... way, the truth and beauty of human life can only be achieved through the application of language, for language is the only tool people have to bond together as human beings and understand that we are all alike. Throughout Hamlets Dresser, Bob Smith uses personal and narrative tools to express and support his themes. His use of his own life adds power, bonds ... his audience to him, and emphasizes the consequences of loneliness and the redeeming power of the arts. His narrative style is powerful, for it not only involves symbolism related to his personal experiences, it universalizes the...

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... occasional filmmaker allows him to have the ability to transform the obvious into the surprising. Within this work he is able to construct a powerful message; that enables him to express a personal view on a topic. Martin Parr's work has appeared to keep pace with the large social changes since the early 1980's. In the 'Thatcher's' years, he was photographing ... Alongside this exhibition there is a large tapestry which continues to challenge Perry's social issues surrounding class, politics, sex and religion. For this documentary, Grayson Perry said he "wasn't interested in doing l...

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... write because then you could just say it no painting seemed perfect. In particular, I didn't want to be a narrative painter, which maybe would have been one solution for someone wanting to be explicit. Through the use of text in art, Holzer is able to transmit powerful environmental, social ... inscriptions were bright, clear and menacing and connected themselves to the everyday glow of the city. The phrases were flicked over the busy intersection for two to three seconds creating an element of surprise and capturing the audience's attention. The main focus of these works was to make .....

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... begin to think of art as a method of expression rather than a profession or line of work; it would become appreciated not just as a means for religious and social identity, but more as a way of personal expression. All of this intense level of artistic activity would also lead to advances in the theories and techniques of art. Early Renaissance artists would seek ... art that contrasted the Middle Ages, showing emotions, feelings, reality, perspective and vivid colors, thus signifying the deep interest for naturalism in the society. Other artists, such as Giovanni Bellini, would start t...

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... poems, imagery should not be confused with actual visual image-making. In the description of fictional characters the writer may not suggest visual images at all for example. All these distinctions between literature and non-literature: personal expression, realization, lack of practical purpose and fictionality are restatements within a framework of semantic analysis of age old aesthetic terms such as: unity in variety ... above. This is because art was held to be an imitation of nature or reality, and Plato and Aristotle's theories on nature and reality were widely different, as were ...

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