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Photography: A Cultural History

In the middle of the 1850s, there were many photographers, whose projects caused people's admiration, and the works of Edouard Baldus, Imperial Library of the Louvre, and Roger Fenton, Rievaulx Abbey, may be considered as [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

Italian Art in 15th Century

When the sculpture was created, it was meant to become a part of a chain of sculptures of prophets on the top of the Florence cathedral.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3369

A Critique of a Photographer’s Works: Matthew Abbott

Matthew Abbott underlines one simple fact that Istanbul is the only place where East has all chances to meet West, this is why it is hard to predict the traditions and interests of Turkish people, [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 970

Made in China 2017 Exhibition

Regarding the fact that the main aim of Made in China 2017 was to interest potential customers in the offered products, there were numerous media events to highlight particular aspects of the industry and attract [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1413

Art Theft in South Africa

In the article, Massie points out that art theft is a profitable trade in many parts of the world, just like drug trafficking and the illegal sale of firearms.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

History of Theatre: Purposes of Playing

By using the ritual origins theory, one can argue that this scene explores the conflict between a human being and the forces that are beyond his/her control.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 567

Hector Mediavilla Photographic Series “The Congolese Sape”

The photographer's decision to organize the order of photographs influences the viewer's interpretation of the image. The photographer captures an image from a focal position; the decision to capture the image is influenced by the [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 566

A Visit to the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC

People visited the museum to learn about the atrocities caused to the Jews by the Nazi administration, headed by Hitler. The other piece I learned is that in the museum there was a video of [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 892

A Visit to the Museum of Tolerance in LA

The museum is a storehouse of the relics of racism to the xenophobia that has led man to commit heinous crimes in the name of faith and belief.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 604

Duality in the Dogon and the Yoruba Art and Beliefs

The lack of information about the Dogon traditions and philosophy is one of the key complexities associated with the definition of the role of the twin concept in the Dogon culture.
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  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

History and Theory of Archaeology: Museum Field Trip

One can argue that the principles of archeological theory manifest themselves in the collections that are showcased in the museum. This is one of the details that can be identified.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1306

“Hauling Freight” Picture by Joseph Hoyt

The main idea of the photo is to demonstrate the image of peaceful life in the country and imprint the routine and culture of Afghan people during the 70s of the past century.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

The Piece of Art “Confrontation” by Spencer Fiddler

While line etching as a form of art has been around for quite sometime the distinctive style utilized by Spencer in this instance is unique in that the personally identifiable details of the subjects involved [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 645

Exhibition Chicago: Crossroads of America

Among all the historical artifacts, the pioneer locomotive an exhibit of the City on the Make exemplifies the cornerstone of the building of the city best symbolizing the cause and effect of its industrialization and [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 607

Man Ray’s Artworks Blazing the Trail to Africa

However, as the fascination of the view subsided and gave way to more constructive thinking it occurred to me that the artworks were somewhat polished, that the tint of the ingenuity, so precious and so [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 927

Drama Elements Developed by Aristotle

The sixth is a spectacle which is the visuals in the drama that include props, set, and actor's costumes. An example of a tragic hero is King Macbeth in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 169

Sculptures Kuduo by Marco and Star by Paley

As I mentioned earlier, art is subject to individual interpretation with abstract art in particular being subject to the whims of a person's imagination, similar to the concept of a block of wood looking like [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2376

Greco-Roman Sculptures in the Classical Style

The following damages have been done to the work: the nose is completely smashed up, several slashes can be observed on the face and portions of the face as well as hair are missing, the [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 473

Jackson Pollock’s Style of Painting

According to Cohn, the uniqueness and innovative techniques used by Pollock provide a glance into an in-depth meaning of the painting itself.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 296

Tom Wesselmann’s and Ellision Robertson’s Paintings

While the painting itself is far from the quality of the old masters of abstract art it does bring out a certain emotional response as it can be interpreted that the woman in the painting [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1482

