Media Studies

What did I learn from this class? I learned a greater variety of poetry styles that were previously unknown to me. I also learned the weird, and strange side of poetry, mainly visual poetry. In my opinion, all art could be considered visual poetry by the loose terms defining this genre.  Given what you have learned about the last 100 or so years in the visual and literary arts, what would you say the role of the artist is in society today? From what I have learned about the last 100 years or so in the visual and literary arts, I would say artists are a vehicle for expressing universal emotion.  Artist Andre Deherra, when asked about an artist’s role in society, says this; “The artist provides society with emotions, color, and texture. Scientists think up of ways to make life easier, builders and technicians turn those scientific ideas into tangible objects. These things help us - they blend our foods, put roofs over our heads, make mowing the lawn easier - but