Artists Essay Examples and Topics

By 1943, he joined the artist Willem de Kooning in a manifesto to "make the spectator see the world our way not his way".

White, letting the material of her work "speak for itself," I was correlating it to the minimalist perspective that she has adopted.

Before his arrival to the USA in 1915, Marcel Duchamp was willing to make some alterations to the manner and method of his painting.

The change in the expressivity of an art piece may lead to an erroneous idea that the mere concept of expression concerns a particular aspect of a painting, e.g, the elements incorporated in it, the [...]

If Redlin made it at the age of 40, I believe that everyone in the world will have a breakthrough at one time in life.

This was the time when he realized that if he needed to move back to see the whole thing, he simply could not paint the work.

Third, he was very passionate about his work such that one day he was arrested while making a drawing in a street of one of the major towns.

Working on the script for the movie The Grandmother, he applied for grand offered by the American Film Institute, and fortunately for him, he managed to win.

Bach's talent was evident from his mastery of the organ and the violin, as well as the great pieces that he composed.

His art bears a distinctive imprint of psychological anguish and often resorts to the controversial themes related to sexuality, illness, and the origins of the supernatural.

This paper makes a retrospective study on the life, background, and lifestyle of this filmmaker as well as her contributions to the advancements of performance arts and to the fight against gender discrimination and sexual [...]

A majority of the people believed in the existence of religion and the deities. On the right side of the paint is the goddess, Venus.

Beardsley was requested to draw an illustration to the Pope's book under the title of The Rape of the Lock. Beardsley was not accidentally chosen to draw illustrations for the Pope's book.

Beardsley was inspired by the works that he had a chance to get acquainted with during his travel to Paris in 1892.

He expressed a passion for the arts and inspired to be a painter and poet. Afterward, in 1848 he was the pupil of his mentor and lifelong friend Ford Madox Brown.

The works on the website made me realize that Smithson was a person who paid much attention to the environment and the way it influences and is influenced by the population of the Earth.

The fact that she utilizes a broad range of techniques also should not be overlooked, and it allows her to ensure that every work is unique and can be differentiated from others.

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 [...]

The secrecy associated with Islam and gender roles in some parts of Asia has further compounded this mystery because few people know what to make of the place of women in traditional Islamic societies and [...]

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 [...]

Although van Gogh and Kafka realized their creative intentions in different areas of art, they had the remarkable connection in terms of sharing problems in family relations; having problems in personal relations; struggling to find [...]

Through the baffling ideals presented by Duchamp as a result of the different aspects of the environment he was operating in, art and design were upgraded from the physical to the intellectual realm.

This reproduction is the allusion of the painting by Rene Magritte This is not a Pipe, which is the typical example of the representative art.

The open and fearless criticism of the political affairs of the particular state is always a risk for the author. Naji Al-Ali was a prominent Palestinian cartoonist famous for his criticism of the political situation [...]

Studying the heritage of street artists is a complicated task due to its illegal nature and the anonymity of the artists7.

It is possible to say that by examining these qualities, one can better appreciate the achievements of Robert Wilson. This is one of the challenges Robert Wilson is ready to face.

At the age of 11, he joined an art school and began to develop his art career until he became a professional artist, who left a legacy in the world of art.

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.

Besides, the vast majority of artworks of this sculptor are installed in nature in the woods, fields, plains, at the ponds, or rivers.

Ruscha was born in 1937 in Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, and is currently based in Culver City, California. In 1969, Ruscha also worked as a guest professor of art at the University of [...]

It is both the means of expression and of impression; it reproduces and creates new, it is both the reason and result.

The painting "The Amo Valley" also portrayed some of the best artistic styles. This talent made it easier for Leonardo da Vinci to produce the best paintings.

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 [...]

Thus, to understand the variety and depth of Cezanne's paintings, it is necessary to concentrate on the most famous works of the artist.

The Pre-Raphaelites artists opted to go back to the aspects of art that involved copious details, complex compositions of Italian and Flemish art, in addition to the use of intense colors.

The painting is set in the Winchester, in War period of the 1860s, and it appropriately fits in the Civil War interest of the Feltner family.

This may have been the result of failure by the observers to make a direct interpretation of the meaning that the subjects in the paint presented.

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 [...]

However, in spite of the artist's talent and recognition in China, Lu Huan's fame is not so wide in the USA, and the number of his works remains to be unseen. Nevertheless, the uniqueness of [...]

An impression of three people at a beach on the sea creates an open form, and the artist used blue colour to indicate the beach and the sea. Contour lines bring out the shape of [...]

