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Ancient Athenian Drama: Academic Summary

This was the decoration: orchestras - a circular platform where actors and the choir performed, and a semicircular amphitheater where spectators were accommodated. The masks helped to recognize the characters and were amplified with a [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 286

Boston Art Organizations and Their Activity

The organization's name is a homage to Afro American artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance. BalletRox is a Boston organization that offers dance programs for students of public schools and the overall community.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

The Impressionists and the Hudson River Painters

Edouard Manet and the early impressionists painted modern life and developed their own distinctive style of painting with small, visible brushstrokes and the emphasis on the accurate depiction of light.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 306

Pollock’s Painting Blue Poles

According to Wolfe, the formation of such a drip-style of the artist was influenced by World War II events. I believe that having evaluated the context in which the picture was created and its significance, [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 581

Art Inspiration and Production

The memes of the recent times increasingly use their platform to lambast and make fun of existing properties and the culture of the past.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 329

Raphael and His Study of the “Madonna of the Meadow”

The Madonna of the Meadow is one of the numerous compositions of the Virgin with the Christ child that the young Raphael created to establish his reputation as an artist when he arrived in Florence [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1154

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Painting by Church

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta reflects the memories of the Church, who witnessed this New Eden's beauty in terms of the upcoming modernity and industrialization.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 850

David Hockney: The Pop Artist and His Works

The "Day Pool with 3 Blues" is a picture of extreme simplicity, and it is necessary to mention, that the advantage of this particular canvass is the feelings, that arise when the picture is viewed.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 533

Exhibition in Etihad Museum

Education in the UAE: Then and Now Developing education in the UAE over Centuries From Religion Classes to Hi-Tech Universities The history of education in the United Arab Emirates is an essential part of the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3474

Art Education: Lesson Plan Assessment

However, the standard is equally vague in a couple of areas, talking about "effective" control and the solution of art "problems".
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 641

Visual Research: Edward Burtynsky

It shows the part of the high-density Niger Delta region that is contaminated with oil and its by-products. For the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the image was printed in 99.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 790

“Madonna and Child” by Sano di Pietro

Interpreting the form and the content of any iconic work is crucial for identifying the information the painters intended to communicate to the larger audience.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 614

The National Centre for Popular Music in Sheffield

The design of the building, which has unusual features acquired a number of nicknames that are local like curling stones, drums and kettles as the drum tops that were to rotate in the wind no [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1692

Winnie Truong’s Solo Trade Fair: An Art Exhibition

The characters in the drawing have a human feature; this is more-less a combination of the prehistoric and modern. Nevertheless, the gallery is augmented by modern digital information devices and designed to admit a variety [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1149

The Sculpture: The Traditional Clothes of Women in Qatar

While emails are one of the most expedient methods of communication that you can utilize, their inability to convey the emotional context of a conversation can result in people misinterpreting the message that the sender [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 841

The Difference Between the Renaissance and the Baroque

This is embodied in the key defining elements of the renaissance and baroque architectures as clearly demonstrated by the Loggia of the Ospedale degli Innocenti by Filippo Brunelleschi and the facade of Il Ges by [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 921

Digital Imaging Technologies

The bit-depth and pixel measures of a digital image relate to the colors visible in the image, and affects the size of the picture on the computer.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1106

Photographer Diane Arbus’ Creativity Analysis

Therefore, Arbus showed consistency with the portrayed ugliness of the subjects in the photographs. This enabled Arbus to capture moments that genuinely depicted the feelings of the people in their environment.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 843

The Death of Hybrid Bodies in Literature and Cinematography

The death itself is not always physical, it is the mental process of rejection or accommodation to the surrounding world, as the beast's metamorphosis and integration into the human life paradigm is also a certain [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

Kitagawa and Gainsborough Artworks

The drawing intensively engages the emotions of the viewer because of the way the information is relayed. The Japanese words inscribed in the artwork helps the viewer to understand the origin of the piece of [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1217

Cave Painting at Lascaux

Thanks to the drawings discovered in the cave, a fantastic discovery was made: the animals that now live in hot African countries and the inhabitants of the northern countries once existed in one place, on [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 594

Museums’ Significance Today and in the Future

In turn, the importance of building museums is based on the fact that these institutions serve the functions of collecting essential artifacts, educating the audience, and projecting a sense of the nation.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Trend on the Parody of “The Mona Lisa” by DaVinci

It illustrates the modern trend on selfies, the self-made photos of the person holding the camera, among young ladies, and the importance of social media like Instagram in the lives of the people who live [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 274

The Colonial Trade and Slave Entrepreneurship

The significance of the Akan Drum can be examined in the political and economic context of the colonisation, slave trade and slavery in the Americas.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1486

Analysis of “The Tempest” Picture by Giorgione

The painting's texture and medium are also relevant to the timeframe of its production, as the vast majority of the paintings were made on canvas with the help of oil paint, creating a somehow simulated [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