Art and Design Projects Examining

The photographers involved in this project attached importance to the use of color. This is one of the recommendations that can be offered.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

“100 Cans” Artwork by Andy Warhol

They say that the work reflects the pop art of the USA. I would like to clarify that the type of an art movement appeared in the early fifties in the United Kingdom of Great [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 827

Media Arts: Char Davies’ Osmose Virtual Environment

Osmose by Davies as the art installation reflects all the features of the modern media while combining the elements of the virtual environments with the persons' perception and such physical processes as breathing and moving.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 501

Photographs in a Written Society

Visual literature requires one to have the ability to analyze, interpret, and understand images with the aim of acquiring meaning through the cultural context in which the image exists.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1292

David Lynch’s Life and Directed Movies

Working on the script for the movie The Grandmother, he applied for grand offered by the American Film Institute, and fortunately for him, he managed to win.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 822

Interactive Design of Museum Exhibitions

Furthermore, the process of learning is also at the core of every exhibition as museums usually provide much information about the authors of art pieces and the history of art itself.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2302

Reality in Paintings of 16th-21st Centuries

Raphael's Saint Michael Overwhelming the Demon is one of his works which is a part of the Louvre's collection. The work is a great representative of the art of the nineteenth century's realism.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1173

A View from the Bridge by Miler

The play is based on a real story that happened in the fifties of the last century. This is a tragic story about love and jealousy, friendship and betrayal.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1038

Analysis of Modernist Painting by Clement Greenberg

Analyzing Greenberg's work requires three components: reviewing his arguments, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the text, and showing examples of art that demonstrate the author's principal points.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 600

Ideas in Neo-Expressionism and Contemporary Art

The insights of identity can be seen in the artworks of many contemporary artists. The majority of them try to reveal their philosophical views and attract the public's attention to those issues they consider to [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 842

Jeff Wall’s Reinterpretation of Famous Paintings

He gives hints for the viewers to see that the location is not real and it cannot be found in anyone's house. In this way, it seems that the woman is making a photo of [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2214

Art Exhibitions and the Impact that They Leave

The specified approach toward representing the idea of beauty, in general, and the female body, in particular, seems quite legitimate seeing that Carolee Schneemann has been known as the pioneer in the study of subjectivity [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2229

Etihad Museum: All You Need to Know

The museum is the visitors pavilion, and the museum is underground. The museum looks at the time period of the unification of the United Arab Emirates.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1558

Color History and Spirituality

In the majority of religions, the color blue is the color of heaven. The two primary examples of the use of Blue color in religious architecture are the Giotto Chapel and the Blue Mosque.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2809

Visual Analysis of Nature in Modern Art

In the age of modern arts, when both the creators and the audience is less concerned with the physical form and more with the underlying messages and feelings that art invokes, the multi-faceted topic of [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1701

Chinese Ceramics: Historical Research

The following is an ewer related to the Song Dynasty and created between 11thC and 12thC in Hebei province 1: That period of China was very intense and devoted to improving the quality of the [...]
  • Subjects: Pottery
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

Norton Simon Museum Exhibition

Rubens' Meleager and Atalanta and the Hunt of the Calydonian Boar is among the highlights of the museum's collection of European paintings.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Western and Eastern Pop Art Differences

For this reason, the modern age with its great dependence on money and consumer character of society gives rise to a question of whether there is a significant difference between western and eastern pop art [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 821

Baroque and Rococo: Different Styles and Their Purposes

An example of such a confrontation could be found between the adepts of two different art styles that were prevalent in the 18th century Baroque and Rococo. Gerome is a classic example of Baroque style [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 568

“Foxfinder” Theatrical Production by Dawn King

The lighting of the stage was remarkably balanced to represent a farmhouse and the intentions of the playwright. The conversation between the couple and the government agent represented the interaction between the state and the [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Modernity of Gustave Courbet and Eduardo Manet

