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Nowadays, people still have ambiguous opinions about tattoos – some consider images on one’s body a form of art, while others find it self-destruction. Nevertheless, one cannot defy the connection between ancient tattooing art and contemporary body art. Numerous early civilizations used the opportunity to cover the body with images...
The suggested artworks demonstrate different stages of the Renaissance and cultural “rebirth” after the Middle Ages. Painting Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto di Bondone (1310) is one of the earliest examples of this development. It was initially written for the Ognissanti Franciscan church in Florence. With the extensive use of gold...
St. Michael by Raphael (1504-1505) In Raphael’s artwork, St. Michael, the archangel is depicted as a young man defeating a monster. The painting provides a striking contrast between the handsome, powerful, youthful archangel and his hideous adversary. Michael’s body is adorned with a halo and wings, encircled by Hell’s gloomy...
Artist use their creativity to communicate and preserve culture even when they are not intentional. The peach blossom vase is from the Chinese origin and was developed during the reign of Yongzhe the period 1723-1735 (A famille-rose enameled vase). However, there is no record on the name of the artist...
The Museum of Tolerance was established with the goal of educating people about the Holocaust and encouraging them to combat all forms of discrimination and prejudice in the contemporary world. The museum is located on West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. It is a breathtaking place, which I visited...
One of the most influential photographers of the century, Dorothea Lange has left a significant legacy. She is considered to be a documentary photographer due to the interest and passion she has for capturing the real emotions of people. She is mostly known for her photographs of the Depression Era,...
It is important to note that cubism is a unique artistic approach to expressing reality with an emphasis on abstract elements over pictorial ones. The given assessment will primarily focus on Picasso’s early cubist painting titled Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon. The artwork is an exceptional piece of creation that sought...
Surrealism emerged around the same time as German Expressionism, in the 1920s. The French writer André Breton is considered the founder of this artistic movement. He was the first to outline his vision of Surrealism in his manifesto. Generally accepted that this movement is based on a combination of the...
Introduction Statues are rather magnificent and indescribably mesmerizing works of art. While it may not seem that way at first, they can depict personality, portray beauty and specific concepts. In some cases, these works can represent qualities that contradict each other, however, in a way that makes the two features...
Not all artifacts have a clear and concise use or objective. This is why some of them become the subjects of debates and controversies surrounding their purpose. One of those items is the Saqqara Bird, shown in Figure 1, the meaning and function of which are still unclear to this...
To understand the hidden meanings of artwork, a consideration of history, technics, and the author’s biography might be helpful. For my analysis, I chose two works of art, a painting and a poem. I chose The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Thomas Moran. A famous American painter, Thomas Moran,...
Early European Block Printing Woodblock printing was the first sort of printing to take place in Europe. Fabric printing and the production of transient items like playing cards both used block printing. Despite the early usage of block printing, there is only shaky evidence that books were printed with blocks...
The Venus figurines are mysterious small statuettes, 2-8 inches tall, which anthropologists found throughout Europe, dating as far back as 35,000 to 40,000 years ago. From visual arts prehistoric, by anatomy, the figurines coincide with the Homo Sapiens neanderthalensis replacement, which presents images of modern human-like form at the start...
Futurism is an art style that originated in Italy during the early twentieth century. It is typically described as an homage to the technological and industrial development of the time. It is important to understand the term Industrial Revolution – the scientific advances that occurred during the third quarter of...
Women artists produced and constructed their self-portraits by painting how they felt, how they viewed themselves, and how they wanted to be seen by others in the same way that mirrors reflect themselves. They fashioned their artistic identity in an ingenious and unique style portraying themselves as well talented and...
Introduction The animal kingdom has been a source of inspiration and worship for many people during ancient times. Certain animals had deities dedicated to them, while others were respected for specific traits, such as companionship and loyalty. This kind of perception can be witnessed in various artifacts, demonstrating the feelings...
Introduction One of the most well-known paintings of John Singleton Copley was Watson and the Shark. It was created in 1778 and is believed to be inspired by a real-life situation that the artists took from the life of a fourteen-year-old boy named Brook Watson (Copley). This work generated an...
Modern art has no precise definition: it remains an elastic term that can have a variety of meanings. Nevertheless, it is customary to say that the term refers to works created around the period 1870-1970. In this era, photography, in addition to establishing itself as an art form, preserving and...
Stealing something is an action that is almost taboo to speak about in a way that is not judgmental. Hence, the speech “Steal like an Artist” has a provocative name and may seem controversial or offensive to some people. However, after listening to the speaker, his ideas become clear, as...
