Book Review: Howard Becker, Art worlds
The purpose of this book is to discuss how important of humans in the art worlds. Howard Becker describes that arts worlds are constituted by some people instead of individual and these people bring out the rules of the art worlds due to culture or resources.
First, Becker explains that people are the key point in the art worlds. To achieve a performing, visual, or literary art event, professional and non-professional people work together. The process of art completion is done by a group of people who are responsible in different roles.
In addition, each art world has its own conventions. Becker elaborates that the music field has its own musical note, and the visual art field has another different term.
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Each person has different feelings for the art because everyone grew in different backgrounds and have own experiences. Thus, John Dewey argues that due to the cycle of history, life and experiences, human beings and human product become arts.
First, the art represents the history. Dewey states many art works are made for usage instead of for appreciation at the beginning. After a period, they become a masterpiece of art. The process of making and appreciating produces art often taking centuries.
To undertake the above history, art represents the human life. From Dewey’s opinion, the art works are made based on the artists living environment and what he or she saw. When modern people walk into the museum, they know how ancient people live in history. Due to the period of life, art would be made
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He explains the gift by drawing from psychology and economics.
First, Hyde believes that the spirit of the gift is always moving (p.4). In his gift theory, the gift exchange must have at least three people in a cycle. When a person gets a gift, he or she must share it with other people instead of regarding the gift as his or her own property. In other words, arts have to be shared with others. Furthermore, only when the gift assembles more treasures such as culture and tradition, humans spirit would become more abundant and stability (p.50). The integration of diverse experience gifts would bring more arts possible in our life.
In addition, Hyde points out that the gift is a talent. Artists who have it should cherish it and share it with others, because not everyone has it. Sharing arts with others would bring prosperity to our society. Therefore, the art industry remains creatively due the gift motivation.
Finally, from the Hyde’s The Gift, the market brings two sides for the artists. On the one hand, artists enforce to share art work in the market for living. On the other hand, the market may obstruct artists to creative art works in order to catch the public’s
Art has been around for centuries, expressed in various ways through different mediums; painting, drawing, photography, music, and so many more. Each having smaller categories within them. One can create a portrait with different types of paint, chalk, pens and pencils, the lens of a camera. A musician can convey a feeling within lyrics, or notes of a song. Separate forms of art, yet if you look closely enough, you can see similarities as well.
“Behind every great fortune is a crime.” The nature of the world we live in and the art industry are complex. Being an artist is a tough job. Well-known artists usually get a lot of media attention on any regular basis while some up-and-coming artists, get little or no such attention. Therefore, artist are always competing among themselves to come up with the best work to captivate people, stay on top, make a name for themselves and also a living allowance.
When looking at the history of art there are many different things to look at such as paintings, sculpture, jewelry, books, clothing, architecture and many different factors to take into account. The resources available, the culture of the people making the art and what was important to them. When there is written record of history, it makes it easier to understand the people and what their art represented. When we do not, it becomes more difficult. It then becomes a theory/educated guess based on things we do know from history.
Works of art that relate to what is happening at the time is a way for historical studies to shape the way people studying the time or events taken place. The Creation, by Diego Rivera painted over the span of a year. During which he was representing the religious and political views and outreach in the community. Another work by Rivera, Los Explotadores show the exploitations of government officials, the wealthy, and landowners and how they treat the poor and the indigenous people.
This statement underscores the role of art in carrying the weight of history
To preserve and study a creative endeavor gives the museum value of the study, and education to the people. Each time has a unique story to be told by the creativity of the art. It gives the people something to always analyze and think
From the content of books to the songs on the radio, art serves to provide a reflection of the world. Behind every design, there are great chains connecting the art to the artist to the artist 's inspirations and so on as far as the eye can see. In Jonathan Lethem 's The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism, he emphasizes these unseen connections. "My search had led me from a movie, to a book, to a play, to a website, and back to a book." (Lethem 212).
Artwork is all around the world, but is it really worth the resources and time for it? In the essay “Is Art a Waste of Time?” by Ryhs Southan he discusses the purpose of art and explains the group, Effective Altruism. The main argument is that Effective Altruism do not agree with using resources and time on artwork. Effective Altruism is against artwork the resources, and time it uses up that do not contribute to the poor.
Dewey examines why education is fundamental to the nature and perpetuation of any human community, however humble or vast it may be in size and scope of activity. According to Dewey, education is decisive for renewal of human culture and
The lack of arts integration is preventing an increased knowledge and skill of multiple content areas. Art integration elevates learning by linking disciplines while developing related skills and deeper understanding of the arts. Arts integration creates a level of personal connection and insight through a creative, inquiry-based process that would not be obtained using a single-discipline
The painter, the photographer, and the sculptor create their joy as if they are a child with a box of crayons. Forged in creativity, their piece growing closer to their heart and the viewers. Art heals, art helps, and art teaches. Without it, we are not human but with it, we can create galaxies. Art’s beneficial impact on communities is evident through effective health treatment, adaptive education, and economic gain.
It’s society that makes or breaks the artist. As cultures begin to change and new patterns of lifestyle arise, people have ways to assert themselves through symbols and art. In the same manner, controversial art reflects pattern of social change and the institutional make-up of community. The foundation is the social structure of cultural change. These cultural objects function as
In Yo-yo Ma’s writing, “Necessary Edges: Art, Empathy, and Education”, Ma discusses the importance of integrating arts in society and education; this differs from Rhys Southan’s writing, “Is Art a Waste of Time”, for it talks about how the “Effective Altruism” movement does not see art as valuable because it does not make major contributions to society. Art is a tool used to communicate with people; this tool positively impacts contemporary culture, for it brings different cultures closer together, changes opinions, and it is useful in education. Art is used all around the world to express culture. The art forms created by different cultures are shared with one another, and this creates subcultures and links cultures together.
First, the access to art is becoming increasingly open and available with a range of opportunities in the field. There is a
That is to say, not everyone can relate to a specific work of art on everything but there are always plenty more of them for they to appreciate and relate to themselves. Moreover, everything in this world is related to each other and art is one of them. Which proved the point that art is essential in building a successful country. The contributions of art are huge despite what people think of it.