The value of art 37 Articles

by Deborah English

The Value of Art Much debated in Art circles, the question itself is the most enduring since the beginning of the 20th century. Why the value of art ever became an issue, can only be appreciated by a little knowledge o...read more

by Alexander Mutua

Art is a treasure, its evident that the world possess some of the ancient and renaissance master piece of art. Their commercial value is astounding, reasonably they have that original finesse of the artist touch. Creativit...read more

by Vedish Bhatoolaul

The previous centuries have seen an unprecedented rise in art; in fact, art is itself, a giant sculpture of forms and ideas, one part is made of literature, another of music, of painting, of fashion. The different curves a...read more

by The Hitchhiker

The way I see it, the world is divided into two areas - art and science. But are incredibly important for the survival and progression of the human race, and both therefore rely on the other in order to survive in themsel...read more

by K.S.Subramanian Subramanian

While Bangladesh writer, Taslima Nazreen is wondering whether she will settle down in peace in India there is as usual a raging debate on what art means. Creativity cannot flower in a restricted society and down the ages ...read more

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by Joe Bodsford

Art...not many people have this talent, but it can be appreciated all the same. And at the same time, many people don't understand or even know what art is about. That is what this article is about. Understanding art. S...read more

by Julian Gallo

Following Your Own Muse I've always been an admirer of people who follow their own muse; those who aren't afraid to say what they feel regardless of whether or not I agree with them. I've always respected those who ar...read more

by Daniel Casper

There is one question that continues to frustrate me, and that is 'What is the difference between art and entertainment?' Not only does this frustrate me, but it also offends and disgusts me. Art is a integral part of huma...read more

by Erin Thompson

It has been thirty years since Patricia Bellan-Gillen walked the campus of Edinboro University as a student earning her bachelors of fine arts in Printmaking. To celebrate this anniversary the director of the Bruce Art Gal...read more

by Cheryl Brand

Have you considered that an amazing piece of music, a book written with incredible insight, that all these go down as classical parts of our culture and valuable antiquity of human existence and the human story. So do I...read more

by Melanie Teichroeb

Art class. The place of charcoal smears, smatterings of paint, and ink blots on every available surface. Faint fumes linger in the cool darkness of this room, intoxicating all that dare to enter. Magic is brought to...read more

by Guy

Heart and Soul There needs to be something in your life that you can put some of your heart and soul into. There has to be. It is one of the ways to leave a little behind and also to give yourself a reason to live th...read more

by Venkat Siddareddy

In the preface to 'Picture of Dorian Gray' Oscar Wilde says "All art is quite useless". But its only in the end that he mentions that art is quite useless but he writes so much about art and the artist prior to that. If on...read more

by Paul Lines

The value of art is difficult to express. Whilst it is true that some value can be quantified in monetary terms, this is the least important aspect of its value. From a historical sense, art has a value in that a) it ca...read more

by Richard Ford

I love art but hold that it has no value other than its entertainment value! If there is some mysterious abstract value to it, what could it be? That it teaches us about life? Literature, films and TV dramas can do t...read more

by Michael Bettencourt

ART V. COMMERCE At one point the directors of the O'Neill Playwrights Conference put out the proposition that the Conference might want a share of a play's future earnings (I read that the phrase "in perpetuity" was use...read more

by Marya Berry

Whether you are an artist or just love art yourself-writing,reading literature (poems included), painting, drawing, ballet, listening to or playing music that looks into our very spirit, or even just looking at a score, he...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

Throughout the ages art has played a great part in our world from highlighting prominent issues and making us question aspects of society, to reminding us that we can create and appreciate beauty. Art is written, spoke...read more

by Laurie Kennabrew

I went to a special exhibit of Picasso's works. The museum that was hosting the show also explained what was going on in Picasso's world during his life and around the times he painted the pictures. Prior to that, I had o...read more

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by Robert V Campbell

The value of art, in today's terms - Michael Jordan, Hits a golf ball while on the 12th Tee. The balls flight is dead center fairway, yet, hits a sprinkler-head, approximately (in the hypothetically generous ...read more