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Concept of Creativity and Gifted Children

On the other hand, the creative process may occur through divergent thinking which refers to the application of logic and analytical skills to a certain situation by narrowing down one's ideas.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1437

Edvard Munch “The Scream”

Diffused description of the main details on the picture emphasizes the strong motives of Munch to develop a realistic picture of how one can imagine the horror and in which perspective can one look at [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1665

Pia Johnson’s Photography Exhibition

The main aim of the photographer is to stop the time and to make people to be delighted by the beauty of the picture, as the time is the substance which flows fast and the [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1029

Photo Art: Photographic Exhibition

This is the photo produced by Samantha Everton in 2009 as a part of her Vintage Dolls series: The photo is installed in a frame during the exhibition to ensure the considerable attention the viewers [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1008

Art Appreciation. Inspiration of an Artwork

The inspiration from the works of the Italian Renaissance artist such as Leonardo and Botticelli brought the idea of works that can fit within the same context.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 588

The Exhibition “The Arlen Ness Photographic Exhibition”

Watching the landscape in reality and the same view on the photo, the viewer may not notice the difference as the professional photographer, the artist tries to make his/her photos so realistic and inconceivable that [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1007

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal

Since the late 16th century, the Notre-Dame together with the Vieux share a place in the d'Armes, the stylish deco Aldred edifice, Montreal's one of the first skyscraper- the Bank of Montreal house together with [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2448

Chinese Culture: Chinese Calligraphy Art

At the same time, the interrelation between the word and image and between the message and the form of the artistic works is rather important in the Chinese culture.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1107

Art of Baroque Period Through the Romantic Age

The stature of the saint is reclining which actually depicts the saint's passivity. Matthews is marked for its naturalism and is considered a masterpiece of the Baroque period.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 766

Antony Gormley’s Recent Art Exhibition

The art division is a great thing which comprises many fields of a man's creative work, so that to ensure others in the beauty of art as a means to make people behave in a [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1100

Ron Meuck’s Postmodern Artworks

The name says it all as the sculpture is the image of a big man seated on the floor. Mueck explains this as being a serendipitous aspect of the piece as it reflects the model [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1071

Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night”

In a temporary post as a missionary in the village of Petit Wastes in Belgium, he recorded peasant miners' lives in his drawings. He was later exposed to Impressionist artists' works and became friends with [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1544

British Theatre. “Cloud 9” Play by Caryl Churchill

In the first act, we are introduced to Clive, the protagonist, a colonial admirer, his wife Betty, and their children Edward and Victoria. The whole aim of my life is to be what he looks [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2254

Early Christian & Byzantine Art: Basilica

After the Empire of Roam was Christianized, the basilica contributed to church construction that is currently used by the Pope. The basilica which constituted adverse architectural styles was mostly used in cathedral and church scenarios.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

“The Shadows of Katrina” by Machyar Gleunta

The art object chosen for this report is the painting titled "The Shadows of Katrina". After one of the exhibitions in the capital of Indonesia, the talent of a young artist was noticed by art [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 852

Cultural Forces That Influenced Damien Hirst

The trend, which dominates the globe, is its demonstration of orderliness and maintenance, which display their external mark and at the same time symbolize the inflexible geometry of the cities of the world.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1282

Propaganda in Art During the Second World War

In the background of the Great Depression, and the Second World War this poster was the embodiment of the unification of generations, which takes place at the feast table."The Four Freedoms" speech, proclaimed by Roosevelt [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1648

The Visual Arts of the Early Renaissance Period

The modern era brought in the renaissance period, Which was later brought up by Jules Mitchelete of Paris and Jacob Burckhardt of Basle and they go on to describe this period as the discovery of [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1043

Christian Influence on Roman Art

Everything about the art produced during this period was dominated by the ideals of the church in the format, location, and content of the images produced by the artists of the day.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2224

Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci: Two Geniuses

The two implications of these is that mannerisms was used to refer to the actual style of the artist, or to acknowledge that the artist had a unique approach that was beautiful in its own [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2509

Depiction Women in Paintings

This is seen in Sandro Botticelli's painting, "The Birth of Venus" as he completely broke with the habits of tradition and permitted Venus her freedom.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1324

“Flag” the Painting by Jasper Johns

Therefore, in accordance to the grammatical representation of art this painting by Jasper Johns is certainly a work of art as opposed by many.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1421

