Art Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The most notable artistic technique used in the painting is the use of color, which is used a symbol of solitude.

Even though the role of fate and prophecy is significant in influencing the life of Oedipus, the king's destiny can be discussed as a direct result of his actions, choices, and decisions.

One of the most peculiar things about the narrative framework of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling is the order of the frescoes, with the final one referring the viewer to the beginning of time and the [...]

The news about the coming of the Hollywood director, Frank Capra to watch a play by George and Charlotte, heightens comical moments within the drama.

Pottery could have even developed from the process of wrapping foods in a skin of clay and placing them in the embers of a fire or on heated rocks to cook.

Raise the roller and move it along the slope of the pan severally to a point just below the well to allow the paint to flow into the roller.

The statue is meant to commemorate the Soviet victory in the Second World War, represent the soviet might, and serve as a message to all enemies of the USSR.

The head of King Louis is pear-shaped, and the three faces alter from left to right, with the latter being uglier than the former. The three faces depict the social structure of France, that is, [...]

The artwork is the most iconic and celebrated of Klimt's paintings that the artist did during the peak of his career.

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 [...]

Nevertheless, the whole mood of Waiting is highlighted not only by the figures of the women but coloring and composition of the painting.

The Japanese animation industry has significantly evolved to overcome most of the other animation industries in the world. The establishment of newspaper humorous strips and motion pictures in the west spurred the development of the [...]

The majority of the background is in a somber gray in color. There is a human face, from the neck up, slightly tilted to the right in the center of the painting.

The author states the major problem of humanity that is the meaning of love and our understanding and comprehension of it.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso When the discussion comes up about the subject of the monochromatic color schemes, I usually think of Picasso and his famous "Blue Period", especially about "The Old Guitarist" painting."The Old Guitarist" painting [...]

However, the image passes the test, and, consequently delivers its intended message, which is to portray the "nudity" of the modern people in various activities that they undertake each passing day.

Despite the strict logical organization of the stages from the basic understanding of purpose to sharpening the specific skills related to the form of art, the author claims that many artists tend to learn these [...]

There was also a distinction in age of the painters whereby, impressionism painters were generally older as compared to post impressionism painters.

A look at the military sculptures in many city parks shows that, they were meant to inspire patriotism while at the same time instigate and boost the pride of a country where the sculptures stand.

The composition is dominated by the figures of the father and the son, who occupy the center of the painting, surrounded by bystanders in the background.

It is stated that Tamara's self-portrait appeared in the next edition of a prestigious German fashion magazine after the editor was moved by the sight of her exiting her automobile in front of a five-star [...]

The aesthetic value of Season's Greetings is that the artist experimented with the building's corner to create a perspective game, as seen in Figure 1.

All the elements of Degas' style, an asymmetric composition, unexpected angles, and active interaction of figures and space, can be observed in The Rehearsal.

According to the psychological perspective when reviewing the art of graffiti, it has helped relieve stress, and tension and brings joy to the people in the community.

The telegraph cable that the woman is stretching across the continent, the book in her hand, the trains and the ships, and the bridge on the right everything is empathizing the progress of the European [...]

The mouth of the lady is depicted by a line that is somehow excessively curved. Further, the scale employed in the paintwork exacerbates the artist's sense of loneliness.

The paintings of authors representing the movement of realism are extremely vivid and are likely to create an impression of presence in the painting while observing it.

When looking at the picture, the variation of colors is such that one can easily identify the background. The ambiguity of the painting is very amusing.

One can argue that the street and the four people in the diner who do not seem to communicate are a part of the artist's perception of the loneliness in the urban society.

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.

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.

Studying the heritage of street artists is a complicated task due to its illegal nature and the anonymity of the artists7.

As a result, visual and performing arts are crucial for the participators and the society as a whole. The study of visual and performing arts is very crucial for the success in the industry.

In the far distant center of the painting, is a mountain, still and motionless, in contrast to the dynamic furious sea wave. The shape and size of the wave create the imagery of force in [...]

The dark colors and the static nature of the painting both in the foreground and the background give the implication of lack of life and hopelessness.

In the first place, Cimabue puts the figure of Madonna in the center of the painting. Thus, the angels behind the throne bring the image of Madonna to the fore.

Her face and the pink dress she is wearing are the points of focus in the painting, which is the reason for the title of the painting called The Young Woman with a Pink Dress.

Although the play version is more engaging than the movie, it lacks the glamour and flamboyance brought by the lighting and effects.

In its turn, this explains the lessened plausibility of film's action, as compared to what it is being the case with original tragedy.

On the contrary, digital art has been applauded in that it is fast and flexible in the sense that artists get to finish their jobs fast.

This paper will highlight the purpose of revolutionary art in the society and at the same time discuss how revolutionary art has affected art and artists in America.

Numerous happenings in the fields of art, philosophy, science, music, and critical theory explain the meaning of post-modernism. Post-modernism is the same as modern art due to the production of new pieces.

It is of essence to note that a number of variations exist in the field of photography, for example, self-employment and commercial photographing are just some of the ways one can successfully earn a living [...]

