Essays on Art Movements

Modern Art in Africa Modern art in Africa is understood to be the art that is created by the African diaspora artists as well as the artists in Africa during the post-independence era. However, the definition of this form of art is one that has recently been understood to represent post-independence...

The 2017 Whitney Biennial and the 2017 Venice Biennale: A Comparison The 2017 Whitney Biennial is one of the most recognized events in the world as several artists tend to display their work in which people from different parts of the world tend to view. The shows are different from other...

Sophie Calle is a French photographer considered as acontroversial artist because of her non-conventional approach to photography. Born in Paris, France in 1953, Sophie Calle traveled and settled in California where she developed the passion for photography (Calle and Baudrillard 8). Calle returned to Paris in 1979 and enrolled in...

Fig 1: Madre, 2008 at the 10th st plaza       Fig 2: A detailed image of the artful cuts and shapes The artwork Madre, 2008 is one of the fine works of Maria Cristina Carlini. The name Madre is an interpretation of “Mother”. The art piece comprises of a large metal orb...

The contemporary city was an idea that was developed by Le Corbusier who lived between 1887 and 1965. Born Charles Jeanneret, Le Corbusier was one of the respected pioneers in the field of modern architecture. In 1922, Le Corbusier “presented the public with his Contemporary City” that was enough to...

Postmodern architecture is an architectural style which began in the 1960s to respond to the modern architectural styles which took specific designs. Both architect designs have similarities and differences. Their designs use geometric shapes. This means that they apply regular lines and shapes when being designed. The paper will discuss...

Edward Said analyzes the Orient and its underlying philosophy in his book Orientalism. In an effort to comprehend their origins and the factors that led to their dominance, the author analyzes the political, cultural, and historical perspectives of the East as perceived by the West. According to Said (1979), prevailing...

Despite the fact that the words modernization and modernity are often used interchangeably, modernism is not the same. While modernization is referred to as a historical process, modernism is a time in global history. The rapid urbanization that followed the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy marked the...

In the colonial discourse of tribal cannibalism and savagery as portrayed in Juan Jose Saer s work The Witness, Said s model of Orientalism has a significant influence. In various discourses (religious, anthropological, scientific, historical, etc.) about prehistoric societies, the post-Enlightenment European narrative of cannibalism and savagery is exhibited. The...

The Guild Structure in Medieval Times The guild structure was very important in medieval times. A person could achieve a better social status in the community by joining it. Additionally, feudalism greatly promoted its membership. Being a participant could lead to a number of benefits. The Guild played a crucial part...

The poem's deeper importance and meaning are revealed by Plath's use of figurative language, such as symbolism. Plath employs symbolism in stanza 8 to suggest that she has some ability to foretell the future and the fate of individuals. My gypsy ancestress and my strange fate, she says. She elaborates...

The frame technique and symbolism are used in One Thousand and One Nights to create a seamless and quick transition from one tale to the next. This paragraph will examine the book's historical background and provide a short analysis of its strong literary elements, such as symbolism and the frame technique. Technique...