Art Essay Examples and Topics. Page 5

Ultimately, Guernica by Pablo Picasso is one of the most significant art pieces in Cubism that takes inspiration from historical and stylistic influences.

Thus, the zigzag lines at the base of the pectoral represent primordial waters, which refers to the importance of the royal figure and the concept of eternity.

The painting's subject is different from representational ones, as it is not feasible to define painted objects as ones derived from sources observed in the natural world, with the exception that is the architectural drawing [...]

The head of King Louis is pear-shaped, and the three faces alter from left to right, with the latter being uglier than the former. The three faces depict the social structure of France, that is, [...]

The exhibition is called "Mushrooms: The Art, Design, and Future of Fungi". The central concept of this exhibition is the role of mushrooms in everyday lives.

Her strength lies in her willingness to sacrifice herself for the sake of her husband and the town. Coraline bravely fled the Other World because it was disgusting to her, and the children's souls told [...]

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.

One of the cultural artifacts that denote the life of women in Ancient Egypt is the sculpture under the title Nefertiti Bust.

Moreau's work depicts this tragic plot and indicates the theme of the difference between humans and the divine by portraying Jupiter and Semele on the border of heaven and the underworld.

Surrealists initiated a philosophical and artistic movement that examined the workings of the mind throughout the 20th century. Surrealism aimed to gain access to the subconscious mind and convert the stream of thought into art.

The above photograph is one of the works by Ansel Adams, who is recognized as a pioneer in the evolutionary field of expertise.

Asymmetrical balance applies to the painting as Christina is placed slightly to the left; however, her silhouette is balanced to the top right by the farmhouse in the distance, which creates harmony.

The use of space in the center of the painting allows it to breathe and creates the additional impression of grandeur and scale of the picture.

Therefore, the tattoo space might refer to the concept of heterotopic spaces, and it is interesting to examine how the tattoo convention is seen through the prism of Foucault's vision.

The arrangement of details, the still life, and the light from the window reveal the artist's skill and a fresh look at the everyday life scenes of that time.

As for the photograph of the unknown girl, there is no background; the viewer sees only the portrait and visually works with it.

The lines have also stretched from the ground to the sky of the painting, which grasps the artwork together and gives it a magnificent appearance.

The work depicts one of the most significant boxing matches in the history of the sport in the 20th century and is probably the most famous painting of the author.

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.

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 [...]

Besides, Afshari argues that the audience is one of the "one of the three vertices of artwork triangle," and the other two vertices are the artist and the artwork.

By the end of the discussion, the essay aims to comprehensively cover the subject of pop art, in such a way that readers are able to narrate the history and origins of the art form, [...]

In the foreground of the painting, the viewers can see two men one facing the audience and the other one facing the street.

The more mankind urged towards progress and the notion of relevant freedom in the expression of personal views and thoughts, the more developed the spheres in which it was involved and which influenced mankind much [...]

From the art, Leonardo described the wakes' tricky nature and the vertical up-welling of water in the paths. The case of Galileo is similar to that of Leonardo in terms of influence as art-informed science.

The core differences between Eastern and Western landscape paintings comprise the aesthetic quality of the works, the choice of scene, and underlying meaning.

According to Wolfe, the formation of such a drip-style of the artist was influenced by World War II events. I believe that having evaluated the context in which the picture was created and its significance, [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

This is embodied in the key defining elements of the renaissance and baroque architectures as clearly demonstrated by the Loggia of the Ospedale degli Innocenti by Filippo Brunelleschi and the facade of Il Ges by [...]

In turn, the importance of building museums is based on the fact that these institutions serve the functions of collecting essential artifacts, educating the audience, and projecting a sense of the nation.

When it comes to discussing what the life of a woman consisted of in the prehistoric era, the most commonly consulted artworks are the Venus figurines of the upper Paleolithic period.

Portrait is a special genre the task of which is to transfer with the help of artistic means, the inner world of a personality, and their abilities.

This leads the author of the current paper to discovering the key three topics that have to be covered in order to evaluate Hondros' contribution to war photography during the first decade of the 21st [...]

Before providing my opinion on the performance in the second part of the essay, it is logical to start with a brief summary of one of the most popular books about pirates of all time. [...]

Rogers used a viewing platform that helped him to control the construction of his works. Rogers just uses the beauty and creativity of nature to create such amazing sculptures.

