Essays on Artwork

The classical phase and precisely the High Renaissance contains the Italian pieces of art done from the 1490’s to a better part of the 16th century. The greatest artists of the phase included Michelangelo, Raphael and many others whose works are famous and have been well-maintained over the years. This...

What determines the value of art is a common question that is asked all the time. Looking at the value of a piece of art is more complex than most people think. Although the value of art is subjective, fine art is a subjective commodity. Apart from the time it...

Art theory aims to broaden one's understanding of art or to theorize on art without using classical definitions. Art is important in society as it's through art that we preserve human culture and traditions. The society can express itself through artwork where one's message can be immortalized in a piece...

I visited the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, in the City Park, on December 8, 2018. The garden contains more than 64 amazing sculptures, with different creators and historical backgrounds. The sculptures are well maintained, and their environments well kept. The entry was free, making it easy for learners...

Rebecca Belmore is a contemporary performance artist who is less in the visceral and puts much emphasis on poetry. Her exhibition, “Facing the Monumental”, curated at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), promotes the idea that her work has always been open-ended and non-pedantic.             Belmore’s work explores a range of...

The 2017 Whitney Biennial and the 2017 Venice Biennale: A Comparison The 2017 Whitney Biennial is one of the most recognized events in the world as several artists tend to display their work in which people from different parts of the world tend to view. The shows are different from other...

Sophie Calle is a French photographer considered as acontroversial artist because of her non-conventional approach to photography. Born in Paris, France in 1953, Sophie Calle traveled and settled in California where she developed the passion for photography (Calle and Baudrillard 8). Calle returned to Paris in 1979 and enrolled in...

Katsushika Hokusai - A Celebrated Artist Katsushika Hokusai is a globally celebrated artist that is remembered for manga, ukiyo-e painting, and woodblock printing. It is not very clear when Katsushika Hokusai was born but it is estimated that he was born on the 31st of October in the year 1760; his...

The Early Renaissance and the Shift in Art Styles The period of art known as the Early Renaissance brought with it some artistic growth. Various artists began to shift into other styles besides the medieval art, and especially into the gothic style. Giotto and Duccio's Unique Style However, the Italian artists such as...

Art criticism refers to the analyzing and evaluating works of art, in art criticism we look at different forms of arts we view them in a business way. We look at what the piece of art represents that is the time the a  of done, the movement and the style....

According to Teige, the cubism era of brought into the world of art products that are not real as would be perceived by modernism but a distortion of the aesthetic values of artworks. Besides, poetry just like other forms of art also lost its harmony and became less compelling. What...

Art appreciation is the understanding and knowledge of the timeless and universal qualities which identify all great art. Art communicates beliefs and expresses ideas about the experience of human beings. Artwork provides important insights into existing and past cultures. Artists and General Public             Historically, artists viewed arts as a way of...