Topic > How art influences and shapes society - 548

Through the use of different types of media, art is able to represent creativity, beauty, functionality, emotions and ideas. For example, one of the oldest artistic mediums is painting, the practice of applying paint, pigment, color, or other medium to a flat surface. The different ways of painting are encaustic, tempera, fresco, oil, acrylic, watercolor and gomba. Furthermore, painting is considered, together with sculpture, "high art". Furthermore, the article Some thoughts on painting by Lucian Freud explains the purpose of painting, which is to communicate one's individuality and emotion, and to convey to the public the feeling and experience of the image, therefore, also the experience of artist. On the other hand, another art form is jewelry and metalwork. Unlike painting, jewelry is considered a “low” art form; however, its symbolic and cultural meaning makes jewelry an important element in the shaping of society. , The reading “Jewellery and its connotations” is a reflection on the meaning and function of jewelery over the years. For example, jewelry as a symbol of love, a...