Introduction The history of any country is written both in blood and glory. Canada is no exception, with the nation harboring some dark truths about the treatment of its indigenous people by the Canadian government. The art installation The Witness Blanket is dedicated to one of the elements of the...
Elvis Aaron Presley, popularly known as the king of rock and roll, was a revolutionary artist who significantly influenced the music culture. He is one of the most influential artists as far as music history is involved. Elvis was a diverse artist who made several contributions to the different genres...
Basic Information On Saturday, March 12, 2022, a concert was held at Jones Hall in Houston, Texas, where I went. A renowned performance space in Houston, Jones Hall presents a range of musical and cultural occasions all year. One of the best orchestras in the U.S., the Houston Symphony, participated...
Introduction A camping play aims to implement a socio-dramatic camping experience in which children take on the role of campers. Such initiatives have been linked to enhanced social skills and excellent creative outlets (McCabe, 2017). The following steps will be implemented. Discussion The first step is introducing the background. Initially,...
A unique feature of Mary Cassatt’s art is the unadorned, accurate representation of women who play the most crucial role of mothers. Cassatt’s paintings depicted the daily lives of mothers and wives as if showing that outstanding actions are performed not only on the battlefield (Pollock, 2018). Thus, the artist,...
“We Came to Party and Plan” by Derrick Adams is a series of 40 paintings that depict people at a party. These are mainly portraits in which the artist experiments with colors while establishing similar compositions and textures. 36 of 40 paintings are face portraits, and 4 pictures are full-body-sized....
Influence of Culture and Artistic Expressions on Human Thought and Behavior Culture and artistic expression have a profound impact on human behavior and thought. Art and culture can influence human conduct because it causes people to contemplate and express emotions like empathy and creates associations that reinforce positive ideals. It...
Feminist ideas have significantly varied throughout their history due to differences in socio-cultural experience and individual capacities. Western currents are usually more expressed than Eastern ones since the development of civilization has followed different paths. Feminist narratives are found in painting, and the representatives of these currents are the artists...
Introduction Ognissanti Madonna is an altarpiece that Giotto created in c. 1300-05. It was his only painting and was explicitly meant for the church of the Ognissanti in Florence. Although the painting was undocumented, it was universally accepted by scholars. Before creating the painting, the Humiliati, a religious order, did...
Dictionary Definition According to the dictionary, human creative skill and imagination are used to express themselves through art, often in a visual form like painting or sculpture, creating works that are largely appreciated for their beauty or emotional power (Junying, 2022). As long as the one intended to express and...
Introduction For a long time, graffiti has been a complicated subject for discussion. It is often called street art, and appears all around the globe. Often framed as an act of damaging public property, it is at the same time an important cultural and artistic statement in and of itself....
Contemporary art is gradually acquiring new dimensions and its own language of self-expression. One of the most prominent representatives of contemporary artists is Banksy, who is considered one of the main phenomena of the 21st century. This can be explained by the fact that mystery, together with talent and self-confidence,...
Introduction The art festival in Milan will involve public space to convey its message. The exhibition will be held in one of the city’s busiest train stations, which has 18 shop windows, where contemporary artworks will be placed. The city of Milan is one of the world’s art capitals, which...
Joiri Minaya is a young female artist originating from the Dominican Republic. She is working with a variety of medium, including photography, performances, sculpture, fabrics and painting. However, her particular interest lies in experimenting with different kind of patterns and how they overlap, complement each other and create a certain...
We all understand the well-known expression that life is a stage, and people in it are only actors. It is valid because each of us has pretended at least once, especially in childhood. For example, my friend and I have often played teachers, trying on adult roles. Still, it should...
The Influence of Culture and Community on the Development of Art Bor, Eltje and Huss, Ephrat. (Eds.). Art in Social work practice. Theory and Practice: International Perspectives. Taylor & Francis, 2018. This book is relevant in that it analyzes art from a social point of view, evaluating its value and...
It is essential to note that the painting Christ Preaching, 1652 by Rembrandt can be characterized as an instrument for receiving aid in achieving immortality. Jesus Christ pronounced before his disciples and the assembled crowd. This address consisted of related sentences and teachings to be interpreted in the general context...
Introduction Representational art encompasses all drawings that symbolize something that already exists in real life. The displays portray things with significant visual similarities to the actual world; they depict real-life subjects or objects, even though some forms can be moving towards abstraction. Representational art was embodied by the initial artworks...
