At some point in our lives we have all encountered art. When thinking about the topic of art, creations such as paintings, drawings, and sculptures run through our minds. In today’s society, art is extremely prevalent. There are now more mediums than ever, which people can utilize to produce breath-taking artworks. Though everyone is familiar with art, people have difficulty coming up with a set definition for the term. Art is not the same as it was in the past, and is different throughout various parts of the globe. Some people are interested to get a deeper understanding of the concept and learn why it doesn’t have a specific definition.…
As a movement this is less visually gratifying to a casual viewer and as such is a turn off.Abstract artist Philip Edson says he thinks he "must have heard every possible reason why abstract art is not regarded as 'proper art' by some people." These include the argument that it's "easier than realistic painting and only failed realistic painters paint in an abstract style." Philip believes "People who usually put forward these views (rather strongly quite often) clearly feel threatened by something that they don't understand" and that "although abstract art has…
Art itself is defined as works that are a product of human creativity and imagination however what exactly fits the criteria of art and who’s to say what is and isn’t art. Especially since everyone has a different perception of it art could be painting of a breathtaking landscape or splatter of paint on a canvas. Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s the Running Fence is primary example of this never ending debate.…
"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs." (Pablo Picasso, 1870) When one looks at a piece that they believe to be art, they stare, they admire, they criticize and then they move on to the next piece. Not everyone will say that the same thing is art, just like not all people believe rap is actual music. Art is what you make of it; it's what's inside ones soul. Himillsy, in The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd, followed her own soul in everything including art, and taking anyone she felt worthy enough along for the ride. Himillsy Dodd takes art because she can. She drops the classes the teacher is too hard' or…
In Carolyn Dean’s “The Trouble with (the Term) Art” (2006), the author explores the significance of the word art itself and dives into the deeper meaning of not only what art is, but when a piece can be labeled as art. Carolyn Dean successfully accomplishes her goal of providing readers with knowledge about the consequences of identifying art, where such a notion did or did not occur. Although Dean is pretty opinionated throughout the article, she backs up all of her thoughts by providing ample amounts of evidence and research supporting her claim. Her argument is solid and I think she provides very salient points throughout her article; however, I found her use of language hard to follow for readers who do not have such a profound background in art history.…
What is art? Does it have to be part of some exhibition in a museum? Does it have to be considered ‘good taste’ to be called art or is it simply enough that it is provoking? No matter what you may reply to such questions, your answer can always be discussed. Some art can astonish people in many ways and make them think about society, war the world and their lives, and some sorts of art will bring the question ‘what is art?’ like the work on the unknown artist from the short story by Simon Armitage, Flypaper, from New Writing 9, Vintage 2000.…
Art as defined by Merriam-Webster is ”The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination”. From stone age cave paintings to the architecture of the Egyptian empire, and throughout all of history art has been an essential piece of different cultures around the world. We are immersed in a world full of art whether it’s portrayed through photos, paintings, writing, or music art is everywhere.…
What is art? Although it is a drawn out cliché, the issue must be addressed. The best definition I could come up with is the combination of two definitions. Zaidel believes art attracts attention and elicits an aesthetic-related response.2 This definition is over-inclusive; if anything that attracts attention is art then is a traffic cone art? According to Haselberger, works of art are objects produced with the intention that they be aesthetically pleasing and not merely pragmatically functional.3 This definition is under inclusive, limiting art to solely be “pleasing”. Art attracts attention and elicits an aesthetic-related response but it is beyond functionality. This definition also helps to differentiate between art and tools, which are two similar but not equal things. Art is more about aesthetics while tools are more about functionality.…
Crispin Sartwell discusses about Jerrold Levinson’s definition of art from Levinson’s article, “Refining Art Historically,” in the Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism of 1990. To Levinson, art is something that is made to be intended to be “regarded” as a work of art (Sartwell). Luise Morton and Thomas Foster discuss Nelson Goodman’s definition of art from Languages of Art in Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism of 1991. Goodman says that it is about how one looks at an original and a forged art depends on the way we look at it (Morton and Foster). Both Levinson and Goodman make good points because they are both saying that all depends on the person’s perspective. Not everyone sees the same piece of…
Using abstract imagery to represent their new style was an extremely difficult and challenging concept; ‘Abstract art had to fight to defend itself against a reactionary world’ seeing as this new form was completely opposite to the previous norm, which was very figurative. (Hammacher, 1964 p.5) However, soon after this controversy, abstract art began to be accepted. ‘Abstraction, the single most important characteristic of the art of this century’ was used and noticed by all designers; it was now that ‘Abstract art was appearing everywhere’. (Barron and Tuchman, 1980 p.12)…
In the contemporary Art section of the Cleveland art museum we stopped in looked at an open book exhibit where different portfolios of pictures, words, and artist thoughts and ideas were on display for everyone to see. This was one of the more interesting pieces in the museum because you could interact with each artist on a more personal level. Most art displays you are not allowed to touch and u must admire from a distance and some you are4 not allowed to take pictures of. However this display had a wide variety of images bound in to book form. What I found interesting was that the pictures were fairly simple, such as a book of pictures entitled 26 gas cans. This book had pictures of gas cans in it from the yard, shed, back of a truck, wherever the gas can was one could see that it was fairly simple to take pictures of a gas can from different angles and places and call it art. The message I got from this exhibit was that anything can be art. Anyone can be an artist.…
Art abstract is an abnormal way of expressing ones feelings and emotion. Pablo Picasso used abstract art throughout his paintings. Abstract art is used through paintings as distorted or exaggerated ways in orders to capture an idea. In order to reveal certain qualities of paintings, artist emphasizes natural objects appearances exaggerating parts of a painting. The artist is trying to put a message through his paintings through disorganize figures that only makes sense to him. The task for the audiences is to unscramble the hiding behind the art piece. Pablo Picasso was one of the most known abstract artists of the 20th century. I will briefly mention Pablo Picasso his life history, achievements and the description of some…
One negative aspect of abstract art is it takes the artists away from analogies, re-creations of events, or creative imagery that is emotionally and intellectually stimulating. I believe this type of art is most successful in relaying a message through the art that can spark political change. I say this because of how moved I was by such imagery as Gericault's," Raft Of Medusa". I also think the stepping away from details and clear subject matter confuses a lot of people. The art is beautiful but for the analytical mind it should be more defined and exact. Although, I believe the works of Picasso, Van Gogh, and Dali are the best I've ever seen. The positives I took away was the incorporation and the activation of the artists imagination. Which…
Art is an activity in which a person can express his or her ideas or emotions. Many artists have done greats sculptures, paintings, and other types of art. Each one of them expresses an idea or feeling on each piece of art that they make. In my opinion I believe every piece of art is beautiful no matter how it looks like, and what really matters is what it is trying to show to the world.…
When I was in High school, I took Art History AP, where I studied crude sketches on cave walls to Rembrandt’s Baroque paintings to Picasso’s weird looking Modernist paintings. From that class, I witnessed art evolve from and devolve into lines on white paper. After studying cubist and modernist art that are basically lines drawn with no skill, I determined art died long ago. Things considered as art today are just a bunch of lines with colors, or a jumble of words that are lifeless. However, this interpretation is only looking through my perspective, my interpretation.…