The Relationship Between Memory and Oblivion

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the relationship between memory and oblivion, private and public recollection of events, and the way these concepts are reflected in the works of Walid Raad, Christo, and [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2502

“The Annunciation” Painting by Hans Memling

Thus, the artist applies asymmetrical balance, since the center of the composition is shifted to the right. Mary, with the angels, and Gabriel balance each other, and this balance creates a feeling of harmony and [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 342

The British Arts and Crafts Movement

Having originated in Europe in the late 1850s, the British Art movement took an important place in the pantheon of artistic trends that defined the further evolution of art.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 310

Chris Hondros: War Photographer

This leads the author of the current paper to discovering the key three topics that have to be covered in order to evaluate Hondros' contribution to war photography during the first decade of the 21st [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1689

Keeping Murals as a Way to Preserve Art

Several schools in the United States are already in the process of removing paintings since they depict horrible truths about the history of the country, such as slavery and genocide.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 300

Restrictions in Art and Literature

While children should be prevented from reading particular novels and watching certain movies, banning any pieces of art completely intervenes with the development of art and conflicts with the values of democracy.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 951

Art and Modernity. New Movements

According to Chave, "Picasso's picture has been held to mark or even to have precipitated the demise of the old visual order and the advent of the new".
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

Timon of Athens Show by Simon Godwin

In this exciting retelling of the original play, the role of Timon is played by a woman, Kathryn Hunter, and this is the most important change.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

Bruegel’s “The Fall of the Rebel Angels” Painting

The Fall of the Rebel Angels is a 1562 oil-on-panel painting by one of the most prominent Netherlandish Renaissance artists Pieter Bruegel. The Fall of the Rebel Angels depicts an excerpt from the Book of [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 523

Intro to Theatre: “Macbeth”

Shakespeare’s theatrical performances are widespread all over the world and do not lose their relevance, both due to the problems raised by the playwright and the various interpretations of his works. One of such plays is the production of Macbeth directed by Bodinetz (2020) and created by the troupe of Digital Theater +. The performance […]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 948

Sturman’s Findings Regarding “Auspicious Cranes”

In this article, the author wishes to discover, whether the artist aimed to describe a real event in "Auspicious Cranes" or whether he tried to depict a concealed phenomenon in the political life of China [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

Mother Earth, a Thought-Provoking Piece of Art

The wide use of blue color is especially remarkable because it is a great method by the author of the painting to attract the viewers' attention to the theme of the painting the Planet Earth [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

The Relief With Achilles, Thetis, and Worshippers

The piece of art under consideration is very traditional in its accomplishment: the medium of this relief is usual for Greek sculptures, and it is marble, and the theme of mythology and mythological heroes is [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1141

The Invention of Daguerreotypes

Overall, the work on the daguerreotypes began in 1727, when Schulze introduced his important innovations into photography; it continued in the beginning of the 1800s, when the rudimentary camera obscura was created and actively used; [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2836

Jack Dykinga’s Photography

In addition, this use of light adds to the beauty of color harmony and color saturation in the picture. Because of the duly chosen perspective and the angle of shooting along with the time of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

Margaret Bourke-White: A Historically Significant Photographer

Among Bourke-White's exclusive works are the photos of the First Five-Year Plan in the Soviet Union, the daily struggle of the Allied infantrymen in the Italian campaign, the siege of Moscow, and the conflict between [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 842

“The Smoking Plant” Project: Artist Statement

It is the case when the art is used to pass the important message to the observer. The live cigarette may symbolize the smokers while the plant is used to denote those who do not [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

Ceramic Vessel From Nazca Culture Analysis

The historic period of the Nazca culture relates to the time prior to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the South America in the Middle Ages.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1376

Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam is one of the famous frescos by Michelangelo Buonarotti, the Italian artist of the epoch of Renaissance.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 709

The Formation of the Contemporary Art

The painting created by Wilfredo Lam, one of the famous representatives of Modern Primitivism, represents the image of primitive way of life and depiction of early beliefs of Afro-Cubans.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1485

Four-step critique of Salvador Dali

The colours in the photograph are unidentifiable since the photograph is in a black and white format. The lighting is intense since there are clear shadows of the cats and other objects in the photograph.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 460

Aegean Art: The Minoan Stone Vase

Overall, the evaluation of parameters of the stone vase along with its cultural significance suggests that Minoan culture is the synthesis of values promoted by the Minoan Cretan civilization that are wealth accumulation and facilitation [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

Satire and Social Commentary The Life of George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank was a famous English book illustrator and caricaturist, known as the "modern Hogarth" during his lifetime. Cruikshank was born in London in the family of Isaac Cruikshank who was a popular caricaturist and [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 281

Accessibility of Arts or Exhibitions to Minorities

The goal of a leader is to change the overall perception of a museum by adapting it to non-traditional audiences. One of the reasons that prevent an individual or a group of people from visiting [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 394

