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Self-Portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola

Anguissola was inventive and playful as she explored the narrative possibilities of portraiture, stretching the boundaries of the genre she was confined to because the artist was not allowed to study the nude figures required [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 837

The “Kisses from Berlin” Photo by Regis Bossu

The image was portrayed on the Berlin Wall as the symbol of protest and the end of the Cold War. Regarding the context of the photo, the fraternal kiss was a form of greeting between [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 944

Modernism in Art: Themes and Techniques

Scientific advancements that made them doubt the stability of the "actual" world and the accuracy of experience strengthened their views. However, Modernism appeared primarily as a protest against the old values and ideals, thereby challenging [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Gothic Revival, Arts & Crafts, and Glasgow School

Proponents of the Art and Craft movement were united by a unanimous set of aesthetics that aimed to reiterate the significance of individual craftsmanship and designs in the world of art in the wake of [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1529

Takashi Murakami’s Biography and Artistic Work

In a show of the same title, Murakami first introduced the concept of "Superflat" in the year 2000. Murakami's most significant declaration of his early scorn for the art establishment is "A Philosophy of Super [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1744

Abstract Sculptures: Brancusi, Hepworth, Moore, Catlett

Soon after, the artist developed his own techniques of sculpting and became one of the famous sculptors of his time. Brancusi is well-known for pushing his art to the limit of abstraction, creating a novel, [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 944

Photography Comparison and Contrast

The focus on the naked parts of the body, like dirty and scratched hands, necks, and faces, allows for learning about the terror and horror of that period. In my photo, the style differs due [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1202

Difference Between Art and Useful Objects

On the other hand, art is mainly defined by the expression and application of creativity and imagination. The goal of making a piece of art is to create something beautiful to look at, to represent [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 286

Contemporary Visual Cultures on Learnodo Newtonic

This essay is an exploration of the "Portrait of an artist " and "A bigger splash" images which are listed among the top 10 famous contemporary artworks from the Learnodo Newton website.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 290

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world, which is located in New York, USA, and carries with it a huge legacy of history in a [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 960

“Tom Torlino Student File” Photograph Analysis

The before and after photo of a native American student is vivid evidence of American influence on the disappearing cultural heritage. What was the impact of such boarding schools on the identity and values of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 367

Muthesius-Van de Velde: Werkbund Theses and Antithesis

The debate highlights the contrast between the individuality within Arts and Crafts movement and the aim at standardization and a universal taste suitable for the increasing industrial production.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 225

Oskar Schlemmer’s Exploring Humans in Space

The most famous creation of Oskar Schlemmer, "Das Triadische Ballett" or "The Triadic Ballet," is also a significant representation of how the artist sees the relationship between the human body in space and the surrounding [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 845

Art and Printmaking. Contemporary Art

These types of printmaking have differences relative to the nature of the surface, which creates or forms the print that is to be transferred onto a fabric or paper.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 968

Raphael and His Study of the “Madonna of the Meadow”

The Madonna of the Meadow is one of the numerous compositions of the Virgin with the Christ child that the young Raphael created to establish his reputation as an artist when he arrived in Florence [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1154

Visual Research: Edward Burtynsky

It shows the part of the high-density Niger Delta region that is contaminated with oil and its by-products. For the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the image was printed in 99.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 790

Oh Tae-Suk’s Romeo and Juliet

Oh Tae-suk is a South-Korean playwright and director, well-known for his masterful portrayal of modern Korean life and the use of the elements of the traditional Korean theater in his plays.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1377

A Journey From Neoclassicism to Modernism

Particularly, with the focus on the lack of excessively and the promotion of utility as the foundational quality of art objects, urban design of the time promoted laconism in the choice of form and restraint [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1720

Bruegel’s “The Fall of the Rebel Angels” Painting

The Fall of the Rebel Angels is a 1562 oil-on-panel painting by one of the most prominent Netherlandish Renaissance artists Pieter Bruegel. The Fall of the Rebel Angels depicts an excerpt from the Book of [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 523

Bruegel’s “Children’s Games”

Bruegel's paintings portrayed the life of peasants during that time.'The Children's Games' and 'Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap' are some of the most famous paintings of the artist.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2854

The Expression Theory of Art: A Critical Evaluation

Accordingly, art work is believed to portray the exceptional, individual stance and sentiments of the artist; consequently for art to be considered good, it must clearly show the sentiments and feelings the individual intends to [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 602

Art Appreciation: Analytical Art and Expressive Art

Also it is important to discuss how the two lines of style are illustrated in specific artworks for example; Number in colors of 1958-1959 by Jasper Johns and The Death of Sardanapalus.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

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

Semiology Usefulness in Analyzing Works of Art or Design

His beginning point was in the text as a system of signs, Allmer."A theory of semiotics" advanced by Eco disagrees with the theory that says; what symbols imply is dictated by the objects they refer [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2724

Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night”

