Abstract
Within the vast array of architectural styles in Prague, one can easily see many influences which the artists used to create their wonderful structures. One particular style stands out in buildings from before the fourteenth century through current day structures, that of the art of Bohemia. The art styles of the Bohemian culture are prominent in many of the architectural greats within Prague. This paper discusses some of those sites, and shows how Bohemian art styles have influenced those particular buildings.

From the Paper
"In addition to this type of artwork representation within the architecture of Prague, Bohemian sculpture art can also be seen as a distinct influence. Bohemian sculptures at the time began to separate the light from the dark, in terms of color. Firmer, brighter colors began to be used, and as separated images, these sculptures began to almost move within their confined spaces (Kren, "Bohemia")."

Tags:three-dimensional, Byzantine, Madonna, Vitus, Cathedral

Abstract
This paper discusses how the human body has always been a constant subject in art and in particular western art from the ancient times. This essay examines the various ways in which the body was represented in art from ancient to modern times. Many great pieces of art have had the nude as their theme, or at least contained nudes. The nude is often the subject of art but can also be considered an art form. The paper also looks at the nude as a subject of art and how notions of gender differences, desire and identity reflected on the female nudity in art.

Tags:nude, art, history

Abstract
The writer of this paper centers on the fields of Far East and Near East art also known as Orientalist art. This paper presents figures and facts pertaining to the genre of Orientalist art from the auction houses of Christie' and Sotheby's as well as others. This well-researched paper discusses the general status of the art industry, while also delving into current trends. This paper examines how the 9/11 terror attacks caused sales and prices in the art industry to drastically fall around the world. This paper discusses the published reports that claim that even prior to 9/11 the art market was showing signs of slowing down. This paper contains published statistics and data pertinent to the art market in general while also presenting 6 illustrated charts and graphs relevant to this particular topic.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
General Art Market Analysis
Orientalist Art Market Analysis
Conclusion
References

From the Paper
"Luckily, the art market was able to rebound quite quickly, despite challenges in other sectors. "After the tragedy of September 11th, the art market has consistently trumped the performance of sluggish equities markets" ("Art investment", 2003). For this reason, the art market, in general, has seen a resurgence, despite the downturn attributed to September 11th. However, not all is smooth sailing for the industry. This was evidenced just prior to perhaps one of the largest events in the art market history was the sale of artwork collected by the late Malcolm Forbes. Forbes was an obsessive collector. From Faberge eggs to Orientalist paintings, Forbes collection grew for more than three decades. 361 pieces of art, from this lifetime of collecting went under the hammer at Christie's in London, in 2003."

Tags:art, business, industry, loss, gains, economy, terror, attacks, sotheby's, christie's

Abstract
This paper analyzes the terms "art" and "aesthetic" from a philosophical perspective. The author states that this essay is meant to explore the idea of a mythically inclusive concept of art and aesthetic. Additionally, the author examines the relationship between art and aestheticism and how each is an equally important vehicle into the "imaginal" realm. The paper takes a look at the experiences of creating and viewing art, citing the opinions of various art historians and philosophers. The author concludes that redefining "art" and "aesthetic" creates a bridge between the conscious and unconscious self when experiencing art.

From the Paper
"The creation and observation of Art pulls open the doors of the human experience, many of which exist at an unconscious level. Symbols are the means by which we may embrace the undercurrent of energy flowing within world's collective psychology. Culturally, Art ties one to a particular space while also knitting the creator/observer into the fabric of the global society. Hollis, (2004) relates that, "Our stories go deep, very deep into the archetypal realm, into the genetic code, the tribal history, the family of origin..." (p.112).These layers of symbol link personal history to cultural history, tie our personal understanding of the universe into the global cosmology. The energy of this connection rises up archetypally and fuels the communal symbols through which one gains access to the trans-personal, cross-cultural experience. "

Tags:art appreciation, philosophy, Western art, modern society

Abstract
This paper analyzes Martin Heidegger's definition of art. The author claims that the origin of art is created from some form of activity on the part of the artist, whether it be creating a painting, song, sculpture or poetry. This paper focuses on Van Gogh's painting "A Pair of Shoes" and describes Heidegger's view of this particular work of art as well as his perception of the artist. The writer of this paper questions whether the artist creates the art or if art in fact creates the artist. This paper also discusses the significance of technology and nature in any work of art while describing Heidegger's definition of the 'thing' needed when creating art.

From the Paper
"After mentioning the artist, Heidegger begins to question what the artist is. We must question then if the work is what makes the artist, or is it the artist that makes the work. He tells us that the artist is the source of the work, and the work is the source of the artist. Both the work and the artist depend on each other, and one of them cannot exist without the other. Both the artist and work are related to a thing that comes before each, and that is what Heidegger calls art. If artist and work are both dependent on each other to be the source of the other, so do to both depend on art as their source. Heidegger asks if art can be a source of a work of an artist. Heidegger then claims that art is nothing more than a collective noun that signifies nothing now."

