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Comparing Early Christian and Buddhist Sculpture

During his reign, the territory of the Byzantine Empire expanded significantly, having become the largest during the whole history of the Byzantine Empire; it is possible to say that the cult of Justinian existed in [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 893

The Functions of Gold in Byzantine Art

In this case the use of gold used in the artwork provided that extra new substance that glorified the religious aspects of the era.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 588

Byzantine Art: The Concept of the Emperor

Thus, the works of art present the concept of the emperor as the embodiment of state and divine power, placing him below Christ in the hierarchy of power but above other influential personalities as, for [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 623

Byzantine Art: The Role of Portraiture

It also refers to the art produced after the decay of Constantinople in the hands of the Ottoman Empire."So in a very broad sense it includes the art of Russia, Greece and other countries under [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 736

Byzantine Art: The Virgin Mary

The maphorion always was presumed to be the assurance for the Byzantine empires' security as its episode in the place of adoration of the Blachernai in the 5th century; by the 7th century the image [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1271

A Genius and His Muse: The Essence of Inspiration

The incredible diversity of the relationship "schemes" between a genius and his muse leads to a following idea: in the image of his woman an artist finds what he needs himself.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1017

Shaped by Politics: Charles Ives’s Music

Ives's music reflected his idea of political past, connected to his deep sense of responsibility within the societal political arrangements- the kind of responsibility associated with republicanism and colonial revival as the two 19th century [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2793

Safraz Manzoor: Greetings From Bury Park

It can further be argued that, Manzoor linked Springsteen's life experiences outlined in his music it terms of his working class, origins and the conflicting relationship with the father. It is of importance to note [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 701

Kahlo and Pollock Pictures Review

The first I would like to tell of is the picture by Jackson Pollock named The Guardian of the Secret, 1943.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1416

Development of Rock & Roll Music

Introduction of Rock and roll music had major effects in the cultural background of the Americans as it created a generation gap which made the youth to be rebellious to their parents.
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1094

Definition of Expressionism

Thus, I consider it reasonable to revise the Oxford Dictionary's definition as follows: expressionism is a general term for a mode of literary or visual art which tends to highlight strongly the emotional condition, mood [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 829

Analysis of Cultural Phenomenon of Graffiti

Though the artistic value of the graffiti remains questionable for most cultural experts, certain samples of spray-painting may be regarded the works of art in the context of the hip-hop culture.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 983

M. Charle on Racial and Moral Stereotypes in Ad

After earning a degree, Charles started teaching at the University of Texas in Austin and he was soon promoted to Professor starting his career in the sphere of higher education as a Lecturer.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 638

Abstract Expressionism: “Convergence” by Pollock

It is known that Jackson Pollock inspired great criticism due to his lifestyle since he was treated for alcoholism and some people considered his art to be the creation of an alcoholized brain and they [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 635

“Following” by Christopher Nolan

Featuring the customary characters gangster boss and femme fatale and the requisite double-crossing, the theatricality of the piece tends towards the melodramatic, and at times the acting seems stagey and stilted.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 653

Analyzing the Form of the Ninth Symphony’s Finale

In his The Form of the Finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Jason Weber has made two innovational maneuvers: firstly, he disputed the form of the Finale, having argued the existing versions; besides, he has extended [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 894

Reception of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Since 1900

Mahler's also modified Beethoven's symphony in order to change the status and the weight of the music. This quality made the symphony more acceptable and appealing to the listeners and the crowd in the case [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 895

“Saving Private Ryan”: Sharing the Nightmare of War

First, it is necessary to discuss the first thirty minutes of the film that present the Omaha beachhead assault in 1944 as the scene of the battlefield is a powerful means of the depiction of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 917

Contemporary Indian Movies: Female Image

The movie "Lajja" shows a perfect example of such fusion, transferring the issue of modernity and tradition into the dimension of the woman's position in the contemporary Indian society.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 763

Bizet’s “Carmen” Based on the Merimee’s Text

Further, the necessity to change the text of an original literary work was predetermined by the necessity to conquer the attention of the broader public, as this was the key to the success of opera.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1919

