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Dalai Lama and Tulku in the “Kundun” Movie

The film's title refers to the way the Dalai Lama is addressed. The story begins with the search for the new reincarnation of the Dalai Lama: it turns out to be a farmer's child who [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Drama
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

Yayoi Kusama’s Art and Oriental Way of Life

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

Underworld in Cerberus, Blood Meridian, Scenes in Hell

Cerberus therefore provides the viewer with a significant representation of hell and the underworld by encompassing the forces reigning in the underworld and its significance in allowing entry and exit from the underworld.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1666

“Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” Jazz Song

I would like to discuss this piece of music from the point of view of the analysis according to the books, and then I plan to talk about my personal feelings of the songs. It [...]
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

The “Lincoln” Movie by Steven Spielberg

One of the main focuses of the movie is the process of adoption of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution devoted to the abolishment of slavery.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Hays Code in “The Public Enemy” Film

While the foreword at the beginning of the film claimed that the sole purpose of it was to "honestly depict an environment that exists today in strata of certain American life, rather than glorify hoodlum [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1394

Contemporary Female Artists in Turkey

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

Enlightenment Art and Humanistic Thinking

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

British Art & Crafts Movement and German Bauhaus

In the late 19th century art and crafts were developed in Britain with the intentions to change the state of decorative arts movement that dominated at that time. As a school of art, the Bauhaus [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1214

Costume Design and Its Role in Drama Embodiment

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

American Classic Play-Based Melodramas of the 50-60s

Apart from belonging to different subgenres, the films can demonstrate the evolution of melodrama genre that is be mostly seen through the transition of the topic centering from the female character to the male one [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1676

Josiah Wedgwood’s Input to Craft and Design

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

The “We Are All Equal” Photography by Haley Bell

In spite of the fact that the photograph is rather straightforward in its message, it is important to focus on this image of a young white woman's hand with words saying that we are all [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 751

Mummy in McDaniel’s “Gone with the Wind” Movie

It seems that all McDaniel's choices were made correctly because the image of Mammy helped to understand the true worth of Black slaves, the importance of staying committed to people and duties, and the example [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

Cultures in Van Gogh’s and Bichitr’s Paintings

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

Psychology of Human Misportrayal in Paintings

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

Greek Mosaics, Sculpture, and Roman Taste

The author notices that Richter's reconstruction of the arms is impossible because the tension and the bulging of the muscles are different in these two statuettes.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 677

Glinka’s “I Recall the Wonderful Moment” Composition

It is a great mix of poet's and composer's mastership that follows the composition of the poem and consists of three parts that depict three critical moments in the life of a character: the first [...]
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 569

Native Americans History in “Thunder Heart” Movie

It should be stated that the historical significance of lands and the population living on it during centuries should not be underestimated and cannot remain underdeveloped notwithstanding the contradicting political views as they might hinder [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Drama
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1095

Globalization, Art and Capitalism

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

Sherlock’s Episode and Hero’s Journey: Comparison

Thus, I will analyze the episode to find the following characters therein: the hero, the herald, the mentor, threshold guardians, the trickster, the shape-shifter, and the shadow.
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 983

Adam Sandler in “The Hero’s Journey” Video

To illustrate the typical elements of the movies starring Adam Sandler, Glove and Boots have chosen the most popular film with Sandler for their video The Hero's Journey - Happy Gilmore.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 866

The Photograph Description and Criticism

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

The Neorealism Movement in “The Bicycle Thief” Film

When discussing the main ideological attributes of neorealism, the following characteristics can be outlined: a new essence of democracy emphasized by the significance of simple people; a compassionate view on the world without lightweight judgment [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Cultures and Emotions in Picasso’s Artworks

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

Jazz Music Popularization in Chinese Culture

Despite being created in the United States, Jazz music is preferred in many regions of the world where it has captured the attention of creative musicians.
  • Subjects: Music Genre
  • Pages: 33
  • Words: 9000

Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Zero in On

Two of the most innovative dance groups in the present-day world of dancing, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Zero in On are well worth being considered as peculiar specimens of the way dance can [...]
  • Subjects: Dance
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 541

Arabic Calligraphy and Contemporary Artists

Arabic calligraphy is a form of art involving the use of the Arabic language and alphabet. In the old town of Jeddah, for instance, artists have blended Arabic calligraphy with graffiti to create calligraffiti.
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  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2213

Pablo Picasso’s Art Modernism

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

Baroque Art Paintings and Sculpture

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

How Music Affects the Brain?

