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• The creation of Adam, a painting by Michelangelo, is part of the Sistine Chapel and is based on the Book of Genesis, depicting the first creation of man.
• Richard Gomez's artwork, "Lust, Self-Pleasure, Power", is heavily criticized and sold at a questionable price, but it has elements of arts such as shape, color, line, and space.
• Maurizio Cattelan's artwork, a banana and duct tape, is conceptual art and comes with a certificate of authenticity for its proper display.
• There is no exact definition of what an art is, but it is generally accepted as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works that are appreciated for their beauty, emotional power, or conveying meaningful messages.
• Art can be representational or abstract, traditional or avant-garde, and it can serve various purposes, from aesthetic enjoyment to social commentary and political activism.
• Pablo Picasso suggests that art has the power to convey deeper insights through creative expression.
• Alfred is very abusive and cheats on her a lot, which affects her emotionally.
• The pressure to maintain the artistic identity is hard.
• She has faced a lot of public scrutiny.
• Later on, her eyesight failed.
• The pressure of recognition is high as she has achieved a significant recognition.
• Clement Greenberg, an influential art critique, emphasizes the importance of the formal aspect of art.
• Marcel Duchamp, a pioneer of conceptual art, challenges the traditional notion of art and invites people to participate in its interpretation.
• Andy Warhol, under the modern period, is associated with the Pop art movement, which is a reflection of the changing and sometimes provocative nature of art.
• Art is something we do, a verb.
• Functionalism, another theory, believes that all art has some function.
• The universal judgment of beauty is a question that arises from Kant's idea of taste.
• Anti-Essentialism, a theory, rejects the question of what art is.
• Artemisia Gentileschi is an artist known for her artwork.
• Essentialism, a theory, believes that all art has some common feature or essence.
• Semiotics in Arts refers to the study of signs in art.
• According to Immanuel Kant, taste is our aesthetic judgment based on interested and universal judgment of beauty.
• Institutionalism, a theory, defines art as something that is recognized by institutions such as museums, galleries, and exhibits.
• Pluralism, a theory, suggests that the definition of art should be a little bit like the definition of the word species, inclusive, broad, and not limited to one idea.
• Historical Definition, a theory, defines art as something that fits into a recognized historical tradition.
• Suprematism, the first movement outside Paris, was recognized in Russia and focused on reducing art to the simplest geometric shapes and colors, emphasizing the supremacy of pure artistic expression.
• Surrealism, led by Salvador Dali, explored the realm of the subconscious and dreams, often featuring irrational, dreamlike, and fantastical images challenging conventional reality.
• Dadaism, which emerged during WW1 in Sweden, Paris, and the United States, promised utopia and created nonsense art.
• Pop Art, which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, was a reaction against abstractionism, celebrating and critiquing consumer culture by incorporating images from mass media and popular culture.
• Cubism, developed by Pablo Picasso and George Rockey, is known for its geometric depictions of multiple perspective and dimensions simultaneously, challenging traditional notions of representation.
• Fauvism, which emerged in Paris in the early 20th century, was the first person in the world to use color non-representationally.
• Post-Impressionism was a reaction to impressionism, emphasizing subjective expression and the use of colors and form to convey emotion through artworks.
• Abstract Expressionism, a movement after WW2, emphasized spontaneous and emotional expression, with Jackson Pollock using gestural abstraction to convey their inner emotions and experiences.
• Music is an art form that involves the organization of sounds, melodies, rhythms, and harmonies, and is a powerful medium for storytelling and visual expression to create an emotional and experiential journey for the listeners.
• The project of Slater Young became controversial as some government officials were not trusted for this construction.
• Cinema compasses various genres from narrative films, documentaries, animation, biographical romance, and sci-fi.
• Greek & Roman art includes the classical tradition of ancient Greek and Roman empire, known for its emphasis on the idealized human form, architecture, and the development of various sculptural and architectural styles.
• Cinema or film making is an art form that uses moving images, sounds, and often narrative storytelling to convey ideas, emotions, experiences, and history.
• Ancient Egyptian art includes monumental architecture, hieroglyphics, distinctive representation of their pharaohs, gods, and daily lives, their statues, and the symbols that were created.
• Ancient Greek and Roman art made significant advances and developments when it comes to sculpture, as they were the ones who started life statues many of which were made of bronze.