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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

“Maman” Abstract Sculpture by Louise Bourgeois

This situation irreparably crippled her and became the impetus for the beginning of artistic practice. At the beginning of her artistic career, the Bourgeois was involved in drawing and painting.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 272

Cultural Artifacts and Their Theme

It was written in El Salvador in 1978 in the middle of a civil war between the US-backed military and government on the one side and the Foarabundo Mart National Liberation Front on the other [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 397

An Analysis of a Photograph By Mike Wells

This spread of technology-enabled many people to document the environment around them and allowed millions of people to relate to stories of others told through photographs."A Starving Boy and a Missionary" is one of the [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 598

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

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

Michelangelo’s Artwork

Michelangelo was taught sculpture by Bertoldo di Giovanni. Michelangelo was a renaissance artist and his works were greatly influenced by humanism.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 24
  • Words: 700

Art, Pornography and Feminism and Internet Influence

The purpose of pornography is not the desire to admire the human body and respect physical intimacy. Indeed, society can say that women themselves agree to such rules, but the choice of a minority forms [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1112

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

Paintings: Summer by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

The complexity and creativity of the compositional process with which the painter applies the themes in the picture-puzzles are a rather personal achievement, and the many later copies serve to show Arcimboldo's true originality in [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1181

Da Vinci’s Last Supper: Artwork Analysis

Of all famous paintings in the history of humankind, Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper takes a very special spot, representing the pinnacle of both Da Vinci's artistic development and the progress of the Renaissance era.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 305

Impact of the Invention of the Camera on Art

The invention of the camera immensely impacted the arts, especially in terms of painting. On the other hand, the camera's invention spurred the development of new art directions, namely, Realism and Impressionism.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 306

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

Women in Ancient Greek and Roman Art

The ancient Greek and Roman art, both textual and visual, are a rich source of information on the social history of women in these cultures.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 671

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

“Degas at the Opéra” Art Exhibition

The first artwork is "The ballet from "Robert le Diable," and the second artwork is "Three Nude Dancers". Image of the artwork: Figure 1."The ballet from Robert le Diable" Title: The Ballet from Robert le [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

Bruegel’s “The Parable of the Blind” Painting

The Parable of the Blind, also known as The Blind Leading the Blind, is another realistic painting by the Netherlandish artist Pieter Bruegel depicting a popular Biblical motive.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 289

Intro to Theatre: “Macbeth”

Shakespeare’s theatrical performances are widespread all over the world and do not lose their relevance, both due to the problems raised by the playwright and the various interpretations of his works. One of such plays is the production of Macbeth directed by Bodinetz (2020) and created by the troupe of Digital Theater +. The performance […]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 948

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 Invention of Daguerreotypes

Overall, the work on the daguerreotypes began in 1727, when Schulze introduced his important innovations into photography; it continued in the beginning of the 1800s, when the rudimentary camera obscura was created and actively used; [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2836

Four-step critique of Salvador Dali

The colours in the photograph are unidentifiable since the photograph is in a black and white format. The lighting is intense since there are clear shadows of the cats and other objects in the photograph.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 460

Juan Luis Guerra a Dominican Artist

Also, he is predominantly linked with the popular Dominican music genre known as bachata, though partly true, he exploits the elementals of bachata tempo with elements of bolero in his works. The impact of his [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1171

Anger by Hans-Siebert Von Heister

The work is dedicated to speculating about the medium and style of one of his works, the peculiarities of its location in the museum, the content of the picture is analyzed in terms of prevailing [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 870

Photography: Critical Analysis

The vertical, restive position of the pencil in each of the slides is indicative of a resort to have finished a particular task, presumably that of writing on the foolscap, with the pencil resting in [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1052

Art Movements. Textiles in the Bauhaus

There was a workshop in the Bauhaus art named Weaving Workshop, which was basically the textile art workshop of the Bauhaus Art, and most importantly, most of the artists in the place were women.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2863

Art Native American: Sand Painting

This paper aims at giving a brief analysis of the sand painting done by the Native Americans as well as the purpose of the painting.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

Jan Vermeer’s ‘Young Woman With a Water Pitcher’

The domestic scenes are replicated on the painting renowned 'the young woman with a pitcher.' In this painting, Vermeer used light and tone, two of the most vital elements of his skill set.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1654

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

Art Gallery: Metropolitan Museum

Metropolitan Museum is one of the most famous and the richest art galleries located in New York. This sculpture of a stranger shows the international and worldwide spirit of the departed inhabitant in the furnished [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 549

