Arts Essays

Post War Developments of Pop Art and Consumerism
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Introduction: What were the most significant changes in consumer behaviour in America after 1945? In what ways did these changes have an impact on the production of art? INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to...

Reception of Video Art in Galleries
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Introduction: Critically examine the notion that the reception of video art is strongly affected by being seen in an art gallery situation Introduction Video art began as an avant-garde movement that challenged the...

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck | Analysis
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Introduction: Jan van Eyck. The Arnolfini Portrait. Jan van Eyck The Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife Giovanna Cenami (?) (The Arnolfini Marriage). 1434. Oil in oak. 81.8 x 59.7 cm. The National Gall...

Debates on Modernist Art Installations
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Introduction: Standing within the entranceway, the atrium rises above, skylights permeating the inky and surreal display area, each installation glinting beneath the early morning sunlight. Nearby elevators climb e...

Movement from Byzantine Period to Early Renaissance Style
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Introduction: The transition from the Byzantine period to the early Renaissance as seen through the works of Duccio Contents (Jump to) Abstract Introduction Literature Review Chapter One:  Madonna of the Francisca...

Wittgenstein's Picture Theory in the Tractatus
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Introduction: AN EVALUATION OF WITTGENSTEIN’S PICTURE THEORY IN THE TRACTATUS Wittgenstein created the picture theory of meaning in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as a way to look at how design and the mechan...

George Wickes, Silversmith: Artist and Works Analysis
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Introduction: Introduction In this essay I have chosen to analyse an 18th century British work of decorative art. The object I shall be closely looking at is a two handled silver cup and cover. The piece was produc...

Are Artists Heroes? Artists that Defy Convention
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Introduction: The Idea of Artist as Hero They do not fight wars, end famine or rescue small children from burning buildings. Yet, at least according to some Renaissance-era boosters, they are heroes. Though they ma...

Andy Goldsworthy: Concepts of the Landscape
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Introduction: Title: ‘Travel constructs a fictional relationship between gaze and landscape’ (M. Auge, “Non-Places,” 1995; p86). Does this statement seem to you to express a central insight about landscape ...

Matthew Barney: Artist Biography
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Introduction: The mythological world of Matthew Barney Matthew Barney was born on 25th March 1967, in San Francisco, California. He attended school in Boise, Idaho from 1973 to 1985. He was brought up between Idaho...

Impact of World War 1 on Modernism
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Introduction: How would you describe the impact of the First World War on Modernist visual practices? The aesthetic phenomenon of Modernism, wide-reaching as that term is, can be historically defined as a period t...

Impact of Pop Art and Design on British Culture of the 1960s
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Introduction: Pop Art is a 20th century art movement and style that had its origins in England in the 1950s and spread across the globe (most notably the US) in the 60s. Pop artists often utilised the techniques an...

Art Museums: Issues in Profits, Acquisition and Ethics
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Introduction: Acquisition, Ethics, and Profit in the Art World What happens in the art world affects all parts of it, from the most well endowed museum to the myriad lesser-known and unknown galleries that try to e...

Marcel Duchamp's Influences on Modern Art
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Introduction: Marcel Duchamp’s Influence on 20th/21st Century Art 1: Introduction The influence of Duchamp’s notion of readymade art has had widespread and profound connotations for the development of art i...

Trees in Celtic Culture and Art: An Analysis
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Introduction: The use of yew, rowan, birch and Scots pine trees in Scottish Celtic mythology, legend, symbolism, religion and literature Preface Celtic society was dominated by its links to nature and the spiritual...

A History of Dance Through the Ages
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Introduction: Dance and communications How dancers have related and communicated with their environment throughout time. Please write about the change of dance and communications using examples of primitive and t...

Swiss Style Typography History
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Introduction: What is it a good graphic design? Good graphic design or typography is like a taste. Hallmark of the taste rests in sensitivity, from feelings. Every one has a different taste, but it is indispensable...

Wayne Thiebaud's Art Style | Essay
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Introduction: Wayne Thiebaud is an artist that has been associated with the Pop Art culture and also was part of the realism that came out of the United States west coast. Thiebaud’s real life representation ...

Role of HR managers in Recruitment and Selection
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Introduction: To analyse the role of HR managers in Recruitment and Selection, it essential to firstly understand what is Recruitment and Selection, in what ways does it affect the goals of the organisations. When ...

Gender Issues in Art History and Production
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Introduction: Describe How Issues of Gender Are Important to the Production of Art and the Writing of Art History Feminism has given new and important insights into the production of art and the study of art histor...

History of the Feminist Art Movement
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Introduction: Before the twentieth century, women artists struggled to participate in the male-dominated art world. Male domination forbade female learning in general. Women had minimal access to courses in art his...

Impact of Sound on the Film Industry
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Introduction: The Advancement of Film: Through Sound During the late 1880’s the motion camera was invented, a few years later the film industry was created. The first films were usually about everyday life, p...

Art Museum Visit Reflection Paper
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Introduction: Visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art at New York City Last week I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art at New York City. This museum, also known as The Met is a huge building with nineteen depart...

Roy Lichtenstein: Art Style Analysis
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Introduction: A work is “created” when it is prepared over a period of time, the portion of it that has been fixed at any particular time constitutes the work as of that time, and where the work has bee...

Harlem Renaissance Art Style and History
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Introduction: The legacy of the Harlem Renaissance is that it redefined how America and the world, viewed the African-American population. The migration of Southern Blacks to the North changed the image of the Afri...