Yue Minjun’s Self-Portraits As Modern Art

This paper will try to present the aesthetic as well as commercial interpretation of artist Yue Min Jun as an artist, in the eyes of a westerner but with the consideration of personal history and [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2604

Painting as the Second of the Classical Art Forms

Here, the paper tries to discuss the evolution of painting and sculpture as important forms of Art, and the reason behind the consideration of painting as the second most classic form of art behind the [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1466

The Impact of Theatre on Community in the US

The history of theatre, its forms, and the development of theatre in relation to community building in the US and the theatre in New Mexico, and finally, the impacts of theatre on general community building [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2927

Greek Art: Sculpture of Poseidon and Statue of Dionysus

The artistic masterpieces that are being created during the course of this period promote the concept of existential harmony because, in them, the ideals of physical beauty are organically combined with the ideals of intellectual [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 716

Artist Bibliography on Elizabeth Catlett

Although she went to the university to study printing she has stated in her earlier interviews that she changed to painting because of the influence of James A Porter.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1341

The Weeping (Melting) Earth

The melting of the cool clue mountains and ice caps by the fire created through the inactions of the humans the world over, actually shows that the earth is weeping and lamenting the activities of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2318

“Venus and Adonis” by Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens was the greatest exponent of the baroque paintings and the most renowned painter of the Northern Europe. Both of these paintings deserve to hold their exclusive place in the history of art [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 973

Art and Freedom. History and Relationship

The implication of this term is that genus art is composed of two species, the fine arts, and the useful arts. This, according to Cavell, is the beauty of art.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2060

Pheidias Art Work in Cultural Context

Thus, we find that the works of Pheidias were the result of the genius in him and the contribution made to the art by the culture of the period.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1999

Art in America. Hard Targets—Masculinity and Sport

The transformation of the sport and the physical culture into a public spectacle, which expanded the possibilities in demonstrating masculine images, affected the image of men implementing the ideology of "muscular masculinity".
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2015

Expressionism as a Starting Point in Art Changes

Although the Renaissance period brought tremendous changes in the artistic approaches based upon the traditional art of Greek and Roman statuary, the Expressionist movement of the 1900s instituted a profound rejection of all the traditional [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3817

Louvre Museum: Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”

The composition is based upon the pyramid of the woman's body, giving the painting a great deal of stability, as well as the organic curvilinear forms of the feminine. The Louvre is so full of [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 924

De Stijl Art Definition

To relate with the third congress of the International association of Art Critics, the Museum of Stedelijk in Amsterdam formed a comprehensive exhibit of the work of the artists in the Stijl Group.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2248

British Romanticism and Its Origins

It was partially a rebellion against aristocratic social and political standards of the Age of Enlightenment and a response against the scientific explanation of nature and was exemplified most powerfully in the visual arts, music, [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 515

Gillian Pears, Tommy Reynolds and Ryan Widger

This very paper is a response to the three pieces of art of photography, the response to them will include the techniques used by the artists and the major topics they display as well as [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 707

Art in The Epoch of Renaissance

The Epoch of Renaissance emerged on the territory of Italy, becoming the true Rebirth of the national cultural life of the people throughout the whole world.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1379

Professional Photographers of America

The mission of PPA is defined as "To be the leader in the dissemination of knowledge in the areas of professional business practices and creative image-making, and to define and maintain the industry's standards of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3064

Art at the Renaissance and the Age of Baroque

Renaissance painting, on the one hand, originated from medieval depiction of religious themes and stories as well as from Ancient Greek and Roman patterns of human beauty, freedom and value, clearly demonstrated by the Renaissance [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 946

Photography: Brief History of Invention

At that time all images produced were in black and white and eventually all masters of the art came to believe that the only artistic way to record photographic images was in black and white. [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2010

Milton Glaser’s Poster Review

The design style is certainly appropriate to the communication, as it united the same ideas and the feelings of the different people concerning the heart of the United States of America, the New York City, [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Art Planning and Process

Burtynsky's use of images as metaphors to depict the dilemma of the heavy industrialization due to which nature and earth suffer heavily is a prominent theme which I have used in the creation of the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1041

Religious Influence on Art and Architecture

Discuss the topic of how religion influenced art and architecture in the ancient world and during the Christian era, it is necessary to point out that all civilizations beginning from the primitive ones, through the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Illustrators Artists and Designers