Because of this, most of Gustave's paintings done in the 1860s, are known for ushering in the era of modernism. In the Origin of the World, there was an image of a nude female showing [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 811

Drawing with/without Paper: Moving from 2D to 3D

Part 3 takes a close look at the initial wire drawing for the benefit of developing the same linearly on a bigger scale. The figure below shows the development of a 3-D effect:
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1243

Surfing in Raymond Pettibon’s Paintings

In this paper, two surf-centered works by Pettibon will be analyzed to clarify how the chosen artist sees life, discovers the processes that make people happy and satisfied, and discusses the issues that matter today."The [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2222

European and Chinese Ceramics

Based on differences and similarities of European and Chinese ceramics such as the temperature of firing, the technique of production, and design, it seems appropriate to compare two artifacts of the vessel and the porcelain [...]
  • Subjects: Pottery
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 877

Exhibition: Andy Warhol – the Master of Transforming

The primary theme of the exhibition is to show the collection of the pieces of Andy Warhol's art. Warhol was called "the Beatles of the visual arts", and it is symbolic to have one of [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 306

Contemporary Art Practices Essay

Speaking about contemporary art, people usually mean the objects of art and artistic techniques that began to be used in the middle of the twentieth century.
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  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 2962

Illustrations After the American Civil War

The underlying argument of this paper is that illustrations were used to shape the opinion of the public towards the support of the American civil war.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 903

Anime and Manga Genres: Tezuka Osamu’s Input

In general, the magazines for boys and girls have the same characteristics and basic format; they differ only in types of stories, main characters, and plots.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1688

Rasquache as an Art Philosophy

In this essay Rasquache encompasses the following characteristics: In Rasquache there are the elements of a have-not, the use of creativity in transforming otherwise useless materials into valuable products, and the need for sentimental value [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1642

Gutters in “From Hell” Comics by Moore and Campbell

In the case of the work of Moore and Campbell, these elements represent a combination of parallel and perpendicular lines helping to reflect the main principles of panel-to-panel transition more precisely.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 370

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Pre-Raphaelites

He expressed a passion for the arts and inspired to be a painter and poet. Afterward, in 1848 he was the pupil of his mentor and lifelong friend Ford Madox Brown.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 342

The Latin American Art Collection

In fact, these works of art influenced modernization in Latin America as part of messages portrayed in the works of art originated from European countries.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 577

Modernism and the Feminine Voice

The major issues discussed in the book are the place of women in modernism, Stieglitz's impact on O'Keeffe, and the role of O'Keeffe in Stieglitz's life.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2383

Dress Exhibitions Analysis

This exhibition features the most exclusive pieces of clothing from the archives of the Museum and inspires the visitors to get a notion of how people used to dress for various occasions in several past [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 846

Modernist Painting: Critical Anthology

In his publication "Modernist Painting," Clement Greenberg proves that the deficiency of figurativeness inherent in the contemporary modernist painting is the result of the art self-development instead of impacts made by social and historic factors.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

Aesthetics Art: Theory and Philosophy

The second phase shifts the perspective of the progress of art away from the development of the forms of its representation for example, during the period of modernism, the traditional art pieces can no longer [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1748

Maurits Cornelis Escher’s Graphic Works

In fact, the point of my work is to show the development of shape in the Islamic art. The importance of Escher's works lies in their timelessness, and this is the characteristic I would like [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1812

Pre-Renaissance Mythology, Sculptures, Paintings

Firstly the archaeologists get the chronology of the ancient artifacts and remains. In the backdrop, there is the vine of Dionysus which acts as a highly symbolic and decorative mark.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Theatre for Development Workshops and Initiatives

As a result the locals have embraced the scope of theatre and this has helped in promoting theatre for development. The application of theatre for development thus contributed to the recognition of identity research, in-house [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1624

