The medium, style, and tone used can and does change from one culture to another. But, I feel, the basic, underlying reasoning for the art does not change. Regardless of the culture, the simplified purpose of any art is communication. The artist can use his medium to communicate political opinions, oppressions, and unrest, seen and felt in his culture. An example of this is
Application essay for photography course I have always been in pursuit of art as a medium for expression, I have experimented and worked with almost every art form in my personal life, school, university and work as an artist, graphic designer and photographer. In the recent years after finishing university, photography has become more and more my preferred medium for communication. I have come to realise images are wordless expressions, because I feel that so much of the human experience is intangible and so much of what we perceive cannot be expressed through verbal language. It's simply unspeakable. Yet, when we have communicated with one another and we feel that we have connected, I believe we have a feeling of spiritual communion.
Put a story with your art, not a fake one either. You have to know what you are doing. (education-portal.com/articles/Artist_Career_Education_for_Professional_Artists.html). Being an artist isn’t something that happens overnight. You’re either born that way or you’re not.
I have learned from traveling to these different time periods, that art can come in any form, whether through painting, poetry, music, or architecture. The meaning behind each piece may not always be clear to the viewer or listener, but that does not give reason to discredit the piece as not being a work of art. Each piece of art created holds a part of the creator within, it is up to us to discover the true meaning and inspiration behind it.
Robin Holder: A Layered Perspective Robin Holder, a nationally known artist who works out of her studio in West Milford, New Jersey. Holder has been all around the world and has been an artist for several institutions. Holder uses art to tell her own story, most of which, she’s pointing out things that need to change. Most of her work she collage, she prefers a tiered approach, layering subtle, translucent colors, textures and vignettes, one over the other. Holder's work tends to be organic rather than angular; and she enlivens the two-dimensionality of her compositions with modeled elements.
As a result of these artists’ beliefs, a tendency grew among them to produce paintings that reflected the everyday mental experiences of people’s contemporary life. These paintings included abstract concepts such as cultures, problems and customs which tended which were constructed in the artist’s immediate surroundings, so they focused specifically on objects and people, which were traditionally not considered to have any artistic merit. Due to what the artist focused on, it took the focus away from the idea of imagination, which had had its basis in academic art, and moved the focus onto those individuals and people in their everyday environment that had been ignored beforehand. It is because of the principles of realism that the idea of it extended into socio-political environment, which lead to the formation of branches such as social realism and to a further extreme, socialist realism. Following the industrial revolution, the old ideals of society grew alongside the newer ideals of divisions in society which lead to the gap between the rich and the poor
Tattoos have been a cultural relevance in history, religion, and art. Even though tattoos are not always readily accepted by some people in today’s society, they have always been a means to express ones love for art. Tradition and cultural meaning are not the only reasons people receive tattoos. Often times it is the allure of the exotic and outrageous that drives one to the limits of the unknown. Tattoos should be accepted due to their significance in certain cultural traditions.
This expression of emotion when observing art leads to better comprehension of the artwork and the artist’s emotions that he experienced and expressed while creating a particular piece of art. For this paper I am arguing that expression of emotions through feelings felt by an individual when viewing or hearing some form of art is what allows for an individual to have an aesthetic experience. There are different ways that emotions can be expressed, both through feelings and behavior. This may appear redundant at first glance, but one can feel something or have some type of experience completely to oneself in one’s mind without the need to have those emotions expressed physically through one’s behavior. Expression and how it is defined conforms to many different contexts.
Some norms are healthy and some are not necessary. Some contribute to the betterment of individuals, families, and communities; others can breed prejudice and prejudgment. Cultural norms often are so strongly rooted in an individual's daily life that they may not be aware of certain behaviors. Our identity and self-expression is molded by the social norms, so what happens when people want to express themselves against the norms? So I’m compelled to ask, tattoos, are they socially accepted?
Mandatory Volunteering Volunteering takes an undeniable position in the total context of life. It also has a hugely significant impact on many societies, I mean it embodies the quality of community service. Having said that, it is a very divisive issue if volunteering should be mandatory or not at universities and colleges. In my point of view, volunteering should not be mandatory for students due to some reasons. Firstly, mandatory volunteering takes the student's time and makes their life more complicated.