They have indeed been a great influence in my interest to art and design and have greatly contributed to the economic growth, political and social enhancement of their nations.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

Edward Steichen in History of Photography

Edward Steichen is one of the central figures in the history of photos. The astonishing sale charge of the print is, in part, featured to its one-of-a-kind personality and to its curiosity.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 780

Museum Exhibit: Oudry’s Painted Menagerie

Moreover, Clara and the lush exquisite landscape against which she is painted seem to be ideally matching pieces of a huge puzzle: the rhinoceros' jawline smoothly connects to the line of the horizon, and the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 801

Georges de la Tour and Gino Severini Art Review

Starting with biographical studies of Georges de la Tour, we should say that he was born on March 13, 1593 in the town of Vic-upon-Seille, in the part of the independent Duchy of Lorraine.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1993

Terra-Cotta Army: Organizational Power of Qin Dynasty

After the museum, it seemed to be one of the marvelous art museums of the world."Life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the star features at the museum.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1135

Enlightenment and Romanticism: Comparison

In the wake up of the feminist and historicist takes to pieces of the older Romanticism, particularly Bloom's "creative thinker corporation" and the Wordsworth-centered verse of consciousness and the natural world, one has to inquire [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1388

Isamu Noguchi and Ceramics in Japan

Japan is one of those areas of the world that never wholly abandoned its appreciation and exploration into the art of ceramics."Nowhere is there as great an appreciation for the potter's art as in Japan.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1525

Value of Art in the Life of the Average Person

That's the uniqueness of a painting compared to the other art forms. Apart from that, as the inquisitive person that I am, I find art to be very mysterious and fascinating.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 880

Art and Literature Between the Two World Wars

The number of isms that made their appearance after the First World War in the field of art seemed to have their origins in the minds of those who had borne witness to the horrors [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 602

Eastern and Southern African Art: Pottery

The commoner particles in the clay also acted to contain reduction within the bodies of the wares for the period of cooling, which was carried out gradually to reduce the risk of thermal stress and [...]
  • Subjects: Pottery
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1081

Roy Lichtenstein: The Art and Influence

It is quite twisting to consider that Lichtenstein was called the master of the stereotype side by side as the most sophisticated of the major Pop artists in terms of his analysis of visual convention [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1535

Impacts and Key Concepts of Impressionism

The Impressionists rejected this norm and took the act of painting out into the world, as they felt they could use the effects of changing sunlight and capture the transient light in their work by [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1546

American Pop Art Culture Review

Pop art depicts the details of everyday life in which people derive most of their visual language in what they perceive to be the real world of entertainment, leisure, and media advertisements.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1661

The Wild Boar Hunting Experience

Not the most pleasant experience in the world, rubbing mud and whatever other kind of natural goo I could find in various strategic spots on my body, but I did the best I could and [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1165

The Age of Romanticism and Its Factors

Characteristics of the genre identified by Welleck include a "revolt against the principles of neo-classicism criticism, the rediscovery of older English literature, the turn toward subjectivity and the worship of external nature slowly prepared during [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1246

Alice Gerstenberg’s Overtones Review

This new technique along with the publications of Sigmund Freud who was on a trip to New York at the time of the productions spread interest in the use of the unconscious mind. She is [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1485

The Sculptures from the Nepal

The sculptures worked in stone, metal wood and terracotta Many prominent pieces of art during the malla period were made by different artists one is the Achalla Destroyer of Evil made in the period early [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 843

Ancient Art. Tarantine Grave Relief and Kouros

Arts of the antique world refers to the lots of types of art that were in the backgrounds of ancient societies, such as those of antique China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 501

Kandinsky’s and Mondrian’s Abstraction Works

All through history, there have been many different styles of art utilizing an abstracting approach but abstract art was established in the early 20th century as artists began creating works of art lacking any apparent [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 616

German Expressionism and Fauvism

The paintings portraying the mores and morals of pre-war Berlin are the exciting script of a soul fascinated by the temptations of the metropolis, and each stroke of the brush conveys nervous tension and emotional [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 876

French Art Movement New Realism

Klein was particularly interested in what he called the vacuum the endless expanse of the sky above his head, the sea at his feet.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 331

