Shawky: Cabaret Crusades

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Art is something by which artists shows their intelligence. People also can know about others traditions, culture and people’s behavior by art. Once I visited MOMA PS1: which is one of the largest and oldest organizations in the USA, at 22-25 Jackson Ave, at 46th Ave, in LIC, Queens; one of the arts “Wael Shawky: Cabaret Crusades” caught my attentation. It is an amazing work of art. The artist was showing the history of crusades in Jerusalem by presenting puppet show. It also can be said that the puppet’s musk’s present the characters of crusades. By this show he also tried to bring back the old tradition.
In 1095, Christian and Muslim have fought for the city of Jerusalem. Therefore, the city held a holy significance to the Christian and …show more content…

Puppeteers have no soul-searching trouble in that respect. What we produce has no ambition to be high art. Low art is what we make and what we want. Not the fine art the coarse art is what we use.” (http://breadandpuppet.org/cheap-art). Puppet show is a low-cost investment but a perfect way entertainment in budget. It usually represents the story of heroic. In past it was very popular because of the cost of investment and prize of ticket. Now a days almost all classes of people enjoy it gladly. They like it. The size and type of puppet is decided by the concept of the show. Puppets create by hand and the materials are fabric paper Mache plastic Styrofoam pariscruft wood and metal. Artists always try to make some things new on their design and try to make difference. Puppetry is an old, traditional art, which is remaining almost every country, civilization used by many different context educational and cultural represent. First, it is visual art. It has the ability to communicate the people who does not know how speak. This way is used by the thousands of years. “The impact of property depends on the process of transformation of puppets. Which has much common with magic and with play? Puppets are a very long-standing art from through to have originated about 3000 years ago.” Puppets are an aspect of our history and everyday lives. In their different forms, they appeal to both old and young alike represent different custom and traditions and a valuable educational implement. Children can explore the attractive and creative world by watching puppets