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Art Theory Art Art History

06/08/25

I’ve always been curious about art history, but I don’t want a boring lecture. Can you teach it in a way that’s actually fun and easy to follow?

Can art History be fun to learn about?

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Art Theory Video Production Photography Film

04/23/25

What Are Some Techniques Used When Lighting For Photography, Film And Video.

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Art Theory Art History

01/16/25

How did Ad Reinhardt’s philosophy of 'pure abstraction' align with the Platonic ideal of beauty?

Ad Reinhardt’s philosophy of pure abstraction aligns with the Platonic ideal of beauty through its rejection of the particular in favor of the form. For Reinhardt, the form is a painting stripped... more

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Art Theory Art Art History

01/16/25

What made Jean-Michel Basquiat’s SAMO graffiti so influential in the art world?

How did Basquiat’s early work under the SAMO moniker shape his artistic identity and pave the way for his groundbreaking contributions to Neo-Expressionism?

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Art Theory Art Art History

01/16/25

What is Fauvism, and how did Matisse influence it?

Explore the key characteristics of Fauvism and the contributions of Henri Matisse to this groundbreaking art movement.

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Art Theory

10/31/23

Member Organizations and Projects are connected in the Heritage Consortium?

"Can you provide more details about how Member Organizations and Projects are connected in the Heritage Consortium? Specifically, how does a Project relate to a Member Organization as its lead, and... more

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Art Theory Writing Songwriting

09/21/23

How do I overcome writer's block?

Stop trying to overcome it and turn to an empty page. Everything starts on paper.

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Art Theory Drawing Painting Art History

03/28/23

How to create a balanced visual composition?

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Art Theory History

09/17/22

What are some questions I can ask regarding human culture and relation to the chair that Abraham Lincoln sat in when he was assassinated?

I am studying the chair as cultural work and need a few ideas on questions to ask.

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Art Theory Art

09/05/22

oil paintings from animal fat.

I just wondering if i clear enough animal fat can i use it in creating an oil paint? how long can this paint will last on canvas? will it stink over time. I cant find anything on the internet about... more

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Art Theory Christopher Pinney's Photography

05/28/22

what kind of visual culture christopher pinney's produce and to what use were they put in the subsequent years?

discuss christopher pinney's work on photography,it technology ,adoption and the role of colonial government in indian society?

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Art Theory

07/03/19

What is value?________________

In art and other disciplines.

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Art Theory Art Art History

06/16/19

Water added to ink is known as a wash true or false

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Art Theory Art

05/15/19

Hey can you give me your opinion

What do you think about the Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Value, Space, or Form in this picturehttps://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/ec/b9/d1ecb9ed55a5c4ca7448d754e1f6868a.jpg

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Art Theory Art

05/01/19

What does have you encountered continual challenges faced with perspective and effective composition mean?

What does this mean Have you encountered continual challenges faced with perspective and effective composition?

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Art Theory

04/20/19

What is contextualism in art?

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Art Theory Aesthetics

04/20/19

Why did not former epochs distinguish between 'art' and 'craft'?

<sub>Source: p. 18 Middle, [*Beauty: A Very Short Introduction* (2011)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-Short-Introduction-Roger-Scruton/dp/0199229759) by Roger Scruton.</sub>>That... more

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Art Theory Aesthetics

04/20/19

Does Danto's 'The Disenfranchisement of Art' (1984) imply that if anything can be an art then nothing is?

An ex friend claimed that if anything can be an art then nothing is, and cited the following passage as a proof:> When art internalizes its own history, when it becomes self-conscious> of its... more

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Art Theory Art Aesthetics

04/19/19

Is there any "uniformity" in the arts?

By uniformity, I mean things like postulates, or presumptions. Can we talk about such a thing in the arts? For example, in poetry or literature (as of literary arts) or in visual arts?Thank you!

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