Essays on Art

Maya Lin is an American sculptor and designer who has received national recognition for her works. She first became well-known when she won a national design competition for the planned library at Yale University. This win gave her national exposure and helped her establish her reputation as a major figure...

Claude Monet: A Pioneer of Impressionist Painting Claude Monet was a French painter who pioneered the style of impressionist painting. His paintings portray nature as he saw it. His work is considered an important precursor to modernism. Monet used a variety of techniques to create paintings that are considered a reflection...

Many people have wondered where to begin looking for ansel Adams photographs. Here is a brief description of the photographer s work. The images he made are divided into four categories: Early photographs, Landscapes, Self-portraits, and Self-portraits. Listed below are some of the most popular photographs by the American...

Ernest Hemingway's story Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway's story Hills Like White Elephants is about an American man and a lady drinking beer outside a station bar while waiting for a train from Barcelona to Madrid. The atmosphere surrounding them is strained as the man attempts to persuade the girl...

This chapter differs from Picasso and Braque This chapter differs from Picasso and Braque in that it reflects on the exhibition of Parisian Cubism. Talks about this artwork had been going on in the city for a long time, particularly after the death of Cubist Salon officials in 1910. Later that...

Absurdism has been extensively used in representing Estragon in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." This type can be used by an actor to recognize the character's role. This paper investigates how an actor should use absurdist methods and norms in representing Estragon as seen in Waiting for Godot. The use...

Steven Allan Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg is a well-known American actor, director, and screenwriter who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1946. Steven has produced and directed several films covering a wide range of subjects and genres over the course of his four-century career. He is without a doubt one of...

The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali The works the Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali, Maternity (1924) by Joan Miro, and Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale (1924) by Max Ernst suits the imagination theme. Imagination in Dali s The Persistence of Memory Imagination which is abstract differs greatly...

Great authors employ literary instruments and methods in novel ways to illustrate their knowledge of the craft of fiction. Earnest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea is notable in the history of American literature as a novel that mastered the use of literary devices and techniques, as well...

The Last Supper Painting by Da Vinci The Last Supper painting by Da Vinci is one of the highest Italian masterpiece and most famous Christian work of art. It shows a scene of the last days of Jesus as explained in the bible (Steinberg 112). Intricate Symbolism and Complexity The Last Supper shows...

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci This painting shows a portrait of a woman that is surrounded by her riches. She has her hair and head convered by a veil, and her faint smile runs across her face with her hands crossed to ccapture the gaze of the viewer. Her...

Physical Health and Emergency Care Physical health and emergency care must be understood by modern firefighters and emergency responders. Responders must be in optimum physical condition at all times while battling fires or attending to other types of emergencies. Mental Strain and the Importance of Physical Fitness Responding to an emergency is a...