“The House of Cards” by Jean Siméon Chardin

The House of Cards is a masterpiece of a Fine Art painting by Jean Simeon Chardin, an artist of the XVIII century. There is a boy in the picture, shown in profile, who makes the [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 250

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

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

“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

When a Gamble Pays Big: The Story of Guys and Dolls

The music that was written for this play also contributed to its success as it was largely upbeat and catchy, incorporating the jazz sounds of the time and a steady beat that works its way [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 965

History of Art: Modernism’s New Industry and Innovation

The earliest roots of what today's researchers identify as the modern period are generally recognized to be twined about the natural forms and artistic investigations of the Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1860s and [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1937

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal

Since the late 16th century, the Notre-Dame together with the Vieux share a place in the d'Armes, the stylish deco Aldred edifice, Montreal's one of the first skyscraper- the Bank of Montreal house together with [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2448

Edgar Degas: A French Impressionist

The artist was known for his individual style in which he managed to depict the main features of skilled and famous painters.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 588

Art History. David Composing the Psalms

But in art it seems that we must go farther and distinguish between the Hellenistic culture of the great cities and a local culture akin to that of the highlands, which existed also in the [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2497

Christian Influence on Roman Art

Everything about the art produced during this period was dominated by the ideals of the church in the format, location, and content of the images produced by the artists of the day.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2224

“Venus and Adonis” by Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens was the greatest exponent of the baroque paintings and the most renowned painter of the Northern Europe. Both of these paintings deserve to hold their exclusive place in the history of art [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 973

Peter Max: Life and the History of the Technicolor Style

He also painted several posters for the inauguration ceremony of the President Bill Clinton and also got an opportunity to be invited at White House for painting of the historical moment of the day - [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3377

“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

Religious Influence on Art and Architecture

Discuss the topic of how religion influenced art and architecture in the ancient world and during the Christian era, it is necessary to point out that all civilizations beginning from the primitive ones, through the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Enlightenment and Romanticism: Comparison

In the wake up of the feminist and historicist takes to pieces of the older Romanticism, particularly Bloom's "creative thinker corporation" and the Wordsworth-centered verse of consciousness and the natural world, one has to inquire [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1388

The Genius and Mysterious Leonardo Da Vinci

The techniques that Da Vinci used in his paintings showed his careful studies in anatomy, lighting, and in the juxtaposition of elements in a painting.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1424

The Agony in the Garden by El Greco

His important works include: The Disrobing of Christ; The Burial of Count Orgaz; The Agony in the Garden; View of Toledo and Laocoon.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1672

The Wild Boar Hunting Experience

Not the most pleasant experience in the world, rubbing mud and whatever other kind of natural goo I could find in various strategic spots on my body, but I did the best I could and [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1165

The Sculptures from the Nepal

The sculptures worked in stone, metal wood and terracotta Many prominent pieces of art during the malla period were made by different artists one is the Achalla Destroyer of Evil made in the period early [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 843

Mid-Century Modern Design

However, the key focus of the style is the combination of function and a unique design that is appealing to the eye.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 293

América Tropical Mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros

Murals, as one of the major forms of revolutionary art, were popularized by the government of the country that promoted exterior frescoes in Mexico City and other cities of the country.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1133

Edward Weston’s Modernist Photographs

More attention should be paid to the analysis of Weston's photographs and the comparison of their style to my photographs. The object in my black-and-white photograph looks like a kind of tubes, which texture is [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

Robinson, Emerson, and Photography as an Art

Both of them viewed the newly created form of image capture as a medium for the expression of art, but their views on the nature of the movement were radically different.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 290

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

Personal Interest in Photography

Most of Cotton's photographs were devoted to the exploration of the serenity and beauty in the natural world, as can be seen in the photographs below.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1189

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

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

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: 12
  • Words: 3369

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

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

The Neolithic Culture in China: Art Objects

On the other hand, the Jade bi with two dragons on the rim, which is on the right in the table above, is made of jade rather than nephrite.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3095

“Barbie Dolls” Image by Chris Jordan

However, the image passes the test, and, consequently delivers its intended message, which is to portray the "nudity" of the modern people in various activities that they undertake each passing day.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Jackson Pollock’s Style of Painting

According to Cohn, the uniqueness and innovative techniques used by Pollock provide a glance into an in-depth meaning of the painting itself.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 296

A View from the Bridge by Miler

The play is based on a real story that happened in the fifties of the last century. This is a tragic story about love and jealousy, friendship and betrayal.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1038