Introduction Frank Stella is a prolific American painter working in the minimalist genre. His works display an array of skills and high technical mastery while also challenging the idea of art as a monolith. In particular, the present discussion will concern his “Black Painting” series – a collection of early...
To determine whether works created by animals are works of art, the concept of art should be defined. Arnold (2020) states that art is a field of human activity, encompassing the creative work of creating aesthetically significant objects – works of art. This idea contains the concept of a person;...
David composing the Psalms is an illumination from the renowned Paris Psalter CA, 950-970, in which the artist employed the illuminated manuscript medium (McClanan, FIG.14-9). A plane is a horizontally oriented flat surface that functions in two and three dimensions. When studying the surface of a relief sculpture, it is...
After reading the article “Hamilton: The Musical: Blacks and the founding fathers” by Annette Gordon-Reed, it seems acceptable for a work of art not to always have a responsibility to be historically accurate, even on issues central to American life. The reason for such a claim is that history and...
At first, the terracotta warriors were discovered by accident by farmer Yang Zhifa. When Zhifa was digging a well, he uncovered pottery fragments in March 1974 (Cartwright n.p). The pottery resulted in discovering the initial fighter of the influential terracotta military. During the Qin dynasty, the first emperor, Qin Shi...
There is a close connection between the colors and people’s emotions. Each object around has its color, which affects perception. Associations that colors evoke were formed through generations of ancestors and personal experiences. For example, blue and light green are more likely to cause pleasant emotions due to association with...
The work of art has undergone significant changes as a form throughout the 20th century. This is probably due to the blurring of the boundaries between different types and types of art, as a result of which the audience often deals with interdisciplinary art, combining several areas simultaneously. Movies, music,...
Theater brings the past to life and helps us understand historical developments. This is an extremely powerful statement that helps people to go back in time for a while and look at past events. The meaning of theatrical productions and plays is to convey emotions and facts. This art is...
Summary This work is devoted to the analysis of a sketch from TikTok. Its author is Kris Collins, who is quite famous for her videos on social networks. The sketch in question is dedicated to such a type of person as an introvert who is not very socially active, taciturn,...
Introduction The quality of drawing depends on various factors, and one of the most crucial aspects is how people understand the purpose of this process. At the same time, it is important to examine available sources, personal experiences, and background knowledge about the object of drawing to achieve the best...
Mary Weatherford is one of the leading figures among modern abstract artists. Almost all of her works are presented in the form of chaotic lines of different colors. A distinctive feature of her works is the use of neon vet, which is a glowing line of various colors and lengths....
Introduction The work under review is one of the Gees Bend quilts. Specifically, it is a variation of the Log Cabin, also known as Housetop, by Lillie Mae Pettway, the daughter of Aolar Mosely (“Housetop-Twelve-Block,” n.d.). She made the blanket in 1965 of multicolor pieces of cotton, wool, and corduroy...
Introduction The Metropolitan Museum of Art is among the most well-known art institutions in the world. The museum was established in 1870 to provide art and arts programs to the citizens of the United States. The main structure in New York City is located on Manhattan’s Upper Eastside. Its exhibitions...
Introduction It is certain that art is always a reflection of the time period in which it was manifested or expressed. The relevance may correlate with the social, economic, political, or cultural aspects of the said period. From the standpoint of modern times, it is evident that one of the...
Spring Dawn in The Han Palace and The School of Athens Qiu Ying’s Spring Dawn in The Han Palace and Raphael’s The School of Athens are excellent examples of paintings closely connected to a specific historical era. Spring Dawn In The Han Palace, created by Qui Ying in approximately 1517,...
The concept of style is often mentioned in relation to different art pieces. A style as an artistic notion might seem somewhat difficult to explain. However, the definition offered by Hauser (2018) seems to be comprehensive and detailed enough. Specifically, Hauser (2018) defines style as a characteristic of art pieces...
Dorothea Lange is deemed one of America’s best photographers for her striking portraits of common people during the Great Depression and acute social awareness. However, not many know that she was also fascinated by the power that words hold. Lange felt that words were capable of adding necessary context to...
Background There are numerous prominent female artists that have substantially altered the way people perceive modern art. Lorna Simpson is one such ingenious and brave person, as she has made a remarkable contribution to various social functions of photography. The unique style that she developed has inspired millions of females...
Being an artist and a photographer are two different careers. For James Van Der Zee, he created art out of photography of Harlem during its renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. The National Gallery of Art, Washington displays various portrays that Van Der Zee took and documented, including the negatives....
Why I chose Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg is a modern sculptor who is famous for his public installations reminiscent of large everyday objects. Another direction of his sculptural art is the creation of soft versions of familiar objects. Many of his works were created in collaboration with his wife, who...