Yayoi Kusama’s Art and Oriental Way of Life

Such a point of view is, of course, is fully legitimate - especially given the unconventional aesthetic subtleties of Kusama's artistic installations, the long history of psychosis, on the author's part, and the fact that [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1842

Contemporary Female Artists in Turkey

The secrecy associated with Islam and gender roles in some parts of Asia has further compounded this mystery because few people know what to make of the place of women in traditional Islamic societies and [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 22
  • Words: 6125

Enlightenment Art and Humanistic Thinking

Issues to do with religion, especially the grip of the Catholic church on society, formed the basis of the French Enlightenment thinkers.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 571

Costume Design and Its Role in Drama Embodiment

Placing the play set in the world war era and basing the description on clothing and costume, Bluntschli is wearing a brown steel helmet that resembles a bowl and a military attire.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 439

Josiah Wedgwood’s Input to Craft and Design

The concept of craft and design is one of the ancient developments in the world. Wedgwood was born in the year 1730 in a family of potters, and he was apprenticed to a brother after [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1387

“References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” by Rivera

These are: "Why does the author of the play depict Gabriella either nude or in some light bed-like clothes?", "How does the clothing style reflect Gabriella's feelings?", "How do the costumes of Gabriella relate to [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1111

Cultures in Van Gogh’s and Bichitr’s Paintings

According to Diamond, "the Mughals were the apogees of sophistication in the Islamic world, and they created an art that was utterly revolutionary and totally Indian and deeply connected to the broader world, including Europe,". [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1227

Psychology of Human Misportrayal in Paintings

A primary goal of the article Errors in the Making and Perception of Art Images of Human Gait: Psychological Explanations by Meltzoff is to determine the psychological cause of wrong human portrayal in the drawing [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 632

Globalization, Art and Capitalism

It would seem that the cultural legacy of humanity was an indispensable and logically integrated part of the process and it was, up to a certain point in history.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2809

The Photograph Description and Criticism

In this picture, the foreground is where the woman is seated and the background depicts transparent window of the apartment The photograph was likely taken in a broad daylight since outside the apartment to be [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 549

Cultures and Emotions in Picasso’s Artworks

Nonetheless, Picasso had a tendency to deny the influence of the African culture in his paintings, and It could be said that the primary reason for the denial of the African tradition is the fact [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Pablo Picasso’s Art Modernism

It generally rejected the belief and the certainty in enlightenment thinking with a consequent rejection in the belief of the existence of a powerful and most compassionate creator-God. This led to the birth of a [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 936

Baroque Art Paintings and Sculpture

Teresa" defines the main idea of the Baroque due to the use of controversial concepts: on the one hand, it is a heavy and definite material of the sculpture that proves its connection to people, [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1000

Robert Tombs: Graphic Works Exhibition

The exhibition is comprised of more than a hundred of exhibits; it is worth pointing out that not only the mentioned types of art are demonstrated but also the books of Robert Tombs, his posters, [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia: Mission & Vision

The mission of MOCA GA can be defined as follows: the museum exists to "fill a void felt in the Georgia art community" by collecting, presenting, and archiving the most significant works by the artists [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1124

Public Art: “Balloon Flower (Red)” by Jeff Koons

Still, Koons's sculpture can be discussed as a good and influential piece of public art because it not only catches the public attention, but it is also discussed as attractive due to the fact the [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1696

The Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece by Di Arpo

After viewing the Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece: Saint Prosdochimus, I realized that the art of the Middle Ages, the era that is rightfully considered one of the darkest and the most complicated times that [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 841

Leonardo da Vinci Painting “Ginevra de’ Benci”

The essay explores the strengths, elements, and styles of the artwork. Leonardo da Vinci uses the best elements of art and principles of design to give the painting "Ginevra de' Benci" powerful themes such as [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 870

Still Life with Three Skulls by Max Beckman

Of course, the painter understood the wrongs of the regime and he experienced the horrors of the war. The color is the ground for the skulls, cards and tablecloth.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831