Essays on Art

The ecstasy of Saint Teresa is one of the greatest sculptures from the era of Baroque art. This piece is located in the Cornaro Chapel of the Santa Maria Della Vittoria and was carved by Bernini between 1598 and 1680. The period of baroque art consisted of art pieces that...

Chuck Baird is a renowned artist who in his tenure (1947-2012) contributed significantly to the deaf community, including the establishment of De’VIA, which is a painting that shows the life of a deaf individual within the hearing universe. He was born with the disability of deafness in 1947 in the...

Professionally, I have always desired to be a leading scholar in creative arts. The decision to delve into the art industry was motivated by the passion that I have towards making human experiences to be enjoyable. Other disciplines tend to focus on non-living things. However, art is made for aesthetic...

The term quattrocento is Italian for “four hundred”. In fine art, this term refers to the 15th century. Therefore, it embraces both cultural and artistic activities involving painting, architecture and sculpture between 1400 and 1500 in Italy. As quattrocento coincided with the Florentine Renaissance, this term is often seen as...

The classical phase and precisely the High Renaissance contains the Italian pieces of art done from the 1490’s to a better part of the 16th century. The greatest artists of the phase included Michelangelo, Raphael and many others whose works are famous and have been well-maintained over the years. This...

What determines the value of art is a common question that is asked all the time. Looking at the value of a piece of art is more complex than most people think. Although the value of art is subjective, fine art is a subjective commodity. Apart from the time it...

Art theory aims to broaden one's understanding of art or to theorize on art without using classical definitions. Art is important in society as it's through art that we preserve human culture and traditions. The society can express itself through artwork where one's message can be immortalized in a piece...

Luxury of Islamic Art Luxury of Islam art includes vegetal and floral art, geometrical art and calligraphy. The use of this form of art "conditioned to some extent by the Islamic prohibition of the imitation of living creatures" (Saoud). The artwork did not have a representation of life in them. For...

I visited the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, in the City Park, on December 8, 2018. The garden contains more than 64 amazing sculptures, with different creators and historical backgrounds. The sculptures are well maintained, and their environments well kept. The entry was free, making it easy for learners...

Rebecca Belmore is a contemporary performance artist who is less in the visceral and puts much emphasis on poetry. Her exhibition, “Facing the Monumental”, curated at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), promotes the idea that her work has always been open-ended and non-pedantic.             Belmore’s work explores a range of...

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...