Art Essay Examples and Topics. Page 17

According to Nelson, the Maasai are part of the few tribes in the world that are quickly fading due to civilization and the increasing need for the world to form a global community.

The drawing could be painted onto the wall of the cave with the help of the reed brush. The artist could wish to perpetuate the beauty of the world.

Louise Bourgeois is a legend in the field of art; despite her death, her works continue to inspire and motivate fellow artists.

The main feature which combined all these pieces was their development as the examples of the modern art which did not follow the principles of the Nazi ideology and, thus, such art was considered as [...]

Fu Baoshi is one of the most famous Chinese artists who contributed greatly into the development of the national art. One of his works reveals aspirations of Chinese people who lived in the middle of [...]

This piece of work is inspired by the works of Jack Kerouac novel published in 1957 that was critical in defining the Beat Generation and it is a limited edition of Ruscha's artistic version of [...]

The art was as a result of a rebellion to the French Baroque and Rococo art that came before the movement.

In this case theater is of more benefit to the adults as opposed to the children. Children as well as adults in theater can be able to express their view about the politics of a [...]

This sculpture is based on the story of David and Goliath as it appears in the bible. The first "David" sculpture was commissioned in the beginning of the 1400s by a cathedral in Florence.

Visual Arts The fall of different Korean kingdoms and dynasties coincided with the development of Korean art from the ancient Chinese-influenced forms of art to more distinctive and unique styles of Korean art.

The lines used by the artist are obscure, but the shape of the work of art resembles a conventional form of a Christmas tree.

The temple was built in honour of goddess Athena in 5 BCE and was located in the region of Acropolis of Athena.

Finally, graffiti is a form of expression and inhibiting it denies young persons a voice and the right to express themselves.

He also uses new art of painting in the piece of art as opposed to the conventional European mode of painting. The piece of art is considered influential in the development of the modern day [...]

However, graffiti is vandalism and requires the authorization of the property owner. Moreover, graffiti reduces the value of properties and costs the citizens a lot of money in cleaning it up.

The setting for the original presentation occurs in the nineteenth century, essentially displaying the existing elements of the time. The timing of the presentation necessitated the change as majority of the characters, presented in the [...]

The picture reveals images of Christ, Maria, Joseph, two shepherds in the foreground and two figures of poor people in the background. Maria is depicted in the center of the painting which hints that the [...]

The portrait has an elegant bust, which means that it may have be comparing to a flower, which is still on its stalk that is slender, but is embroidered by the weight of the crown [...]

Xu Beihong was a major player in the revolutionalization of Chinese art. The dissenting voice was however that of Xu Beihong who was convinced that the answer to Chinese art was in the 19th century [...]

In this paper, we will look at the mimetic theory of art and the pragmatic theory of the art. As the Mimetic theory of art asserts, art is a representation or just an imitation of [...]

The point Batchelor was putting across is that in order to communicate using colors, it is imperative that the artists in question go the extra mile to excavate the meaning and all aspects of color, [...]

In export to world, the form of the virtual object is of the main importance. In export to world, the real life object is usually forced to correspond point to point to the virtual object.

Taking a closer look at the painting Shantarakshita and Scenes of His Life in Tibet and the Drowa Sangmo mural, it can be stated that the color scheme, proportion and scale of these objects are [...]

This color unifies the parasol and the grass on the hill, creating a flow of the eyes from one point to the bottom.

The Renaissance is the period which marks the growth of literary works in the sixteenth-century in Spain, where El Greco lived and worked until his death.

In the case of modern day photographers the use of extensive photoshopping in order to change the appearance of models can be likened to the actions of history's artists in that their very survival depends [...]

Problems occur where art is taken as a form of criticism among religions where some are considered better than others on the basis of the kinds of art that they adopt and use in their [...]

Hughie Lee-Smith's Confrontation was created in 1970, to express the brokenness of the racial order in the United States. Most probably, the title reflects a broad confrontation of racial and social ideas in 1970s America, [...]

The contrast between the black and white background etched image and the blue ink illustrations makes it easy to see for the viewer to pick out the elements that the artist fixed in the piece [...]

