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“In This Corner of the World” Film by Katabuchi

Despite bringing World War II to an end, it took the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and brought significant destruction both to the nature of Japan and the well-being of the population.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2281

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

Michelangelo and Da Vinci’s Art Appreciation

It symbolizes the incident of the last supper during the last days of Jesus when he declared that one of his disciples would inform him. The artist did the masterpiece in an attempt to produce [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 321

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

Contemporary American Cinema: Dominant Theme and Philosophy

Therefore, the popularity of American cinema and, particularly, the Hollywood cinema, may be defined by the general appeal of the broad themes that they choose for their movies."The Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1124

Human Sexuality in Film

The primary theme of Brokeback Mountain is discovering sexual identity in culture and society that is inherently masculine and unsupportive of non-traditional sexual orientation.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1211

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

Theater Exam: Religious Rules

It describes the events that took place at the end of the 1990s when a male student was murdered because he was homosexual."How I Learned to Drive" is a play written by Paula Vogel that [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1170

Migration North Artwork by Elijah Pierce

The figures are schematic, but it is typical of the other works of this artist. The lines of the figures are close to natural but more schematic.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

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

Jungle Fun by Sophie Harding

If the print seems like it is out of a colorful children's book, it is because the unique artist creates imagery that is commonly used in illustrations and decorations for that age group.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 839

Live Performance in Today’s Culture

During a live performance, one can see the clear difference between the recording and the actual voice of a singer. A substantial amount of research investigating the effects of live performances on people has found [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 279

Korean Popular Culture: “California: Tri Star Pictures”

What is the main situation of the movie, and how it is related to the immigration problem? The minister of defense Delacourt makes all the efforts to strengthen the control over the unauthorized attempts of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 651

Women’s Contribution to Rock Music Development

Joplin was the queen of psychedelic and blues rock, and one of the most influential figures in punk rock was Patti Smith who became the female leader of the punk movement in the 1970s.
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 821

Planisperic Astrolabe as an Art Object

This aspect of the object that is reminiscent of modern watches is crucial because it determines the practical purpose that was the primary objective of the astrolabe's creation.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1166

“The Island” Movie from a Sociology View

To establish a fundamental starting in the analysis of the rhetorical function of fantasies in the movie "The Island", directed by Michael Bay, the foundations of structural-functional theory will be described in context.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 654

Songs of Delaware County Youth Orchestra Concert

When listening to this performance in a concert, one is able to appreciate the scenery more. This type of music does not require one to be keen in order to sway in the flow.
  • Subjects: Concerts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

James MacKillop’s Discussion of “The Quiet Man”

The problem of discussing the film "The Quiet Man" directed by John Ford as rather Irish or American can be considered controversial because of the fact the plot of the story is based on the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1623

Jazz and Hip Hop Concerts in Comparison

Two pieces in the second performance, In Germany Before the War and Mysterious Barricades, were well performed during the concert. There was a deejay on the deck and background dancers to back up the performance [...]
  • Subjects: Concerts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 913

Alternative Rock Soothed Millions: Hybrid Theory

The alternative rock scene that emerged in the 1980's and gained further popularity in the 1990's provided the youth of the 2000's with a soundtrack to the emotional struggles that they experienced in the environment [...]
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1919

Sex in Music Compositions and Videos

The music industry presents sex as a commodity to satisfy the ever-growing demand for explicit sexual content fuelled by human fantasy and vanity. The music industry continues to feed society with the fantasy that sex [...]
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 566

Actors Training: Attitudes and Approaches

It is assumed that the approaches of the three directors to the process of organizing the training of actors and their performance have had a significant impact on theatrical art in general and on the [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1663

“Do the Right Thing” Film by Spike Lee

In his film Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee focuses on stereotypes that exist within a neighborhood, which allows him to show how the representatives of the general public face societal issues, emphasizing that their [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

“Crash” (2004) Crime Drama by Paul Haggis

The development of the plot and characters is more pronounced in the film than the effects are. The movie shows that there are positive and negative sides to every person's character, and it depicts the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Ring of Fire Over Mountain Valley: Picture Discussion

In the course of the eclipse, rings of fire appear since the moon silhouette does not completely cover the sun. The appearance of the rings is not witnessed all over the world but in few [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 298

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

The last part is a portrayal of Ares. The music in this part is fast and impulsive.
  • Subjects: Concerts
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1536

Modern Art in Actions, Events, Performances

The relationship between the audience and a work of art was drastically transformed from observation to involvement as for the first time the viewer was placed in the art context.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 360