Baroque and Rococo: Comparative Analysis

In general, the world of art is presented by different eras and epoques and each of these periods has its own peculiarities and amenities, as they are connected with certain historical events and changes in [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 572

Factors That Impact the Change in Music Taste

This means that if they used to listen to a music genre that is considered by the refined people in the society as mediocre, then they will find themselves losing their interest in that genre [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1075

Roman Archaeology and Architecture From Augustus to Nero

Among several architecture achievements, it is necessary to single out the construction of the Forum Augustum and the evolution of the citizens' dwellings. The Temple of Mars Ultor reflected the martial character of the Roman [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 695

Rudolf Nureyev as a Choreographer

With the start of his career in The Royal Ballet, Nureyev pointed out the male roles through and through up to the end of his life.
  • Subjects: Dance
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 943

Japanese Painters: Asai Chu and Hashimoto

Hashimoto Sadhide a renowned Japanese painter born in 1807 and he died in 1878; the painter lived in the city of Yokohama which was known to be a western settlement.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2614

Quai Branly Museum: A Memorial Visit in Paris

The living wall, which is a part of the exterior of the museum, is a stunning element that once was famed as a visual treat for the visitors is today in a not so glorious [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 732

Women as an Object of Art in Different Epochs

In the background, we can see green meadow and trees in the opening of the arch and the curtain that twisting around the arm of the woman becoming almost transparent close to her figure.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 766

The Feminist Art Movement in the 1970s and Today

The feminist art movement emerged in the 1960s and from that time the women had taken much interest in what causes them to be different from the male gender and particularly, what causes the art [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2741

Art. “Woman Giving Birth” Moche Vessel

The vessels can be considered a specific source of information about the life, habits, and history of the Moche society. The image of the woman that brings a baby to the world is very gentle; [...]
  • Subjects: Pottery
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

“Osaka Elegy”, a Japanese Drama Film

In the thirties of the twentieth century, Japan saw the reevaluation of material and moral values as the country was under the influence of modernity.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Crossover Artists in the 1970s

However, if analyze the peculiarities of each style, it is quite easy to find out the difference and be amazed of how rich and wonderful the world of music is.
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2200

“Yojimbo” and “Sanjuro” Films by Akira Kurosawa

The ronin, in a time when the middle-class has filled the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Togukawa dynasty, is an anachronism even to himself. The departure of the ronin in Sanjuro is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1664

Italian Opera and Its Characteristics

From the time of origin of opera in Italy, the composers and singers were well trained and the major ingredients of the opera were voice and the singer.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 587

“Avatar” Movie by James Cameron

The issue of war and violence, clearly stated in the movie, gave the audience not only the idea of what is going on in the world now, but also a possible solution for this problem.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

The Painting St. John the Baptist by Leonardo Da Vinci

The whole construct of this painting is maintained in the nature of Renaissance and glory of antique art. The frontal element of the whole performance is concentrated on the hand of the man.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 854

Modern Scenography and Technologies

Scenography can be described as the creation of a theatrical presentation and it includes making the setting, costumes, and scripts that are in the context of theatrical and practical function.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

“Babel” by Alejandro Gonzalez

The director attempts to show that regardless of where in the world you are in, and despite the cultural, geographical, and linguistic boundaries, a gun speaks the one language common to all men regardless of [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1127

Colonialism in the Work of Some Artists

In the second half of the past century, the American art world shattered the traditional views on the tradition to passively depict the objects.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 483

Female Body Objectification in the Music Industry

Hip hop songs and videos have over the years had the inclusion of women in particular scenes of the video and sections of the song that has generated a lot of debate on the role [...]
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

Johann Sebastian Bach: A Renowned Musician

In the year 1705 in October, he took a leave from his duties at Arnstadt to engage in studying the techniques of the famous composer and organist, Buxtehude in the northern town of Lubeck.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 996

Henry Matisse’s Portraiture

In the painting Reclining Odalisque, in particular, he captures the essence of a feminine structure, the softness, and the graceful beauty of the abstract body form in these portraits.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1766