Postmodernism Era: Body and Popular Culture

To understand how the body is constructed and deconstructed in modern western society, it is important to analyze the significance of the corporeal factor in the culture of postmodernism.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2054

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 History of War Photography

The purpose of this report is to identify basic trends in the development of war photography and determine the conceptual, stylistic, and technical changes observed in the course of its formation.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2235

Color History and Spirituality

In the majority of religions, the color blue is the color of heaven. The two primary examples of the use of Blue color in religious architecture are the Giotto Chapel and the Blue Mosque.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 10
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Western and Eastern Pop Art Differences

For this reason, the modern age with its great dependence on money and consumer character of society gives rise to a question of whether there is a significant difference between western and eastern pop art [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 821

Art Criticism and Its Basic Stages

At this step, the art critic mentions everything he/she knows and understands about the piece of art. The final step is judgment, which entails how the critic thinks of the work.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 265

The Body in Contemporary Art

Finally, the art of performance includes the human body in its motion; in this role, the body is viewed from a variety of angles and perspectives and in the combination with what is happening to [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1212

Aesthetics Art: Theory and Philosophy

The second phase shifts the perspective of the progress of art away from the development of the forms of its representation for example, during the period of modernism, the traditional art pieces can no longer [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1748

Theatre for Development Workshops and Initiatives

As a result the locals have embraced the scope of theatre and this has helped in promoting theatre for development. The application of theatre for development thus contributed to the recognition of identity research, in-house [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1624

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

Public Art: “Balloon Flower (Red)” by Jeff Koons

Still, Koons's sculpture can be discussed as a good and influential piece of public art because it not only catches the public attention, but it is also discussed as attractive due to the fact the [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1696

“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

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

“Embrace” a Painting by Pablo Picasso

This particular painting stays true to Picasso's motif of incorporating sexuality into his works as it can be seen by the obvious representation of male and female genetalia in the work itself.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2050

Visual and Performing Arts

As a result, visual and performing arts are crucial for the participators and the society as a whole. The study of visual and performing arts is very crucial for the success in the industry.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 606

Ancient Chinese Arts Comparison

On the right is The Seated Buddha, a sandstone carving from the Northern Wei Dynasty obtained from a cave along the Silk Road in China.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1632

Artist Marcel Duchamp and His Works

Duchamp claimed that the main purpose of art was intellectual satisfaction; he shared that he was tired from the expression "stupid as a painter," and that attitude had to be changed.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

Art and Nursing in Different Periods

Artist: Pietro Longhi Style: Rococo Genre: genre painting Gallery: Ca' Rezzonico, Museo del Settecento, Venice Artist: Mary Cassatt Start Date: 1896 Completion Date: 1897 Style: Impressionism
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1128

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

There was also a distinction in age of the painters whereby, impressionism painters were generally older as compared to post impressionism painters.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

Raphael: A Renaissance Master

Although the style that Rafael developed over the course of his evolution as an artist was influenced greatly by the works of Leonardo da Vinci in terms of composition and technical expression and Michelangelo in [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1651

Religious Symbolism in Renaissance Paintings

Although the art pieces created by Masaccio, del Castagno and Lippi may seem completely different, with the common thread of Christianity as the only thing that links them, a close analysis of the messages behind [...]
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  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1242

Andy Warhol’s Pop Art

This art work represents the classics of the genre of pop art. Poetry as a part of art works would be likely to turn pop art into postmodernism and add depth to the subject matter [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 841

The Language of Art

The implication is that the language of images in art is grounded on the underlying interactions between an individual's perception of information, and their sociological bias.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 599

Drama “Riders to the Sea” by John Synge

This is because in Synge's play it is specifically the array of the explored ideas about the sheer tragedy of people falling victims to the forces of nature, and not the exposure of the characters' [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1402

Metropolitan Museum’s Historical Objects

The paintings and design of the plate show pictures of boats, buildings, and animals, an aspect that creates an impression in the mind of a person, who comes across the object that the people of [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1173

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

Theatre Appreciation: Play ‘Hundred Days’ by Kate Ryan

To a great extent, this effect was achieved with the help of music, which helps viewers since the experiences of the protagonists, especially their sadness and anticipation of the future loss. This is one of [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

Material Culture: Pottery

In the context of the discussions of this paper, the later definition of material culture is adopted. In the light of the arguments raised above about the origin of the pottery making art, it is [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2808

Photography: Finding Beauty in the Ordinary

Therefore, the beauty that the photo represents is largely derived from the actual object. While Sontang acknowledges that the close-up is a reflection of truth, it is still subject to the photographer's viewpoint.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601