Essays on Art

The trailer for Baby Driver The trailer for Baby Driver was recently released on the Internet. It is not exactly what you would expect from Edgar Wright, but it has packed with wild stunts, a diverse cast of characters, a love story, and a few laughs. This epic action thriller is...

Park Chan Wook is the author of this work. For any cinephile, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan Wook's work is challenging to overlook due to its outstanding characteristics that bring out the creator's personality. Park's films have a distinct look and approach to the key themes. Old Boy (2003) and Joint...

The Art of Origami The art of paper folding is called origami, and is often associated with Japanese culture. It is a broad term, however, that encompasses a range of folding practices, not just those associated with Japan. This article explores the origins of the art, techniques, artistic variations, and symbolism.Origins The...

The late John Peter Berger was an English writer, art critic, novelist, and poet. His 1972 novel G won the Booker Prize and was accompanied by an essay on art criticism. Born in England, he lived in France for fifty years. His works are considered to be important contributions to...

One of the most popular Impressionist artists was Edgar Degas. This French painter was known for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. His works capture the feeling of a moment in time. Many of these paintings were inspired by the landscapes he saw and the people he met. His oil...

Satire is a genre that can be found in literature, theater, and even graphic arts. The art or performance exemplifies community abuses, vices, and flaws and is held up to ridicule (Morreall 1). Satire's goal is to shame the government, corporations, individuals, or society as a whole into correcting and...

IntroductionA visual rhetoric is a photo or a short video that is used to convey a message to a particular group of people. It is the method of deriving meaning from images in the same way as one can deduce meaning from verbal or audio messages, and it can be...

Chapter 13: The State of Artworks in 1969 The chapter provides an account of the state of the artworks in 1969 in the U.S., specially in New York City. The author stated that the course of avant-garde exhibitions reached its watershed in 1969. It used to be also the year that...

This artwork represents a picture by Jeff Koons displaying a naked woman in the tub. The nude lady is acting a crude sexual joke in the bathtub. Normally, an artist makes a drawing with a unique message, but viewers interpret it differently, and in fact, this is the beauty of arts...

Paintings in "In a London Drawingroom" Paintings play a key function in bringing George Eliot’s message across providing tangible feelings and principles in the poem. In a London Drawingroom uses concrete imagery giving the reader descriptive scenery to imagine. It shows as an alternative the readers what is happening instead of just...

Composition in Art Composition performs an important role in literature, visible arts, theater or music. A strong and sensitive focus of composition is very crucial to the creation of a work that is unified. Composition is the way the element parts of a work of art are organized in the given...

Origami is the art of folding paper. While it is often associated with Japanese culture, it is a general term that covers various folding practices. Whether you're looking to create a unique creation or simply enjoy creating something with your hands, there's a form of origami for you.Origins Origami is an...