Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Wounded Knee
The "Battle" at Wounded Knee was not really a battle. It was a massacre. The Native Americans had done nothing to cause a battle and most of them did not even have weapons to depend themselves with. While watching the movie, I was thinking that I was embarassed and ashamed to admit I was American after what they did. Especially after telling the children they would be safe if they came out from their hiding spots, then shot them.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Semester 1 Final
Everything Is Possible. The World Is Flat.
Jess Downing
Period 6
1/17/07
Throughout the semester, we have studied many different time periods (the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Reason, the Age of Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution). We have also focused on different threads during these time periods, such as religion, science, government and economics. One thread the I personally think has changed radically since the Renaissance is art.
The Renaissance was probably the biggest time for art. Artists were not only supported by churchmen. They were also supported by private collectors. These private collectors did not only demand traditional sacred themes, but also new subjects.
People began to patronize in Florence. This means that private collectors gave money to artists so they could do their paintings. The most famous patrons of the Renaissance were the Medici family. They worked with poets, philosophers and artists, such as Michelangelo.
In the past, artists were regarded only as mere "artists". During the Renaissance, they were thought of as regular people, and were comparable to poets and authors. Artists began to paint landscapes, rather than just religious symbols and themes. Some things that they began to paint were mountains, flowers, trees and skies. Another genre of art that became popular during the Renaissance was the portrait.
Many artists became famous with their landscapes. They would take a specific landscape of environment and paint it. The landscape could portray a specific myth or religious story. New postures and poses were developed in paintings, as well as diverse emotional reactions.
During the Reformation, religion was very important to people. Therefore art was produced for God and glorified man. Protestants did not approve of art in the church. They broke churches' stained glass windows, statues of saints and pipe organs.
The Catholic churches felt the exact opposite of the Protestants. They approved of art in the church and kept with it. That's why Catholic churches weren't as plain looking as the Protestant churches.
Before the printing press was invented, Catholic churches' spiritual teaching was through murals, mosaics and stained glass windows. The printing press allowed print to be available to individuals. Many people were illiterate, so the preacher read to the church.
During the Age of Reason, Neoclassical art was introduced. The art showed emotion that was consciously controlled. Art was expected to be logical and focus on its theme. Art was focused on people, but in their social status. One emotion that was used a lot was wit.
Art was also more focused on humans' attention towards the beauty of nature. Man was part of nature, not nature being part of man. The art during the Age of Reason was responsive to both reason and emotion.
In the Age of Enlightenment, paintings weren't full of pleasure like they had been before. The new paintings brought more sorrow. They were sad romances or showed scenes or war and battles.
The Industrial Revolution held many artistic movements. These movements were caused by what people were feeling at the time. A lot of their feelings came from the previous artistic movements.
The first movement was Neo-classicism. Neo-classicism is imitating or using primarily the style of ancient Greek and Roman art. This movement took place between 1750 and 1820.
The second was Romanticism. Romanticism was having a highly imaginative approach which was dreamlike with an intensity of emotions. This movement took place between 1800 and 1850. This movement encouraged freedom, emotion and individualism, making it the greatest movement during the Industrial Revolution.
The third movement was Realism. It took place between 1845 and 1900. The purpose of the movement was to represent figures and objects exactly as they appeared in life, hence the word "realism". Mark Twain took place in this movement.
The fourth movement was Pre-Raphaelite. The movement took place between 1850 and 1900. It was the reaction of the people against Neo-classicism and Victorian materialism. Religious works were produced that were inspired by Medieval and early Renaissance paintings.
The last movement was Impressionism and Post Impressionism. It took place during the late Nineteenth Century. Two people who took place in this movement were Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Artists painted what they saw at a given moment. This captured an original vision. Most artists painted outdoors to observe nature more directly. One thing that was painted a lot was the sun setting.
Paintings during the French Revolution were idealistic and held symbols, such as truth, wisdom, faith and purity. Many paintings were war paintings focused on Napoleon. The art during this time period did not only symbolize the honorable parts of the Revolution, but also the tragic parts.
Welcome to the flat world.
Art used to be a gift. Only certain people could be artists. This is different than the flat world today.
Today anyone can be an artist. Art can be anything. Shapes, colors, etc. Even if you have three circles on a piece of paper, it can be considered art.
I found this quote online and found it interesting. it came from Arthur Danto, who is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University. He is also the art critic of The Nation. He believes that today: "You can't say something's art or not art anymore. That's all finished."
And it is finished. You can be an artist today if you want to be. "Follow your dreams because everything is possible". That's a good one, but its true. The time of good art is over.
