Essays on Art

Italian artist, which appears second in four panels of his art work. This art makes available a visual life story of the Florentine bishop Saint Zenobius. Through the architectural locations of his art, it illustrates his life as the fifth-century bishop of Florence. The picture dates about 1500 (Crum et...

The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo are considered as some of the most significant works of Renaissance paintings in history that took four years to complete. The Sistine Chapel is located in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City famous for its architecture evoking to...

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...

Ø Nothing appeals to the mind more than a publicity image. While many of the images we see tend to escape our memory as soon as we take a corner, publicity images trigger imaginary memories in our minds whenever we see anything of close resemblance. “Publicity images also belong...

The main focus points in Greil Marcus’ “Lipstick Traces” include Dada, the Sex Pistols, and the Situationist International. By making these his primary subjects, the author travels back to earlier analogous and proleptic movements and events. He analyzes the Brethren of the Free Spirit, the Catharists, the Ranters, the French...

This article lists an overall summary and critique overview of the journal article “Losing Hurts: The Happiness Impact of 2 Partisan Electoral Loss”; a journal article contained in the Journal of Experimental Political Science. The article focuses on the reactions a partisan may have or display following a general election....

The Racial Experience of Black People in Puerto Rico and the United States The author of the article has examined the intersections of what she describes as sexualized, racialized, and gendered people living in Puerto Rico through her experiences both in the United States and Puerto Rico. The author tells the...

A Boxing Match and Political Cartoons A Boxing Match is a competition that takes place between two boxers and cartoonist are painted pictures used to represent individuals. In this case, cartoons were used to serve a political purpose in a battle. William Charles being the first American cartoonist was the creator...

On 23rd June 2016, a referendum happened in the United Kingdom, it involved England, Wales and Scotland. Where they were voting on whether the United Kingdom would depart or stay in the European Union. The U.K. is made up of England, Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland while the E.U. involves...

“White Like Me” - An Anti-Racist Film Exposing Racism in the United States “White Like Me” is an anti-racist film featuring Tim Wise. The theme of the film is to bring forward the matter of racism in the United States. Despite being a white and growing in comfortable places, Tim Wise...

In the world of international politics, influence is an irreplaceable component. Political players use a variety of means to win people over including coercion, force, and financial rewarding. In the case of soft power, however, players use cultural and artistic appeal to influence public opinion (Gallarotti, 2011). Art can be...

Half a Picture’s title was inspired by the 1989 Guerrilla Girls poster which states that "You’re seeing less than half the picture without the vision of women artists and artists of color" (“Brooklyn Museum: Half the Picture: A Feminist Look at the Collection,” n.d.) Essentially, the art collection expresses...