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What is art?

science of abstract harmony, i.e. a form of geometry and mathematics

Is art a uniquely human activity?

The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all

hat's with the memorials on the back windows of Mexican cars? Some days, driving through Santa Ana, I feel like I'm navigating a cemetery. — Muerte manDear Gabacho: Ruminating on the Mexican obsession with death is as hack as a reporter rolling with gangsters. Yes, Mexicans embrace death — we laud it in song, codify it with holidays, and, sí, plaster the names and dates of birth and death of our deceased beloveds on car windows, ornate back tattoos and even sweatshirts. "In Mexican homes across Aztlan, an altar is usually present," notes La Pocha, a SanTana artist who specializes in Day of the Dead lore. "In this modern age, spending more time in our cars than our homes, resourceful Mexicans have placed mini-mobile altares in their vehicles. Now you can honor your dead homies while cruisin' in your Chevy. That's progress!" 1 2 Next Page > Email Gustavo Arellano Recently in Arts & Culture AtticRep's 'Virginia Woolf' is side-splitting and soul-searching Families fare badly in Western drama. Oedipus kills his father, Lear's daughters connive against one another, and Ibsen's Nora walks out on her husband and their... | 8/22/2012 Live Active Cultures Urban ReThink's Collide*scope series presents an electric evening – and schemes a safe harbor for the homeless | 8/22/2012 Culture 2 Go Newly launched Orlando Design District keeps Orlando ODD; GOAT christens new permanent space; "Blood Sisters" goes to the DNC | 8/22/2012 We welcome user discussion on our site, under the following guidelines: To comment you must first create a profile and sign-in with a verified DISQUS account or social network ID. Sign up here. Comments in violation of the rules will be denied, and repeat violators will be banned. Please help police the community by flagging offensive comments for our moderators to review. By posting a comment, you agree to our full terms and conditions. Click here to read terms and conditions. Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href="http://disqus.com/?ref_noscript=sanantoniocurrent">comments powered by Disqus.</a> comments powered by Disqus

visual arts, it consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found objects. [

physical functions of art

social functions

personal functions of art

History of Ceramics Become a Member | Ceramic Arts Daily | Ceramic Tech Today Ceramics is one of the most ancient industries on the planet. Once humans discovered that clay could be du

Almost 10,000 years late

9000 or 10,000 B

technology and the aesthetics.

fades the further back in time we look. The earliest known pot making dates to about 10,000 BC in parts of Asia with other evidence from the middle east dating to about 6,000 BC.

The earliest know glazes are found in the Nile valley about 5,000 bc