Arts Essays

Belly Dancing in Popular Culture: Shakira
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Introduction: Popular culture introduced certain dance forms as art is very subjective, a particular person’s approach to dance is different in many ways especially in how one sees and explains a piece of dan...

Modernist Preoccupations With Progress: An Exploration
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Introduction: The term ‘Modernism’ relies upon notions of progress in that it is defined by an ‘artistic and literary superiority of moderns over ancients’. The ‘modern’ era enjoyed scientif...

Watson and the Shark Painting Analysis
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Introduction: John Singleton Copley (1738 – 1815), was an American painter born in Boston, Massachusetts. From the time Copley began to paint at the age of fifteen, many people throughout Massachusetts admire...

Feminist Art Movement: Overview and Analysis
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Introduction: – The feminist art movement that officially began in the 1960’s- refers to the efforts and accomplishments of feminists who made art reflecting women’s lives and experiences. In doin...

History of Abstract Art Movement
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Introduction: In order to explore the best way to present abstraction in works, I will review almost a hundred year history and theories, which developed during those periods, then I will analyze the detail of a co...

Olafur Eliasson | Artist Biography
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Introduction: A general visit to an art gallery consists of being able to view a series of objects hanging from the wall or placed upon a stand. However, Olafur Eliasson takes the role of seeing an object within a ...

Historical Relationship Between Art and Music
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Introduction: Referring to key examples, identify and discuss the historical relationship between art and popular music, using key examples to support your argument. Some people would think that art and popular mus...

Comparison of Impressionist Artists | Essay
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Introduction: Impressionism began in France in the mid 1800s. The Impressionists were not very popular because they had a different approach to painting. At this time, many artists painted in a very traditional way...

Historical Significance of Mona Lisa Painting
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Introduction: Mona Lisa is a 16th-century painting made from oil and popular wood. Due to the painting’s mystique and technical mystery, it is one of the world’s most famous paintings. Mona Lisa is also...

A History of Art Movements and Styles
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Introduction: Neoclassism was an art and style developed during the late 1700’s in the French revolution. It has various visual characteristics: It is solidly modeled using strong direct lights and darks to s...

Fashion and Design: History of 1940s to 1950s
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Introduction: Introduction Fashion is a heating issue in daily life, which is close to nearly every aspect of society. As the expansion of globalisation, fashion companies are seeking to more opportunities in inter...

Henri Matisse: Artwork Styles
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Introduction: The world is a mural on which we all paint. A revolutionary paints this world with wide strokes and paying no attention to those who try to restrict him. Using different colours, different styles, but...

Symbolism in Medieval Art
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Introduction: EVE IN MEDIEVAL ART Symbolism in the Medieval period had both theological and social meanings, and the figure of Eve demonstrates how these two kinds of meanings coexisted in a single symbolic form. M...

Henry Moore at the Tate Britain | Summary
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Introduction: Tate Britain is one of the main galleries within London along with Tate modern, which is showing the works of the late Henry Moore (1898-1986), one of the worlds most famous pre-eminent sculptors of t...

Comic Books: History and Impact on Society
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Introduction: Comic books hold an undeniable significance in modern history. Three aspects of significance include the history of comic books, the use of comics for social commentary, and the cultural impact comics...

Material Culture in Education Essay
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Introduction: This study explores the role of material culture in arts and design class at colleges in Singapore. Normally, students in a contemporary graphic design class face many difficulties particularly in int...

Virgin on the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci
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Introduction: Featured in this gallery are the two versions of The Virgin of the Rocks (also known as The Madonna of the Rocks). These two altarpieces are being showcased in particular in this exhibition because th...

Art Deco Concepts and Ideas | History of Art
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Introduction: Throughout history, man has observed and experienced numerous movements and births in the world of art and architecture that influenced life and dwelling. Some movements were mere fads that lasted sev...

The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci | Painting Meaning
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Introduction: By the end of the fourteenth century, the Black Death killed off a third of the European population. After the event, people were all set for a transformation. Gradually, new ideas and viewpoint start...

Audience Misdirection in Magic Acts
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Introduction: For hundreds of years, magicians have performed acts which are perceived to be impossible, causing the viewer to question how the act was performed. The viewer would generally know that act performed ...

Pablo Picasso Biography Summary
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Introduction: “Unlike in music, there are no child prodigies in painting. What people regard as premature genius is the genius of childhood. It gradually disappears as they get older. It is possible for such...

Rogier van der Weyden Biography
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Introduction: Rogier van der Weyden, one of the most well-known and influential Netherlandish painters of the fifteenth century, was born in the city of Tournai in Belgium in about 1400. A son of a cutler, after co...

The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago | Formal Analysis
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Introduction: The Dinner Party is a mixed media feminist piece crafted by Judy Chicago and over four-hundred women consisting of ceramic plates, embroidered and woven table runners, woven entry banners, and paint...

Symbolism in Plays: Comparison of Dorfman and Dϋrrenmatt
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Introduction: The usage of allegorical references and symbolism is essential when delivering the playwrights intended messages to the audience. The author of Death and the Maiden, Ariel Dorfman, and the author of T...

Appropriation and Important Postmodern Strategy
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Introduction: Important shifts in visual strategies in the arts mark the historic cross-over from the Modern to the postmodern paradigm. While this holds equally true in music and literature, it is the evolution of...