Resources for online research
- Alvin Ailey
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Classical Music Link
- Culture NOW
- Image Collections and Online Art
- Met Museum online resources
- Metropolitan Opera
- New York Times – Arts
- SmART History
- The WWW Virtual Library: History of Art
- Thirteen – Sunday Arts
- UC Berkeley – Art History Resources
- Voices of the Shuttle
- WNYC – Arts and Ideas
Category Archives: 11/17 Assignment
Beauty in Art
Beauty is the combination of qualities, such as shape or color, which pleases our aesthetic senses, especially our sense of sight. Due to our societal rules, the media determines much of what our culture deems to be beautiful, while those … Continue reading
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Beauty and the Individual
Beauty is the aesthetic quality that gives the viewer pleasure to the senses, as defined by Princeton Wordnet. According to this definition, I believe that we are predetermined biologically to beautiful objects or persons. Since beauty gives us pleasure and … Continue reading
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11/10 Assignment: The Importance of Beauty
In our culture, people often turn to the media for a definition of beauty. Teens gravitate to fashion magazines to figure out how they should look in terms of their weight, hairstyle and makeup. Similar magazines are just as popular … Continue reading
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