Tags:art, book, literature, van, gogh, painting, poetry, technology, review, perception

Abstract
This paper discusses different ways of looking at art, further describing how theorizing about art is made harder, ironically, by the actual works of art on which the theory is based. People tend to identify the physical work of art itself with the experience of the art. The paper concludes by noting that perception and actual art objects have always been two different things.

From the Paper
"John Dewey, in the first chapter of Art as Experience, argues that theorizing about art is made harder, ironically, by the actual works of art on which the theory is based. People tend to identify the physical work of art itself with the experience of the art. They should not do as, as these are different things. Dewey points out that there is a second problem in coming up with theories about art, and even in fully appreciating art. Some works of art develop a..."

Tags:art, technology, perception

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The paper explores Walter Benjamin's, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" and specifically look at how digital cinema may be interpreted as a classic instance of technology democratizing the creative and artistic process, and as an instance of how technology can de-fetishize artifacts. The paper discusses how the camera in general is a tool that, given its mediated state, can become exploited to the full by those with political objectives in mind. Lastly, the paper looks at the redemptive aspects of modern mass-produced art (especially art as captured on film) and at how art can be used to "fine-tune" the "human apparatus of perception" - even as modern art is faced with distracted masses. The paper shows how the age of mass-produced and mass-replicated art is an age that offers much that is promising, much that is redemptive, but also some genuinely troubling challenges, as well.

Tags:work, art, reproduction

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This paper explains that Barbara Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls have taken traditional methods of art application and placed them within the normative modes of advertising methods. The author points out that inter-disciplinary arts, which are more than just an art technique, has become a public forum for feminist issues. The paper relates that, by opening the doors to the way that art is perceived, both Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls have taken art out of the traditional confines of museums and art houses and into modern media formats.

From the Paper
"This art analysis presents an inter-disciplinary study of the art and advertising methods of Barbara Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls. By taking various examples of advertising billboards, magazine ads and other forms of art used within the modern media, an inter-disciplinary mode of art is created through the work of these artists. Through the study of the work of both Barbara Kruger and the Guerrilla Girls, one can realize the feminism and cultural impact of mixed mediums within modern inter-disciplinary art."

Tags:art, disciplinary, feminism

Abstract
This essay gives the historical and social background of modern art, explains the general ways that modernist work can be seen as uniquely different from art that came before, and looks at two specific examples of modern art's radically different approach. It clearly defines modern art and explains the foundations and philosophy behind art of the past hundred and fifty years.

From the Paper
"When defining and discussing modern art, it is first important to clarify exactly what the term means. Modern art refers primarily to painting, sculpture, and architecture created since the blossoming of technology and modern society. In broader historical thinking, the word modern refers to that time after the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, however, the modern art movement is generally agreed to have been between the 1860s and 1970s. Like many discussions about art history, these dates are subjective. Painting, sculpture, and architecture from this period of history are called "modern" or "modernist." For many art historians, modern art began with the work of Edward Manet. Manet was one of the first impressionists and modern artists, those who reacted to the very formal and rigid style of painting done inside studios and set by traditional institutions in the nineteenth century. Modernism ended with the start of what many refer to as "post-modernism" in the 1960s and 1970s. This essay will give the historical and social background of modern art, explain the general ways that modernist work can be seen as uniquely different from art that came before, and look at two specific examples of modern art's radically different approach to painting. When compared to Renaissance and other western "traditional art" up to the late nineteenth century, it will be seen that modernism was a totally new paradigm for art."

Tags:architecture, art, modern, painting, sculpture, history, 19th, century, radical, change

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This paper looks at the effect that the printing press had in the spread of art and culture through the eyes of Walter Benjamin in Samuel Weber's essay, "Art, Aura and the Work of Walter Benjamin." Whereas Benjamin felt that mass reproduction was bad for the art world, he argues that the invention of the printing press allowed books to be read all over the world thereby changing the uniqueness of each painting. This paper also takes a look at the Mona Lisa, and explains that the ability to reproduce it is a positive thing, that, even though it's "aura," is no longer unique, many more people are now able to experience art.

From the Paper
"With the invention of the printing press, however, books could be manufactured quickly and cheaply, and were available to great number of people. Two people living hundreds of miles apart could read the same book and find the same words, the same illustrations on the same page. However, the printing press also took something away from books the originality and artistry that the monks had poured into each unique volume. Walter Benjamin would say that the aura of the monks volumes was withering away, while the aura of the mass reproduced books was flourishing."

Tags:aesthetics, aura, benjamin, walter, art, mona, lisa, printing, books, original, people, distribution