Video: Rape Joke Supercut

On the other hand, the issue is that many people are not aware of the scope of this issues and why it is so problematic.
  • Subjects: Comedy
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 578

“The Green Mile” by Frank Darabont

Moreover, the film raises questions about death and immortality, justice and belief in it, meanness and unfairness of reality, evil and kindness."The Green Mile" is about the miracle.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 308

“Malcolm X” (1992) by Spike Lee

The movie tells the story of Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X, - the Afro-American spiritual leader and a fighter for human rights who lived in the USA in the 1960s. Washington's talent is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 299

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

Entomology in Infestation Video

One of the scenes that were reminiscent of an entomological fact was the one where a person was waving his or her hand to chase away mosquitoes.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 320

“Canon in D” by Johann Pachelbel

Despite the fact it was composed in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was forgotten and recovered only at the end of the twentieth century.
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 441

Longford: British Biographical Crime Drama Film

The director sets an excellent basis for revisiting the Moors Murders, and in his film, he develops a deadlock to the progress of release of the evil lady Hindley.
  • Subjects: Historical Drama
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 781

“The Day After” Movie

I feel that the appropriate choice of colors and music used in the movie helps to reveal the urgency and seriousness of the message it conveys.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 640

Racism in the “Do the Right Thing” Movie

The lights in the scenes where Buggin' Out confronts Sal about the pictures on the wall through the point where the fight breaks out are dull. The power of lights is used to manipulate the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1330

Science Fiction Films Definition

Furthermore, science fiction films can be considered as the sub-class of horror films because both genres depend on the Discovery Plot which focuses on establishing the presence of the specific monster in the film, and [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1678

Motion Pictures between Old Time and Modern

Ever since the invention of motion pictures, the movie industry has been organized as a business. The first period is known as the silent period, which ran from the year 1895 to the year 1919.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1169

Keith Haring and His Performance Art

Keith Haring is one of the most inventive and talented artists at the end of the twentieth century as he combined a variety of forms in his works.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2235

Planning Issues Analysis: the Film “Chinatown”

The planners in this town are not able to balance their personal needs and the growing needs of the town. The politicians were in control of all the resources, and this explains the ordeal of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

The Impact of Patron in Art

The work of a patron in painting, sculptures, and architecture is a great function in the development and design of art.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Art-Society Nexus in the Museum of Modern Art

Whether it is in the genesis of individual works, the act of reception, or the course of the history of style, the dialectical development of art does not proceed from the antagonism between social and [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1989

Richard Avedon’s Photo Portraits of Celebrities

Therefore, I decided to focus on his works and explore their features to understand the topic of photography in detail. Still, instead of selecting fashion photographs by Avedon, I concentrated on his portraits of celebrities.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 245

Chinese Art: The Analects and the Vase of Longevity

This paper juxtaposes one of the objects exhibited at the Vancouver Exhibition, the Vase of Longevity, with the Analects as discussed in class. The vase was specifically meant for the palace, while the Analects was [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

Francois Couperin’s Baroque Music

The experience was interesting because I was able to concentrate on listening to concrete compositions and evaluate them in the context of the received knowledge regarding Baroque music.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 200

Running a Museum: Inventories and Documentation

The suggestion of considering the elements borrowed in the long term as a single unit has simplified the process of keeping track of the loans to a considerable extent.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 826

Impressionist Art for Company Offices

He managed to capture and convey the atmosphere that prevailed at that unique moment in the image of the Japanese bridge and the pond: a static picture seems alive and breathing, the foliage and water [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 892

Photography: Is It Possible to Recapture the Past?

The problem of photography is twofold: the problem of representation, and the presumption of reality that the photographic images elicits in the viewer the pervasive belief that a photograph depicts a referent, a real "how [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 50
  • Words: 13829

Tile: Design and Architectural Structure

In essence, the tile is painted blue except for the thick contours, the thick lines bordering the contours, and the badge-like shape.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1155

Interactivity in Zoe Beloff’s “Beyond” Web Serial

In this essay, it is important to discuss how Beyond utilizes integration, interactivity, immersion, narrativity, and hypermedia because Beloff unites several artistic forms in her work; she allows the involvement of the viewer in the [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 691

Database Concepts in “Man with a Movie Camera” Film

Manovich's theory about the crucial role of a database in the development of new media finds a direct proof in the famous movie "Man with a movie camera" that amazes the viewer with its innovativeness [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 602

The Poster of the 2015 Film Trainwreck

The most notable of them is the image of the character of Amy, who drinks some hard liquor straight from the bottle, wrapped in a paper bag in the same way that it is being [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 850