Neoclassicism and Romanticism: Comparison

They were the two poles of architectural thinking on the side of Neoclassicism was a rational, objective, almost scientific method of thought, which put reason in the first place among human abilities.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 321

Work of David Hockney

Paintings, photography, stage design, and digital works are just some of the sections that allow a more in-depth look at the work of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, and still [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum’s Attraction

Due to the combination of legal and ethical concerns, the problem of ownership will have to be resolved by consulting with the authors of the art pieces and lawyers.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3029

Gilded Flask: Artwork from Ancient Islamic World

This flask is a magnificent work of art made from clay, gilded, and kilned to deliver harmony and contrast, portray the cultural and religious attributes of the people, and whose elements of art continue to [...]
  • Subjects: Pottery
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1403

De Young Museum Virtual Guide

America and the US, in particular, have become one of the most influential investors in the world culture due to the rapid development of contemporary art and youth impact.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1548

Artists’ Legal Advice Services Definition

ALAS has shown to foster collaboration with artists through holding events during which artists share their experiences and ask for the advice of the organization's team.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

Formal Analysis of the Artwork “The Looming”

The reason for such a conclusion is the fact that there are three significant elements, besides a person in the boat, such as the mountains, the sea, and a hill with plains.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 679

The Christ as the Good Shepherd

The purpose of this essay is both a description and analysis of this work of art and its place in the culture of the ancient world.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 661

The History Museums in Nottingham

First of all, choosing history as the main focus of the proposed museum will ensure the success of the project and help to bring together the diverse populations living in Nottingham.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 660

“Amadeus” the Play by Peter Shaffer

This is one of the details that should be considered by readers and viewers. The main tragedy of Salieri is that in many cases, his envy prevents him from simply enjoying the music created by [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 654

Mickalene Thomas Exhibition: Press Release

Through the Mickalene Thomas exhibition, the museum will attempt to implement its mission in terms of acknowledging the contribution of women in the development of art. The exhibition is the mutual effort of the artist [...]
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  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

Landscape Consciousness in Art

The landscape consciousness of the America of the 19th century was distinguished by the desire to contemplate nature in its totality. This approach changed over time, but for the 19th century, details were not typical.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 101

Russian Avant-Garde in History of Modern Art

The Russian avant-garde is a massive wave of non-traditional, experimental, and innovative art that covers the period from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century in Russia.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 259

“Bull and Woman” Artwork by Faraj Daham

At the same time, when evaluating the object from the standpoint of conformity with Arab culture, it can be argued that the style and plot of the work largely convey the peculiarities of social organization.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1104

Renaissance as an Inspirational Era in Europe

The development of crafts and trade, the rise of the role of cities, as well as political events in Western Europe in the XII and XIII centuries entailed significant changes in the whole way of [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1183

Andreas Gursky’s “The Rhine II” Photography

In The Rhine II, the photographer attempts to deliver "an accurate image of a modern river" and invites viewers to see the river enclosed in the deep-colored stripes of grass, concrete, and the clouded sky.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 583

Women in Art: Yayoi Kusama, Maya Lin, Zaha Hadid

In her autobiography, Kusama says that "deep in the mountains of Nagano," where she was born in 1929, she had discovered her style of expression: "ink paintings featuring accumulations of tiny dots and pen drawings [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 647

Cultural Activity: Chrysler Museum of Art

One of the pieces of art that attracted my attention in the museum is the oil on canvas painting by Edward Hicks entitled "The Declaration of Independence"; the painting was created circa 1840.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

James Turrell’s Art and Change in Perspective

He cemented his image of an innovator in the realm of installation art by exploring the way in which lighting can alter the perception of space, thus introducing the interaction of the two concepts in [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 320

Human Figure in Rembrandt’s and Picasso’s Art

To support the idea that the concept of spring is not central to the work, Flora wears clothing appropriate to the period and the location instead of Roman garb such as a tunic.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1471

Islamic Art: Design an Art Exhibition

Artist: Ibrahim and Isma'il Year: Unknown Period: Pre-Islam Culture: Islam The Kaaba is the most significant building in the Islamic culture, being the center and the destination of all Muslim prayers.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 672

Dagger and Its Scabbard Analysis

The information on the label provides that the object is a dagger and its scabbard. The blade of the dagger is made of steel, and the hilt is jade.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 893