Introduction Mexico has a plethora of talents who have contributed to global art. The Mexican artists have established genres in music and art that are cherished internationally. In this discussion, the most well-recognized Mexican artists who worked since the 1920s and until modern times will be discussed. However, there are...
Description Venus and the Lute Player by Titian Tiziano Vecelli, also known as Titian, was a veteran painter during the renaissance period. One of his most famous paintings from the Met museum is the Venus and the lute player. His work portrayed a powerful interest in color and displayed the...
This fragment of a terracotta relief created ca. 600 BC and currently displayed in the Greek and Roman section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicts an armed warrior geared for combat. According to the plaque, the relief depicts Achilles, most likely identified by his name written in the relief’s...
Introduction The Pope commissioned Michelangelo 1475-1564 CE, a famed Florentine painter and sculptor, to paint pictures on the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling in 1508. Some of the finest Renaissance artists had already adorned the chapel’s walls. Michelangelo, on the other hand, would outperform them all for four years with his...
Introduction Homai Hathiram was born to a Parsi family in Navsari, a city located in the modern-day Indian state of Gujarat, on December 9th, 1913. At the age of 14, she met a young freelancer photographer Maneckshaw Vyarawalla at the railway station and instantly fell in love (Jha). Homai’s love...
Introduction The Mexican muralist movement was a period in art when revolutionary art was accepted as part of a cultural hub. While muralism has a long history that can be traced back to early cave paintings, the most essential or pertinent works to modern culture were made during the Mexican...
One can depict or assume a lot about a past culture from their portraits, statues and other works of art. Throughout history, Romans have been known as a very powerful and warmongering nation. They respected older people and valued three virtues: pietas (respect for authority and tradition), fides (being true...
The healing sand mandala is a part of a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony held to bring healing energy to the world. The mandala itself represents a cosmic diagram of a deity’s dwelling. Thus, as the mandala represents the structure of a deity’s mansion, the Tibetan mandalas include different adornments to...
Ruth Aiko Asawa, born in 1926, was a sculptor primarily working with wire to create abstract forms. During her earlier years, Asawa and her family faced hostility and adverse reactions often due to their Japanese heritage and the discrimination that the second World War cultivated in America at the time....
I think that your assessment is quite right – the Renaissance was indeed a time during which people managed not only to recover from war and plague but also to build a new cultural legacy. During these times, not only intellectual and scientific but also new social life thrived (Hunt...
The art piece expresses the beauty and picturesqueness of the world around people. It is full of bright colors, and a central element is a large number of pink flowers. Behind them, one can see a mountain landscape that evokes admiration. Initially, people can think of this picture as some...
The understanding of the process of creating literary works of any kind can be enhanced through its comparison with other types of art. For example, the consideration of this initiative contrasted with photography with details inherent in these activities might help grasp the meaning of aspects affecting the resulting products....
Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the most sophisticated museums in the US. It is also one of the most visited museums in the nation and is reported to offer satisfactory experiences. The museum, offering both historical and contemporary artworks covers the visitors with various types of experience. My...
Francis Bacon is one of the most famous English self-taught painters who mainly worked in expressionism and figurative painting. As a rule, the artist created frightening, disturbing, wild, and exciting images in his works. His favorite themes were screaming, suffering, agony, loss, defeat, death, and doom, which were often framed...
Christian Boltanski is one of the most famous self-taught creators globally, originally from France and Paris. Christian was engaged in various types of art, starting with painting and sculpture in the classical sense and ending with photography and cinematography. He directly touched on the symbolic themes of the passage of...
Modernity, especially modernity in art, is a subject that is not necessarily about encompassing the present. Instead, it can be interpreted as looking at a phenomenon from the perspective of a person living in the present. Modernity, while often associated with nonconformism and nuanced approaches to stagnant processes, is also...
Introduction Throughout the past two decades, Japanese art has become increasingly dependent on unique self-expression opportunities and the mindful exploitation of Japanese cultural themes. Takashi Murakami is one of the best examples in this regard because of his skillful use of Japanese cultural symbols that he makes accessible to the...
Dave McClinton delves into the gravity of American history by depicting the life cycle of a black’s inner life. The meaning of McClinton’s work is the depiction of the strength and hardships of the African American community, which contributes to the study of collective identity. Dave McClinton channeled his life...
Islamic architecture represents a mixture of secular and religious styles dating to the origin of Islam to the contemporary world. The architecture works reveal various factors that contributed to the uniqueness of this art, including cultural interaction and religious affiliations. While these architectural components remain one of Islam’s identities, the...
