... foremost concern of the artist is in making the piece of work" (1). This serves as a reasonable summation of why feminist art and art theory is a somewhat impossible topic to entirely define. Feminist art and art theory engulfs so much, and manifests itself in so many forms - how is one to begin to understand a single piece of it? Laurie Schneider Adams defines the feminist approach to ... of this was probably reminiscent of the Conceptualist attempt to destroy or reject the "value" of the art object. Feminists wanted to reject the art object of the patriarchy, and therefore used the op...

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... humanity to culture. Yet, today, the implications and hypothesis of Pop art have left an unprecedented impact on the art world, Post-Pop and Photo-Realism. The later period of Pop-Art remained similar to what had been happening before. Painters like Ed Ruscha still based their art on common things and basic forms. Yet, slowly, as we came closer to the end of the ... 1960's, a strange occurrence began to happen in the art world. A new popular form of art was photo-realism. Photo-realism's roots grew out of Pop art by taking the images seen from the everyday world. Artists ... pictures o...

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... the perfect republic outlined in Plato's The Republic. Though Plato was a champion of rational thought, he made clear statements that popular forms of art and poetry must be interoperated in a way that is in the best interest of the state more specifically its guardians. In ... These institutionalized censorship bodies were extremely powerful and effective. These artist associations also played a roll in patronizing the artists and displaying the art. In this way the unions not only served the government, but also was comprised of artists and served for their exibitations. ( ... and bei...

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... society is now pondering the credibility of digitally produced art, which is now recognized as a cultural form. It provokes questions about what art is and how we choose to evaluate it. (Lomax, p 2) Is it considered to be art in the eyes of the art community? A large majority feel that yes, in all of its different forms, it is. The ideal question to be posed is ... think of artists in the more traditional sense of visual arts, artists who draw, paint and sculpt. There are also photographers, writers and musicians, who all create their own unique forms of art. Along with endless possibil...

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... share. It is the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environment or experiences that can be shared by others. The term art can also be used to designate one of several forms of expression such as filmmaking, painting, music, dance, architecture, sculptures, literature, and many other modes of! aesthetic expression. Aesthetic expression has been present throughout history ... that construct their inspiration and imagination in to works for us. In fact, I cannot picture a world with out art. We need keep an open mind to all works. For art is what molds the w...

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... share. It is the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environment or experiences that can be shared by others. The term art can also be used to designate one of several forms of expression such as filmmaking, painting, music, dance, architecture, sculptures, literature, and many other modes of aesthetic expression. Aesthetic expression has been present throughout history ... that construct their inspiration and imagination in to works for us. In fact, I cannot picture a world with out art. We need keep an open mind to all works. For art is what molds the wo...

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... 1913. Kirchner's style changed over the years as he became influenced by non-Western art after moving to Berlin in 1911. He would paint Indian Buddhist styled painting and also African Sculptures using nervous, jagged forms. Berlin's streets and stylish city life also inspired his work. He became increasingly ... sharp, clashing colours. His street scenes captured both the tension and enthusiasm of the modern city life. Kirchner's new style consisted of angular forms, anxious hatching, wild brush strokes, extreme distortions and skewed figures. His new style showed absolute rejection of...

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... of the storm-swept clouds is Dutch; but the power of design is Italian. Rhythm is reinforced through repetitions of shape, sky echoes forms of the sails classical are (Venetian school) design and plastic qualities of Italian painting, crystalline clarity. Mist irradiated by sunshine plays an increasingly ... and vermilions, they fade away. Chromatic harmonies, which show an almost total disregard of recognizable objects? These are the very canvases writers on art today consider the essence of Turner's genius. They have become an inspiration to Abstract Expressionists. For it was Turner, ...

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... and open minded people realized that "Times Were Changing" as echoed in the Bob Dylan Classic and the younger generation was taking matters into their own hands. Protest is an art form. If done in properly can be the catalyst for change. However, if it is done improperly, the protesters just sound as though they are whining. In the 60's and ... in 1970 and the death of John Lennon in 1980, both still placed each others names on music. There is a fine line, however, between protesting and lamenting. The lament often forms a subcategory of the protest song. The word protest means, A state...

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