Giorgio de Chirico and Kara Walker Works

The Fine Arts appreciation deals with the feeling of the beauty of the work of art. The works of art of both Giorgio de Chirico and Kara Walker create foreboding feelings, and that is the [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1406

“Family Home: Suburban Exterior” Painting by Arkley

The main peculiarity of his art is that he "is widely recognised as the foremost painter of Australian suburbia"2. His artwork Family home: Suburban exterior can help us to understand the main motif of his [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 119

“Kitchen Looking West” Painting by Anna Sabadini

Anna Sabadinis pictures "reflect the ideas of home filtered through intimacy and distance". Coming from an immigrant family, she can better than others understand the meaning of the place we call "home" and transfer it [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 152

“Still Life” Painting by Luc Tuymans

Title: Still Life Year: 2014 Medium: Oil on canvas Location: The Saatachi Gallery Author: Luc Tuymans The paleness of the picture makes the viewer to intensify attention in order to examine better what is [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 146

“Camden Park” Painting by Stephen Bush

Title: Camden Park, Year: 2014 Medium: Oil and enamel on linen Location: Private Collection, Melbourne Author: Stephen Bush Stephen Bush is famous for the series of the works, characterised by an unusual approach of [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 141

“The Stillness” Painting by Ugo Rondinone

Title: The stillness, Year: 2014 Medium: Acrylic on wood and plexiglass Location: Gladstone Gallery, New York Author: Ugo Rondinone From the first point of view, it is difficult to connect this image with an [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 128

“My Private Greens” Painting by Franz Ackerman

Franz Ackerman has been paintig this picture fo 7 years, constantly adding something new, paying attention to every special detail and it is now rather interesting to do the puzzle of his great artwork.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 177

Holocaust Museum Exhibition “State of Deception”

Generally, evaluating a variety of facts from different sources, it becomes evident that the exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda" in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum can be seen as rather [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1056

Connection of Different Aspects of Society Related to Art

While establishing the link between these facades of critical thinking and the aspirations in my study, my research view will further establish additional advantages, which individuals attain in the field of art. This is evident [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 875

Sculpture of Victorious Youth

The sculpture of the victorious youth is made of bronze and was discovered in the year 1964 in the Adriatic Sea.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 548

Prince Igor and Sadko by Russian Composers

While discussing the works composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, it is important to pay attention to Sadko, the opera that is viewed by Taruskin as important to explain the difficult relationships between the composer and the [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

A Life Beyond Category: Duke Ellington

His influence on both is immeasurable and duly credited with the impressive volume of awards he has received both during his life and posthumously, which include, among others, the highest civilian honors of the USA [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1119

Leonardo Da Vinci – The Greatest Artist of Renaissance

In the modern day, Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be the greatest artist and possibly even the greatest person of all time. The greatness of Leonardo is evidenced by the description of [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 528

Sustaining Museum Experience: Exhibition Design

The success of the strategies seems to be comprised of multiple aspects such as user's intention for attending the exhibition, the perceived quality or attractiveness of the presented items, and the organization choices.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

Museum of Chinese in America: History

The district primary functions as a center for business, cultural life, and administration Most of the buildings are offices, shops, restaurants, and recreation facilities such as parks, museums, and open spaces The number of [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

Intermedia Issues: A Discussion of the Current Trends

While the idea of using space as the means of making music sound differently is far from being new, the representation of space as a musical instrument itself is an astounding concept that deserves to [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2779

Mannerist Art and Architecture Characteristics

It appeared as the contrast to the tendency of realism and implied the intended unnaturalness of complex composition. Thus, the primary approach of mannerism lies in being stylish and elegant.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 162

Structure of Plays “Ruined”

It is important to note that a notion of change is quite remarkable in this piece, as Buckner names it an "activist drama" in the U.S.culture. The plot is interesting, as it gets more and [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 314

Masaccio’s Holy Trinity: Analysis of Visual Rhetoric

It is necessary to outline that his work presents a great interest due to the number of reasons: it was one of the first frescos to contain features of realism and humanism, the work poses [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1143

Insignia of Painting Reproduction

Coming to the question, "Does the reproduction of a piece of art diminish the original work of art's value?" the answer is in the negative.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1996

“Skyspace” by James Turrell

Created by the space and light artist, this is one of those exhibitions that make you rethink your being and understanding of the environment. The perimeter-type bench is a wonderful installation for the visitors to [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 581

Analysis of Warhol and Bansky

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1040

Impressionist Paintings Art Tour

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1106

“The Last Judgement” by Michael Angelo

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 [...]
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  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1118

American Art Since 1945 Till Feminism

The entire movement represented the combination of emotional strength and the self-expression of the European abstract schools: Futurism, the Bauhaus and Synthetic Cubism.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1415

The Theatrical Performance ‘The Blood Knot’ (1964)

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.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 603

Anti-religious or Blasphemous Art Exhibits

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, [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

Modernist Art: A Feminist Perspective

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2069

Photography: Critical Analysis

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1052

Emily Carr’s Legacy in Canadian Art History

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.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2055