A rather canonic and historically important art sculpture is placed in the Roden’s Museum in Paris. The statue that will be discussed is The Thinker by August Roden in the genre of Realism, created in 1881. The composition represents a man in a deep and intense process of thinking, encompassing...
The Museum of Art – DeLand, Florida, is a vital community visual arts museum committed to hosting several rotating master artist workshops, educational programming, reception, gallery talks, exhibits, and special events. The Museum is devoted to the fine arts collection, exhibition, and preservation (moartdeland.org, 2022). The Museum has two separate...
For four hundred years, the Gothic style, which originated in the wealthy monasteries of the Paris area, dominated European art and architecture. Essentially, from the reign of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine until 1485, the Plantagenet monarchs controlled England, and many of them were renowned supporters of the arts...
The standard way of thinking about representing the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface is that the one-point linear perspective is the most common tool. It was discovered in 1420 in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi to create the illusion of reality. However, the early 20th century artists seemed to dismantle...
It is important to note that art liberates people during times of hardship by providing freedom and space to escape the chaos surrounding them. For example, it is stated that while the buildings were burning and neighborhoods were sinking in poverty, outdoor dance parties were held in the streets with...
Pottery The evolution of pottery in Ancient Greece was accompanied by changes in the decorations of items. In the beginning, the Corinthian black-figure was the main method adopted by the manufacturers of the sixth century BCE, and it was one of the techniques which did not change for an extended...
Introduction I went to the Wood exhibition at the Jefferson Museum of Art and History located in Port Townsend. The presentation illustrated the history of woodcraft in our region, showing the portraits of many people who contributed to building the town more than a hundred years ago. The featuring craftspeople...
Art has always been seen as the platform for uninhibited self-expression that is raw in its creativity. Furthermore, it is expected of artworks to push the envelope of the socially accepted, introducing viewers to the complexity of certain moral arguments. However, in some instances, art might appear to be undeniably...
A man laughed straight at us in this wonderfully drawn image. He is dressed in a blue jacket with gleaming gold buttons, a hefty coat, and a beanie as if he is just stepped in from the weather. His face is drawn to us by a bright red scarf peeking...
Superman for All Seasons is a renowned comic piece around the world. The story surrounds the life and personal experiences of Clark Kent: an abnormal fellow who enters planet Earth from a foreign one, Krypton. The young boy lands in a meteor-like spaceship that falls close to Smallville, Kansas, on...
The Conventions of Relief Sculpture and the “Stories in Stone”; Iconography in Relation to the Development of Cuneiform Writing Various scenes, carved in flat reliefs and painted, covered the walls of temples in Ancient Egypt. Egyptian artists reduced any volumetric three-dimensional body to two-dimensionality, refusing an illusory-perspective image. All specific...
Berger John. 1972. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin Books. The book by Berger (1972) is a monograph on the interpretation of visual arts from a viewer’s perspective. The book is targeted at a diverse population, including the general public as its primary audience, which is validated by its appeal to...
My public art project is a painting on the ground in Times Square, imaging the planet Earth, around which representatives of various cultures are depicted holding hands. This art project has an inspiring function. Multiculturalism, which implies a plurality of mutual influences while maintaining national integrity as the basis of...
Fictional works of art are of particular value to both culture and society. They are some indicators of the intellectual achievements of mankind, which can be used to track its progress. When considering contemporary works of art that could become classics in the future and remain relevant for a long...
There is no doubt that every individual has a unique view of the same event and same person, and when it comes to art, there is an even more twisted perspective. Every artist has a distinctive way of capturing moments similar to one’s signature and handwriting that cannot be recreated....
I performed a virtual tour of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) through the organization’s website. The top part of the homepage displays a bold statement in white with a black background reading, “We look forward to seeing you!” I wish I would have visited the museum physically, but I...
Nelson, K. (2021). Ancient Wonders of the World. This painting shows a liking of a National Geographic cover, with the images of cultural places such as the Egyptian pyramids, with a statue of a black male centered at the forefront of the cover. This represents the contributions of black men...
Late Antiquity may be characterized by a remarkable stylistic shift from realism that was typical for the art of the Roman Empire to the abstract style of Early Christians. Classical art focused on the depiction on the world’s beauty through naturalism and worldly themes. In turn, Early Christian artists did...