In a temporary post as a missionary in the village of Petit Wastes in Belgium, he recorded peasant miners' lives in his drawings. He was later exposed to Impressionist artists' works and became friends with [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1544

Emblazoned on History: The Fleur de Lis

The Fleur de Lis is most recognized as the symbol for French Royalty or as a part of a coat of arms, used in many European countries, including England and Scotland.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2269

Yue Minjun’s Self-Portraits As Modern Art

This paper will try to present the aesthetic as well as commercial interpretation of artist Yue Min Jun as an artist, in the eyes of a westerner but with the consideration of personal history and [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2604

The Impact of Theatre on Community in the US

The history of theatre, its forms, and the development of theatre in relation to community building in the US and the theatre in New Mexico, and finally, the impacts of theatre on general community building [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2927

“Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh

The cultural influence on the theme and manner of the work The Starry Night presented by the author can be evaluated through the complicated world look of its nature. The exaggeration of the drawing lines [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1555

Cimabue’s and Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned Paintings

Cimabue's paintings has many of the similar Byzantine icons of the era and some of them are folds in the garments are pressed and almost standardized, the halo is golden hue and plate sized, all [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1165

Art and Music: Benefits to Society

The residence is not so much a house as it is a man-made outgrowth of nature, perfectly in tune with its surroundings, able to take part in the daily occurrences of the river and thoughtful [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1265

Work of David Hockney

Paintings, photography, stage design, and digital works are just some of the sections that allow a more in-depth look at the work of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, and still [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

The Christ as the Good Shepherd

The purpose of this essay is both a description and analysis of this work of art and its place in the culture of the ancient world.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 661

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

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

Analysis of Modernist Painting by Clement Greenberg

Analyzing Greenberg's work requires three components: reviewing his arguments, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the text, and showing examples of art that demonstrate the author's principal points.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 600

Artistic Representation of Nature

One of the main qualities of visual art is that it allows people to get in touch with the surrounding physical reality through the perceptual lenses of another person's mind hence, making it possible for [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1648

“The Son of Man” Painting by Rene Magritte

This picture made me interested in what was depicted in it from the first sight because its composition was attractive due to the wide range of shades and the scenery that can never be witnessed [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

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

Decoloniality in Art and Artist as Ethnographer

The review is divided into three main sections including the identification of the main arguments and the explanation of their worth, the evaluation of the supportive material and the clarification of methodological framework, and, finally, [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2229

Expressionism as an Art Form

The given way to look at expressionist art both broadens the definition and narrows it down in that it stretches the concept to the idea of art being used as a tool for creating the [...]
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  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1135

“Death of Socrates” a Painting by Jacques-Louis David

The scenes of the prison and the emotions of the students in this picture refer to the memories of the abandoned attempts of reform in France, especially the 1787 dissolution of the Assembly of Notables.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

Italian Sculptures of 16th Century

The literal meaning of Arethusa is "the waterer" and the tale on which this sculpture of Alpheus and Arethusa is based, has its origin in a river.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1668

Melodrama in Realism and Naturalism

French artists coined the term melodrama to refer to plays with exaggerated plots and actors with the purpose of touching the emotions of the audience.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

Romanticism and the Modern Theatre

The statement by the Romantic writer confirms the need to involve ordinary people in the theatre. The relationship between Faust and the devil in Goethe's play is different from that in the traditional myth.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 687

Trodden Weed

The lighting of the painting, which appears to have been well thought-out, indicates that the walk was happening in the afternoon.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

Merran Esson’s Exhibition

Esson's translation of ceramics to reflect the reality of the moment eventually casts a form that is potent in her ceramics.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 863

Romanticism Period in Art

3 It is against this scope that this paper aims to explore the aspect of romanticism in the history of painting by considering the works of artists such as Kauffmann, David, Delacroix and Gros.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2297

The Ambiguity of Mona Lisa Painting

This paper will provide a rhetoric analysis of the Mona Lisa painting, because it has rendered its audience into a redundant situation where the individual who admires this painting always ends up in his or [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1180

The Power of Art

That describes the reinforcement and the shift to managerial and economic patterns and language of thought in media and cultural policy.
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  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2503

Twins Characterization in Manga and Anime

Psychological issues that represent twins struggles with the real self against the expected self, the split and fragmented self and the internal conflict between the ego and the super ego.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2453

Modern Theatre and Film Industry

The modern theatre and film industry have helped familiarize people with the reality of the world, emotions people go through and happy, as well as sad situations. One of these is the way gender and [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

American Art Creation Importance

If the European and American context are combined to have a hybrid work of art, there will be disjoin in message communicated.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper

The painting of the last supper draws the attention of any admirer to the center of the work, which is Jesus Christ's head.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1821

Jeff Koons’ Contemporary Artwork

The common artwork of the artist include the inflatable balloons toys and the pink panther, beside the life-size ceramic model of the late pop star Michael Jackson holding his favourite pet, chimpanzee babbles as shown [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1463

