Essays on Art

The Falls of Kaaterskill “The Falls of Kaaterskill,” done by Thomas Cole in 1826, was a painting of Kaaterskill Falls, centralized with shafts of light illuminating a rocky ledge, and with a Native American standing in the shadows on top of an outcrop. The landscape feels timeless, bringing out the beauty...

The Annunciation painting by Leonardo da Vinci The Annunciation painting done by Leonardo da Vinci has befuddled and intrigued many scholars for centuries. This forms one of Leonardo's early painting, and it depicts an influence of his mastery works. The architectural setting of the point opens the landscape of trees that...

The Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic Ages The Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic ages of pre-modern art brought forth influential craftsmen such as Van Gogh, Ludwig Kirchner, Henry Moore, and Brancusi whose artworks and lives will be discussed within the sections of the essay that follow. The evaluations will also include a Haiku...

Artworks in both traditional and modern societies among other uses are majorly used to convey a particular message. Among other significant works of artwork is to store the painter’s message. In the history of time, the Stone Breakers and the Gleaners are among the oil paints that have had an...

Art is one of the earliest forms of human expression Artists employ color, patterns, as well as the reproduction of visual likeness in communicating emotion and interpreting the world around them. (Kay) Since the earliest days of civilization, artists have employed different methods of producing art. Thus, art is a broad...

The need for humans to express their thoughts, emotions, and ideas about a situation an event or a place necessitates the application of different forms of creative skills such as art. Artists typically employ specific visual types of art including paintings and sculptures to produce artworks that provoke the target...

The Bison in Yellowstone National Park The above image is that of a bison. The animated picture above reflects on the plains bison in the Yellowstone National Park. Looking through the Yellowstone paintings, it is evident that the jangle is in turn gathered with less bison; viewed from the vast space...

The item of analysis is the ‘Hunter’s Tunic’. The mask is designed to take on the appearance of a bearded man, probably to symbolise authority and seniority of the character portrayed by the wearer. The Hunter’s Tunic is a traditional mask from Lofa County in West Africa which dates back...

Through the online virtual tour I visited the Hubei Provincial Museum on the online website https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/hubei-provincial-museum-%E6%B9%96%E5%8C%97%E7%9C%81%E5%8D%9A%E7%89%A9%E9%A6%86 Significant Exhibitions The significant exhibitions at the museum are ceremonial artifacts which were used by the Great Ming Dynasty. The online virtual tour is part of the Google art projects where items from different museums in the...

Mathew Richie is arguably one of the best contemporary artists. He doubles as an architectural engineer as well as an artist. His artistic mission has been mainly to occupy the universe with his marvellous structures through impeccable visualization of sculptures. The artist’s prospects emerged from his beliefs in Judeo- Christian...

The purpose of paintings is several although those painted in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries mostly played the roles of intervention and enlightenment. Admittedly, the paint of Sabine Women by Jacques-Louis David is captivating. A critical look into David’s painting reveals a person who used his talent to speak to...

The Hunter's Tunic as an Artwork The Hunter's Tunic is an artwork, which involves the face of a human being composed in the 20th century from Lofa. The mask is made up of leather, cotton, metal alloy, cotton string, animal teeth, hide, encrustation, and horns. The picture contains some enclosed human...