If you are studying art and design, chances are that you will have to write a lot of essays during your time in school or college. To receive an excellent grade on them, it is essential that you learn how to write an art essay. Here are the top tips for writing essays on art and design:
Choose a subject that is interesting to you. For example, if you are interested in graphic design, focus on it in your essay. If you are not sure of what to write about, try searching art and design essay topics online and choose the one you like most.
Look for sample papers on the topic. If you want to write about a particular movie, look for a film analysis example featuring it. Using this tip, you will be able to get some ideas and add more depth to your writing.
Find relevant scholarly sources. You can search Google Scholar or your school’s library for high-quality articles and books on the subject. Instead of merely citing the information from sources, try to offer some critique. Are the views shared by the author supported by other scholars? Do you agree with their evaluation and why?
Include a personal response. Many forms of art are subject to personal interpretation, and some tutors want their students’ essays to be expressive. This means that you should share your views on the topic and explain why you think the way you do. Doing so will help you to show your understanding of the topic and earn you some extra marks.
Hopefully, these tips will help you to earn an A on your art and design essays! You can explore our site for free essay samples and topics.
Michael Brand, one of the directors at Getty was quick to point out that the acquisition of the masterpiece is one of the proud moments of the museum to add on to other works of [...]
In the film End of Poverty, the filmmaker tries to unravel the mystery behind poverty in the world. The film is arranged in such a way that the author has persuasively argued his case that [...]
A vibrant urban lifestyle emerged because of this convergence of People from different ethnic, social and economic backgrounds; it also led to social tensions and the establishment of social class structure, the very wealthy and [...]
The viewer of Warhol's work is tempted to read beyond the surface of his work and to try and discover what the artist thought and this was often difficult since his work embodied a certain [...]
The concept of communicating senior management commitment is visible in the movie when Jerry executed his philosophy of personal connection to his clients.
The sweetness of this story is not in what the eyes see but it's in the scripts. The picture of the movie is slightly more to a drama as it reflects real life.
In that regard, the present paper will attempt to analyze ethnography in the context of Booth's book, addressing the way such method of research provided a better understanding of the society and the way music [...]
Also, he is predominantly linked with the popular Dominican music genre known as bachata, though partly true, he exploits the elementals of bachata tempo with elements of bolero in his works. The impact of his [...]
Featuring landscapes the work is representative of impressionism, although with an American take on it, focusing on the backgrounds, and the use of intermediary colors and shades in showing the effect of light on the [...]
The rock opera is special in its content due to the political and personal battles that are clearly presented in throughout the work between Jesus and Judas Iscariot.
The painting conveys the act of the second come of Christ, and the apocalypse. It is explicitly seen the way Christ is depicted in the light, in the middle of the painting; just the way [...]
The movie The American Portrait by Norman Rockwell first presents a portrait of the famous Norman Rockwell. The movie, which is a 60 minutes documentary, to a large extent through the various artistic works portray, [...]
To best bring out the role that the radio played in developing jazz music there is a need to examine the circumstances surrounding the golden age for the radio.
Evidently, the film gained huge success talking on the same exact topic from the perspectives of two directors that eventually flowed together for the sake of conveying the message to the viewer.
The mouth of the lady is depicted by a line that is somehow excessively curved. Further, the scale employed in the paintwork exacerbates the artist's sense of loneliness.
Once the protagonists change with the development of the plot, the issue is reported differently according to the view the current main character sees it.
The appearance of the Virgin Mary and the child depicted in the painting by Barnaba da Modena speaks for the idea that the painter used principles of Byzantine iconography.
The entire movement represented the combination of emotional strength and the self-expression of the European abstract schools: Futurism, the Bauhaus and Synthetic Cubism.
In particular, it is necessary to examine in detail how Schon's reflective practice meets the character's learning and development and how Mezirow's studies relate to Eliza's transformations.
The most fascinating aspect about the exponential evolution of music is that although it grew differently in many parts of the world and mostly along distinct ethnic lines, it has in the end merged up [...]
The canvases are studied from the point of view of the presented contextual information, the context of the canvas and relation with the epoch when the pictures were created, a comparative description and contextual analysis [...]
Hence, in The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a huge accent is made on the architecture and setting, which is timeless and refers to different architectural styles.
The work is dedicated to speculating about the medium and style of one of his works, the peculiarities of its location in the museum, the content of the picture is analyzed in terms of prevailing [...]
