Art Essay

Art is a diverse concept known throughout the entire world. It causes much controversy over the subject matter and what makes it considered art. Art can be very simple but also at times can be very complex, it can last a lifetime or even just a day. It can be a physical object or painting or it can be performance based. Artists are full of imagination, emotion, creativity, and most of all passion. Passion is what drives the artist to create the work and propel it forward into success. In this…

next weekend, the Cincinnati Art Museum will be giving a totally new meaning to the phrase “living art.” More than 60 florists will be contributing to “Art in Bloom,” which is a four day event that occurs every two years. The florists will be in charge of making floral arrangements that reflect the great works of art from the museum’s collection. Also, the floral arrangements will be displayed next to the original pieces to take the exhibition to a comparison of art works. The selected flowers…

seem like much, just a bunch of blobs of paint on a piece of paper; but to this child, this is his masterpiece. Fast forward a few years, and this child is now entering their drawing into an art contest at school, and being so proud of it too. To the teachers it may only…

was omnipresent, like Augustus’ portraits. Under totalitarian rule, artists and designers hid truths and promoted ideologies in print. Their techniques were clever and persuasive. The Soviets used art to promote ideas of a new society and a new man. This propaganda was used to win over the intellectuals as well as the average man. Similar to Augustus, Stalin stressed himself as the leader. When Stalin came to power, he sent the region into full communism and demanded more industrialization.…

Hitler’s power. Media and arts were used to show people who the “bad guys” were and who to side with (“Donald Versus Hitler” 31). Artist’s used their art to express how they felt about politics by making fun of leaders they didn’t like, such as the infamous Adolf Hitler. They used propaganda and eventually their opinionated art works caused new art to form. Politics affecting art movements during and post World War II was very important because new art movements, such as popular art, came out of…

All art forms are important to a culture because the music, the sculptures, the paintings, etc., all help form and differentiate each culture from another. Therefore, I disagree with the statement that visual artists are more important to a culture than performing artists because they create permanent work of art because both works of art can cause people to reflect on their lives, can bring enjoyment, and both can allow people to experience and interpret the art in their own way. It shouldn’t…

Shapes and Patterns Standards: SOL 1.4 The student will create art work inspired by stories or poems, ideas, and themes. SOL 1.5 The student will create art from real and imaginary sources of inspiration. SOL 1.7 The student will identify and use the following in works of art: c) shape- geometric, organic d) pattern- alternating, repeating Taken from the VA First Grade Curriculum Framework found at:…

Within the world of contemporary art, an issue that often presents itself is the issue of context. In many cases such as the one I will present in this essay, the idea of understanding and appreciating a piece of work is often quite difficult without the back-story. Not only does context place the work in time, but also allows us as viewers to further relate our own experiences to what the artist is trying to say. This process of obtaining context through research therefore allows for a deeper…

forms of art. From prehistoric depictions of animals on cave walls to the red hued walls of the Alhambra, deceased artists focused their time on their art to express numerous of worldwide human revelations for thousands of years. Art and Architecture is what binds the world together through ideals and stories like the civilization that made parietal art, how the Great Pyramids were made, how Islamic art mixed with math, what happened with art in the ‘ dark ages’, and about how ancient art as…

strong relationship with human life, and human life is an important theme in art. For this reason, artists love to use horses in artworks throughout history. Artists use horses as the subject to show the beauty of art; the beauty of horses and the scene of daily life in a specific time also can be shown through artworks. Therefore, the two pieces of artworks I chose that impressed me a lot during my visit to the Museum of Fine Art in Boston…