The following survey questions can be used to determine the effect of the song on the mind and mood of listeners as well as the overall effect of music on the mind of human beings.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

Madonna’s Sustainable Success

Madonna's success and its sustainability as long as her competitive strategy are the subjects of research of several professionals from the point of view of business development. Madonna's versatility of style and image is the [...]
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 918

“Heavenly Creatures” a Drama by Peter Jackson

The movie is characterized by a lot of imaginative production, good performance by the actors, and excellent special effects that allow the viewer to connect with the two girls in their fantasy world experiences.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1946

Duke Ellington: Multi Talented Man

In addition to the good choice of performers, Duke's unique blend of rhythms and movements made people love his music. Being, in fact, an amateur, Duke has created the music that has become classic and [...]
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1720

Vincent Monnikendam’s Film “Mother Dao”

The original film footage was shot in 1995, and the original audiences of the original footage were the Dutch back in the Netherland who were proud of having colonies around the world.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 824

Claude Debussy and His Unique Style

The uniqueness of Debussy can be attributed to his harmonic progression, personal composition method, the form of piece, as well as how he created various nuances and colors from the instruments.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

Film Theory: Impact on Modern Population

The problem is that many believe that the overall quality of films has been reducing over the years, and they are not as creative as they used to be in the past.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1664

Robert Tombs: Graphic Works Exhibition

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

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia: Mission & Vision

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

“Young and Restless in China”

The movie also underlines some changes in the culture of young people, who got access to mass media and the Internet and the way they are influenced by traditions and believes of the West.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 858

“You Got Served directed”

This is one of the aspects that people should take into account while watching this film. To a great extent, these people played a critical role in illustrating the complexity and beauty of this dancing [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

The Beatlemania Phenomenon Concept

The authors expounded the meaning and the implications of the theory, and as they went along, they gave hints on the ideas that they believed were the more likely explanation for the emergence of Beatlemania.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1030

“The Barn Burning” by Peter Werner

Intensely affected by his father's behavior, Sarty does not pause to look back and return to his family"."Barn Burning" reveals class conflicts, vengeance, and the influence of fathers that the viewer observes through the third-person [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

“The Fall” a Film by Tarsem Singh

The film was directed by Tarsem Singh, and the actors Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru were in the lead roles. One of the major features of the film that sets it apart from others is [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1154

Auto-Tune Technology in Music: Physics and Ethics

It has the power to make an out of tune voice appear to the ear to be singing close to the correct note, but it is by no means a natural sound, as numerous amateur [...]
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1237

Theories in the Film “The Station Agent” by Thomas McCarthy

The Station Agent is a wonderful example that helps to clear up the essence of social penetration theory and relational dialectics, differentiate them in accordance with the major principles, decide which theory is more effective, [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1144

The Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece by Di Arpo

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

Film Studies: “Temple Grandin”

According to Jackson, the student life of Grandin, the film is an illustration sufficient to confirm the old adage 'Disability is not inability.' The film is a journey through the life and calling of Temple [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 598

Still Life with Three Skulls by Max Beckman

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

“Cold Mountain” Film: Themes and Historical Ideas

The paper attempts to establish who were the intended audience, the reasons why the producer released the movie in 2003, what the film was intending to address, type of music used, degree of facts in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 976

Marriage Life in the Film “The World of Apu”

As a way of encouraging the married as well as those who wish to marry, a lot has been published to equip them on knowledge of reality of marriage and what is expected in the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1495

“12 Angry Men” by Sidney Lumet Film Analysis

Referring to the topic of the juror system in the USA, Lumet discusses such problems as the personal responsibility, fair trial, justice, and reasonable doubt; and the director emphasizes the importance and controversy of the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1665

Marcel Duchamp and His Conceptual Art

Through the baffling ideals presented by Duchamp as a result of the different aspects of the environment he was operating in, art and design were upgraded from the physical to the intellectual realm.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1170

“As Good as It Gets”

The film "As Good as It Gets" is, no doubt, one of the examples that fill the bill of pop culture in the African American context.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 586

Conflict of The Beatles and the Religious Far Right

Reverend David Noebel was one of the pioneers of the anti-rock and anti-Beatles crusades. Noebel himself was anti-communist, and he feared that the Beatles could spearhead a communist takeover in the United States.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1106

Art Definition and Development

Knowing peculiarities of the appearance of the main cultural peculiarities of the epoch, it is possible to guess what kind of art was appreciated and how it was connected with the life of people.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2505

Social Documentary Photography Then and Now

In the first place, he tried to inform people about the diversity of life in the city, which was a common trend for the beginning of the twentieth century.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1134

Islamic Art in Africa

The question of what it entails to be Hausa is briefly addressed to uncover the dynamic nature of Hausa culture and the religion that plays the main role. The study of the Hausa art offers [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2286