This essay is dedicated to the comparison of Japanese, Chinese and Korean music and proving the fact of their sufficient continuity or similarity by means of detailed analysis of the original sources of the national [...]
This analysis depicts the performance in this film, the production style and the actor's style in relation to the film. The musical instruments and the songs in this play especially in the ending and the [...]
For example, the play The Blood Knot being performed in 1964 for the first time gained appraisal of the audience not for the impressive scenery and effects but for the marvelous plot conveying.
According to Hinduism fundamentalism at this time, a widow has to spend the rest of her days in an ashram atoning for the sins that might have caused the death of the husband.
As compared to the classical noir film The Maltese Falcon, The Departed has particular differences in the style of narration and visual effects, but can be regarded as a noir film considering its general mood [...]
Many classical tales and more of these outlooks of classic crime films draw ideas from the hard-edged pool of crime fiction that later on invaded the film industry in the farther side of the United [...]
This historical drama re-tells the story of a character with great emphasis to the location and plot in regards to his struggles and denials of the presence of his disorder.
According to the article 19 of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights, "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the right includes freedom to hold opinion without interference and to seek, [...]
The theme of the painting is very close to the song by the Jamiroquai. It is not a surprise that the majority of Ivan Aivazovsky's were dedicated to sea and ocean.
Still, the work by Moore is addressed not only to the American people but to the consciousness of every person throughout the world."Although the movie provides only a partial account of intervention abroad, it offers [...]
The singing of Michael Jackson and the talents he had of dancing was surprisingly mature and it did not take long before he turned out to be the leading voice and center of attention of [...]
If I had to pick six songs that tell the story of Les Miserables, I think they would have to be these: At the End of the Day Master of the House Do you hear [...]
Clarke limited the definition of modernism even further by his restriction of it to the facets of the Paris of Manet and the Impressionists, a place of leisure, pleasure, and excesses, and it seems that [...]
According to the video The Crazies there are two phases, one in which efforts are made to help the general public be safe and sound after the release of the biological weapon and the other [...]
Such a concern is one of the various reasons that do revolve around the reasons behind the suspicions of the early conventions of the mainstream cinema by the modernist avant-garde of the 1910 and 20s.
The concept of 'Fact image' in cinema is an issue that has typically been deferred in support of assessing the foreseeable constructional culture of cinematic narrative and images, a constructional culture that is normally comprehended [...]
However, on the other hand, the introduction of DRM led to limitation of consumers' facilities: they were restricted by DRM in the usage of digital works, although it did not contradict the law of copyright.
The vertical, restive position of the pencil in each of the slides is indicative of a resort to have finished a particular task, presumably that of writing on the foolscap, with the pencil resting in [...]
Taking the movies of the Twilight Saga as the main product of focus, it can be stated that the product cycle of the saga is in its saturation and decline stage.
The kind of art the artists in this movement did put America on the international stage and dimmed the light for Paris, which had been the center of art in the world.
Her remembrance was greatly attributed to the paintings she made, with the main highlights being her pursuit of Canadian spirit in a modern way as was represented in several of her paintings.
The combined impact of environmental devastation and the annihilation of indigenous peoples and cultures imbue Nicole Foran's 2008 collage with a haunting quality, and a tangible sense of guilt, thanks to her personal contribution to [...]
There was a workshop in the Bauhaus art named Weaving Workshop, which was basically the textile art workshop of the Bauhaus Art, and most importantly, most of the artists in the place were women.
The disjointed use of objects that seem to overlap or intersect one another is a movement that inspired the exploration of surfaces and science in the art movement.
This film is a complete departure from the norm because it has used cinematic technology and visual techniques that have never been used in Hollywood before.
Collage in the paintings, woods, decoupage, photomontage have all been transformed to the digital era and constitute the Visual and the audio gallery in both print and film industry."This has enabled the advancement of other [...]
These mentors saw that de Kooning had an extraordinary talent, and he enrolled in evening classes in the Academy of Art and Technology and studied drawing.
The focus of the film is on the fate of slaves who were captured from West Africa by slave traders for sale in the Americas. This supports the theme of determination on the part of [...]
To bomb, lynch and segregate! "The songs had many reference to the different races and tribes stating the anti civilization, anti consumerism with a naturalistic focus of the hair" Johnson. The impact of hair created [...]
He uses some of the aesthetic models of Klee incorporating the female body, thus feminism, and cleverly brings out the idea of rejecting creativity in art, similar to Bahr's, and focuses on the lost aspects [...]
