Friday, October 14, 2011

Arts & Entertainment industry

By Diane Elizabeth


It is really difficult to define art. In simple terms it can be explained as anything which can entertain people. Art can be considered as the expression or application of creative skill and imagination, especially through a visual medium.

Art and entertainment is related to life, and that's what makes it an important part of our being. There are different forms of art such as music, movies, theater, literature, fine arts, visual arts, graphic designing and much more. As far as entertainment goes, we all know how important it is in today's living. It takes our mind off from hassles of our lives. Television, internet, cell phones, gaming consoles, gadgets and gizmos are the main sources of entertainment today.

Art history, as we know it in the 21st century began in the 19th century but has precedents dating to the ancient world. Over the course of the 20th century, a wider vision of art history has developed. Performing arts like Music, Dance, Drama and other forms of arts like painting, literature, sculpture etc became popular during the medieval ages. During ancient times art and entertainment was something that was associated only with the royalty. Kings and emperors were the chief patrons of art and they paid the artists well. Michelangelo, DaVinci and Picasso are Great Masters of art at that time. The contributions of Shakespeare, Marlowe and Spenser to art and literature are so vast. Wordsworth, Shelley and the prose writers like GB Shaw and TS Eliot sets forth a history in the word of art and entertainment.

The advancement of technology in the post modern era treated art and entertainment as more popular. Movies and television are the major entertainers of the day. Nowadays the post-modern music is also in a stage of great advancement as it recreates itself to different forms from Rock and Pop to the latest trends of Fusion and Trance.

Arts & Entertainment industry is considered to be the greatest revolution of present age. These two are very important aspects of our life. Art and entertainment are both things that are perceived. Good art and good entertainment both produce a satisfying experience for the beholder.




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