Public art

Art that consist of pieces of burning the Bible, nudity, and racial slander exemplifies offensive art that exist in the world. Art often depicts many emotions and provides enjoyment to numerous people, but often art can cause conversation that is either appropriate or derogatory. First, what are some examples of offensive art? Artwork has grown into many different realms and genres; many examples exist on city streets, television, and museums. Next, what reasons cause art to be censored? Pieces…

stated that “The arts, it has been said, cannot change the world, but they may change human beings, who might change the world.” The arts can benefit many attributes of a person, either physical or mental. In time, students, teachers, and parents started to realize that this quote may have a point. For these benefits to appear, public schools should add more art to a school day. Art can help build better character, students test score will rise above their normal rate, and art can allow…

graffiti sprayers had that not many artists have today was style, so that’s how they managed their art work to look amazing and detailed. Every minute for them was valuable just to make their art piece recognizable and become successful for it. For example, “the most famous graffiti artist on the planet” Banksy is very well known as a “guerilla-style art rebel” and investing millions of dollars in his art work (The Daily Beast). He is also known as being resented by graffiti artist and his…

As a child, I was obsessed with art and music, at the age of three I began learning how to play the piano and by the age of twelve I had mastered playing twelve instruments. Along with music, I was fascinated by art with a special interest in paintings. These hobbies helped me to develop my creativity and my motor skills. Art also helped me to cope with my ADHD, and it has been scientifically proven to improve the quality of life for kids suffering with ADHD. “Art therapy uses the processes of…

of money towards art projects, not a hefty amount but an amount worth noticing. There has been much argument whether it really is worth it or if we are just throwing our money into a fire by paying for projects involving the arts. I believe that although it sometimes seems strenuous and tedious to pay for different projects that people feel may not have an actual impact on themselves personally, it still is a very important thing to continue to allow people to express through art. A good example…

The Labyrinth of Renewed Conversation is a public art intervention that intends to offer not only a “public experience of space but rather public debate that becomes the work of art,” something that “can end with its acceptance or rejection” (Hein, 1996: 4) (North, 1990: 860–879). Labyrinth of Renewed Conversation seeks to demonstrate the somewhat ‘knotty’ situation that students have faced in South Africa with regards to the #FeesMustFall movement. Saleem Badat expresses that the #FeesMustFall…

Protest art illustrates a belief in a possible change through raising the consciousness of people and believing in a dignity of people. The usual audience for protest art vary from one piece of art to another. For some artists, the audience is the people who are being oppressed, for others the oppressors are the intended audience. In few cases, the protest art is addressed to policy makers to raise the concern about certain issues and promote a change. A great example of how protest art can…

In the book, “But is it art?”, Cynthia Freeland takes a philosophical approach to allow the reader to understand why people decide to create art. In the beginning of the book, Freeland starts by explaining that some artists use scare tactics to promote their art. She mentions that using bodily fluid such as in Andres Serrano’s artwork is intended not to be controversial, but are not provided with a context for the public to often understand and appreciate (Freeland 2001: 7). Some artists feel…

individual artistic personality. Van Gough’s art for instance is most likely seen through the framework of his sufferings. How does knowing that Van Gough killed himself change his works? This is truly a question that can only be answered in the mind of each individual viewer. The list of instances and examples of illicit artists is long and branches into many forms of art with varying opinions from viewers. Recently there has been an explosive proliferation of art associated with serial…

Art museums have always been compared to older ceremonial monuments such as palaces and temples (Duncan, 1995, p. 242). Museums over the course of history have taken their architectural design ideas from the adorned designs of religious temples and palaces. This has been a long-standing practice of museums borrowing architectural forms from monumental ceremonial structures of the past (Duncan, p. 242). Museums adopted the grand embellishments of temples to show the importance of what was inside.…