Analyzing Graffiti as a Subculture

Contemporary theoreticians dispute the origin and meaning of subculture as a social phenomenon, analyzing the sociological parameters of the groups of population and their primary motivation for deciding on self-expression in the form of subculture.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 810

Romero Britto’s Art Form

It further focuses on the meanings of his works to him and the influences the artist has to the world. During the artwork, the artist shifts the focus of his work to the interrelationship between [...]
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  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1132

Visiting the National Gallery of Art

The purpose of this task is to discuss three works of art identified during my visit to the National Gallery of Art.
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  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 676

Theory of Modern Art Institutions

His proposals fit into a continuum of detachment from the real and the concrete that has been evident in the art and the writing on art in the 20th century.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 927

An Analysis of Michelangelo’s Work

In the essay, a detailed analysis of the Pieta shall be given particularly criticizing an error that Michelangelo had made in the design of the sculpture.
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  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1353

Deaf Art in the Modern Society

Creating more opportunities for deaf people allowed them to become more confident and proficient in self-expression, enabling the progress of deaf art and culture.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 340

African Art and Cultural Heritage

An example of expressive individualism is the artistic creation of the Dan people. Unlike the static form of traditional Western sculpture, African art depicts dynamics and readiness for movement.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 325

Picture Observations and Their Meaning

The picture shows the sun shining on the grass at an angle while the sky is clear, indicating that the photographer took the picture in the morning.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1105

The University Campus Picture Analysis

It is essential to understand that when writing work like this, it is necessary to consider not only what is depicted but the emotions it evokes, as this, too, is an essential part of any [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 860

Eduardo Kobra’s Graffiti as a Form of Art

Hence, graffiti itself, as a separate genre, is a form of art due to its emotional and psychological influence. Due to its emotional and psychological impact, graffiti itself is a type of art as a [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 328

“The Struggling Girl” Photo by Kevin Carter

In the photo "The Struggling Girl", Kevin Carter uses perspective, exposure, and connotation to accentuate the consequences of famine on an impoverished child. The girl is depicted in the lower right corner of the photo, [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 286

The Starry Night Painting’s History

Thus, in the case of The Starry Night, the artist's personality and background play a significant role in the history of the painting's creation.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 322

Collections Management Policies

A good policy is created to address the unique demands of the institution and its collection and is continuous in the day-to-day administration of the institution's collections.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1950

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso

The present essay explores the different aspects of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, including Picasso's desire to deny the then-existing norms, his role in the development of cubism, and the colors used in the painting.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1147

Visual Culture Impact: Blurred Photos on Instagram

The blurring effect seems to suggest the authenticity of the posted pictures as if they were taken without preparation and posing, which appears to overwhelm the Instagram community.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2303

Photographs Depicting Sufferings of Real People

Recording reality may run counter to the goals and ideals of the person making the recording. The dilemma of reaction to shocking photographs is often limited by the viewer's psychological predisposition and internal values.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 665

The Artwork “The Virgin Mary” by Chris Ofili

Through the use of one of the most archetypical images of a woman in Western culture that of the Virgin Mary the painting discusses the questions of universal femininity.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 448

Romanticism as an Ideological and Artistic Trend

Romanticism in painting rejected the rationalism of classicism and reflected the attention to the depths of the human personality characteristic of the philosophy of the Romantics.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 588

Women’s Liberation Movement in the Arts

Released in 2020, the video is a retrospective of the events of the women's liberation movement and concerns it indirectly. Sex and the City is a hymn to women's independence and the result of the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 872

Venus de Milo, Sculpture of Ancient Greece Art

The statue also depicts the story of the Judgment of Paris. The findspot of the figure of the goddess is still unknown, and it cannot be said where exactly it was found.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 856

Painter Angelica Kauffman’s Life and Work

One of the famous female artists of the 18th century was Angelica Kaufmann, and her importance in the field is conditional upon the particular role of gender for people of the time.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 292

Syncretism in The Mosaic of Christ As the Sun

In the mosaic of Christ as the sun god, the beliefs of both early Christians and pagans are combined. In early Christian art, the image depicts Christ as the sun god pulled by a chariot [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 272

Gheorghe Virtosu and Abstract Art Movement

Virtosu's contribution to painting art has received significant recognition, given his unique approach to the application of abstract art as a form of expression. Secondly, the "Connections of civilization" painting reveals Virtosu's consistency in the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 610

Bergen Dice and the Sistine Chapel Ceiling

The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel varies from the dice in a myriad of ways as an artifact. The piece was also commissioned in a legal manner.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 299

Photography: An Artist Statement

In the first image, I arranged the details in the composition to guide the observer through the place I captured by the camera. With the help of the play of the light and shadow, I [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 883

History of Art in Early Civilization

On the other hand, the Virgin of compassion icon was a Byzantine icon portraying the Virgin and Child as subject matter. On the contrary, the painting was used as a style of artwork in the [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 678