These changes in the individual's views of arts and artistic works explain the different generations of arts that have been witnessed in the recent past.

The combination of lines conveys the required feeling of movement and defines the two-dimensional shape and form of the image that were inherent to the art of the 19th century.

The context of art and technology is well typified by the association between the work, the artist, the audience, and the surrounding.

Inspired by the theological mindset and thinking he interrogates the concept of depth in narratives and similar art works and constructs a hypothesis that great art reflects a conscious awareness of the problem associated with [...]

In essence, the church played a major role in spreading baroque architecture because it was used as the vessel for conveying the emerging trends to the public.

Most of the sculptures from in this style were influenced by the Romanesque style which was widely used at the beginning of the 11th century.

This paper will highlight the differences between Watteau's painting of the storm from the neoclassical era and Delacroix's storm painting from the Romantic era.

He is one of the famous artists of Baroque period. One of his famous paintings is "The history is the raising of the cross" a triptych, painted in 1609-1610.

The setting of the first scene in the frame is a place of worship, probably a whole church or a section in a church. There is evidence to this in the presentation of priests in [...]

The classical style was mainly dominated by homophonic music whereby the melody and the accompaniment of the melody are studied differently.

C in the course of the rise of the Greek Kingdom. In the classical period, art was uncomplicated and mono dimensional.

It must be noted though that the influence of manga on Japanese society extends beyond the obvious sub-cultures that have developed as a direct result of its influence, rather, manga has been observed as enacting [...]

The following essay examines a piece of public art and the space it is found in order to discuss art, beauty and the purpose of public art.

The Statue of a Wounded Warrior is a Roman copy of the statue of the Greek origin that dates back to the 138 181 A.D.of Mid-Imperial, Antonine period.

The artwork under discussion, Death takes the Children, depicts the influence of the shadow of death and suffering of women in Kollwitz's world.

A perfect specimen of the Flemish oil painting style with its attention to the tiniest details, the picture under the title The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger is truly a masterpiece embodying the ideas [...]

Color in the brain After the retina has done the interpretation of the color through its cells that is cone cell and rod cells the other processing is done separately, this is done out of [...]

The common artwork of the artist include the inflatable balloons toys and the pink panther, beside the life-size ceramic model of the late pop star Michael Jackson holding his favourite pet, chimpanzee babbles as shown [...]

The symbolism of the picture is obvious, it shows that time endless and limited at the same time. The concept of time is one of the central concepts in art.

Aix en Provence provided the backdrop as well as the subject matter for the work; it was here that he used the local peasants employed by his family on the estate to sit for the [...]

The virgin is contained in an eggshell and the finger of the creator is seen to pierce through the egg touching on the virgin The finger of God theme, which still circulates the modern world, [...]

The painting also reflects the degree of enigma that the artist attached to the historical episode that he endeavored to reproduce in the form of art.

The three geniuses of the Renaissance, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Rafael, were the cornerstones of the new era, the era when the boundaries between the art and life began to vanish.

One of the brightest examples of the politician whose ambition to take the first position despite the circumstances is Barack Obama, the 44th President of the USA.

Cubism reflected all that had gone before in art, but also reflected the 'interesting' technological and social trends of its era, as attested by each of the commentators in Section IIB.

The rest of the reading is devoted to the historical study of art, bringing students to better comprehending of art in the context of time and place.

The whole reason behind the renaissance artists was the representation of nature in their work where the standards were however deviated into the reflection of the human beings as the central focus.

Knowledge of the type of music in that era is will help in the understanding of the book especially the German way of expressing inner motion.

In contrast, Liu is also attached to disclosing people's fates and their role in culture and history but through the use of drip techniques. Like Neel, Hung is also attached to the power of relations [...]

This element is evidenced by Rodeo which was taken in 1954 in New York city because one can not identify the face of the guy who is leaning on the dustbin but since Robert's photos [...]

In addition, the actors also want to preserves the main features of the musical and its genre so that they try to use music to enhance the impression and to provide the audience with clearer [...]

