The Implications of the Shift from Analogue to Digital Photography: The Ideals of Originality, Truth and Authenticity
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This is a 4 page paper on the implications of the shift from analogue to digital photography. With the recent shift of analogue to digital photography, critics cannot help but wonder what the implications of this change will be in regards to the ideals of originality, truth and authenticity of the work. From a traditional viewpoint, Benjamin and others argued that art loses its authenticity and originality once it is mass reproduced because art and photography have an intrinsic link with time and space which relates to these two aspects. In addition to the fact that digital photography can be mass reproduced in an exact manner, it also lends itself to being altered and manipulated quite easily. While this may imply that all original components of the piece are lost forever, some graphic designers have recently expanded this component to create a new field to allow for original technical work which is considered reflective of modern society. While Baudrillard stated that the media has turned modern society into one which is devoid of authentic experience, some critics allow that digital technology may actually provide a further medium to create authentic and dynamic experience. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Intimacy of Frida Kahlo
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This 5 page report discusses how Frida Kahlo presents a world of bold colors and the straight-forward gaze of her subjects. She is especially startling in terms of the boldness of her surrealistic visions which are almost always of herself. She established a new way of thinking about women as artists and their projection of themselves. Cindy Sherman and Hanna Wilke are briefly discussed and noted as doing the same. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Need for Economic and Political Considerations in Cultural Projects
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This 7 page paper considers how there is a need for the gaps between politics economics and culture to be resolved for cultural project to be successful. The paper discusses this using the example of the museum and exhibition sector in the United Kingdom, with examples such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Millennium Dome. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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The Post Modern Sky is Falling
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(5 pp) The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Screamed Chicken Little. It was quite some time before his friends could reassure him that those pieces of sky were simply raindrops, which could be equally useful. The same might be said for the hoopla concerning post- modernism. According to Cronk (1996), modernism and post-modernism is art, which talks about art. When post-modernism is linked to design, the field of design is expanded rather than limited. This discussion will examine that link, look at post-modernism in relationship to its culture, and review the work of designer Robert Venturi. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Psychology of Art
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5 pages in length. Why do we always smile when we are asked to draw? This has much to do with the psychology of enjoyment since art is almost universally accepted as something enjoyable to do. Within these pages we will look at the psychology of art and what it is that imbues us with a sense of enjoyment when practicing certain activities. This paper examines the psychology behind our musculature facial expressions when doing something we perceived to be enjoyment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Reality of Arts Participation
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A 9 page argumentative essay arguing against a separatist proposition that arts participation is divided along the lines of income level or time commitment. The writer proves that people of all cultures and income levels participate in the arts and dispels any question as to whether time availability is divided by class assumptions. The writer incorporates in the argument demographics on income, time availability, and actual participation in the arts across cultures and classes. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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The Relationship Between Art & Politics: Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin.
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(5 pp). When asked in an interview (Kreisler 2000), what is important about politics, John Tussman said that, "politics is the art of providing for the general welfare; and in principle is not competitive." However the "reality of what is happening now", according to Tussman is that politics is about "advantage and power." Although each person, political or not, has their own sense of reality, it is connection between art and politics that we will be examining in this discussion of two twentieth century philosophers. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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The Seventeenth Century Dutch Art Market
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(8 pp) Previous to the seventeenth century, artists, and their work were supported by wealthy patrons: these would have been either the Church itself, royalty or the upper class of the country. After the Reformation and the Counter-reformation, coupled with the rise of the middle class, economics shifted, as did art patronage. This discussion will examine those events in seventeenth century Holland, the golden age of Dutch Art. Bibliography lists 8 sources)
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The State of Humanities
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A 12 page paper describing Humanities today and the struggles they face. A short section on the conflict between science and the humanities is included. The National Endowment for the Humanities is spotlighted throughout the text. A speech by Senator Kennedy is included to illustrate the various issues associated with the humanities. A bibliography containing 8 sources of reference follows the paper.
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The Woman as Object in Western Art
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We play a bit with language when we talk of the woman as object in western art, or the "objectification" or "objectified" woman as subject of western art. What this means is that a woman is seen as the subject of a piece of art, in a way that is detached. How this "detachment," of the female form appears in art, will be the subject of this 5 page discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Themes of the Renaissance
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(5 pp) The Renaissance (French for "Rebirth) is known as the period of the individual (1400-1650); in that man was no longer a "cog in the machine" enduring life, but rather, he viewed himself as a unique person, who could shape the world, as in fact shaped him, with the new knowledge that was now accessible to him. One of the things, which came with this awareness was place of function in society. This discussion will examine the roles of Prince, Warrior, Dissenter, Merchant, Artist, and Scientist.
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Urban Art
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Urban Art is an ambiguous concept, at least in the mind of many art historians. The term implies art for and or about the urban setting. This 5 page paper argues that urban art is creative expression that directly confronts the urbanization of the modern era and examines the modern art of Robert Rauschenberg in terms of modernity and his reflection of the 'urban' culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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