Title: The Raising of the Cross. Author: Peter Paul Rubens; Medium: Oil Paint; Size: 15’2″ × 11’2″; Date: 1610-1611; (Getlein 393). (Rubens). Title: Trinity with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, and Donors. Author: Masaccio Fresco. Size: 21’9″ × 9’4″. Date: 1425. (Getlein 368). (Masaccio). Title: Isenheim Altarpiece. Author: Matthias...
Visual Analysis As a product in question, an object made by using the technique of wood carving is considered. It is made in the form of a human figure in which the proportions are partially different from real ones. Its form contains both anthropometric elements and abstract parts that perform...
The painting above is an artwork by renowned artist Rembrandt Van Rijn of the Baroque art group. The painting captures an emotional bitter-sweet reunion characterized by drama and grandeur. The two individuals in the picture display the most emotions considering their posture. The son, who is on his knees, head...
The Return of the Prodigal Son is one of the most insightful oil paints by Rembrandt Van Rijn. The piece is considered one of the veteran painter’s last artistic paintings before his demise in 1669. The portrait was created during the Dutch golden period, which marked the beginning of industrialization...
Born in Britain with Nigerian roots and raised between London and Lagos, Yinka Shonibare manifests a mixed heritage through artwork. In addition, his artistry prowess signifies a person living in two worlds with a global perception of issues such as nationalism, politics, and belonging. His work not only draws one’s...
The Republic of Haiti is a small country in the Caribbean Sea and lies next to Jamaica and Cuba. Despite its comparably small size, many significant artists were born here. A large number of names known in the world of painting originates from Haiti; however, not many people know this...
Louvre is one of the most famous museums in the world, with millions of visitors each year. For those who cannot visit the site and see the marvels of the world culture, the museum has a virtual tour, which is a treat in the period of COVID-related restrictions. Of course,...
It has become common today to view time and motion in the light of their influence on the perception of the art and the complete transformation of this experience. Even though it seems some visual art, such as paintings or sculptures, are frozen in time and motion, it is not...
Aesthetics has a direct impact on people since the individual’s aesthetic and artistic gradual development becomes a lever for changing the society where people live. Social progress does not stop; it makes a vast number of demands on people, requiring creative activity, creative thinking, straining spiritual forces, testing spiritual boundaries....
Since the coronavirus pandemic started, it has become clear for the previous way in which society has socialized will most likely never be the same. Children across the globe have been pulled from daycare and schools, college and university students have transferred to online learning, while the majority of companies...
They Were Very Poor The painting depicts a meal by a married black couple; men and women’s sad and tired faces stand out, with furrowed brows and lips compressed in a thin line. In front of them, there is a vast empty table, plates, and the dishes that look tiny...
Marcel Duchamp was a French artist who combined talent and everyday objects to produce meaningful art and paintings. Duchamp broke down the difference between everyday objects and art. His father was a notary, and his older brother, Jacques Villon, was a painter. Fauvism and Matisse greatly influenced Duchamp’s earlier paintings,...
In terms of color, the artwork has minimal unconventional features. A robust white underlay and vivid amber yellow, vermilion, and olive green provide a welcome contrast to the dark tones that prevail in the crowd-focused horizontal strip. The colors used are given a wide range of intonations, with vibrant pops...
The word “Renaissance” is the most sonorous and cheerful, but if you think about it, it is also the most incomprehensible in the history of art. At first glance, the Renaissance means something definite, unlike either the Middle Ages or the 17th-19th centuries. But the closer you look, the less...
The desire to draw began to manifest itself in Degas as a child, although his father prophesied him a career as a lawyer. Degas was from a wealthy family and did not need money badly, so he could afford not to sell his works and work on them repeatedly, striving...
Over the past several years, graffiti was considered an unacceptable art, which was not acceptable in any form, and governments were striving to destroy it. However, for some people, graffiti is a part of life and their personal understanding of culture. For instance, in some parts of the world, graffiti...
The landscapes or scenes of impressionism were different from previous traditional paintings. Impressionists usually depicted “the scenes of modern life, especially of bourgeois recreations” (Turner 151). For example, Edgar Degas and Gustave Caillebotte were choosing wealthy and privileged places for painting. Also, some impressionists, such as Monet, Renoir, and Pissarro,...
The story of Antony Gormley, a British sculptor, contributes to my understanding of art and its importance in the modern world. When he was a child, he took a half-hour rest after his lunch, which helped him think about the phenomenon of the human body as a space or a...
“Mandalas,” or “Prismatic Visions,” are a series of works created by Bart Ross. The works were exhibited on September 11, 2021, in La Mancha Gallery (La Mancha Gallery, n.d.). The mandala project was started in 2009 and aimed to change the paradigm of photographing reality. In his childhood, Bart Ross...
