The Art of War

... it does, you must ponder on the events being memorialized. You become a part of the memorial, an active audience. Looking at a statue of a soldier or an American flag, you think patriotism, war but to view a slab of granite disappearing into the earth, you must put yourself in the place of a Vietnam soldier and decipher why this memorial symbolizes Vietnam, abstract but effective. Non-representational art is a much more effective way ... to make a memorial event specific. Without that extra thought that the audience ... ...

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... left with the principal responsibility of developing art. Abstract expressionism was, therefore, the first movement to originate in the United States. During the war, in the times of chaos that existed in the world, America met the challenge of being the leader in art and developing their own movement which would span the 1940's and the 1950's. One of the most important artists in abstract expressionism was Jackson Pollack. Pollack's work runs throughout the span of the movement. The famous method of "action ... instantly. While it may not appear at first sight, the art of these times t...

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... pass each piece of artistic work. The dim lighting provides almost a romantic feeling within the hall itself. The art lights illuminate the featured paintings and art pieces so that they may take center stage. As I walk from piece to piece, I stop, and take a good look into American Art History. The American Art Exhibit collection mainly consists of oil paintings, watercolors and sculptures that date from the colonial period to World War I. A large span ... for grey and neutrality. Childe Hassam's Avenue of the Allies, 1918 marked an important role in American Art history. A detrimental...

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... produce paintings for reproduction in his publications. Then the Canadian formed a committee to oversee creation of a national archive of war art. The Taking of Vimy Ridge, by Richard Jack -- Image from Canadian War Museum "He married the traditional battle picture with the new reality that photography had brought," says Brandon. "They are not formalized portraits of war; they are portrayals of the experience of war or essays on the meaning of war. "They have a realism and an emotional impact ... that is comparable only to some of the photographs by people like ... ...

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... works linked with significant national events such as the civil war. In 1859, after more than twenty years living in Boston, Massachusetts, he decided to go to New York and work as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly magazine. New york in the late nineteenth century was america's best artistic center with tons of art, artists, artistic schools , living in that enviroment, an artistic life, homer ... began to produce many great arts. In 1862, homer went to the front as a reporter for the magazine he was working for, during the time there, he painted a lot of famous Civil war Painintgs and...

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... able to thrive in it's era. The largest reason was because of the time period. During the time after World War II, the state of society was one of unrest. There were strong emotions regarding America, its leadership role in the world, and just the war in general. With many people unable to voice opinions and feelings, the passion of the post war era was reflected through art. This new art of the time became very different and unfamiliar ... the best art of all, the art to end all art. However, shortly after it's peak, the movement was over, and Pop was here. Pop art coincided with the y...

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... the first use of collage in fine art ("Cubism - The First Style of Abstract Art"). In 1937, Picasso created perhaps one of the most famous paintings of all time. A mural that Picasso was commissioned to paint for the 1937 World Fair in Paris. The piece was named after a small town in Spain that was the target of a bombing practice by Germany during the Spanish Civil War. ... work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. Upon completion, Guernica was displayed around the world in a brief tour, be...

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Art was a reflection of the war. That was arguably until art styles like pop art were born. People of today's world look at that art and wonder, "Why/how was this considered a work of art?" As art styles change, so do mood changes. People can say that the world and what it consists of is what makes up the art of that generation. The mood was changing in this era and it was becoming more ... vibrant. Pop art ... started to be perceived, as an art that presented objects that were powerful. The symmetry of art in this era now added a lot more harmony and was very consistent. The style now had p...

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... culture to influence meaning and creative expression. Pop Art was the imagery of middle-class culture repurposed. "It was the visual art movement that characterized a sense of optimism during the post-war consumer boom of the 1950's and 1960's" (Pop Art - The Art of Popular Culture). The term was coined in Great Britain, where the Pop Art movement originated during a time of great economic distress. A group of British artists called the "Independent Group" began to assign ... romanticized images of American culture and lifestyle as a sort of commentary about their own society ... ...

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... the shores of the Combahee River, and would set fire to their infrastructure and rescue the slaves (Clinton 76). The slaves would come running with thousands of dollars worth of food, supplies and weapons. The handling of Harriet Tubman and the scouting missions she completed in the Civil War has points which can be compared to the first and last chapters of The Art of War. The first chapter outlines the importance of understanding ones enemy, the terrain and when to attack. The ... last chapter underlines how to recruit a spy, and how to handle them specifically. The missions Harriet T...

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