Tuesday, September 6, 2011

"3 Million Years of Art in 150 Minutes"

"3 Million Years of Art in 150 Minutes" covered art from the Makapansgat pebble to the pioneer plaques. The Makapansgat Pebble is a jasperite cobble with the rendition of a human face on it.

 However it is not man-made. It was created by the process of water erosion. This posed the question of "What is art?" and "Is this pebble art even though it is not man-made?" My definition of art happens to be the product of man's creativity. How involved Australopithecus Africanus were with the production of this pebble is uncertain, therefore my opinion on whether or not it is art is as well.
The pioneer plaques were placed on Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 space crafts as a pictorial message from earth.
There is no doubt that this is art. It's not the most aesthetically appealling art, but art nonetheless. And in between the Makapansgat Pebble and the Pioneer plaques ranged art from the Roman architecture to the Gothic cathedrals, Rococo paintings to Bernini sculptures, Egypitian poetry to Shakespeare plays.
Over the years art has taken on so many different forms in so many different styles. This calls for the question of "What is your favorite kind of art?" This is an incredibly difficult question for me to answer. My taste is rather eclectic. I enjoy many things including graffiti writing, pop art, Japanese pop music, fashion design, theatrical plays, literature, abstract expressionism an much, much more.
What about you, what kinds of art do you enjoy?

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