Early Years Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden in 1932, where he lived until 1961. From 1951 to 1956, he attended the Kunst Akademie Dresden, and then the Kunst Akademie Düsseldorf between 1961 until 1963. Richter is regarded as one of the essential contemporary artists. Over the previous five decades,...
It is accepted to divide the epochs of the development of humanity and its spheres of activity into different periods. Therefore, this work aims to examine how the Enlightenment influenced the society of the eighteenth century and still finds echoes in the modern world. The figures who supported this movement...
Being a well-known element of the Biblical mythology, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse often appear in media in different iterations. In Dr. Sally Hickson’s (2019) article, the media used for the article, particularly, Dürer’s pictures, are expected to represent the sheer Biblical terror of the Apocalypse and convey the...
Agar secourue par l’ange dans le desert. Lanfranco, Giovanni (first half of XVII century). Religious nature. Louvre. Web. When you first see the painting, you realize the size and breadth of the field portrayed by the author. The angel is softly touching Hagar’s shoulder and calling her to the water....
The indigenous cultures of North America engaged in varied activities whose analysis provides significant insights on the beliefs they held and their perceptions of the environments around them. Art pieces linked to the Southwest region of Pueblo reveals essential information regarding the social, religious and spiritual activities of the communities...
Rosetta Stone is famous because of its role in enabling experts to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Aside from the hieroglyphs, the stone has demotic and Greek types of writing. The writers inscribed the same message on the stone using these writing styles. Therefore, experts who could read either demotic or Greek...
Xavier Yarto is a bright talent from Mexico, creating his unique works in a post-modernism manner. Yarto’s series of paintings, “Ninas Bonitas”, is dedicated to women intended to fight with beauty stereotypes existing in modern society. Xavier Yarto shares his visions on his personal website, “I started painting women as...
The period of antiquity is characterized by the dominance of empires ruled by a single person. An emperor, or a monarch, concentrated the whole power in his hands and made decisions impacting the nation. At the same time, this concept rested on the idea of the unique nature of this...
Salvador (Dimension) Dali is one of the most famous artists of Spain of the twentieth century, who became an integral part of world pop culture. This master is best known for his surrealist paintings, although he worked in different styles, forms, and genres – starting with Impressionism, and Cubism and...
I performed a virtual tour of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) through the organisation’s website. The top part of the homepage displays a bold statement in white with a black background reading, “We look forward to seeing you!” I wish I would have visited the museum physically but I...
Introduction Artists have been employing artwork since the past and have generated better works, encouraged by different aspects with nature as the best motivation for various artists. Countless Italian artists like Masaccio, Filipino Lippy, and Del Castagno developed images with an inner religious meaning. Renaissance artists considered nature’s artificial as...
For several decades, African American artists have worked on the familiar tropes of Western art to explore its poor diversity. This method has generally centered on undermining figurative art, or portraiture, which has historically provided exposure to white Europeans, from Kara Walker’s paper cut-out silhouettes to Kerry James Marshall’s portraits...
Art plays a vital role in modern life, touching upon emotional, psychological, social, and financial aspects. It is also a good opportunity to share interests and develop creativity in humans and address the issues that bother communities in their unique way. Today, it is easy to find a number of...
Frida Kahlo (de Rivera) is one of the most striking figures in the art of the twentieth century from Mexico, famous, by and large, for her well-known self-portraits and surreal paintings. For the most part, in the works, the master “talks about herself,” her experiences, feelings, and physical and mental...
Introduction Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the greatest German composers of the 19th century. Polyphony, which J.S.Bach and his contemporaries represented, was replaced by a bias towards homophony, mainly represented by Haydn and Mozart’s greatest symphonists. They created a new form that combines elements of harmony and counterpoint. Beethoven...
Today, painters can use computer software to create pieces of art, such as the one demonstrated above. Using the computer does not require knowledge about complicated techniques, such as fresco secco, encaustic painting, or buon fresco. The knowledge about the solvency of substances and mixing paint, wax, or resin is...
The world we live in has come very far in terms of reaching equality on different levels as compared to even fifty years ago. However, the age of minorities not being given a voice has resulted in the absence of their perspectives in many social spheres – art is no...
Proposal The proposal delves into the analysis of society’s influence on art and how Tanya Aguiñiga can use her artistic abilities to effect positive change in her environment. I have been inclined to learn of other artists who share the same activity line, such as Kelly Akashi and Edward Ruscha....
