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maggiem22

What constitutes art? - 3 views

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cverrochi

Can Graffiti Ever Be Considered Art? - 0 views

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    Jim Hollander/European Pressphoto Agency Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older. "I don't know what art is, but...." People have been finishing this sentence with "I know what I like" or "I know it when I see it" for a long, long time. How do you define "art"? In chapter 13, Kottak discusses what is considered art, and how we locate it. In this chapter Kottak brings up the point that "the boundary between what's art and what's not is blurred".
Erin Meachem

eHRAF World Cultures - 0 views

  • The Yoruba are known for their contributions to the arts. Life-size bronze heads and terracottas, sculpted in a classical style between A.D. 1000 and 1400 and found at the ancient city of Ife, have been widely exhibited. Other art forms are poetry, myth, dance, music, body decoration, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, pottery, calabash carving, leather- and beadworking, jewelry making, and metalworking.
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