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I chose Stormy sea in Etretat by Monet. I believe he painted this while he visited Etretat in the winter time. He would live in a hotel and paint from there just looking out the window. The painting...
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The mimetic theory was the first established theory of art that was written by Plato. He believed that an artwork should be considered art if it is an imitation or representation of...
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In his essay, David Hume writes about what the ideal critic should be. His belief is that there are qualified individuals who possess five qualities that make them more inept to judge whether a piece...
View ArticleModule three: the limits of likeness
Can art be considered realistic? According to the late art historian Ernest Gombrich, the answer is no. In his essay “The Limits of Likeness” he explains that all art is subjective because the emotions...
View ArticleModule Four: Is mass art evil
According to Theodor Adorno’s essay, we have become a society that has given up on traditional art for mass produced art. He believes the culprit to this problem is our capitalistic economic system....
View ArticleModule Five: Can white people sing the blues?
The puzzle which I chose to discuss and write about is whether or not it is ethical for one community to pass off another community’s art form and profit from it. In Rudinow’s essay he discusses if...
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