- How can art be a mirror of society?
Most artist paint what they see around them, which is society. They observe the daily life and try to capture the detail, movement and people which, together, make up the society of a city. When an
artist goes out on the street, he/she observes the anatomical accuracy of the people and incorporates these details in their painting, thus transferring from them cultural society to art. So, you can tell the nature of a society in its art because the art is the society.
- Write a paragraph that identifies where you are in the painting and explains why you see yourself as that part.
If I were to be in the painting, I would be the Greek god Apollo on the left. Apollo was the son of Zeus and is god of the Sun, prophecy, medicine, colonization, archery, poetry, dance and intellectual inquiry. It is said that while he brings up the sun, his sister, Artemis, brings up the moon. I would be Apollo because I enjoy the poetic part of literature but I don’t take it too seriously, just as he does. Apollo is also quite mischievous and fun and likes to ask questions. I think I posse these attributes, especially asking questions. Like Apollo, I am restless and curious, I am always ambitious and have trouble listening and sitting still. I have to learn to control this, just as Apollo probably has since his (around) 2009 years in existence.
