One day a man sitting in a tree came up with an idea that he would define art. This not all too surprisingly is not the way we have evolved. Instead we have no definition for art other than "the conscious use of skill and creative imagination ." At the time that I went to see the comical play Art I had a very distinct idea of what art was and was not. To me art was something like the Sistine Chapel, or the Michelangelo; I had no interest in walking into a "modern art museum." After seeing this play, I did venture into a modern art museum and I saw things that never before had I imagined. Although not directly obvious to me at the time that I saw the play, this play changed the manner in which I viewed art, and introduced me to an appreciation of things that others do not have chance to understand. .
The play is about three friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Serge goes buys an expensive modern painting, and then ambles on about its beauty, and how he easily would have paid more for the work. At this point my young mind was racing, trying to imagine what this painting was, a beautiful sunset, a landscape from the highlands of Scotland, or a serious portrait. I could feel the emotions of these types of work just by imagining them, and then I saw the painting. It was a medium size canvas, which showed "nothing." It was painted white, and only white. I couldn't believe my eyes, "this was not art," I thought to myself, "how can this play be called Art!" I was outraged, and then it began. The friends began to argue and argue about this painting, Serge saying it was a masterpiece, while the Marc yelled that it was a piece of junk, and Yvan just could care less. I was definitely agreeing with Marc. But as I pondered the scene before my eyes, I wondered, if it was nothingness than why would they be arguing, it had to be something, and it was. .
The play continues on and Marc decides to show Serge just what art is.
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. ...
What exactly is classified as art and what is not is very subjective. ... I can sometimes understand abstract art, or at least recognize the fact that a piece of art took a long time to create and a lot of effort was put in. ... The odd thing about art is that there is no one way to describe what is and what is not art. ... Art is just a different form of expression. ... There is definitely such a thing as over analyzing art. ...
