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Painting Presence Exhibition
693 wordsFried did not share this belief. For him, the work of art was supposed to compel conviction, and the primary character of non-art was its relation to theatre. The literalist sensibility was theatrical, because it was concerned with the actual circumstances in which the viewer encountered the literalist work. These instances were situations that included the beholder, in which physical participation became necessary. Writing about Minimal works Fried pointed out the distancing character of these ...
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Work Of Art Mechanical Reproduction
1,037 wordsIn The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin discusses the changing role and meaning of art throughout history. He states that the mechanical reproduction of art lessens the meaning of the art to those who view it. The very existence of mechanical reproduction of art has itself spawned new forms of art which are completely subject to or, like the film, founded in, mechanical reproduction. [p. 230 Benjamin] Benjamin focuses on the art of film for the majority of this ...
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Closing Of The American Mind Lucius Brockway
2,229 words" Who the hell am I? " (Ellison 386) This question puzzled the invisible man, the unidentified, anonymous narrator of Ralph Ellison's acclaimed novel Invisible Man. Throughout the story, the narrator embarks on a mental and physical journey to seek what the narrator believes is " true identity, " a belief quite mistaken, for he, although unaware of it, had already been inhabiting true identities all along. The narrators life is filled with constant eruptions of mental traumas...
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Piece Of Art Due To The Fact
1,290 wordsIs Michelangelo's Pieta A Better Work Of Is Michelangelo's Pieta A Better Work Of Art Than Duchamp's Fountain Would Kant And Hume Agree? ? ? When one looks at two very different works of art like Michelangelo? s Pieta and Duchamp? s Fountain the question is often posed as to which is the better piece of art. The question is also asked at times, what verdict would two different philosophers give to the works? Would Kant and Hume for example agree on whether or not the two pieces were both good wo...
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Great Deal Aren T
1,051 wordsThere are several different types of friendship and within those types, there are different levels. One of the basic types is between the rich class and the poor class. It seems as if the wealthy need friends in order to share their possessions and belongs. After all, what good are money and material items without anybody to share them with? Those living near poverty need friends on a more desperate basis. They feel much more secure if they have friends to protect them when the road gets rough. ...
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Style Stylish Eye
265 wordsI am choosing to write about paragraph two, page 95 of the Hebidge article. I agree that taste does distinguish those who make the distinctions. However, I feel that the whole concept of analyzing what makes a person stylish or not is foolish. I feel that attempting to put a definitive issue on what is stylish is defeating the purpose of having style. Style does not define you, attitude does. Style is a reflection of an individual and if people are judging you and your personality solely on mate...
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