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 [...]

Two years after her project received nation-wide recognition, Werthein was able to design sneakers that were distributed to all the people living in Tijuana and others were sold in some of the boutiques located in [...]

The book provides a detailed history of Chinese landscape painting. In addition, the book tries to provide interpretation of various Chinese landscape paintings.

In fact, in response to his hometown Quanzhou, Cai asserted that he wanted to mine the small elements of his culture and then present them to the world so the world can understand China better.

Thus, his work Through the Looking Glass is the one of the best works that reflect the author's vision of reality and the one that reflects the author's sense of Canadian identity.

As one of the most dominant individuals in the development of the Royal Academy and as one of the main pillars of the academy, Joshua Reynolds played a significant role in determining what was to [...]

I was very interested in his discussion of printing as a revolutionary technology, and the new applications of printing to creating three dimensional items.

But the key lies in knowing that the sickness is real, and her art strives to inform the masses of just that.

Improvisation, on the other hand, was the paintings he made from motivation he got from the things that happened in the spiritual level.

This painting indicates that the painter appreciated it and sought to present the aspect of nature as it appeared in the environment.

Gill is the author of the chapter "Inscriptions in Stone" in Johnson's book "Writing and Illuminating and Lettering". The group, however, grew to become a big movement in Europe, and Johnson was one of the [...]

His unique skills in artwork have led to the advancement of his signature in most events. His inspiration has ensured that he remains in the limelight in most of his solo works.

Pinto et al describe Curry's artistic works in his paintings of Baptism in Kansas and the Tornado as some of the most amazing and influential pieces of art during the renaissance era.

The figures of Jesus and the man he heals occupy the foreground, off-center to the left, and form the central part of the composition.

Some people are of the view that the person in the portrait is too old to be Da Vinci. There is great disparity between the age that Da Vinci died of and the age of [...]

Generally, the painting has been viewed as a representation of the bombings that led to the loss of lives and destruction of property in Guernica, Spain.

It marked the transformation of the continent from the middle ages to the modern era. Leonardo captured the emotion and attitudes of his subject as was expected in the renaissance.

3 On top of the fact that Giotto painted with a great influence of the happenings of nature, it is evident that his skill was differentiated from that of the byzantine styles.

The experiences include the death of Magritte's mother, the World War I and II, and the post war period. In addition, a bulb is positioned to the left of the man.

They create a feeling of systemic and arrangement in the overall structure of the painting. The border lines also bring in a sense of 'security' to the content in the artwork.

The difference between the background and the foreground of the image is difficult to determine because the dark coloring has overlapped the other elements.

So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother In her art, it's evident that Bourgeois's dependency on her past life is a significant source of her inspiration.

The same light is used to tell us more about the environment The extreme end of the image which represent the distance between the lady and the landscape is lighter.

He was widely known as a political commentator, and through his work, Nast managed to impact significantly on political arena. For instance, his work as an artist contributed to the success of Abraham Lincoln's election [...]

Because of the context underlying his stunning Primavera, one of the most well-known pictures of his, the grandeur of the artwork increases several times, filling it with the mystery and the magnificence of the ancient [...]

In the year 1963, under the help of Gerard Malanga, an instructor and a mentor, Warhol initiated his own studio where he expounded the art of film making.

The Minamoto rule witnessed a lot of resistance from the Taira clan but this was finally defeated in the later years of the 11th century.

This is because all the items in the image are interconnected, that is the chair, the woman, and the Holy Scriptures in her arms.

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 [...]

It seems that the whale which is floating under the dark thicket of the freezing sea embodies the suffering and the sorrow of the refugees from the ship.

The collaboration between Oldenburg and Bruggen has brought so many interesting details in this art and made their works known to millions of people.

Dickson and Tucker moved the creation to the banks of the river Seine in Paris. The lecture Visions of the Demimonde: Albert Tucker in Paris is one of her best works.

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.

The art presented by these Muslims bears the attitude portrayed by the British society towards them and the Islamic religion as a whole and the artists' own views on Islam.

The essay addresses the contribution of these famous artists to their particular art movements and in general, the world of art.

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.

Through the above analysis it could be said that through effective thought-process, observation and thorough planning, a director is able to yield higher productivity of the directors.

This paper is aimed at discussing the painting Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi. This is one of the details that can be distinguished.

One of the notable works by Russell was the Wild Horse Hunters he painted in 1913. The background of the painting is a tree that Russell sketched back in Judith Basin.