The Citizen Kane Movie and Its Peculiarities

For instance, at the beginning, the viewers learn about the death of the main character. This method ensures that the foreground and background of the scene remain within the focus of the camera.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Lalo Guerrero: the Father of Chicano Music

Many historians and musicians believe strongly that Lalo Guerrero is the father of Chicano Music. Lalo Guerrero "produced many songs that supported the expectations and needs of many Chicanos".
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

“American Progress” a Painting by John Gast

The establishment of America as the country and the formation of its people as a unified nation took quite some time, as the new comers setting down in various states of the newly discovered continent [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

The Glass Menagerie by American Repertory Theater

Tiffany's production of Williams' play should be discussed as the tribute to the classic The Glass Menagerie because of valuing the traditional approach to interpreting the play; thus, the director's voice can be discussed as [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

Music Production: History and Changes

The birth of the music industry happened about a century ago during the time technological innovations started to appear allowing to capture, store of music, and replay the sound tracks within a retrieval system.
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2385

Artistic Activism and Tactics

3 The outbreak of violent protests in the capital city of France in mid-1968 was because of the Student dissatisfaction at the Sorbonne University and the University of Paris. 9 Accordingly, the right to the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1992

Modernity Development in Art of 18-20th Centuries

In turn, romanticism and realism are aimed at showing that modernity can be viewed as the search for new topics or questions that have not been examined by the representatives of the previous cultural movements.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Archduke Piano Trio’s Live Concert

Thus, this reflective treatise discusses the elements of rhythm and composition in the music of the Archduke Piano Trio during a live concert on June 2014 at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Centre.
  • Subjects: Concerts
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1370

Feminist Movement Influence on the Arab Film Industry

The Arab human development report 2005: Towards the rise of women in the Arab world stated that the utilization of the capabilities of the Arab women through political and economic participation has historically remained bottommost [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2204

Creativity and Censorship in Egyptian Filmmaking

The intention of the media laws and other statutes censoring the film industry is to protect the sanctity of religion, sex, and the overly conservative culture of the Egyptian people.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1621

Neoclassicism in French Revolution

As a matter of fact, the roles played by art in the social realms could not be ignored during the revolution years. The cruel nature of the French regime was depicted in the Marat's figure [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

Film Studies: “Cracks on the Mask”

A number of issues pertaining to the developers of the art and the current status of the pieces are some of the themes explored in the film.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1983

John Constable and Caspar Friedrich: Romantic Painters

The Motherlands of both painters, England and Germany, were covered with a wave of industrialization and practical materialism that changed the typical lifestyle of European people, their ways of thinking, and their ideas of the [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 833

Women in the European Art of the Late 19th Century

The woman becomes the main subject of the art works in the late part of the 19th century, but artists choose to refer to the traditions of the Middle Ages in depicting females.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

Market Readiness of Art Gallery in Saudi Arabia

As a result, the market of the art pieces that are made by the locals has increased over the recent past. Saudi Arabia has the potential to improve the state of art exhibitions.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Narration in “All About My Mother” and “The Matrix”

Such structure suggests the presence of three essential parts: in the first one the problem is introduced, in the second one the characters work on the problem, and in the third one the problem is [...]
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1902

Napoleonic Portraiture in David’s and Canova’s Art

David's "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" is a masterpiece because it gives the true picture of Napoleon Bonaparte. Although this was not the case with Napoleon, the painting achieved its purpose because the emperor was always [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

Romanticism in Seascape Painting by Jules Dupre

In particular, it is important to examine the stylistic peculiarities of this artwork and the way in which it reflects the cultural trends that emerged in the nineteenth century.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1102

Lindy Hop Dance: Development, Events, Figures

Besides, all the aspects of this dance are going to be taken into consideration the movements, the music, and its origin, dressing styles of the performers throughout the years, public perception of this form of [...]
  • Subjects: Dance
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3036

Picasso’s Guernica and Conrad Bo’s Artworks

For instance, it is possible to compare a modernist artwork and work pertaining to contemporary art to identify the discourse and the way the society has evolved.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 693

Music Band “Mahotella Queens”

The band took South Africa and the whole world by storm during the 1970s. The goal of this paper is to describe the band and its music as world music.
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  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 981

The Bill Shreeve Band and Its Success Factors

The music played in the city varies from one event to the other with local bands specializing in entertaining the various groups of individuals based on the nature of the event.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1372

Chinese Art, Fashion, and Mass Production

Such attitude invokes the lack of individuality creating the mass production products, proving that along with the promotion of the new artists in the world and sharing ideas the large trade and political institutions can [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 492

Contemporary Art at Saatchi Gallery of London

The work states the idea that the "location of the soul was not necessarily in the body", and the focus is not on the man trying to breathe above the water, but on the vivid [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1133
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