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Art Parodies

I think that art parodies are readymades. I think that they are also hilarious. I’ve recognized majority of the paintings shown in the article. And some of the paintings do make sense like in Picasso’s Guernica the people are all … Continue reading

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medieval monestary

What I find most interesting about the plan is the fact that they have a description for each building, including what it would be used for, with three hundred thirty three inscriptions.Also that the plan includes about 40 structures along … Continue reading

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Recyclable Art

I believe art is everything. Anything that is created naturally or man made is art, regardless if it was intended to be art or not. So regardless if someone uses old objects to create new pieces of artwork the person … Continue reading

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Graffiti is art

I think that graffiti is art. It can convey history by showing styles that were used in the past, or show events from the past and how they are viewed today. I think graffiti is art, even though it may … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy

I saw many pictures all over facebook, twitter and instagram. A lot of them were pictures of trees that fell over, flooded streets, dark clouds, and pictures of Sandy from SpongeBob. One interesting fake picture I saw was one my … Continue reading

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Food as Art

I do not think that using real food for “art” is actually art. I can see using paintings of food or photographs of food, but using actual food for art wouldn’t be something I would consider art. There are people … Continue reading

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Impossible Exhibitions

I would not go to a show to see digital reproductions, because I can go online a look at a high resolution picture of the art in the comfort of my own home and for free. I think it is … Continue reading

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Unpacking Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon

What I find interesting about this painting is the faces on the women. I like how the faces are simple and distorted yet it is easily recognizable as a face because of small key features. I also like that the … Continue reading

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Ancient Greek Men and Today’s Man

In the speech by Pericles he states “at Athens we live exactly as we please, and yet are just as ready to encounter every legitimate danger”. This is shown in the statue of the Doryphorus by how the man in the … Continue reading

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Homework:Response to Video on Polykleitos’Doryphorous

I do not believe there was an error in the video. The narrators description of the contrapposto was correct; He mentions that one leg is bent and holds little to no weight while the other leg supports the whole body … Continue reading

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