Knowing Andy Warhol’s Life and Photography

The Post-Modernist Movement of pop art and culture in the latter half of the twentieth century was a revolutionary movement and it was started by the American artist Andy Warhol's very amundane' looking paintings of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1973

The Politics and Abstract Expressionism

In contrast to Donnel's opinion in terms of space, he believes that this is the main weapon of modernist art where the painters were able to demonstrate the play of colors, which is the main [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1101

“The Namesake” by Mira Nair

It's clear that the client is extremely attached to his parents but at the same time, is seeking a lot more space in this relationship.2.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2079

Style and Periodisation in the Art History

This is because it incorporates the individuality of the artist to the uniqueness of the art work but does not consider the creativity of the artist.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 685

“Smoke Signals” a Film by Chris Eyre

The nature of Arnold's father, an abusive and alcoholic is a demonstration of the Native American's way of life. The statement has is an affirmation of indianess and indigeneity.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

The Concept of Narrative in Films

It is a "skeleton" of what is said or done in the film that helps a viewer perceive the sense of the film or of one definite scene in it. It responds to the extent [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2328

“The Citizen Kane” by Orson Welles

The contrast is seen through the mise-en-scenes, when the viewer is shown on the foreground, while the singer on the scene is on the background.
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1104

“Rear Window” by Alfred Hitchcock

The usage of such strategy is obvious throughout the whole film, as the short story is written completely in a first person perspective whereas the film is changing the perspectives of the narration most of [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

Artist-Promotion Relation: Commercialization and Art

Through Orlean's article, the artist-promotion relation, in addition to being a commercially successful marketing move, it could be sensed that the author views this relationship as a step of closing the gap between the art [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1092

Police Corruption in “The Detonator” by Wesley Snipes

Judging by the content of high-level corruption within the police as exhibited in the movies, it is only reasonable to say that police have deviated from their traditional role of being the custodians of social [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2777

The Concept of Sound Localization

The term sound localization is used to mean the ability of the listener to identify the origin or location of the sound and its direction.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 738

Analysis of the Aesthetic Styles in Movies

Picturing a young boy rejected by the whole society, the author compares his fate to his one and draws the comparison between the image of the ocean in the film and the personality of Andre [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1087

“60 Project” by Mathew Adkins

60 Project is a work devoted to the "60th anniversary of musique concrete and the pioneering work of Pierre Schaeffer". The contribution of Mathew Adkins in the world musical department is great, especially in the [...]
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 544

“The Fall of the Roman Empire” by Anthony Mann

The plot of the film depicts the historical personalities, events and trends during the period 180 to 192 AD which is taken as the period during which the Roman Empire stopped growing and witnessed a [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1350

Modernism in the Eyes of Picasso

The term refers to all the social changes that are constantly occurring in this time period, the way that people experience these changes and the way that the changes are reflected in different circles, such [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1690

“The Harvest” by Stan Herd

The Harvest is the painting which can be referred to impressionistic and breathtaking still life being devoted to the bright illustration of the nature being changed with seasons. How the richness of the nature is [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 999

Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography

The photographs in Without Sanctuary provide a record of the intolerance and racism that was standard in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 529

“Good Night and Good Luck” by George Clooney

The film was produced in black and white; it provides the reflection of time through the conflicting strategies aimed against communism era and American old fashioned life of the society.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 506

“Copycat” by Jon Amiel

The firm's task is to introduce the viewer to the unknown world of a film, to make the film's events and worries penetrate into the person's subconsciousness, and to leave the imprint there.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1474

I, Robot and the Effects of Technology

The judgment call is generally made on the quality of life of the humans, with little to no regard for the lifestyle and options available to the robots who have achieved a higher level of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1111

Rock and Roll`s Influence on Modern Music

According to, "Effective skills of the player combined with efficient music instrument provide a significant role in determining the quality of music because they shape the form, color and texture of the music all of [...]
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 991

Franz Waxman’s Film Score for Rebecca

Waxman's career in Hollywood commenced when at the behest of Erich Pommer, he was invited to the U.S.to collaborate on the film version of Jerome Kern's musical, Music in the Air.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1915

