the dictates of their religion, the virtues that they should cultivate, and the vices they should avoid. The form of the art works was meant to uplift and inspire and, thanks in no small part to the Crusades, the artistic world in Europe was receiving more and more patronage -- from dukes, kings, courts, families of stature, pontiffs, churches, princes, and more. Cathedrals began to rise up and touch the sky: the enormity of the Faith was revealing itself -- it was showcasing its awesome stature -- which had really only recently come into its own, thanks in no small part to the acts of Charlemagne in the 8th and 9th… Continue Reading...
three religions, supported by Neo-Confucian philosophy helped to unify Japan culturally and socially.
Part II: Confucian Art Work in Japan
The "3" aspect of Sankyo was incorporated into Japanese art to celebrate the unification of the three religions in Japanese culture under Neo-Confucianism (Stunkel 17). There is the picture of Sankyo, the Three Patriarchs; the Sansan-zu, the Three Sages Tasting Vinegar; and the Kokei Sansho, Three Laughers of Tiger Ravine. These three types of artistic composition can be seen below with a brief description of each one.
Figure 1. Close-up of the "Three Patriarchs: Confucius (hat), Buddha (curled hair), and Lao Tzu (white-haired elder). By Hasegawa… Continue Reading...
Significance of Art
The most captivating aspect of Jacques Louis David's art work, the Oath of Horatii, is the striking way in which he combines all the neoclassical, Greek and Roman art forms and the accompanying melodramatic events of the brothers in one piece. He succeeds in depicting an intense drama in a single stroke. The painting alerts the audience of the happening already gone and what is on the way soon. The scene interestingly isn't… Continue Reading...
shops and tattoo parlors and artists selling their art work right on the streets. It was a place full of culture and history and life and stories. Today it has gone the way of most other cities that have had pasts: today, it is entering into a new phase of existence—a new stage of life that is disconnected from the past, that has more to do with avocado toast, Millennials and the gentrified tastes of those spilling over from Silicon Valley than it does with hippies, dancing, roller skating or the doors of perception. This paper will describe… Continue Reading...
and David the Shepherd (1895).
Gardner developed her love of art working as a teacher in Massachusetts. She moved to Paris with a friend in 1864, hoping to get into the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, but it was still a male-only school at the time, so her application was rejected. The famous art school would not actually admit women until nearly the very end of the 19th century—but by then Gardner had already made a name for herself and distinguished herself among her peers by being the first female to exhibit at the Paris Salon and the first female to win… Continue Reading...
Walmart succeeded in dodging this bullet, it has not been so fortunate in other cases. For instance, in 2013, tens of thousands of supporters responded to calls from Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) to support the 500 Walmart workers who staged a day-long walkout in about 1,000 Walmart stores (Moberg, 2013). According to Moberg, the Walmart employees were “fed up with what they saw as Walmart's inadequate pay, disrespectful working conditions and illegal punishment of workers who speak out” (2013, p. 31).
Clearly, Walmart’s business practices cause a number of good and bad results, depending on the perspective taken. The main tenets of utilitarianism hold that actions are morally right or wrong depending on their effects. In this regard, Nathanson (2015) reports that utilitarianism’s “core idea is… Continue Reading...
