“Through government partnerships, public art can also transform dull or run-down public spaces and inspire the people who live and work there.” (Source 2) Government funding is beneficial in creating art and can benefit many lives through public art, however, it can also affect the livelihood of artist and sculptors due to the beauty and pure intentions not recognized by the public. For this reason, the City Council should fund artist. When they do fund them however, they should both come to an agreement on the art to be created so there is no dissatisfactory on either part. Government funding is beneficial in creating art and can benefit many lives through public art. With proper funding from the government artist can make works of art that …show more content…
“The process of familiarization brought trouble. Picasso's untitled sculpture proclaimed metamorphosis the chief business of an artist by crossing images of an Afghan dog and a woman. However, the effort at first did not count for much, in part because Chicago's earlier monuments—statues of past leaders—commemorated a different idea: civic achievement. Col. Jack Reilly, the mayor's director of special events, immediately urged removal of the sculpture. Ald. John J. Hoellen went further, recommending that the City Council “deport” the piece and construct in its place a statue of "Mr. Cub . . . Ernie Banks." (Source 3) This is a challenge sometimes common for artist when taxpayers and “important people of the city” feel their money isn’t being spent well and in this case want the statue removed, replaced and even deported due to not seeing the beauty in it. When you are being given money from the government they can have power over you and what you do and that can have many negative affects on an artist because whatever the government makes they can destroy. “In 1832, to commemorate the centennial of George Washington’s birth, the United States Congress commissioned a statue by the sculptor Horatio Greenough. Greenough’s depiction of Washington was …show more content…
For this reason, the City Council should fund artist. When they do fund them however, they should both come to an agreement on the art to be created so there is no dissatisfactory on either part. If an agreement is made between the funder and the artist, both benefit and can get paid. I feel that being funded by the government is good because it can broaden the spand to people that see the art and are impacted by it but, I also see it as bad because since they are funding you many things can go wrong. If they don’t like the art being created they can have it destroyed or even cut the funding off to the artist. That can affect the artist negatively due to the waste of precious time and hard work and also if that was their only means of living and getting by. Due to those negative effects I feel that depending on the situation, receiving money from private funders is better because you are being given money as a donation to support your art rather than being funded where that can be taken
According to Tocqueville in aristocratic times the purpose of creating the arts was to produce the best artwork spending a great amount of time on it perfecting it and selling it for a high price. However, in today’s society the way to get rich is to sell your artwork for a cheaper price by manufacturing more quantity but with cheaper materials less in value, reproducing the artwork quicker and cheaper. Today all ranks of people can afford to buy a replicated artwork, which can easily be mistaken for the real thing. They are so highly perfected it is hard to tell apart what is original and what is not. They are many artistes today however; the quality of the production has
The fine arts were once highly revered by the community and were a part of everyday life, yet today the fine arts must face their biggest competitor, that being sports. Sports have become a big business and many schools find it easier and better to cut arts programs due to low funding rather than athletic programs. Even though fine arts programs are not as profitable as athletic programs, they should be funded equally to athletic programs because they help student achievement, help students improve their cognitive skills, and encourage creativity.
There are thousands of types of art work all over the world including mural art which is one of the oldest types of art, painted on walls and ceilings that are usually filled with many different colors. Murals show hope, values and memories of the community. Public art is outside of the gallery or museum, public art exist outdoors. It shapes are abstract, realistic, built, etc. Public art is can express community values, and enhance the environment. However, as our evolving culture of technology increase, more of those mural art, and public art are vanishing in the eyes of the people.
Imagine pondering into a reconstruction of reality through only the visual sense. Without tasting, smelling, touching, or hearing, it may be hard to find oneself in an alternate universe through a piece of art work, which was the artist’s intended purpose. The eyes serve a much higher purpose than to view an object, the absorptions of electromagnetic waves allows for one to endeavor on a journey and enter a world of no limitation. During the 15th century, specifically the Early Renaissance, Flemish altarpieces swept Europe with their strong attention to details. Works of altarpieces were able to encompass significant details that the audience may typically only pay a cursory glance. The size of altarpieces was its most obvious feat but also its most important. Artists, such as Jan van Eyck, Melchior Broederlam, and Robert Campin, contributed to the vast growth of the Early Renaissance by enhancing visual effects with the use of pious symbols. Jan van Eyck embodied the “rebirth” later labeled as the Renaissance by employing his method of oils at such a level that he was once credited for being the inventor of oil painting. Although van Eyck, Broederlam, and Campin each contributed to the rise of the Early Renaissance, van Eyck’s altarpiece Adoration of the Mystic Lamb epitomized the artworks produced during this time period by vividly incorporating symbols to reconstruct the teachings of Christianity.
Recent events in Canadian politics have shocked the artistic sector in Canada. The conservative party of Stephen Harper attacked the arts and culture sector by cutting funds to some major art programs in the country. Art has played an important role in the development of societies around the world. Everything from social structure and religion to politics and military was reflected in various forms of art; from painting and sculpture to theatre and dance. Ancient Egyptians build pyramids and had symbolic depictions of deities. Ancient Greeks, the fathers of democracy, were the masters of pottery, sculpture as well as architecture and painting. In ancient times art was not isolated from science, philosophy and of course politics. Everyday political, social, military and economical affairs were reflected in the arts, and vice versa. Artists were the thinkers, and thought provokers of the culture. In the Renaissance artists were synonymous with progress, invention and liberalism. They were the builders and reinforcers of cultural value and tradition. Modern day is seeing a variety of art forms that reveal the culture that art is produced within. Canada is a country rich in history, traditions and multiculturalism. It is important to sustain and develop the art sector in Canada in order to maintain and “voice” Canadian culture and identity. Moreover, the art industry in Canada not only improves the cultural fabric of the country, it also showing significant revenue to the government. The Harper Government funding cuts to the arts and culture sector is an unjustified act of censorship. Underfunding of Arts in Canada will hinder the development of values and unity in Canadian culture and Identity as well as hinder freedom of exp...