The most "sound" in the context of "femininity" and "masculinity" are the pictures The Oath of the Horatii, The Death of Socrates and The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Songs and The [...]

The exhibitions also wanted to privilege the uptake of Asian art in the global market.collection of paintings about the war in Asia was considered critical for the development of advanced history of the region during [...]

Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation is to research modern art and postmodern art in Malaysia's art scene in light of the change in art throughout the Industrial Revolution.

The peculiarity of this photo is that it shows the contrast between the black people standing in line and the white ones painted on the placard.

Several details in Vincent Van Gogh's 1889 artwork Corridor in the Asylum catch the viewer's attention, but the lone person in the central area of the picture is perhaps the most prominent.

The Morgan Madonna is a sculpture in walnut, also painted; in addition, the creator used tin and linen. The approximate date of the sculpture is 1300-1325, and the author is unknown.

Jingdezhen, also known as the Capital of Porcelain, was the location during the time of the Yuan Dynasty responsible for the production of white and blue porcelain, which became the most well-known type of porcelain.

Marcel Duchamp was an extraordinary artist and art theorist who is most famous for his conceptual art and unique vision of the meaning of art.

The lower third of the painting shows a grassy area, and the other two-thirds contain the figures of a woman and a little boy behind her.

Third, the importance of the audience in the concept of a theater play is discussed. However, they lack the unique characteristic of a theater, which is the unparalleled connection between the audience and the performers.

I learned that the knowledge of this area of liberal arts is related to behavioral and social sciences and enhances individuals' understanding, enabling them to be productive within relationships and contribute positively and other people [...]

Released in 2007, set in the early 2000s and centering the character of Elle Woods, a seemingly superficial young woman, with the creative minds of Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin at the helm, the musical [...]

This painting, written within the framework of romanticism, is one of the significant of Friedrich's works and a symbol of romanticism, embodying the spirit of the era and the peculiarities of the author's style.

Portrait of the emperor was a tool of propaganda and presentation of a ruler in a way that he wanted to be perceived by the public. His head is quite big and resembles the images [...]

The exhibitions that the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden holds aim to attract the attention of the audience to pressing issues, and the features of the artwork in question reflect Kruger's creative personality.

The complexity and creativity of the compositional process with which the painter applies the themes in the picture-puzzles are a rather personal achievement, and the many later copies serve to show Arcimboldo's true originality in [...]

The invention of the camera immensely impacted the arts, especially in terms of painting. On the other hand, the camera's invention spurred the development of new art directions, namely, Realism and Impressionism.

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 [...]

The second chapter of Scott McCloud's book "Understanding Comics" is devoted to the vocabulary of comics and all that the reader perceives when looking at the inscriptions in illustrated publications and what he concludes.

In this cartoon, a stout man in a formal suit is depicted. In this cartoon, there is a snake cut into parts.

This paper aims at giving a brief analysis of the sand painting done by the Native Americans as well as the purpose of the painting.

The sun is very high and barely seen through a violent somber sky which occupies the most of the painting and, on the contrary, the opposite side of the picture represents a burst of bright [...]

The death of Niepce was announced in 1833, but the experiment was still been performed by Daguerre and he succeeded in the development of the daguerreotype finally in 1837.

In the dance perspective, it refers to a dance that tries to communicate the beats found in the salsa music. All these are in an effort to spice up the salsa dance and music.

Byzantine civilisation is a major part of world history and culture.'Byzantium' is the name describing both the state as well as the culture of the Eastern Roman Empire in the middle Ages.

There is in much painting of the era a new impression of limitless power, of figures bursting out of the frame of paintings.

To sum everything up, both Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko are essential for the modern art development of the 20th century.

The sculpture of the Shaka triad has a mandorla, which has an inscription providing a piece of essential information about the date, the author, donors, and the circumstances in which the statue was created.

After a decade's commitment to the Harry Potter series and featuring in famous films like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Beauty and the Beast, etc, she has transformed into a popular adult model and [...]

This style does not require the artist to recreate reality as a work of art, but to construct a perfect representation of an object or a person.

The church chose the style so that it could communicate religious themes in emotional involvement during the time of the Council of Trent. The style dynamically reflected the growth of absolutist monarchies, and in power [...]

In "A Shark in the Mind of One Contemplating Wilderness," author Terry Tempest Williams considers the idea of wilderness as it is represented in art.

A part of them even do not know that pottery is the notion that is utilized also to define the final objects made by the potters and the material used in making different kinds of [...]

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 [...]

The altarpiece was a religious painting work that symbolized the Virgin and child with four physicians of the temple and the entire family of Ludovico il Moro which comprised of Ludovico, his wife and daughter.

Gladwell appears to be one of the modern artists whose skills have broken from the past in terms of specialization and application of both materials and skills, especially due to the digitalization of his methods [...]

The dialogue was initially between two young girls, Laveer and Janeen and later on at the funeral of the latter by the campus friends.

