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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

A Goldsmith in His Shop by Petrus Christus Painting

The nature and appearance of the painting provide evidence of the artist's adherence to the European Renaissance, especially the Northern Renaissance in the 14th to 16th centuries.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1702

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

San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego art museum is one of the oldest in the country. The museum has a lot of significance because its exhibits show continuity in art ideas from different periods.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 828

Music in Saudi Arabia

Music related to pearling and seafaring is part of the classical music in this region, and this is as a direct result of the sailing history of the people.
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1956

Reflection of Photographic Arts

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.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 566

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

Femme Fatale and Primitivism Styles in Paintings

The essay focuses on the three paintings by Matisse, Gauguin, and Kirchner in order to demonstrate how these pieces of artworks have captured femme fatale as savage and Primitivism styles in the paintings.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2274

Private Art, Public Exposure

The more diverse the art exhibitions are, the more attracted the public is and eventually development of lucrative relationship that will see the collectors and artists benefit greatly from the sale of artistic works in [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2825

Photos of Vietnam War

The role of the media in the Vietnam War also raises issues of what the media ought to censor and report to the public.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4146

Arts of China: Tomb of Liu Sheng and Dou Wan Jade Suits

Besides, resting on these facts, it is possible to assume that the analysis of artworks created in China can help to obtain the vision of the main tendencies of its society, concepts of beauty and [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1701

Sculpture and painting

A look at the military sculptures in many city parks shows that, they were meant to inspire patriotism while at the same time instigate and boost the pride of a country where the sculptures stand.
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  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 653

Modern Ceramic Art: Beatrice Wood and Bernard Leach

She was widely exposed to art and yearned to run away to France which charted the direction of her life as she thwarted her mother plans for "coming out" into the society and leading a [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 20
  • Words: 5327

Drama on Stage and Screen

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.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1347

Jackson Pollock: Portrait and a Dream

The underlying concept of the painting appears to have been borrowed from the literal depiction of "self-portrait" and "the dream" where the "self-portrait" is assigned to the right hand side while "the dream" appears to [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1380

Renaissance Versus Baroque

The era of baroque was an outcome of the struggle of the artists who denied a chance to exhibit their talents in the renaissance period.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1315

Definition of Art

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 870

Pablo Picasso: Blue Period

Child with a dove "Child with a dove", painted in 1901, is the painting which opens the Picasso's series of the paintings of the Blue Period.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2462

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

Critical analysis of Cy Twomblys work

In a way, Twombly's labor points to the reality that work of art and "deconstruction," as it was supposed to be are all integral to each another.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1671

The Son of Man by Rene Magritte

The interpretation of some signs which are not seen at the first glance, such as the backward bend of the left elbow of the man and his eyes which can be only partially seen over [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1109

The Early Forms of African Art

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1633

Hung Liu Artistic Work and its Contribution to Human Life

Some of the paintings used by Hung to explain the vital nature of culture include the portraits of Chinese self, Buddha's hand, the rainmaker, and the controversial fortune cookie that symbolizes the importance of Chinese [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1383

Louise Bourgeois’ Artistic Work

Louise Bourgeois is a legend in the field of art; despite her death, her works continue to inspire and motivate fellow artists.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1373

Impressionism History

Impressionism, an art movement, was born in France in the 19th century specifically in the period between 1860 and 1880 with its major goal being to popularize the impressionist art style, which was a deviation [...]
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1707

The Adoration of the Shepherds by Andrea Mantegna

The picture reveals images of Christ, Maria, Joseph, two shepherds in the foreground and two figures of poor people in the background. Maria is depicted in the center of the painting which hints that the [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

Legend & Myth in Himalayan Art

Taking a closer look at the painting Shantarakshita and Scenes of His Life in Tibet and the Drowa Sangmo mural, it can be stated that the color scheme, proportion and scale of these objects are [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1175

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

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

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

Museum Writing Assignment: Formal Analysis Paper

The light falls on both the rose and the woman from the right, which is emphasized by a distinct shift in the tints of the color from a very light beige to the darkest brown.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 723

Different Styles of Painting

Artist and designers use the term painting to refer to both the act of and the result of painting. The "Heart of the Andes," is a landscape painting and was done in 1859.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 795

Admiration by William Adolphe Bouguereau

The center of interest in the painting, emphasized by the color contrasts, is definitely the central group of five young women, reaching out for a yet more important figure of a boy in the center [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

Jackson Pollock`s Action Painting “Number 1, 1949“

His tutor Benton taught him how to analyze paintings as well as the fundamentals of drawing and composition and the teacher's influence was clearly visible in Pollock's early paintings of the realistic portrayal of life [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1668

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

Filippo Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto

In his Futurist Manifesto published in 1909 in Paris, Marinetti formulated the essence and the purpose of the Futurist movement and thus outlined the "ethical code" of a New Artist, a Futurist.
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 982

Drawing Lessons for Beginners

In ensuring maximum learning from this lesson, individuals require a minimum of five minutes whereby, it is important for individuals to conduct a critical analysis of the quality of their scribbling, in terms of orderliness, [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2117

