skills I always wanted. The place is bustling with activity. The word "slowdown" does not apply over here. To some extent, though, it is not the way I had in my mind, a simple easy task. .
I joined art school to satisfy my need to be a graphic designer. Graphic design always captured my imagination. If my eyes fall on billboard, magazine cover, or TV advertisement, I always wonder how is it done. I really admire the way it is made. It motivates me to learn the creative process of these wonderful advertisements and publication covers. Now, after a few weeks of school, I found myself asking am I really going to comprehend this type of art and actually be able to design a professional flyer or advertisement that people would see everywhere and think highly of. .
I have a class called Craft of Writing, which is supposed to strengthen and prepare me for my academic and professional demands. The teacher handed me a variety of drawings and said, "These are the works of famous painters". He asked me to write about my impressions and try to analyze them. I looked at the drawings and thought I had seen one or two of them in the past, but never imagined that one day I would be asked to try analyze or even write my reactions. They were ridiculous that I thought he was trying to pull my legs. I mean, come on, colored squares! Anyone could do that. I can draw a bunch of squares in any geometrical form or color and say here I have a painting just like the painting by the famous painter Mondrian. .
The same week in design fundamentals class we were studying the composition of geometrical and organic shapes and color values. I was assigned a project to create a collage, a means for beginners t learn the techniques of composition by putting together geometrical and organic shapes of deferent color in any imaginative way.
Art was a reflection of the war. That was arguably until art styles like pop art were born. ... Art was in this movement of art in trying to liven-up, and put the emphasis on the art on the nature of items. ... It was a fun art, a hopeful art, a new art! ... Art is in a continuous change and pop art was displaying the new era. ...
Art leapt from viewable understanding straight into the Modern movement where theory became art, and to understand it, one must know the theory it is based upon. ... Essentially, artwork is not art because of theory, and art based on theory cannot be creative or truly said to be art. ... In order to contemplate why Modern Art is not truly what one would call art, exploration of the Word and how it developed is an absolute necessity. ... This art became Pop Art because it used sign systems and the like as its subjects. ... To make long stories short, more or less, art theory spirals at this...
In this introduction I will be talking about art nouveau and what art nouveau is and what it stands for and how it influenced art, architecture and fashion. ... Art Nouveau, literally new art, It found expression in a wide range of art forms "architecture, interior design, furniture, posters, glass, pottery, textiles, and book illustration "and was characterized by its devotion to curving and undulating lines, often referred to as whiplash lines. The term Art Nouveau is derived from Maison de l'Art Nouveau, a Paris shop opened in 1896 by the dealer Siegfried Bing.Art Nouveau was...
The exponents of this style insisted that all types of art should be equal, accessible and to be enjoyed by everyone: "Art for art's sake". ... His architecture was dressed with art nouveau detail. ... Even though Art Nouveau was short lived its importance is crucial to the development of modern art styles. Not only was it a beautiful and creative art movement, but it also became a transitional period for art to pass from classical to modern styles. ... American Art Nouveau. ...
Art Nouveau (1880's-1914) Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative art style characterized by intricately detailed patterns of curving lines. Somewhat rooted in the British Arts and Crafts Movement of William Morris, Art Nouveau became popular across Europe and in the United States. ... Art Nouveau remained popular until about the time of World War I, and was ultimately replaced by the Art Deco style. ... Post-Impressionism (1880-1910) Post-impressionism is an art-historical term coined (1910) by British art critic Roger Fry to describe the various styles of painting that flourished i...
However, upon reading Art and Agency by Alfred Gell, I finally understood why art makes me feel the way it does. Alfred Gell explains art in almost a mathematical like formula which helps art lovers better understand the emotions art produces. ... An agent is the art piece[Gel98]. ... With African art such as Egyptian paintings, I often become abducted, or in trolled by the art piece. ... Art is powerful. ...
Abstract Here are nine descriptions of art and explanations of why the examples exemplify the definitions of art. The concepts of art and the different philosophers work on art. ... Conceptual Art Grasps the location of the purpose of art. ... Installation Art Is art that is or has been installed. ... It is relatively a new part of art history. ...
A Visitation to an Art Museum It is amazing how an early museum visitation can impact students at the beginning of an Art Appreciation class. ... Additionally, the orderly arrangement of the works of art and their descriptions aid not only in understanding the individual art works but also help in better understanding of the art appreciation text because both are arranged and explained in the same format. In any piece of art work either from the museum or from the text, the first things to be seen are the artist's name, place and time of existence, the time the piece was made, the title...
However, American Art has its place too in the importance and history of art culture. ... However it is important that American art be seen as influential as European art within the art culture. ... The art lights illuminate the featured paintings and art pieces so that they may take center stage. ... Life imitates art, as many artists will tell you. ... It is my belief that art imitates life. ...