Arts Essays

Comparison of Social and Formal Distinctions of Artwork from Different Cultures
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Introduction: Comparison of Social and Formal Distinctions of Artwork from Different Cultures Introduction Art is a form of expression that is unique and different in different cultures and ...

Dreams by Jacob Lawrence | Analysis
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Introduction: Dreams Research Paper         Dreams by Jacob Lawrence epitomizes the Harlem Renaissance. In it, a couple can be seen lying down on a brass bed. The b...

Contemporary Artist Jenny Saville and the Importance of Her Work in Today’s Society
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Introduction: Contemporary Artist Jenny Saville and the importance of her work in today’s society in relation to her painting Branded (Figure 1). In this essay I will explore the authorship debate ...

Albrecht Durer: History and Analysis
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Introduction: Albrecht Durer Albrecht Durer lived as a German painter, Printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg. His still-famous artworks include the Apocalypse woodcuts, Knight, Death, and the Devil,...

Recovering Art For Excluded Minority Groups
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Introduction: Topic: The censored record. What have art museums been doing to recover orclaim or promote the art of women or excluded ethnic groups or minorities (such as Blackor Latino artists in the USA)? C...

German Expressionism: A Crystalline Utopian Society
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Introduction: “Today there is no art. The various disrupted tendencies can find their way back to a single unity only under the wings of a new architecture…Everything will be one thing: architecture”. B...

Frida Kahlo | Biography
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Introduction:  The famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo created the Autorretrato con Mono y Perico painting. This portrait was painted in 1942 and is part of the Contemporary Art from Mexico. The measureme...

Tiziano Vecellio's The Pieta
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Introduction:   Tiziano Vecellio. Pieta 1575 Page 88 in the Art Appreciation Textbook Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice   Tiziano Vecellio’s...

The History of Glass Making
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Introduction:  The history of glass making goes all the way back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. For centuries glass was made in these areas, and the craft of glass making traveled throughout the Middl...

Blue Monday Strip by Rebecca Horn: Themes and Techniques
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Sep 2018
Introduction: Artist: Rebecca Horn. Title/Date: Blue Monday Strip, 1993. Materials: Typewriters, ink, metal, and motors. Dimensions: 192 1/8 x 137 inches. Site: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Provenance: Gift of t...

Cultures of Collecting: Pros and Cons
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Introduction: Why do people collect? What are the oppressive and the more therapeutic aspects of the ‘cultures of collecting’? The phenomenon of collecting is a universal feature of societies across the world. ...

Watteau's Fêtes Galantes: Style and Meaning
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Introduction: Discuss the content and the possible meanings of Watteau’s Fêtes Galantes The Fêtes Galantes is derived from a genre of paintings produced in the eighteenth century, depicting aristo...

Chateau De Fontainebleau: Decorative Themes
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Introduction: Sixteenth Century Decoration at the Chateau de Fontainebleau The decoration at Fontainebleau, the royal hunting lodge of Francois I, was led by Rosso Fiorentino in 1530. In 1532 Rosso was joined by Fr...

Analysing Public Art and Geography
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Introduction: How can public art challenge the gendered nature of space? The world is getting more and more visual, and increasingly meanings are communicated through visuals (Rose, 2001). It is the aim of this res...

Sudha Chandran: Biography and Profile
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Introduction: Sudha Chandran On January 28th, 1984, Sudha Chandran stood behind the curtain, staring at the crowd nervously and waiting for the crowd to settle down. It had been a while since she had danced on the ...

Depictions of Paranoia in Art Exhibitions
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Introduction: An essay relating a text from Art in Theory (ed. Harrison and Wood) to a current exhibition or work of art located in United Kingdom In this essay I will look at a selection of art from the exhibition...

Influences of Egyptian Art on Art Deco
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Introduction: A dissertation on Art Deco & how it was influenced by the discovery of Egyptian art, more specifically the findings at Tutankhamen‘s tomb. Explore how the London exhibition of these finding...

Edgar Degas: Six Friends at Dieppe | An Analysis
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Introduction: This paper discusses Degas’ representation of his circle of friends in reference to heroes and hero worship. For the purposes of the paper, ‘hero’ will be taken to mean ‘characters, that, in t...

Religious Influences on Stanley Spencer's Art
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Introduction: What influence did religion have on the work of Stanley Spencer and did this contribute the reference as a ‘village innocent’ or avant garde genius? It is difficult to place Stanley Spence...

Giorgio Vasari on Lorenzo Ghiberti
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Introduction: This text contains a mixture of bibliographical and historical information regarding Ghiberti’s life and the circumstances in which he received the commission for the doors for the Baptistery of San...

Impacts of Public Art on Society
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Introduction: Introduction Art is wholly subjective. Ten people may have ten different interpretations of one single work of art. On the most basic of levels they could love it, hate it or be indifferent to it. On ...

Black Representation in Postbellum Era Art
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Introduction: Heroes in art and imagery in post-bellum 19th century America Following the abolition of slavery in 1865, it took a substantial amount of time for the representation of African-American people in Amer...

Christoph Büchel's Simply Botiful: Overview and Analysis
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Introduction: Christoph Büchel. SIMPLY BOTIFUL 11.10.2006 – 18.03.2007 Hauser and Wirth Cheshire Street London Above the entrance to Christoph Büchel’s ‘Simply Botiful’ there is a ‘Hotel’ sign. Entry ...

Effects of Art Censorship on Society
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Introduction: The manner in which art provides an opening of the paths of human views and development through art libraries, and the limiting effects of censorship – Contents (Jump to) Chapter 1 – Intro...

Literature as a Form of Art and Expression
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Introduction: INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to examine literary creativity within the context that views all sides of the coin. This being said general and broad assumptions could be made about literary...