Essays on Art

Taj Mahal: A Marvel of Mughal Architecture Taj Mahal is one of the most appealing substantial white marble mausoleum (monument) religious art in entire Asia, alongside the Wat Khmer Temple found in Cambodia and the KandariyaMahadeva temple in Madhya Pradesh. Taj Mahal is located on the bank of Yamuna River in...

Nancy Halt is known to be one of the world’s best artists. Her artwork has won several awards. She gained popularity when she built four tunnels which were completed in 1976 known as the sun tunnels. They are simply round tubes made of concrete. Their layout is x-shaped with holes...

In updating the image to reflect the modern social and political climate, I would include today’s global factors that come with the capitalism. I could include images of people leading different lives. The new images could show some people leading lavish lives in luxury whereas their counterparts in the other...

Chaz Bojorquez: The Stencil Art of Senor Suerte Chaz Bojorquez is a favorite street artist who has been working on graffiti since 1969. This essay analyzes the famous “Senor Suerte” art found at the museum of MOLAA. The graffiti of the Senor Suerte was completed in 1979. The art found at...

Public art is among the most creative ideas that man has ever made. Public art is an artistic work that is created and displayed in a public place where it is visible to everyone. It comprises of massive and multidimensional urban typology. The public art especially the performative techniques can...

Photography, from its beginnings, has been identified by its versatility. It has also taken a role in consent technological innovations resulting into enormous differences in the attributes of an image attributes. This approach began with daguerreotypes to the printed versions from the negative and progressed to plate glass film and...

The neutral colors and implied texture The neutral colors (white, gray, and black), in the photograph titled ‘Migration of drought refugees to California’ by Dorothea Lange taken in the year 1935 (https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/images/wcf089.jpg), functions perfectly within the work of art by not only telling us the level of technological advancement in photography...

Manjushri: An Indian Image with Historical and Cultural Significance Manjushri is an Indian image constructed in the early 10th century. Manjushri is classified as a sculpture that has a dimension of 15 cm (Anandajyoti). The History and Impact of Manjushri The picture was given as a gift in the museum back in 1983,...

The Origins of the Taotie The taotie consists of designs that are found on the bronze vessels used by the Chinese communities in carrying out diverse rituals. The first pattern of the taotie was identified on bronze wares, which was in the dynasty of the early Shang, and its popularity has...

Rasquachismo: A Revolution in Art Rasquachismo as regards in the field of art, is a revolution in the way artists express their ideas. Attributed to the work of Tomas Ybara-Frausto, a renowned literary and art critic, Rasquachismo are derived from the sensibility of Chicano denoting an understanding of a definite aesthetic...

The drawing of Florida Scene by Thomas Moran is highly influenced by nature. In the art, he predominantly exploits organic shapes. The landscape in the south has curving and irregular forms as observed in the sky, ocean, and vegetation. The trees in the art have long curving branches. Numerous wildflowers...

The video I liked most is Notget VR which provides a spectacular view of a goddess (Björk) dancing in a snowy environment. In Notget VR, the developers made Björk appear in a motion-capture performance whereby the dark, ominous atmosphere dissolves as the dancer turns into a luminous body that is...