Correggio's Assumption of the Virgin is unique in its complex composition which represents the details of Mary's Assumption with the help of clear foreshortenings and the perfect illusionistic elements which create the effect of the [...]

The purpose of this paper is to develop a critical evaluation of Sontag's claim of melancholy and Photography, with reference to a photograph taken for a tombstone in a cemetery. In fact, the grave looks [...]

They exemplified the trend in French art termed Modernity, defined by the poet Charles Baudelaire as a pursuit of "the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent"1.

The painting therefore develops a protection theme in which the mother is perceived to be protecting the children from the dangers of the city.

Impressionism, an art movement, was born in France in the 19th century specifically in the period between 1860 and 1880 with its major goal being to popularize the impressionist art style, which was a deviation [...]

Printmaking has given artists a distinctive and adaptable method to create images on a variety of surfaces, from woodcuts and etchings to screen printing and lithography.

The object in the picture is three-dimensional, practically does not interact with the light, is only under a direct source in the form of the sun.

Due to the expansive colonization beginning in the 16th century and peaking in the 19th, the West took an interest in these island groups.

The central part of the palette's back view depicts the composite view of a powerful pharaoh and another man, pictured in a kneeling position.

But in art it seems that we must go farther and distinguish between the Hellenistic culture of the great cities and a local culture akin to that of the highlands, which existed also in the [...]

Therefore, it can be asserted that one of the roles of art is to preserve the cultural trait and heritage of a community or society. This is both to the user of the artistic material [...]

The gun point is actually in the upper half of the picture and the aim is at the viewer's eye level.

The mission of Anubis was to guide the souls of the recently dead people through the underworld. This art object is masterfully carved and color-coded, especially the clothing of Anubis that has a rhombus pattern.

Most of Cotton's photographs were devoted to the exploration of the serenity and beauty in the natural world, as can be seen in the photographs below.

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 [...]

The article titled "Censorship versus Freedom of Expression in the Arts" by Chiang and Posner expresses concerns that the government may illegitimately censor art to avoid corruption of morals and avoid subversion of politics.

To demonstrate this fact, the study explores the works of Sontag in her article titled, On Photography, and shows how digital photography changes her analysis about the "photographic way of seeing" life.

His work represents the mass culture of the beginning of the eighties and the use of readymade goods presents the nature of consumption in a controversial way by comparing usual objects to valuables and paying [...]

Great museums such as Vatican Museum in Italy founded in 1503 and Louvre Museum opened in 1793 as a museum in Paris; have greatly contributed in the preservation of the art style cultures. The following [...]

In a separate vignette, the man is standing on the side of a chariot while the woman is standing inside making the scene to appear very implausible.

In the second part of the essay, the paper discusses the meaning and function of the sculptures. The surface of the statue is clean and gleams of the granite stone with which it is made [...]

Classical and medieval periods of art demonstrate the power of the idea to continue traditions such as teach people and share the basics of life on the one hand, and the necessity to react to [...]

His unique skills in artwork have led to the advancement of his signature in most events. His inspiration has ensured that he remains in the limelight in most of his solo works.

In addition, the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare continue to set the standard for the study of the English language in its dramatic context in institutes of higher learning and performance training.

Child with a dove "Child with a dove", painted in 1901, is the painting which opens the Picasso's series of the paintings of the Blue Period.

It seems to have been framed on the warriors' figure in part of a greater scene, and this stresses the significance of the figure. The legs and feet of the warrior look bigger compared to [...]

This paper will focus on analyzing the different styles of painting in the paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci and The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo Buonarroti.

The natural light appears in a variety of types which gives the impressionist artist much freedom to alter the details of the objects in the painting using the natural light in different types.

For example, Americans of Mexican descent created Chicano art as a colorful and striking method of conveying their perspective of life and social position to the world.

The "Great Pyramid of Giza" and Ruler Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" were constructed as graves for great kings to retain their influence after death.

In addition, on the sculpture, there is also a cane in the left hand of Augustus as a symbol of power and strength.

The emphasis on the big bright sky may represent Van Gogh's desire to fly away from his reality and embrace the light of the starry night.

While the musical's plot easily captures the viewers' attention, the ending emphasizes the main idea of the play to illustrate how childhood is the only time when people can fly and travel to imaginary worlds. [...]

Douglas writes about one of the pillars of the visual culture of the Internet memes: "Internet memes are based on the ideals of non-market network solidarity and free the work from the need to be [...]

This movement turned out to be a significant development in contemporary art towards the end of the 1960s. This is a kind of contemporary art that came to be renown in the course of the [...]

The setting of the painting is a prison that has arches on the window and an arch in the hallway. On the right-hand side of the painting, the orange tunic echoes the red and yellow [...]

A prime example of an assembled sculpture is Community Power Figure made by Songye peoples and housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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 [...]

The sculpture is important from a historical perspective because it helps the beholder to grasp the enormity of Michelangelo's genius as well as his unique approach to the canons of Christian iconography.

In the course of their evolution people obtained new values that impacted their vision of the world and resulted in the appearance of new ideals of beauty.