Introduction The rebirth of art and culture occurred in the 14th century in Italy when the medieval was shifted by the Renaissance, which gave its roots to the modern era. The epoch has significantly influenced the course of history and changed the direction of art and culture. From its prime...
The ancient Greek myths are stories about the adventures of superhumans, heroes, and gods. These myths were painted in ceramic vases to depict the culture and the past of the nation. Such paintings are valuable information sources for researchers as they provide insights into ancient people’s beliefs and traditions. Analyzing...
Jackson Pollock is a world-famous conceptual artist from the US. Jackson created abstract expressionism, a trend in the last century’s art, which shifted the world’s attention from European classics to American innovation. He spread the canvas on the floor and moved around it, pouring and spraying paint with brushes and...
The visual aspects of the artwork are intertwined between each other, creating a foundation of any art piece. Line, shape, tone, color, pattern, texture, and form must be evaluated when examining a drawing, painting, or sculpture to discover how they interact to produce the overall impact of the piece of...
In the fourth chapter, the key points Burkhardt et al. are trying to make the Arab art Islam art. Arab art and Islamic art are intertwined in the language and history of Islam. Arabic calligraphy is the art of writing among Muslim artists. The Arabesque entails strict geometrical interlacing work...
People have always tried to display somehow and pass on to their descendants all the most beautiful things. To do this, they used various forms of art. However, to this day, there is no clear definition of this unique notion. Different people can have their unique concept of art. For...
Representing an attempt to interpret objective reality through the prism of one’s senses, perception, culture, and philosophy, art has always been a crucial emotional outlet for people across the globe. While the subjects of artistic endeavors have been quite numerous, the attempts at depicting the human body as a means...
A viewer can approach difficult art by using observation skills and critical thinking. The first two steps for understanding complex art pieces are to look and see and examine the details, the materials, and the small elements of the work. Critical thinking skills are needed to analyze the observed details...
Nowadays, it is not recommended to visit public places, and many people prefer to stay home and find other ways to enjoy their free time. However, many persons may notice that engaging with various art forms heals and helps relieve anxiety and depression. Therefore, in this century of technology, it...
Frida is the most significant Mexican artist whose art captivates various viewers. This essay describes more about Frida, including her The Broken Column, The Wounded Table, Thinking About Death, and My Birth paintings. She was a painter who used her art to express the physical and mental trauma she had...
In a 2000 photograph of Dominos/Havana, John Goodman depicts a game of dominoes by capturing two pairs of moving hands over dominoes on gelatin silver. The effect of hand movement conveys to the viewer the message that the players are shuffling dominoes at the moment captured in the frame. A...
I have chosen Claude Monet’s painting as it illustrates a very vibrant floral setting, demonstrating the pure beauty of nature. Considering my intentions of presenting a contrast between earlier depictions of nature and the modern environmental predicament, the brilliant green colors of the painting would facilitate the contrasting process. To...
To understand Frida Kahlo, one has to approach her work through the lens of personal perception, adding intimacy to the viewing, just like Kahlo immersed herself in each artwork. There is an inevitable consequence of such close viewing – endowing Kahlo’s work with many interpretations, and appropriately so. The integrative,...
Summary The following is an exhibition of objects of art from cultures from five select regions in the world: Oceania, Africa, Japan, China, and India. These objects are representative of the cultures and highlight significant and essential ideas of each culture, giving a glimpse into their ways of life, cultural...
The photograph “Atlanta, police car window” was taken in 1963 by a famous American New Journalism photographer, writer, and filmmaker, Danny Lyon, and was exhibited at the Chrysler Museum of Art. The medium that was used is Gelatin Silver print, and the dimensions are 13 in x 8 3/4 in;...
A brief description of the location I decided to take a virtual tour of the Renaissance collection at the British Museum for this project. The British Museum focuses on London’s human history, art, and culture. It is located in the Bloomsbury neighborhood and is open to the public. There are...
Introduction African American culture has greatly been influenced by African artistic traditions, which mainly manifest in visual art. The visual art that has become the definition of African American culture reflects its origin in native Africans, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Visual arts that transcend African culture include paintings, sculptures, textiles,...
Some people may think that almost nothing in this world remains a secret to humans. Indeed, there were numerous discoveries and expeditions throughout history, and if there were anything hidden, scientists would have already found it. However, an accidental discovery made twenty-seven years ago, when many persons also believed that...
Cultural Artifacts I have chosen two paintings created by different authors for the current analysis. The first one is called Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth, created in 1948 (Esaak, 2020). Currently, the painting is located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York (Esaak, 2020). The second painting is...
