Tag: Art

Little Big Man (film, 1970) – social commentary and criticism Essay. Introduction Little big man is a satirical, comical, and epic film directed by Arthur Penn. The film is an adaptation of the novel, little big man, by Thomas Berger. By focusing on the way of the life of Jack Crabb, the film describes vividly the historical events in the United States especially between the natives and the first settlers. Furthermore, the film concentrates on the social issues like prejudice, injustice, morality, and religion among others, which breakdown communication in communities or among different racial groups. Through a Native American

Revolutionary Art Essay. Revolutionary art if a form of modern art through which artists express their personal convictions about certain issues in the society. The pieces of art might also depict political themes (Douglas, 1970). A true revolutionary artist does not care whether the needs of speculative dealers are met or not. Revolutionary art should not be characterized by sycophancy that is aimed at making collectors like an artist’s work. When an artists is entirely motivated to meet the needs of dealers in their work then the revolutionary attributes in them ceases to exist (Party, 1969). Revolutionary art addresses the

First Crusade Art and Architecture Essay (Critical Writing). Introduction The First Crusade which took place between 1096 and 1099 was an expedition of western Christian military personnel to reclaim their holy lands that had been taken by Muslims after conquering Levant. It commenced in 1095 when Pope Urban called people in response to an appeal that had been made by Byzantine Emperor (Gabrieli 41). He had requested the Western people to assist him in fighting the Turks who were propelling invasions. From this initial goal, there arose another goal of recapturing Jerusalem from the hands of Islam which became the

American Art Creation Importance Essay. In modern globalized world, scientific and technology improvements have resulted in diffusion of culture among communities; when a community’s culture is diluted, chances are that originality of artifacts of its cultural heritage will be distorted (Hillls, 2001). The American art industry has been influenced by European styles; this paper discusses why it is important for artists to shed the European influence and create American art. Discussion Artists communicate to their target population through the products they make; with this in mind, if they are to communicate with the Americans effectively, they need to use artifacts

Manet’s Le Dejuner sur L’herbe and Bouguereau’s Nymphs and Satyr Essay. Édouard Manet and William-Adolphe Bouguereau are two famous 19th century French painters. They are widely famous for their painting techniques and influence that they had on the future generation of impressionist painters, such as Pablo Picasso. Édouard Manet and William-Adolphe Bouguereau were highly criticized for the subjects matters and painting manners that they used in their most famous pictures that we are going to compare and contrast in this paper. The first picture is Edouard Manet’s Le Dejuner sur L’herbe created in 1863 and William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Nymphs and Satyr

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony Essay. Beethoven’s Seventh symphony has no equal. The symphony is articulately arranged and established with unique flow of both chords and musical patterns. Listening to the seventh symphony one may note that the music is purely priceless; it is not an impersonation of someone’s ideas. Thus, it can be argued that with its rich texture and timbre the symphony is exceptionally great. This illustrates that the seventh symphony is beyond any common explanation. The manner it stimulates thrills and captures the imagination of the listeners with its musical beauty and glory, it is awesome. The introduction, for

Contemporary Graffiti as Political Art Essay. Graffiti is an interesting form of art. It is an act of writing and drawing with different and beautiful styles on walls. Its main purpose is to communicate with the public. Many artists have used this art form to convey social, political or environmental messages. In this paper we shall discuss the approach through which graffiti artists used their work as a tool to speak out on political issues. For this paper we have considered two artists and their art works. First Banksy and his”One Nation under CCTV” and “Napalm” pieces, second Frank Shepard

“American Progress” by John Gast Essay. The painting called “American Progress” first saw the world in 1872. This work of John Gast is very popular in the United States. Even though very few people had an opportunity to see the original of the painting, everyone is familiar with it because this masterpiece is often used as a poster and studied in various schools and colleges because it represents multiple details of the American history and its specific development. The painting was mainly designed as a visual means of propaganda of the belief that the American settlers had a manifest destiny.

Film critique: Die Hard Essay. Introduction Film like all other forms of art employs the usage of different elements of narrative to tell a particular story. No two film plots are exactly the same and each director has his/her own way of ensuring that each piece of work he/she is involved in has unique features that link the final product to him/her. This essay seeks to analyze the narrative structure, cinematography and the production elements of the film Die Hard, directed by Mark Tiernan. To this end, a well detailed analysis of the structure of the film shall be made

“The Butler” by Lee Daniels Essay. The Butler, by Lee Daniels, focuses on the Gaines’ family and its interaction with the various presidential families that the main character served in his time as the White House butler. However, it also chronicled the burgeoning movements of the civil rights era that were taken across the United States. Gaines has been taught that, as a butler, his job is to remain unnoticed and that when he enters a room, it should ‘feel empty’. He struggles to balance between his professional pride and his feelings as a black man in the face of