Wayne has won various titles such as Hottest emcee in hip hop, rap artist of the year in 2008, workaholic of the year in 2009, and the best rock star alive while the Vibe Magazine [...]
Alfred Hitchcock, one of the 21st century's most renowned writers and filmmakers, has continuously outdone himself in the creation and development of movies that intensively dissect the understanding of the American culture through the close [...]
Rudely they call for a party to their house where they have the dead body of their friend, using the chest that the body is hidden in to serve the buffet.
Firstly, the work of Olga Belyaeva is very impressive and eye-catching; where in this situation the selection of the subject is well suited in the paintings.
Why not decide that the world was as inanimate as the art-that the figure in the mirror was a corpse? Andy Warhol's Pop art both celebrated and lamented the culture and situation of his time.
The objective of the paper is to discuss the key that arise in the composition of an arrangement using historical examples involving stringed instruments and my own experience. This is used to illustrate the instantaneous [...]
This mystic twist in Wackerbath's work keeps people looking out for more of his works in a bid to try to understand not only how he manages to pull such a delicate feat, but also [...]
The Renaissance was exemplified by a highlight on the arts of Ancient Greece and Rome; this resulted in the various changes that were executed on both the technical characteristics of sculpture and painting.
Furthermore, Seibei takes time to attend to his farm as he is assured that there is a change in time and the situations of war and use of swords are coming to pass.
The blues as a genre of music is one of the most popular categories of music in the modern world. Therefore it is justifiable to say that it is a stable reaction to the form, [...]
These changes resulted in the use intentions to characterize arts other than considering the real value of the art and with no consideration of the intended purpose by the creator of the art.
From the story, it can be depicted that, Chris was very considerate about the poor in the society; as can be seen in this case where he advocated for alleviation of hunger and gave much [...]
It therefore remains a fact that it is easy to abide by the message of Moore that there are deficiencies in the American health system that need to be fixed.
This essay gives the most distinct characteristics and elements of Jazz that distinguish it from other forms of art, in addition to the differences between Jazz and the other musical arts.
On the other hand, the supporters of slavery are determined to keep the slaves in the United States as a source of labor given that at this time, the southern part of the United States [...]
In the year 1892 Louis Lozowick was born in Ludvinovka, a state in Ukraine, an Eastern European country, bordered the countries of Belarus to the north, Russia to the north-east, Moldova and Romania to the [...]
The main reason for their dislike for modern art and expressionism was the feeling that it was against ideals that they considered to be of Germany heritage. For example in the Nazis case, propaganda was [...]
The domestic scenes are replicated on the painting renowned 'the young woman with a pitcher.' In this painting, Vermeer used light and tone, two of the most vital elements of his skill set.
1 The work of art generally has a good picture and the general appearance is that the artist wanted to concentrate on the middle section of the picture perhaps to draw attention to whatever is [...]
However, upon raping her own daughter and making her pregnant, a reason was introduced for Homer to follow the path of his mentor as he becomes an abortionist for the first time.
From the vast plains and the unique deserts in the north to the gigantic mountains in the south, the continent, as well as its music, is rich both in terms of the instruments used, dances [...]
However, it appears that the stakeholders of the zoo have different values and interests in the zoo. The employees in the zoo are in opposition to the policies of the manager.
The statue features her in the attire of the Egyptian pharaoh which was known to be a man's role. The statue indicated Hatshepsut as a woman king and the false ceremonial beards she wore which [...]
Men and women performed different roles in the household; the man was responsible for farming while the woman took care of the poultry and dairy. In the upper-class, marriages were arranged and the parents chose [...]
Coupled with other paintings which were not usual, Edouard Manet's paintings led to an uproar by several groups of painters who were ranked by the judges as the poorest impressionists in the painting contests Even [...]
The plot of this movie coincides with the ideology in that as an action thriller that has fast-moving scenes, the application of ideas is the best; and.
The film begins with two small-time thieves in a diner taking breakfast and then they decide to rob the place, the writer then moves to another story where there are two characters involved, Vincent and [...]
From the above discussion, it can be said that Hitchcock's work was greatly influenced by the work of Poe particularly in building the audience's suspense and manipulating their attention.
In addition to this, this film seems to address the conflict between the haves and the have-nots and the role of technology in decreasing the standard of life it is actually meant to increase. The [...]
In addition, the history of the church is indicated in art by the use of paintings and sculptures. I have also identified the items that were found in each of these capsules.
In fact, the key aim of art criticism is to realize the nature of the work and try to understand the author's motives which originated the concept of the creation.