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Art History as a Primary Source

Oct 25, 2010 · Add Comment

Art History is something that I believe students (I know I did) find frustrating and difficult due to the nature of traditional study. Traditionally, Professors have taught Art History as a linear progression of artworks and styles within one culture.  Although I enjoyed the discussion of color and composition, like most student’s, when it came [...]

What is Art, with a capital A?

May 5, 2010 · 2 Comments

As a student of art, we all meditate on the empirical question, “What is Art?” The social conscious conglomerate that is Wikipedia states that, “Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way to affect the senses or emotions.”  However, art solely created as the creator’s attempt to share, or convey [...]