Arts Essays

Modernism as the Rejection of Tradition: European Artworks 1860-1935
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Modernism is typified by the rejection of tradition. Discuss this idea through the in-depth analysis of at least four European artworks from 1860-1935. Intro Modernism is a grou...

Development of Marriage throughout Art History
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Throughout history, marriage is a vital part of culture and influences the development of society. In some cultures, marriage is seen as a necessity that must be fulfilled i...

Issues of Museum Art and Clear Provenance
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION: Museums have been considered “guardians or ‘keepers’”[1] since they were first developed in the late seventeenth century into what is commonly understood as a museu...

Wall Painting: Polyphemus and Galatea in a Landscape
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Wall painting: Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase   Wall painting: Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape, from the imperial vill...

Arts through Tragedy: Perceptions of Storytelling
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Research Question   Researching the interpretation of powerful illustrative arts triggered by perceptions of storytelling that connect to the tragedy of the artist, artwor...

Critical Exhibition Review of Haegue Yang’s The Intermediates
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: In an exhibition like this it is easy to fall into the habit of ‘lazy looking’ (D’Alleva, A. 2006), for one to be overwhelmed by the aesthetics so much so that the analysis of images and ob...

Analysis of the Social Dance
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dance appreciation begins with looking at dance as an art, which typically relied on its preservation by being passed down through observation and oral traditions (Allison Cartegena, 2018). Socia...

Using Art to Challenge Racial Stereotypes and Racial Injustices
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Race represents a unique but tricky thing. Something that is commonly recognized but and rarely looked over. It is something that divides us and something that never seems t...

From Prop to Sculpture: The Role of the Object in Artists’ Moving Image Practices
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction  This research project explores the role of the object in Artists’ Moving Image Practices, from the physical space of the gallery to the screen space. It takes its st...

Calla Lily (Lily – Yellow, No. 2) by Georgia O’Keeffe
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction:  Visiting the Oklahoma City Museum of Art gave a grand view of many different art and artists.  The Calla Lily (Lily – Yellow, No. 2), from the year 1927 was an oil painting that was ...

Influence of Mental Illness on Vincent Van Gogh's Later Works
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Vincent Van Gogh, the Iconic Depressive Artist of   the Post-Impressionism Movement  How was Vincent Van Gogh’s later works influenced by mental illne...

Importance of Art in the Expression and Understanding of Physiological States
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Through this research project I am hoping to find out the impact art can have on our psychological state. To do this I am setting a hypothesis for this project, which i...

History of Franco Belgian Comics
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Franco Belgian comics, also known as bande dessinée/BDs, have a rich and tumultuous history, and have changed the world of comics. Bande dessinée translates literally from French as “drawn st...

Status of Art During the Renaissance Period
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: ‘So it seems to me that painting is nobler and allows for greater artistry than sculpture, and I believe that in the ancient world it reached the same perfection as other things …’ ...

Should Governments Subsidise the Arts?
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction There are major disagreements characterising the literature regarding the justification of government involvement in subsidising the arts. On one hand, there are those who a...

Art in the Edo and Mughal Period
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Introduction: Art forms have differed widely across time periods as well as geographic location. Each culture had their reasoning for what and how they created the pieces of art in their time. Focusing on two ...

The Mexican Muralism Movement
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Introduction: Art is in constant flux, it never seems to stay stagnant. However, there is a reason for that, art serves different roles depending on the time periods, cultures, or societal aspect, which result...

The Birth of Venus: Background, Controversy and Similarities
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract  The Birth of Venus is a work of art with great outstanding popularity. It is a masterpiece of renaissance form of art with great socio-cultural and political relevance. Th...

Comparison of Katsushika Hokusai and Christiane Baumgartner
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: I will be comparing two chosen images which are similar by Katsushika Hokusai and Christiane Baumgartner. Both artists are from different time periods one being contemporary art and also where th...

MoMA and the MET: Similarities and Contrasts in Portraying the Modernist Movement
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: A favored subject of modern artists is the depiction of flowers; while many critically acclaimed artists throughout the modernist movement such as Matisse, Warhol, and Van Gogh created many works...

Members of Los Tres Grandes in the Mexican Muralist Movement
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Introduction: Los Tres Grandes “The artist must paint as he would speak. I don’t want people to speculate what I mean, I want them to understand.” David Alfaro Siqueiros, a key membe...

Comparing Painting and Photography Portraiture
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Introduction: Both painting and photography are types of illustrative arts that create portraiture. This paper focuses on the differences between the two in portraying reality. The paper analyzes texts by Gomb...

Art Illusions and the Visual System
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Introduction: Introduction Over time art has been redefined through a scope of various methods and techniques. It is the combined understanding of the visual system and how certain perceptive points c...

Australian Aboriginal Rock Art: History and Significance
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction:   ROCK ART  Australian Aboriginal rock art is amongst the world’s most impressive and important prehistoric art. According to Kimberley foundati...

Value of Antony Gormley’s Artwork the ‘Angel of the North’
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: When it comes to the value of a piece of art, it is understood that value covers more than just a financial viewpoint. Value is how a piece is desired. Its desirability is based off many factors ...