For an artist's work to be exhibited at the salon it had to be evaluated by the salon officials to establish if it conformed to the elements of art and design and those that were [...]

The damage of the temple made some people to steal the artifacts that used to be housed in the temple. Frieze was used to decorate the exterior walls of the temple and also illustrate the [...]

Texture of the art is the feel of the surface of the art; it can be rough or smooth, a drawing can determine the texture of the object.

Form is the existence of elements, principals, and the physical elements of art and design, that an artist uses in his/her production.

Dali used the technique of Pointillism to depict the landscape in the background. Of course, one of the most famous paintings by Dali is The Persistence of Memory.

Besides the memories of his early life, he was also highly affected by the works of the theorist, Sigmund Freud. Even when he was in this movement, Dali expressed excellent painterly skills and in the [...]

The light falls on both the rose and the woman from the right, which is emphasized by a distinct shift in the tints of the color from a very light beige to the darkest brown.

The painting of The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault, a French painter emotionally portrays the survival and hardships experiences of the passengers in a raft, who survived the sinking of the French ship, [...]

Thus, the sculpture of Augustus is symbol of a rupture with "the worst of times" and its traditions, and it is an important mean of propaganda.

Harrison and Wood observe that "The history of art is that of a long series of attacks upon social and aesthetic values held to be moribund, although the avant-garde position is frequently nostalgic and absolute".[1] [...]

One of the most important themes in the western art is religion, and one of the most inspiring images for may be each of the greatest artists has been the Virgin Mary.

The location of the Byzantine empire both in the east and in the west provided for the specific marriage of different traditions in Byzantine art.

Louise-Alphonsine- she is positioned in the periphery of the composition, to the left of the painting and she has a traditional straw boater on her head.

The art of photography was invented by Louis Daguerre in the 18th century; this invention promoted the representatives of the middle class family with an opportunity to memorize the events and people and not to [...]

Set up by the Indian government in the forties of the previous century, this museum is located in the capital city of New Delhi and is the biggest in the country.

Since childhood, she admired the work of Mexican and Southwest artists and this drove her to apply their employment of warm colors in her individual paintings.

His presence is evident in numerous magazines and newspapers across the world especially in the editorial sections. In the background of the photograph is the lovely scenery of green vegetation and a blue sky.

As such, the Baroque artistic style and period was a reaction to previous artistic styles, specifically the Mannerist art of the 16th century, which appealed to the witty and intellectual qualities only.

Based on the artists and works chosen; the aim is to display works not often seen, to display works by lesser known artists, and to show a wide range of media that were affected by [...]

Naum Gabo in his essay on neoplasticism and constructivism published in the book Theories of modern art tries to analyze the changes that have taken in the art world in modern years.

The medium of photography in the post World War I period was almost too deliciously convenient a vehicle for certain proponents of the Dadaists and the Surrealists.

Although there is a hope for survival, the dark wave to the left of the raft seems to smash the raft.

Hatshepsut was the first Egyptian female pharaoh, so in order to give it a solid presence the creators of the statue put a beard on it, just like the one that is on all statues [...]

On the whole, this book can be of some interest to parents with toddlers. It seems that this book can of great interest to children of pre-school age, especially girls.

In his book A Concise History of Photography, Helmut Gernsheim takes the reader onto a time travel, explaining the origins of photography and telling about the opportunities that photography offers.

The combination of linear and curved lines, mainly monochromatic red color and asymmetry of the composition are the visual elements and principles of design which allow an artist to represent the chaos and beauty of [...]

The paintings identified for this analysis are the Madonna and Child in Glory by Jacopa di Cione in the period between 1360 and 1365, and the Adoration of the Shepherds by Giovanni Agostino da Lori [...]

It further focuses on the meanings of his works to him and the influences the artist has to the world. During the artwork, the artist shifts the focus of his work to the interrelationship between [...]

The postures of the children during the photography add strength to the morality theme, which is a major focus in the whole documentary. The process of growing up and sexuality is one of the key [...]

