Street Art Installments By An Anonymous Artist - 994 Words

Both of these works are street art installments by an anonymous artist in LA who is known as Skid Robot. This artist travels around LA to different homeless areas and spray paints imaginary homes for the homeless to bring awareness to the growing poverty level in LA and the rest of the country. I have been fortunate enough to see one of these installments while driving in Los Angeles and it makes you stop and think about the current poverty situation in our world. THE PEASANTS OF RURAL PAINTINGS TO THE POVERTY STRICKEN OF CONTEMPORARY ART History has been marked by different periods, each focusing on a different way of thinking. To better understand history, we look to art and how it has developed. History does not disappear; rather it changes and evolves as time goes on. Peasants became a recurring subject in art during the nineteenth century, especially when it came to artists Jean-Franà §ois Millet. Robert L. Herbert believed that â€Å"the peasant was among the most important subjects for the embodiment of artists attitudes toward the urban-industrial revolution.† For the purpose of this essay, let’s look at a broader interpretation of this statement. Peasants during the 1800’s were used in paintings to show conditions and evoke change in society. This tactic has not changed much. Today, artists use certain subjects to get a reaction of the viewer and hopefully highlight an important issue in the world. The art I have chosen to analyze for the purpose of this paperShow MoreRelatedMetz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF100902 Words   |  316 Pagesbe said about film in general. And certainly the criticism of films—or, better yet, their analysis—is an enterprise of utmost importance: it is the film-makers who create the art of the cinema; it is through reflection on those individual films we have liked (or those we have disliked) that we have gained insights into the art of the film in general. Still, there are other approaches. Cinema is a vast subject, and there are more ways than one to enter it. Taken as a whole, it is first of all a factRead MoreBusiness Journalism in India26104 Words   |  105 Pagesbe called toxic mortgages. At the same time, the rising number of foreclosures helped speed the fall of housing prices, and the number of prime mortgages in default began to increase. The Federal Reserve took unprecedented steps to bolster Wall Street. But still the losses mounted, and in March 2008 the Fed staved off a Bear Stearns bankruptcy by assuming $30 billion in liabilities and engineering a sale to J P Morgan Chase for a price that was less than the worth of Bear’s Manhattan skyscraperRead MoreAccounting Information System Chapter 1137115 Words   |  549 Pagesexplaining your findings. Students should easily be able to find information that updates the competition between these two powerhouse retail companies. Source: Rohwedder, Cecille. â€Å"No.1 Retailer in Britain Uses ‘Clubcard’ to thwart Wal-Mart,† Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2006, pg A1. http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB114955981460172218.htm 1-14 Accounting Information Systems 1.7 Have you ever imagined having one electronic device that does everything you would ever need? MobileRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pagesmodel. NHS Direct – using communication and information technology to provide new ‘gateways’ to public services. Doman Synthetic Fibres – resource planning for new products in the synthetic fibres industry. Marks Spencer (B) – turnaround at the high street legend. Haram – managing change in a small Norwegian commune. RACC – strategy development processes in Catalonia’s automobile club. MacFarlane Solutions – condition’s for success and failure in strategy consulting. 755 759 766 770 773 779 784 788