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The Foreign Influences on the Roman Art

In the course of its history, the civilization of Ancient Rome incorporated and modified the elements of those cultures which it dominated. This is one of the main things that should be considered.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 578

Andy Warhol’s Biography

This essay seeks to examine Andy Warhol and his painting career with a focus on his style, its tenets, and his overall contribution to the art of painting. The public was receptive of Warhol's work [...]
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  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 655

Concept of Documentary Photography

The purpose of composition in this case is to bring out a distinction between the different elements of a work that is being portrayed in such a manner that the elements of the work that [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 19
  • Words: 5143

The Art of Children Theater

In this case theater is of more benefit to the adults as opposed to the children. Children as well as adults in theater can be able to express their view about the politics of a [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1355

Color in Art and Design

Color in the brain After the retina has done the interpretation of the color through its cells that is cone cell and rod cells the other processing is done separately, this is done out of [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1360

The Concept of Time

The symbolism of the picture is obvious, it shows that time endless and limited at the same time. The concept of time is one of the central concepts in art.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 610

The Raft of the Medusa versus the Gulf Stream

The painting of The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault, a French painter emotionally portrays the survival and hardships experiences of the passengers in a raft, who survived the sinking of the French ship, [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 539

Discussion: The Role of Imagination

Imagination plays a crucial role in both the arts and mathematics, but the ways in which it is used and the goals it serves can be quite different.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 328

The Great Wave off Kanagawa Painting by Katsushika

In the art, the great wave is drawn so that its tips appear as small white claws that target to grab the men sailing in the boats. In the process of recreating the image, I [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

The “Patient” Painting by Frank Moore

Specifically, the light blue palette that dominates the painting evokes the feeling of sadness, yet the choice lighting, namely, the decision to avoid substantially dark elements, in general, and place the source of light outside [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 589

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

Arts of Georgia O’Keefe, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Baca

It is interesting to note the latter subject as one of Georgia O'Keefe's focuses. In contrast, the dark shading in the mural's bottom parts depicts a dark picture of subordination to one's culture.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 443

Painting as Contemporary 21st Century Art Topic

Considering different perspectives and applications in the exploration of the topic of geometric art, I intend to study the impact of geometric art in different industries.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

The Save Water, Save Life Picture Analysis

After the water in the aquarium runs out, the fish will die due to a lack of water. Consequently, human innovations and innovations cause the disappearance of water, which is a misfortune.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 339

“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

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

Parsons Challenge Visual Art

The initial stage of the creative process is the identification of the problem or the definition of the goal of creation.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 648

Review of “Christina’s World” Paintings

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.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 828

Living With Art: From Modern to Postmodern

Several cultural and political movements also accompanied such a transition of art since 1945, including The New York School, Assemblage and Happenings, Pop Art, Minimal Art and Earthworks, Conceptual Art, and Feminist Art.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 670

Lions in St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice

The golden lion with wings and a book under the statue of St. Mark at the top of the Basilica symbolizes not only wisdom but also the spiritual maturity and growth of the saint.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 412

Analysis of “The Tempest” Picture by Giorgione

The painting's texture and medium are also relevant to the timeframe of its production, as the vast majority of the paintings were made on canvas with the help of oil paint, creating a somehow simulated [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

The Relationship Between Memory and Oblivion

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the relationship between memory and oblivion, private and public recollection of events, and the way these concepts are reflected in the works of Walid Raad, Christo, and [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2502

“Pieta” Painting by Rogier van der Weyden

To the left of the Virgin Mary, we see John the Evangelist supporting Christ's upper body and consoling the mother. The man in the painting is read as expressive and uninhibited in experiencing "joie de [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 547

Nikki S. Lee and Photography

Considered to be one of a kind, the unique nature of this exhibition placed her in the limelight. In 'The Seniors Project', Lee managed to transform herself to fit the image of an old woman [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 699

“Camden Park” Painting by Stephen Bush

Title: Camden Park, Year: 2014 Medium: Oil and enamel on linen Location: Private Collection, Melbourne Author: Stephen Bush Stephen Bush is famous for the series of the works, characterised by an unusual approach of [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 141

Performers vs. Spectators: Assessing the Difference

For the spectators, the show is, first and foremost, a source of entertainment, so their interest in the process is consumerist rather than professional. Both performers and spectators have their codes of conduct designed to [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 899

Pop Art and Photorealism Movements

Still now pop art is used heavily in the sphere of advertising. Pop art's imagery is one of the most used concepts in all these fields.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

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

A Genius and His Muse: The Essence of Inspiration

The incredible diversity of the relationship "schemes" between a genius and his muse leads to a following idea: in the image of his woman an artist finds what he needs himself.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1017

Women as an Object of Art in Different Epochs

In the background, we can see green meadow and trees in the opening of the arch and the curtain that twisting around the arm of the woman becoming almost transparent close to her figure.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 766

The Politics and Abstract Expressionism

In contrast to Donnel's opinion in terms of space, he believes that this is the main weapon of modernist art where the painters were able to demonstrate the play of colors, which is the main [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1101

“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

Visual and Performance Arts in Creative Process

In painting, artists need to know how different paints convey messages and how to blend different paints to convey the desired artistic message. The Number of oil pigments used by artists depends on the desired [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1031

Edvard Munch “The Scream”

Diffused description of the main details on the picture emphasizes the strong motives of Munch to develop a realistic picture of how one can imagine the horror and in which perspective can one look at [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1665

The Importance of Art for People

It is the link between the conscious and subconscious, permitting an exploration of the inner being to satisfy the craving to see beyond the ordinary in an effort to comprehend the ever-changing human body/mind as [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 664