Dark, disturbing, and chilling are all excellent adjectives for this type of play and the Guthrie version takes all of this into account.

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 [...]

The historic period of the Nazca culture relates to the time prior to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the South America in the Middle Ages.

The district primary functions as a center for business, cultural life, and administration Most of the buildings are offices, shops, restaurants, and recreation facilities such as parks, museums, and open spaces The number of [...]

Further, regarding the color use and color harmony in this work of art, it can be said that the painting uses a variety of obscure and glooming colors.

The entire movement represented the combination of emotional strength and the self-expression of the European abstract schools: Futurism, the Bauhaus and Synthetic Cubism.

Clarke limited the definition of modernism even further by his restriction of it to the facets of the Paris of Manet and the Impressionists, a place of leisure, pleasure, and excesses, and it seems that [...]

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 [...]

The statue features her in the attire of the Egyptian pharaoh which was known to be a man's role. The statue indicated Hatshepsut as a woman king and the false ceremonial beards she wore which [...]

In Li Ji's drawing, Beynon creates the image of a strong, stout and bold warrior completely in control of the mountain next to her.

I consider that the concept of every work of art has two aces: the first one is correspondence to reality, and the second one is a reflection of the author's subjective perception of the world.

They have in turn influenced the art of painting in Japan to develop it and push it to a global level.

This is achieved through the incorporation of a great deal of imagination, planning and effort in the development of the graffiti.

Alongside this, the themes depicted on the icons began to reflect human ethical ideals, as, for instance, the icons that presented the depiction of the Virgin implied the necessity of salvation.

We are going to analyze two masterpieces of art in our term paper: sculpture "Struggle of the Two Natures in Man" by George Grey Barnard and painting "The Death of Socrates" by Jacques-Louis David.

As a whole, artists both in London and New York were still in the experimental stages of installation art. In London, the majority of its gallery spaces are dedicated to installations and installation art as [...]

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 [...]

The authorship of one of the most prominent artworks exhibited in the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens belongs to Severin Roesen who is considered to be a well-known painter of the 19th century.

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.

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.

Contrast helps in emphasis, variation, and addition of interest which enables the user to develop a certain feeling in the work of art. Harmony refers to the consistency of appearance in a work of art.

At the time of Rome's foundation the highest civilizations in Italy were those of the Greek in southern, and of the Etruscans in central, Italy.

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 [...]

However, since he was not accepted there, he started to work as a clerk of the district court in his homeland.

Critics admit that Japanese motifs are evident in her works especially in her entire work, devoted to the representation of woman and the child, which is a kind of revenge for repressed maternity: unmarried, she [...]

The gun point is actually in the upper half of the picture and the aim is at the viewer's eye level.

Frida Kahlo is a Mexican women artist who has become a symbol of surrealism of the twenties century for many people.

During the mid 1860's artists in France became discontent with the style of painting proscribed by the National School Of Art.

The comparison of John Constable's Hay Wain and William Turner's The Slave Ship that one can make is as treacherous as between the styles in which the painters worked.

The current paper is concerned with the analysis of two works of this type, namely, William Hogarth's pair of paintings entitled Before and After and Egon Schiele's painting Embrace 1917.

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 [...]

Among a variety of definitions of art, it is possible to say that it is one of the forms of education, and artists become the best educators who use their skills and experience.

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.

The information on the label provides that the object is a dagger and its scabbard. The blade of the dagger is made of steel, and the hilt is jade.

Of course, The Persistence of Memory is one of the best-known works, which is often regarded as one of the most conspicuous illustrations of the movement.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

The greatest and an interesting facet of the image is the placement of the orange sun, which, despite being small and one that covers only a small area in the image, is contrasted to the [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most beloved and popular shows on Broadway. This novel, The Phantom of the Opera, inspired Webber and made him want to adapt it to a musical [...]

The author of the painting is Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, a Spanish painter who lived and worked in France in the first half of the twentieth century.

In the relation to the selected graffiti, the key areas covered are the technique and the medium used to produce the mural.

In this essay Rasquache encompasses the following characteristics: In Rasquache there are the elements of a have-not, the use of creativity in transforming otherwise useless materials into valuable products, and the need for sentimental value [...]

Taking into consideration the infinite backing from the greatest producers, retouchers, and workshops in the professional photography niche, it is quite reasonable that Hogan and his team managed to furnace the lifelong contacts that provide [...]