This discussion looks at the exhibitions of contemporary arts in three different museums namely Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

This drawing is often referred to as the canon of proportion because it was used as the basis for the correlations of human proportions and the reference to geometry as it is illustrated in the [...]

This can be explained by the fact that Greco-Roman artists of the era were convinced of the existence of dialectical relationship between the concepts of aesthetic/intellectual finesse, civil virtuousness and the notion of physical health, [...]

By the inscriptions that were found on it, the sculpture forms part of a collection of the pieces in the temples built by the Guedea in Ur Nippur, Asdab Uruk and Bad-Tibira. In contrast to [...]

The second source is the article in the magazine Ceramics Today in which we can find the information on the achievements of the artist, analysis of his works and statements by the artist in which [...]

The biography of the artist was rich indeed: being a fourth child in the family of immigrants, the boy lost his father very soon and suffered because of numerous diseases as a result of which [...]

His proposals fit into a continuum of detachment from the real and the concrete that has been evident in the art and the writing on art in the 20th century.

The room: The visual focus of the room is the large golden statue of the Buddha set on a raised platform.

The members of the movement known as l'Art Brut, and others, drew a connection between art and madness, art and mysticism, and art and outsider status for whatever reason.

Each exhibition at MOCA is a unique opportunity for people to enjoy the beauty of the world they live in and to see how the professionals recognize the main aspects of the modern world.

Nevertheless, the objections of the Nazi regime to all the non-realist artists is understandable in light of the Third Reich's goals and methods of achieving them.

In the following paper I will examine the example of the mina'i ware Ewer in order show how these aspects are presented in the ewer of the 12th century which is a perfect example of [...]

In the case of Guanxiu's Luohans, it seems reasonable to infer that the Emperor and the abbot wanted to ensure the exact duplication of each image.

The photography is also the means by which the shadow of the object understood as the real falls on the subject".

The proper use of art, according to this declaration, was to document "a true picture of the {Revolutionary} events" and shape the mind towards the revolutionary ideal[7].

Buchloh observes the cyclical appearance of action and reaction in art since the advent of Cubism, and infers from this that art reflects somehow the state of society.

It is therefore believed that the author of Buddha image was Shakyamuni, one of the artists sent to heaven by Maudgalyayana who can be considered as the patron of this art work.

Gothic fonts are good when they are used appropriately hence when one is designing a document it is important to consider the position of the written material that will be occupied by this kind of [...]

In this painting repetition has been employed by having a continuous line of the edge of the lady's dress which brings association among the objects of this image that is the woman and the ground [...]

These aspects are evident among current sculptors."Significance of Sculptors of the Italian Renaissance" This is a research investigating and analyzing the different arguments on philosophical nature of Sculptors of the Italian Renaissance, from various art [...]

Every member of the global community should learn about history and arts to be able to reflect the vision of the contemporary world.

The formal approach to depiction of different objects and arrangement of the things can be considered typical of works created by Irving Penn.

The kind of body art may be limited to one's gender because in some communities certain arts are limited to one gender.

The simple shapes are the key pieces that enhance change and results to a form of interaction with the viewer. With minimalism, it is not easy to appreciate an oval, a cube or a splash [...]

Description and Analysis Work's use of the systems of global capitalism Relationship to the global system of exhibiting art in biennials and institutions The symbolism of the elephant and of air Cosa is an [...]

Against the background of the general popularity of portraits in the seventeenth century, the gallery of Rembrandt's self-portraits stands out as an exciting encyclopedia of the evolution in the artist's personality.

The paintings mainly expressed realities of power in terms of the relations between social and political spheres. With the help of his paintings, Golub argued that the relationship between identity and masculinity with power and [...]

However, the most significant artifact which reflects not only the history of Chicago, but the whole spirit of this city is, to my mind, the Pioneer locomotive.

In ensuring maximum learning from this lesson, individuals require a minimum of five minutes whereby, it is important for individuals to conduct a critical analysis of the quality of their scribbling, in terms of orderliness, [...]

In the essay, a detailed analysis of the Pieta shall be given particularly criticizing an error that Michelangelo had made in the design of the sculpture.