The Film “Chinatown”: Lawlessness Symbol

Polanski utilizes the city of Los Angeles, particularly the neighborhood of Chinatown, as the symbolic representation of all that is "...unknowable, terrifying..".and beyond the scope of law and order.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1465

Multimedia History: “Beyond” Film by Zoe Beloff

By clicking on various elements of the reality, the viewer has an opportunity to read the important notes, change the images, and move through the different levels of the virtual world by exploring numerous intersections [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 633

New Media in “Man with a Movie Camera” Database Film

In this essay, I will discuss the notions of database and algorithm according to works of Manovich in the connection with Man with a movie Camera film that reveals the usual life of citizens and [...]
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 705

Art History During Twentieth-Century

This approach enables the writer to change the setting of the narrative. This novella implies that such distinctions can be the result of the evolutionary process and class discrepancies.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1025

“Caramel” and “Arranged” Films Comparison

The theme of premarital sex is brought out through dark lighting and the use of hollow space as the hallway of the hospital which Nisrine goes to get her stitches. The theme of the conduct [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1722

My Hero: Bob Marley

One of the things I admire the most about him is the possession of skills and the right attitude to influence positive change in society.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1407

Renaissance and Baroque Periods Comparison

The Italian Baroque and the Italian Renaissance are those periods in the history of art that attract the attention of both artists and representatives of the general public.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 577

Artwork Culture and Values

A representational artwork, in my understanding, is an artwork that aims to present an object, person, or event to a viewer with the preservation of its natural qualities.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 427

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

Korean Popular Culture: “Boomerang Family”

The picture keeps an eye on the steps of the day-to-day existence of a dysfunctional family, where the three brothers and a sister one by one decided to return to their family home and live [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 507

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: 10
  • 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

The Movie “Normal” Analysis

It is very much tied to the message of the movie, which is to educate people that there are individuals who struggle with the problem of acceptance and reassurance from others.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

Gender Differences in James Bond Movies

The validity of the suggestion can be well illustrated in regards to the recently produced 'Bond movies', which appear only slightly less sexist, as it used to be the case with the same category of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1913

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

How to Become a Professional Musician?

Through sharing on social media, the band is able to market its new concerts, projects, and albums. By offering the audience the unique merchandise, Stromae is able to market himself not only as a singer [...]
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 845

Presenting Freudian Concepts: Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Discussing the movie from the viewpoint of Freudian identification, the main protagonists have been the brightest examples of expressing two opposing instincts, or drives, existing within the human being those of creativity, sexuality, and construction [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 473

Characters in the Movie “V for Vendetta”

Barthes noted that the primary goal of wrestling is to demonstrate the irrelevance of the purely moral concept of justice. The concepts of social injustice and wrestling as the best way of understanding things offered [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 475

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

The Studio and Pre-Recorded Music Usage

The incredible harmony which was born during the process of studio work, and the effect of pre-recording which allowed the artists to focus on the melody itself, naturally dissolving in the music, has worked wonders [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3521

The Greatest Movies: Godfather and the Gold Rush

Speaking of the issue that must be the one of the most interest to the audience, that is, the episode with the crosscutting, it must be noticed that it was not the initial idea of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2919

Classical Music Concerts: Video Report

The lighting in the contemporary venue is clear and sharp for this segment of the performance. The energy and complete commitment to the music on the part of the violinist, as well as the rest [...]
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 2206

The Effects of Digitalization on Art

The article by Peter Plagens is a reliable source of information about current technologies and the reasons why art is under the influence of digitization and what the consequences of such influence can be.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 621

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

Penn Museum Exhibition of Mediterranean World

Romans apparently devoted a great deal of attention and resources to the finer things in life. Both the history and the artifacts help to understand the culture of the Romans.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 676

Free Improvisation and Experimental Music

As a genre of music, free improvisation developed in the United States and some parts of Western Europe. In addition, large-scale implementation of free improvisational music contributed to the changing roles of musical notes and [...]
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1406

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

Modernist Revolution in Art History

Simultaneously, the works of Karl Marx challenged the assumption of the relative nature of the shortcomings of capitalist society and suggested its fundamental flaws and inherent contradictions as reasons for the current social issues.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 956

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

Gender Disparity: Women in Jazz

In America of the 1920a and 1930s, women were active contributors in the field of arts. Since there were both male and female jazz performers, it may seem that the way of women to jazz [...]
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1384

American Popular Music History

It is only possible to produce it in economic industries, which look at the popular music in terms of monetary value in which it is considered as a commodity.
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 618