Essays on Artwork

Shiva on His Vimana (Aircraft) with Himalaya, Folio 53 from the Shiva Rahasya The Shiva on His Vimana (Aircraft) With Himalaya, Folio 53 is a painting from the year 1827. The painting consists of spirals of indigo edged in gold roil in the sky above which is above a landscape that is filled...

Development of the Artistic Style of Francisco De Goya Francisco De Goya has become known as the father of modern art due to his style of painting. He was one of the first European artists who manipulated color and style in a way that evoked an emotional response to a viewer....

Art has emotional depth, dimensions, tone, a mood (or more), and texture. Those traits can be used to convey various meanings to the audience. The purpose in question is delivered regarding emotion and academic technicalities that arise from the methods that the artist used to pour his or her creativity...

a) Dominance of landscape as a subject matter in response to the industrial revolution With the encroachment of the industrial revolution in the early 1800s, economic activities shifted gradually, then rapidly to accommodate the new commodities (Johnson,...

Formal Analysis and Comparison of “Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon crossing the St. Bernard” and “The Emperor Napoleon in his study at the Tuileries” Name Course Date Introduction In Jacques-Louis David’s piece titled “Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul, crossing the Alps at Great St. Bernard Pass” (1802 painting) represents a uniformed soldier sitting contentedly while straddling a wild-eyed...

The Soundsuit Series and its Challenge to Western Aesthetics The series of Nick Cave's Soundsuit utilizes a series of performance as well as found mediums in order to challenge the philosophical assumptions of the western society concerning the choices that are seen to be complicated and consequently valuable. The art by...

Goya’s Visual Response to the French Invasion of Spain Goya’s work expresses more vividly and plainly about the revolution that occurred in the art industry during the three decades, as a result of the political mayhem of the year 1789 (Crow Thomas, 79). Goya witnessed all these insurgencies and...

An Analysis of the Work of Marina Abramovic: 8 lessons on emptiness with a Happy Ending           The work of art encompasses the ability to communicate the events that transpire around the world in a more artistic and innovative manner. Various artists have incorporated the use of art to express their...

The architecture installation concerning the Do Ho Suh’s was an amazing craft that entailed ethereal fabrics. The fabrics used were usually the ones that were familiar as well as propounded in the alien. Such fabrics are well known for contemporary identifications and memorization concerning the global nature. From the Do...

Etcher, a Dutch painter once contemplated that “Without atmosphere a painting is nothing.” (Rugger and Billinge 25). Apparently, several painters have focused on the atmosphere of the spots or environment that they chose to draw on their paintings. Some of them, however, found themselves mysteriously attached to the atmospheres of...

Art has had different themes related to various historical periods hence reaming relevant with ideologies existing during such era. Salvation and Damnation, for example, is a they, which transited during medieval period between 5th to 15th centuries. During this period, there was significant conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and...

Title: Torso II (Torcello) Artist: Barbara Hepworth Medium: Bronze, cast number 1/6 Dimensions: 36 x 19 x 13 inches Date: 1958 Description The art belongs to a collection of 3 bronzes that were made in 1958. Even though, Ulysses (Torso I) and Galatea (Torso III) were the inspirations of Greece, Peter Tomory, former director, suggested that...