Maria Martinez and the Revival of Puebloan Pottery

Maria Martinez was a pioneering pottery maker from the Southwest region of the United States. She was born in the late 1800s in New Mexico, and her family was of the San Ildefonso Pueblo tribe.
  • Subjects: Pottery
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 338

The Columbian Exposition in Chicago and Its Influence on Society

The scope of the event, its manifestation of the US' power, and industrial advancement had a long-term encouraging impact on the society's acceptance of industrial progress and shaped the design and architectural style of the [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1393

Early, High, and German Renaissance

The Renaissance was a pivotal time in the development of humanistic culture from medieval customs, leading to new techniques and materials that transformed the art and architecture landscape.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 408

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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial of Honor

The design of the memorial refers to the line about a stone of hope in Dr. The creative expression in the monument thoroughly captures the people's perception of Dr.King.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 896

Reality vs. Fantasy in Chagall’s and Ernst’s Paintings

As an emigrant, the artist tried to cope with a new life reality and the impossibility of returning home. As a result, Paris Through the Window presents the tension between reality and fantasy to accept [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 347

Klossowski’s Nude in Front of a Mantel Painting

The artist uses bright pastel tones, a combination of straight and curved lines, and a simple one-point perspective, accentuating the nude figure and creating a feeling of the viewer's presence in the scene.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 659

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 Visual Argument in the Photograph

The photograph and the remark appeal to pathos, striving to first show the emotions of the child in the picture and then accentuating how the words shown through the hand around the boy's neck can [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Analysis of Picasso’s “Guernica”

Ultimately, Guernica by Pablo Picasso is one of the most significant art pieces in Cubism that takes inspiration from historical and stylistic influences.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 636

Albert Namatjira: Teaching Activities and Methods

Nearby was the Lutheran mission of Hermannsburg, where the tribespeople of Namatjira often visited to earn extra money and, at the same time, listen to the priests' sermons.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2037

The “Vessels of Genealogies” Painting by Firelei Baez

In particular, Firelei Baez's painting shows the problem of the missing of race in feminism, when the racial identity of women is ignored, and focuses on the significance of this phenomenon in the modern world.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1664

How Has Technology Influenced the Creation of Art?

In the modern conditions of the development and manifestation of the possibilities of humanity, new creative cultural products and directions appear, the boundaries between art and technology are erased, and they are connected.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 618

Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet

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.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 242

Julie Mehretu’s Painting Mural

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 339

“All Seeing Eye” by Hailei Wang: Artwork Analysis

The computer quickly puts in place features of the image through the use of the artists' ideas, such as colors, shadows, shapes, and opacity. The computer technique of algorithms used by the artist is to [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1207

The Statue of Augustus August From Prima Porta

Simplicity and clearness of construction, the aspiration for generalization, the idealization of the appearance, and at the same time, the strict Roman individualism of the characters are the leading attributes of the portraits of the [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 544

Gustave Moreau’s Painting Jupiter and Semele

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.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 829

“Peter Pan”: The Broadway Musical

While the musical's plot easily captures the viewers' attention, the ending emphasizes the main idea of the play to illustrate how childhood is the only time when people can fly and travel to imaginary worlds. [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 953

“Walking Man” Abstract Sculpture by Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti was born in 1901 in the Swiss commune of Stampa in the family of the impressionist artist. The image is symbolic: it calls to return to the problems of a simple, vulnerable [...]
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 297

Creation of a Corporate Art Collection

In other words, the popularity of the art collection will lead to the fact that the majority of community members will know about the company and use its services in the future.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 932

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

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

Ancient Athenian Drama: Academic Summary

This was the decoration: orchestras - a circular platform where actors and the choir performed, and a semicircular amphitheater where spectators were accommodated. The masks helped to recognize the characters and were amplified with a [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 286

The Difference Between the Renaissance and the Baroque

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Art Movement
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 921

Kitagawa and Gainsborough Artworks

The drawing intensively engages the emotions of the viewer because of the way the information is relayed. The Japanese words inscribed in the artwork helps the viewer to understand the origin of the piece of [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1217

Cave Painting at Lascaux

Thanks to the drawings discovered in the cave, a fantastic discovery was made: the animals that now live in hot African countries and the inhabitants of the northern countries once existed in one place, on [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 594

Museums’ Significance Today and in the Future

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.
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

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

“The Annunciation” Painting by Hans Memling

Thus, the artist applies asymmetrical balance, since the center of the composition is shifted to the right. Mary, with the angels, and Gabriel balance each other, and this balance creates a feeling of harmony and [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 342

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

Phenomenon of Embroidery Stitches

Following the experience of the ancestors, the human being tries to improve it by adding the modern accent to the well-known idea.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 849

Gandhara Sculpture’s Stylistic Analysis

Taking into account all the aspects of a given period combined with the stylistic patterns of an analyzed object, it is considered to show the historical and artistic significance of the statue.
  • Subjects: Sculpture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Virgin and Child’, 1360 by Barnaba da Modena

The appearance of the Virgin Mary and the child depicted in the painting by Barnaba da Modena speaks for the idea that the painter used principles of Byzantine iconography.
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1450

Medieval Art and Apotropaism

The importance of apotropaism to medieval art is portrayed in the lifestyle and religious beliefs of the time when the works were designed.
  • Subjects: History of Art
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 984