Art used to be really important to people, but its not anymore. Sure we have art classes, but we don't really study any artists. We make our own "masterpieces" that we can do in five minutes. That's art in the world today.
Everything is possible. The world is flat.
Jess Downing
Period 6
1/17/07
Throughout the semester, we have studied many different time periods (the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Reason, the Age of Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution). We have also focused on different threads during these time periods, such as religion, science, government and economics. One thread the I personally think has changed radically since the Renaissance is art.
The Renaissance was probably the biggest time for art. Artists were not only supported by churchmen. They were also supported by private collectors. These private collectors did not only demand traditional sacred themes, but also new subjects.
People began to patronize in Florence. This means that private collectors gave money to artists so they could do their paintings. The most famous patrons of the Renaissance were the Medici family. They worked with poets, philosophers and artists, such as Michelangelo.
In the past, artists were regarded only as mere "artists". During the Renaissance, they were thought of as regular people, and were comparable to poets and authors. Artists began to paint landscapes, rather than just religious symbols and themes. Some things that they began to paint were mountains, flowers, trees and skies. Another genre of art that became popular during the Renaissance was the portrait.
Many artists became famous with their landscapes. They would take a specific landscape of environment and paint it. The landscape could portray a specific myth or religious story. New postures and poses were developed in paintings, as well as diverse emotional reactions.
During the Reformation, religion was very important to people. Therefore art was produced for God and glorified man. Protestants did not approve of art in the church. They broke churches' stained glass windows, statues of saints and pipe organs.
The Catholic churches felt the exact opposite of the Protestants. They approved of art in the church and kept with it. That's why Catholic churches weren't as plain looking as the Protestant churches.
Before the printing press was invented, Catholic churches' spiritual teaching was through murals, mosaics and stained glass windows. The printing press allowed print to be available to individuals. Many people were illiterate, so the preacher read to the church.
During the Age of Reason, Neoclassical art was introduced. The art showed emotion that was consciously controlled. Art was expected to be logical and focus on its theme. Art was focused on people, but in their social status. One emotion that was used a lot was wit.
Art was also more focused on humans' attention towards the beauty of nature. Man was part of nature, not nature being part of man. The art during the Age of Reason was responsive to both reason and emotion.
In the Age of Enlightenment, paintings weren't full of pleasure like they had been before. The new paintings brought more sorrow. They were sad romances or showed scenes or war and battles.
The Industrial Revolution held many artistic movements. These movements were caused by what people were feeling at the time. A lot of their feelings came from the previous artistic movements.
The first movement was Neo-classicism. Neo-classicism is imitating or using primarily the style of ancient Greek and Roman art. This movement took place between 1750 and 1820.
The second was Romanticism. Romanticism was having a highly imaginative approach which was dreamlike with an intensity of emotions. This movement took place between 1800 and 1850. This movement encouraged freedom, emotion and individualism, making it the greatest movement during the Industrial Revolution.
The third movement was Realism. It took place between 1845 and 1900. The purpose of the movement was to represent figures and objects exactly as they appeared in life, hence the word "realism". Mark Twain took place in this movement.
The fourth movement was Pre-Raphaelite. The movement took place between 1850 and 1900. It was the reaction of the people against Neo-classicism and Victorian materialism. Religious works were produced that were inspired by Medieval and early Renaissance paintings.
The last movement was Impressionism and Post Impressionism. It took place during the late Nineteenth Century. Two people who took place in this movement were Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Artists painted what they saw at a given moment. This captured an original vision. Most artists painted outdoors to observe nature more directly. One thing that was painted a lot was the sun setting.
Paintings during the French Revolution were idealistic and held symbols, such as truth, wisdom, faith and purity. Many paintings were war paintings focused on Napoleon. The art during this time period did not only symbolize the honorable parts of the Revolution, but also the tragic parts.
Welcome to the flat world.
Art used to be a gift. Only certain people could be artists. This is different than the flat world today.
Today anyone can be an artist. Art can be anything. Shapes, colors, etc. Even if you have three circles on a piece of paper, it can be considered art.
I found this quote online and found it interesting. it came from Arthur Danto, who is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University. He is also the art critic of The Nation. He believes that today: "You can't say something's art or not art anymore. That's all finished."
And it is finished. You can be an artist today if you want to be. "Follow your dreams because everything is possible". That's a good one, but its true. The time of good art is over.
Art used to be really important to people, but its not anymore. Sure we have art classes, but we don't really study any artists. We make our own "masterpieces" that we can do in five minutes. That's art in the world today.
Everything is possible. The world is flat.
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