They did not spend this money on new school facilities, or fixing apartment buildings, or building safe areas for children, but rather they spend it to “paint the back and sides of the buildings so that people driving to the suburbs will have something nice to look at” (Kozol page 31). This is yet another way the city tried to cover up the people in the Bronx, while at the same time not doing anything to help them. The people there are still starving, or doing drugs, but heaven forbid a tourist get offended by the blatant disregard of the city’s most disenfranchised people. The money spent on that mural could have gone into actually aiding the community, perhaps through bettering the hospitals or repairing housing units that had elevators and electrical systems that killed people. The city was more focused on making people believe that places like the Bronx were not as bad as they actually were than they were with actually fixing the problems.
“First, the Free Speech, 2000 article stated that cultural funding is less than one-hundredth of one percent (.001%) of the federal government’s multi-billion dollar budget, and a mere 36 cents per capita” (1). This little snippet of information demonstrates that there’s no reason to not fund the arts. The article goes on to say “…data suggests such a cut could increase the
Throughout time, artists have yearned to make a living off of the work that they create. Artists have been both instigators and creators of many social and political ideas, sharing their thoughts and opinions through their work. Just like America strives to make itself known as a relatively new and independent country, new artists struggle to make themselves stand out among the older and more well-known artists. The delicate environment that maintains their source of ideas and creativity is at risk of being overcome by the business of art. In the controversy brewing over creativity in modern times, artists are going to have to select a side, and the structure of the artistic world as a whole rides on their choice. Some connoisseurs of art believe that artists should not be paid for their work, because it will affect the quality in a negative way. They believe that it will be rushed, and done in vain, to try and pay its creator’s next bill. On the other hand, though, how are artists supposed to support themselves and their work? No artist would willingly work a second job if they could turn a profit from their personal creative outlet. The value of art, as well, should be decided by the quality of the art, and not be chosen on the identity of the artist or the reputation of a middleman. Overall, it would be healthy for society as a whole to be more conscious about defining the separation of art and business.
In order to create innovative public architecture, considered to be the most civic, costly, time intensive and physical of the arts, the project holds a degree of risk, strife, and negotiation . Overcoming these tasks and creating worthy public architecture is a challenge designers try to accomplish, but are rarely successful. The people involved in a potential public building, can be larger than the building itself. Public architecture tries to please all, even the doubters and critics, but because of the all these factors, a building is closer to failing than succeeding.
What really makes a picture considered a piece of art is that it provokes a certain feeling. It stands for something and has a meaning behind it. There is always a purpose behind an artwork and reasoning as to why an artist creates a piece to look the way it does. The street is composed largely of surfaces and objects owned by the city and other people; the artistic use of these surfaces is normally an act of vandalism. This fact forces many street artists to be anonymous or to use pseudonyms. Many street artists are notoriously unidentifiable and difficult to contact. Also due to the illegality, and partially as a result of exposure to the forces of nature, street art is highly ephemeral some of it exists for only a couple of hours before it is buffed out, scrawled over, or naturally
Edelman, M. (1995). “The Cardinal Political Role of Art.” Art to Politics: How Artistic creations
Schools that are in low income areas tend to have a higher dropout rate and lower grades. When the art budgets are cut the only classes that may be keeping some of the kids engaged in school may also be cut. Although it takes the budget away from the core subject supporting the arts in a high risk school will eventually help the school in the long run and help the students there learn the life skills that are needed to get through school and succeed in life. Art is a great way to get and keep the attention of students who are not interested in
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. (2014) State Policy Briefs. “Why Should Government Support the Arts” Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://www.nasaa-arts.org/Advocacy/Advocacy-Tools/Why-Government-Support/WhyGovSupport.pdf
As a result of this, the risk of graffiti artist, take when they tag come with a huge price. An increasing number of people however, in different places around the world, are identifying graffiti as a legitimate art form and now give legal spaces to it. There are many cities that consider graffiti actual art and it is legal. The cities range from coast to coast and all around the world. One major city is Queens, New York. A full city block in the Queens neighborhood called “Dubbed5Poitnz” is almost entirely covered by graffiti. It is free to the public but artist who are interested in putting up their work must first get their work approved by Meres One who is the creator and founder of this city block graffiti. Another place is Venice, California. The Venice Graffiti Park is located in Venice Beach. It is most famous and loved by many street artist because of the open space it gives. The only downside is that the artwork gets painted over by other artist as space gets all covered. It is a popular spot for tourists, due to the fact that you see different artist working on their creative artwork every day. Doing graffiti legally may not give the artist that adrenaline rush as when they do it illegally, but the time artist get when doing it legally calls for more detailed and creative
Art has a more powerful impact in the pursuit of social justice because it conveys emotions that no book, article, or study could ever convey. Using art in social work formulates a deeper understanding of the issue at hand, provides a stronger method of communication amongst those involved, and creates a longer-lasting, more powerful impact.