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Example Of Art Of Persuasion

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Mikiyas Hailemichael Art Appreciation 1301 03/07/2018 Museum Assignment It’s pretty clear that art is one and major part of our life because we experience it in our daily basis. Art is related to who we are somehow and sometimes words fails to express how art and our lives are interdependent to each other. I have seen some art galleries a little while ago but now that I have learned all these things I have completely different point of view towards every single art. I believe that Art is something that captures the eye. Whether the artist is trying to communicate an emotion, an idea or something else, the most important thing is how well the audience receives it. However, art can also be shocking, something new. If a creative piece by an artist can spark the …show more content…

One example would be the painting of The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife. This oil painting made in 1654 shows a father carrying two babies with a shit and handing them back to his wife. This painting can persuade the viewers that a man is also capable of caring for babies and it is not just the women’s duty to look after babies. Another notable example of art of persuasion, that is not in the Dallas Museum of Art but that is covered in the text book, would be the Egyptian sculptures of the pharaoh. The sculpture had a human body with a wild animal face to represent the personality of that particular god/ess in a symbolic way which symbolizes how powerful and different the pharaoh is from the general citizen. The sculptures had one leg in front of the other to represent that the pharaoh leads and to show the mightiness of the Egyptians to the rest of the world. I believe this sculpture fit best in art of persuasions because it the purpose of this sculpture is to present the pharaoh as a god to Egyptians and also to shape other civilizations opinion on

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