Invention of Photography and Its Social Impact

Although photography was invented in its full form only in 1835, an understanding of the social impact that was a result of the invention of photography is rightly portrayed by Azoulay in his article "The [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1916

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

The Influence of Japanese Art Upon Mary Cassatt

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1913

British Romanticism and Its Origins

It was partially a rebellion against aristocratic social and political standards of the Age of Enlightenment and a response against the scientific explanation of nature and was exemplified most powerfully in the visual arts, music, [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 515

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

Anubis: The Statuette of the Egyptian God

The mission of Anubis was to guide the souls of the recently dead people through the underworld. This art object is masterfully carved and color-coded, especially the clothing of Anubis that has a rhombus pattern.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

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

“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

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

Dress Exhibitions Analysis

This exhibition features the most exclusive pieces of clothing from the archives of the Museum and inspires the visitors to get a notion of how people used to dress for various occasions in several past [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 846

Rembrandt’s Self-Portrait and Journal

It seems to me that this portrait will be of great interest to people who will study my works in the future. This is one of the main goals that I will always try to [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1106

The Silk Road’s Impact on Chinese Art

Nevertheless, the most important impact of the Silk Road system experienced in China is the art culture. Arguably, the Chinese art and architecture borrow a lot from the other cultures involved in the Silk Road [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1069

Basic Conflict in Antigone by Sophocle

In setting the central characters against each other, Sophocles' play Antigone embodies a conflict between one's duty to the state and laws and the responsibility to family and morality.
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  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 300

Drama: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

Given actions at the end of the play, she may appear to be a villain, but, in fact, she is a victim of her circumstances she was driven to her decision by the blackmail and [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1157

“American Progress” by John Gast

The painting was mainly designed as a visual means of propaganda of the belief that the American settlers had a manifest destiny.
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  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

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

Sculpture: Elgin Marbles

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.
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  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 846

Frank Gehry’s Life and Career

Other than his architectural designs, Gehry has been working as a lecturer at Columbia University in Yale and the University of Southern California in the recent past.
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Photography and Beauty Perception

His resistance stemmed from the fact that in the early decades of photography, photographs were meant to idealize images and for a picture to be considered beautiful, its subject had to be something beautiful.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 580

Cimabue’s “Madonna Enthroned”

In the first place, Cimabue puts the figure of Madonna in the center of the painting. Thus, the angels behind the throne bring the image of Madonna to the fore.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

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

Joan Miro’s Self Portrait I

The painting's major themes encompasses Miro as the painting's painter and subject, political radicalism, positivity of western influence in the artistic styles of Catalan artists as well as the use of the varying artistic styles [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1365

Native American Visual Arts

In particular, the paper discusses the richness of Native American art that depicts various aspects of the history and the culture of indigenous people.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2213

Vincent van Gogh: Changes in the Technique

One of the elements that attract attention is the rich texture of this of this work. It should be noted that the artists places the starry sky in the very center of the painting while [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1136

Djoser and Imhotep Art History

Figures in paintings and size of sculpture were calculated by the status of a person as opposed to normal rules of linear perspective which brings out a real image. He was a symbol of rising [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 534

Netherlands’ Flower Paintings in 17th Century

The main reason for making these depictions in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities was to provide a cheaper way of having flowers in people's homes. The first still life paintings in 17th century were flowers [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

Mexican Muralist Diego Rivera

As it has already been mentioned, Mexican muralism was a form of expression, and at the same time a provider of cultural traditions, political views and social moods in the country that influenced greatly on [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1784

Marcel Duchamp’s Invention of ‘The Readymade’

In his invention of readymade art, Duchamp based his artwork on the belief that creative art was not made from the perspective of the artist but from the point of view of the spectator who [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1658

Digital Art Exhibition Review

The second artistic work in the online exhibit is referred to as Digital dance. Digital art is a major revolution in the world of art.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1152

Concepts of the Baroque Era

Considering this, the Baroque Era is one of the most significant periods in the world of art, as it bore a new world of art dominated by both religious and iconoclastic artistic representations, as a [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1023

Shelby Lee Adams “The True Meaning of Pictures”

Familiar though he is with the living conditions of the poorest of the poor in Kentucky, Adams nonetheless did not live in that culture, but alongside it, as an observer from a middle class background.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

Cezanne’s Sense of Color

The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of Cezanne's paintings with an aim of describing his sense of color in painting.
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  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2053

The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus is a famous painting produced in the year 1863 by a French painter Alexandre Cabanel. This paper analyses the painting The Birth of Venus and gives a brief background of its [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 243

The Lifestyle of Salvador Dali

As such, this paper will expound on the life of Salvador Dali, namely, it will focus on his early life, the impacts that he had on Surrealism, the success of his works, the way the [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4096

Art and Aesthetics: Art in Public Space

Public art is important to public art specialists, bodies that commission art performances, curators as well as the entire art world with much emphasis being given to collaborations, the specificity of the site of performance [...]
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  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2199

Two Historical Art Periods

C in the course of the rise of the Greek Kingdom. In the classical period, art was uncomplicated and mono dimensional.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 919

The Life of Salvador Dali

Besides the memories of his early life, he was also highly affected by the works of the theorist, Sigmund Freud. Even when he was in this movement, Dali expressed excellent painterly skills and in the [...]
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  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Sculptors of the Italian Renaissance

These aspects are evident among current sculptors."Significance of Sculptors of the Italian Renaissance" This is a research investigating and analyzing the different arguments on philosophical nature of Sculptors of the Italian Renaissance, from various art [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1356

Pablo Picasso on Lie and Truth in Art

Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest artists, said that art is intended for the realization of truth and that artists should have skills capable of guiding people to this point. In conclusion, art is a [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562