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 [...]

The painter had a vision of ensuring that his work reflected the real life activities of the people viewing his work.

The works of early composers, writers, painters, and poets evolved from the onset, and in the increased quest for perfection, a spirit of romanticism was born.

The picture Bird's Hell was painted in 1938 by Max Beckmann, an outstanding German portraitist and printmaker, one of the greatest masters of the interwar period of the 20th century.

The Last Supper, for instance, renders the anguish soaring in the air with the help of its spacious elements; compared to the thought provoking empty elements of the picture, the vapid lack of space in [...]

On 23th of October, I watched the show The Beauty and the Beast in the Paramount Theater in Seattle Downtown. He was an inventor and the director opted to dress him in colorful and outlandish [...]

The main issue discussed by the supporters and the protesters of the deed of Lord Elgin is whether the marbles should stay in the British Museum or be sent back to their motherland in Greece.

Apart from that, the increasing availability of information about cultural and artistic life is one of the factors that contribute to the growing number of art fairs in various regions of the world.

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' [...]

The purpose of this paper is to develop a critical evaluation of Sontag's claim of melancholy and Photography, with reference to a photograph taken for a tombstone in a cemetery. In fact, the grave looks [...]

The knowledge influences the choice of image and the position of the subject in the photograph. The knowledge of the fundamentals of photographic arts creates a world of possibilities.

The lighting helps in the creation of the mood for the play and enhances the theme so that the audience connects with the director's vision for the play.

The family is living in a shabby South Chicago apartment and each of the family's members is on the pursuit of his/her dream.

His work represents the mass culture of the beginning of the eighties and the use of readymade goods presents the nature of consumption in a controversial way by comparing usual objects to valuables and paying [...]

Great museums such as Vatican Museum in Italy founded in 1503 and Louvre Museum opened in 1793 as a museum in Paris; have greatly contributed in the preservation of the art style cultures. The following [...]

Despite the fact that the chaos depicted in the artwork is typically attributed to the horrors of the World War I, it can be assumed that the artist's goal was to display not the pointless [...]

While it is quite understandable that at the current stage of the development of humankind, some conflicts still have to be resolved with the use of coercive methods, war as a massive homicide still remains [...]

Classical and medieval periods of art demonstrate the power of the idea to continue traditions such as teach people and share the basics of life on the one hand, and the necessity to react to [...]

In order to understand this painting, we have to review the significance of hunting and self-portrait to painters in the Dutch society during the 17th century.

First of all, Trevor Nunn wanted to make sure that the audience could easily of the movie the plot of the movie; this is why he rearranged the scenes and added new ones.

These treasures reflect the traditions of the art of the Achaemenid period, the peculiarities of the local Greek and Bactrian art, and the elements of the Scythian style.

Although the play version is more engaging than the movie, it lacks the glamour and flamboyance brought by the lighting and effects.

In addition, the live performing arts are dying due to the preferred use of broadcast and recorded media to experience the performing arts.

According to Tamswitmark the chief characters in the story are: The Reverend Mother The reverend mother is known as Sister Mary Regina and is assumed to have answered the call to be a nun after [...]

Therefore, for individuals to be able to create some pieces of art, they have to have such ideas in their mind in form of mental images; hence, visible works of art are just a depiction [...]

The woman's smile, often described as enigmatic, is the most intriguing aspect of the painting and it is also the subject of much speculation. The smile of the seated woman is the hallmark of this [...]

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.

There is a definite connection between the characters and the audience, as people are able to relate to the pain and confusion of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

If the European and American context are combined to have a hybrid work of art, there will be disjoin in message communicated.

Purpose of the Research Because the African art is mostly premised on representing visual culture of the continent, the main purpose of the research consists in defining the early forms of African art, main materials [...]

And the only reason I need the gravity is to set the color so it will move the way we do on our feet"[13] One of Anne Truitt's popular exhibitions was in Danese Gallery, New [...]

The object of the analysis is the picture; I should investigate and explain perceptions, feelings and interpretations the production causes. It is a touch of irony, which the picture reflects.

A fixed number of scales is attached to the yin and yang in order to manage the temper inside the dragon.

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.

The beginning of twentieth century was marked by revolutionary changes in social life: the discoveries made by the science and the achievements of the technical process transformed the course of life once and for all.