Does Art Reflect Culture? How is art reflective? Primarily this article explores how 20th century art reflected the culture around it and discusses contemporary examples of how any made thing reflects the culture around it. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- From time to time I have heard the expression that “art reflects the culture around it”. I was curious about what that […]
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How Does Art Reflect Culture?
16
Apr 2012
I often think of the act of creating great art as a balancing of universal and particular elements within a work. The artist must walk a tightrope, to borrow an idea from Juliette Aristides; his balancing act is between two extremes, but in order to keep his balance he must distribute his weight into both […]
Category: Art, beauty, Poetry, Shakespeare
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John Senior: In Piam Memoriam
06
Apr 2012
An excellent tribute to John Senior and the Integrated Humanities Program at KU. The article gives a picture of what the program did and its accomplishments within a broader scope. Written by Philippe Maxence an editor of a Catholic journal based in France, who claims that Senior’s influence has touched him and France, despite being removed […]
