http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/picasso Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:57:31 -0400 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:57:31 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/910/describing-the-world-or-transforming-it-considering-the-roles-of-the-arts-and-the-natural-sciences By Amrita N. Singh - We often acquire knowledge about the world through the detailed process of description. We understand even more by describing and explaining to others—people often report that they only really understand a topic once they have described it to someone else. Further, description is primarily about the way we perceive the world to be. Through this, we can refine our understanding and gradually acquire more knowledge; however, this begs the question as to where fundamentally new paradigms—radical changes isome n core beliefs—come from. According to Robert Gass, “transformation... Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:01 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/910/describing-the-world-or-transforming-it-considering-the-roles-of-the-arts-and-the-natural-sciences http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1661/appropriation-in-contemporary-art By Hayley A. Rowe - Above we see a contemporary example of appropriation, a painting which borrows its narrative and composition from the infamous Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Picasso. Here Colesscott has developed Picasso’s abstraction and ‘Africanism’ in line with European influences. Colescott has made this famous image his own, in terms of colour and content, whilst still making his inspiration clear. The historical reference to Picasso is there, but this is undeniably the artist’s own work. Other types of appropriation often do not have such clear differences between the original... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1661/appropriation-in-contemporary-art