Essays on Art

Consciousness and its Kinds Often, we end up doing lots of dumb things while in real sense we are smart and intelligent. This situation is well explained by studying consciousness. Consciousness is defined as being awake and aware of the things taking place around us as well as the things that...

THE ARTIST BARNETT NEWMAN COMMENTED:’AESTHETICS IS FOR ART WHAT ORNITHOLOGY IS FOR THE BIRDS.’ BASED ON IMMANUEL KANT’S PHILOSOPHY HOW WOULD HE RESPOND TO NEWMAN’S CLAIM? Aesthetics and the actual practice of art have been compared with the philosophy of science, modern physics and mathematics for several years. However, academic aesthetics...

Graham Wallas' Four-Step Model of Creative Thinking Graham Wallas developed a theory that aimed at explaining thinking in a creative process that involves four stages. The process incorporates both conscious and subconscious states of thoughts. Wallace’s process of creative thinking ends with an individual evaluating whether the developed solution works or...

“They say that God created all human beings equal, but you are so limited by who you are, whom you know, how much money you have, who your father is, and your education. Nonetheless, through the internet, everything is abstract, but you do not know about that” (Ai Weiwei). Those...

The Renaissance and its Influence The Renaissance was a cultural movement which significantly influenced European intellectual life. The movement started in Italy and spread to other parts of Europe during the 16th century. The influence of Renaissance was felt in religion, science, politics, art, philosophy, and other aspects of intellectuality. Moreover,...

There are many ways that people can bring objections to Camus ideas in relation to absurdity and revolt. One of the claims suggests that human should not accept reconciliation during their struggle (Lyon, 178). This claim can be objected because, in order to live peaceful during struggles, humans have to...

Gender equality has been a controversial issue in the entertainment industry. When it comes to pay, there is a huge gap between males and females. Females are paid less than half of what their male counterparts receive in the same movie, same character. Even though there have been speculations about...

Philosophy is defined as the justification or rationale that people provide in relation to all manner of the phenomenon. The four central branches of philosophy are epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and the philosophy of religion. Epistemology is concerned with issues of knowledge and truth. It concerns itself with the acquisition of...

In the course of our lives, we constantly strive to find meaning in our lives; it is the nature of our being. Those who found theirs have their names etched in the echelons of history. Having a meaning to our daily existence gives us reasons to look forward to tomorrows...

A stream load refers to solid matter carried by a stream (Strahler and Strahler, 2006). There are three components of stream load include: dissolved load, suspended load and bed load. The dissolved load is invisible and it is transported as chemical ions resulting from chemical alteration of minerals or seepage...

Igor Stravinski's "Rite of Spring" Igor Stravinski's "Rite of Spring" is arguably one of the most controversial ballets of all time. It is popular for triggering a riot among the audience on its debut. Music enthusiasts opine that the audience was elated by the barbaric dissonance and rhythms inherent in the...

Contrasting Attitudes Towards Rhetoric: Aristotle and Plato Even though Plato and Aristotle shared some attitudes towards the use of rhetoric in politics, they differed sharply in most cases. Plato believed that the use of rhetoric could have serious negative impacts on the society if it were used by people whose character...