However, the evidence of his achievement is that he is one of the rare artists, especially in the USA, to have had a whole museum devoted to their work[1].

When his mother realized that his son was a very talented artist he took him into Manhattan to see art and then enrolled him as a junior member of Brooklyn Museum of Art where he [...]

Other exemplary masterpieces of Titian include the "Miracle Of The Speaking Infant" and the "Miracle Of The Irascible Son" in which the latter has a beautiful background landscape which has captured the eyes of many [...]

This paper will evaluate Pablo Picasso's impact on the cubism sign system, his manner of representation of the surrounding reality and his contribution to the world's history on the example of his painting Guernica.

In creating the art, Rubens ensured that the major theme of the painting is shown through the boundary that separated the other parts of the cliff and the fire.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of Cezanne's paintings with an aim of describing his sense of color in painting.

In spite of the colors' intensity, the combination of blue and pink colors in the paintings is rather blinking and vibrating. It is possible to concentrate on the "energized handling" and pulsation of the colors [...]

In his career, Robert worked in several institutions, where he was a founder, teacher, and master printer. At the age of thirteen years, Robert participated in an official art class, which allowed black artists to [...]

The subject matter is part of a series of portraits of philosophers that Ribera completed for the Prince of Lichtenstein. This painting shows the skill of the artist in portraying a human face and form [...]

Most of her art work especially in her early years in her career revolved around the topic of death. To her, this is a passion and she gives the best.

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 [...]

Due to his immense skills and wide collection of artistic works, early museums documented his works and as it turns out, he was the most famous artist of the 16th century.

It is even exciting to realize that the personal canvases in the paint presume a completely image-making action and singleness of the characteristic.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Louise Bourgeois is a legend in the field of art; despite her death, her works continue to inspire and motivate fellow artists.

Fu Baoshi is one of the most famous Chinese artists who contributed greatly into the development of the national art. One of his works reveals aspirations of Chinese people who lived in the middle of [...]

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 [...]

He also uses new art of painting in the piece of art as opposed to the conventional European mode of painting. The piece of art is considered influential in the development of the modern day [...]

Xu Beihong was a major player in the revolutionalization of Chinese art. The dissenting voice was however that of Xu Beihong who was convinced that the answer to Chinese art was in the 19th century [...]

The Renaissance is the period which marks the growth of literary works in the sixteenth-century in Spain, where El Greco lived and worked until his death.

These changes in the individual's views of arts and artistic works explain the different generations of arts that have been witnessed in the recent past.

He is one of the famous artists of Baroque period. One of his famous paintings is "The history is the raising of the cross" a triptych, painted in 1609-1610.

Behind Italian Renaissance was a great painter and architect, Giotto di Bondone, who existed in the 13th and 14th century."The Renaissance was a period of artistic and cultural achievement in Europe from the fourteenth to [...]

The artwork under discussion, Death takes the Children, depicts the influence of the shadow of death and suffering of women in Kollwitz's world.

In light of the significant power that art and by extension artists hold, there arises the question of whether artists have a responsibility to address social problems through their works.

In contrast, Liu is also attached to disclosing people's fates and their role in culture and history but through the use of drip techniques. Like Neel, Hung is also attached to the power of relations [...]

Dali used the technique of Pointillism to depict the landscape in the background. Of course, one of the most famous paintings by Dali is The Persistence of Memory.

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 [...]

Since childhood, she admired the work of Mexican and Southwest artists and this drove her to apply their employment of warm colors in her individual paintings.

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 [...]

So, the possible way to demonstrate the reader that Warhol preferred to dramatize the collapse of commodity exchange is to pick out several his works and analyze them.

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 [...]

He was born in the year 1881 and died in the year 1973 having been majorly involved in the fields of painting and sculpture.

The postures of the children during the photography add strength to the morality theme, which is a major focus in the whole documentary. The process of growing up and sexuality is one of the key [...]

Furthermore, through her sculptural work, krysten emphasizes on the need for change of perceptions to enhance a harmonious understanding of all people differences and ways of life.

The biography of the artist was rich indeed: being a fourth child in the family of immigrants, the boy lost his father very soon and suffered because of numerous diseases as a result of which [...]

The members of the movement known as l'Art Brut, and others, drew a connection between art and madness, art and mysticism, and art and outsider status for whatever reason.

The paintings mainly expressed realities of power in terms of the relations between social and political spheres. With the help of his paintings, Golub argued that the relationship between identity and masculinity with power and [...]