Elements Of Music: Different Tones and Rhythms

The form is a style through which a music piece is organized where the different structure is used to produce a specific sound. Musical aesthetics is about the different ways through which a group of [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 679

A Sense of the Historic: “JFK” by Oliver Stone

Beginning with a video montage set to impressive military music and capitalizing on the use of television footage in its own aspect ratio, leaving ample empty space on the screen, the movie details the only [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1774

Utopia for Society in “Minority Report” by S. Spielberg

This presentation of Utopia on-screen is verisimilar and impressive due to the successful implementation of film techniques, though the movie itself is aimed at proving that it is impossible to live in a perfect world [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1311

“Dances with Wolves” by Kevin Costner

The film not only provides deep insights into the life of the United States during the Civil War, but it also explores the relations between different cultures in this country.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1053

“The Joy Luck Club” by Wayne Wang

Their Joy Luck Club was formed with the purpose of preserving original Chinese traditions in America by means of organizing regular meetings and sharing the joys and troubles of their lives."The central theme of the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 811

“Touch of Evil” by Orson Welles

He tried to reveal the ideas of racism, stereotypes, and corruption predominating in Mexican and American societies of the late '50s; the basic theme of the movie is shown through the elements of stereotypes and [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 746

“Bamboozled” by Spike Lee Reivew

The events of "Bamboozled" take place in America in 2000, the junction of two centuries when the racial zeitgeist is left in the twentieth century, though it is not completely obliterated from the minds of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 577

Philadelphia Art Museum Artworks

One of the main attractions of this picture is the pure innocent expression on the boy's face. This picture is a marvelous creation showing the symbolic beliefs of the Shinto religion.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 696

Influence of Napoleon Bonaparte to Classical Art

Among the major event in this era were rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the fall of Monarchy rule in France. The term, classical, as used in art is used to show the characteristic of works [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1929

Art of East Asia in 20th Century and Today

The best method of understanding the Chinese experimental art is to analyse the history of art and it is the main flexible designation of their tradition.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1886

Andy Warhol: An American Pop-Artist

In the process of describing the creative process of Andy Warhol it is evident how closely the word 'Genius' is intertwined with their creativity.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2287

Parks’ “Shaft”: A Tragedy or a Comedy

But before the movie is taken into consideration for analysis it would be most relevant to look into the aspect of racism and stereotypes within the perspective of the American society as a conflict between [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1458

Ansel Adams and John Sexton: World Photography

The first assumption that we can make about these works is that both of them achieve an effect of optical illusion and this is one of the most difficult tasks for a photographer to carry [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2204

Canadian Women and Music Industry

Despite great advancement being experienced in the music industry, little has been made in Canada to ensure that female artists have been raised to standards their fellow men artists are in.
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1302

In and Around Canadian Music

Judging from the state of the music industry in Canada several years ago, this idea can be agreed with since Canadian music was standardized due to its being perceived as a commodity and because of [...]
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1132

Canadian Music Production Industry

So, ethnic music is of great importance for the Canadian music production industry, as it can describe the history of the country and give a notion of Canada from the point of view of ethnicity [...]
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1122

Special Effects in Movies: Technology and Art

The Spartans fought heard up to their last man and with the death of King Leonidas the Persians won the battle but lost the war as the sacrifice exhaled the morals of the rest of [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 845

Thomas Cole’s Revelations Through Landscape and Water

The bright splashing of the water on the rocks suggests the country is coming out of a time of confusion and darkness and entering a period of energetic light and growth with the vigorous flow [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2613

The European Baroque Era

Such European Baroque artists as Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio, Vermeer, and others promoted the ideas of the Baroque movement, namely, emotional involvement, spirituality, individualism, and realism; these ideas are reflected by means of the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1201

European Baroque: Artists, Features, Ideas

The style of Baroque was spread all over the European continent in different expressions of art from 1590 and until the beginning of the eighteenth century. Many outstanding artists are representing the style and epoch [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 859
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