Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

The male artist often chains, restrains, or puts in tension the female form in order to assert control. In Hirum Power’s The Greek Slave, a narrative of passivity in chains has been asserted which allowed the work to be acceptable to the public. Understanding how vulnerability is an essential part of nudity can be found first through an examination of a male nude, The Dying Gaul, which represents how nudity evokes tension as the viewer sees in the object their own vulnerabilities and reviles them as they are associated with weakness.

The movie also reveals that it is important to understand the one’s past for the purpose of personal growth and greater achievements in life. This is a source of energy and resilience to overcome all the obstacles of individual success. Stereotype is another aspect this movie endeavors to put into perspective.

Consider the works’ content: who is pictured? How is the street portrayed? Both Levitt and Bravo were influenced by the work of Walker Evans. In what ways can you see Evans’s influence these images? In what way are these images part of a documentary tradition?

As such, this essay will examine two films that, except for the purpose of this analysis, would be unlikely to ever be mentioned in the same sentence. As such, Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless will be compared alongside Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. The purpose of such a seemingly disjunct analysis will be to determine the correspondence and/or divergence that is exhibited between what one might consider a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster and a lesser known, yet highly experimental, French “new wave” film.

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date of Submission Gardner’s Art Through The Ages The book Gardener’s art through the ages clearly demonstrates the theme of poverty and wealth in our society. This is because most of the artistic works of the earlier period aimed at separating the poor from the rich.

Although the painting is two-dimensional, it creates an illusionary three-dimensional view, making it look more photographic or naturalistic. The artist effectively portrayed the setting with characteristics such as depth, distance and space as evident in real life situations.

It`s worth noting that libido is the energy drive that results from sexual desire. Eros can loosely be translated to mean life instinct that drives someone to love. However, the opposite of this is Thanatos which in Greek loosely translates to death or the act of dying. It is a death instinct (Miller & Brater, 2010). 

Thereby it has lost for us genuine truth and life, and has rather been transferred into our ideas instead of maintaining its earlier necessity in reality and occupying its higher place” (Hegel, 1975). This means that Hegel saw a generation of art world whose major purpose for presenting art was no longer for its original purpose of presenting originality to the audience but presenting art that was based on the subjective reasoning of the artist.

Respectively, the film’s cinematography has been a far less researched subject. At the same time, it seems that the cinematography along with music in this film plays a greater role in conveying the film’s message than the narrative itself. Just as the film’s title is Vertigo, i.e.

The title of the artwork is Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers. The name of the artist is Vincent van Gogh. The year of the artwork is 1888.

Art today is devoid of walls from the conventional aesthetic standards of output where expressions are devised in many various forms. Today, art is a powerful tool used to voice out socio-political matters. Every man is an artist. Every individual has a way to voice out what is going on inside of him and loose it out in ways that would make an impact to whoever perceives.

Despite their ages being separated by twenty-three years, both distinctive Italian artists have several similar commonalities they share concerning their background, character and artwork, and differences that make them very diverse from each other. Background Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452 in Vinci, Italy, the offspring of an out-of-wedlock relationship between a wealthy lawyer and a peasant mother.

It should be noted that every piece of art is conceptualized, designed, or created at some point in the process which is quite necessary. The consequences of the resulting object totally depend on the concept or the creativity of the artist. Dresses particularly tell a lot about that particular era and culture as art does.

This essay analyzes the relations between Tibet's culture and fashion history. Culture and religion tend to have a strong relationship with fashion, and various researches have revealed the nature of their control, where the two factors often dictate (at both conscious and sub-conscious levels) type of clothes and accessories to be worn by members.

The directors sought to showcase the bold and innovative performance works, which combine social activism, music and theater to convey crucial messages to the audience. The dance ensembles focused on a wide array of themes, including politics, family and general societal concerns.

Miyazaki’s schooling was often interrupted in the manner in which his family moved about. This saw him attend Utsonomiya city elementary school, Omiya elementary school and Eifuku elementary school. However Miyazaki’s interest in animation was sparked while at Toyotama high school, this was through the film The Tale of the White Serpent.

The grand display of trees, groves and flowers boasted his power and wealth. The imagery of Apollo and the sun was also skillfully used to link the monarchy with the gods, soaking their rule in divinity and holiness.

The second story “Life without Zoë” is directed by Francis Ford Cappola and is written by him and his daughter Sofia Cappola. The last story of this anthology film is “Oedipus Wrecks” and is directed and written by Woody Allen.

And the Horse Your Rode in On is the most recent piece of stage show produced by the popular company Told by an Idiot. It is far and wide acclaimed as a great piece of satire and one can obviously notices the rich influence of Hitchcock shows in And the Horse Your Rode In On.

The five photographers are; Jim Goldberg, Daniel Schwartz, Zanele Muholi, Jacob Aue Sobol and Richard Misrach. Goldberg observes and conveys the experiences that refugees have in African countries that have social and economical problems. Schwartz covers the globalization impacts in the wider Silk Route of Central Asia.

Still, one must consider that the very name Renaissance refers to a return to the Greek and Roman cultural epoch. Some of the most prominently incorporated thematic content from these earlier eras are from Greek and Roman mythology. One popularly incorporated mythological image in Renaissance art is the Roman goddess Venus.

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Femme Fatale Symbolism was a late 19th Century movement that hailed from the French, Belgium and Russian poetry and arts. The word symbolism originates form two Latin words, symbolum meaning faith and symbolus meaning a sign of recognition.

Keith made the forms of artwork of greater graffiti and made local art famous. Nevertheless, Keith’s artwork was more than graffiti because he utilized his personal work to show his own life issues and New York issues. His work was bold, aesthetic, and impressive tracing its origin from graphic designs and cartoon work.

This write-up explores Ron Howard’s work in both of these movies, focusing on the distinct style the director has used for respective storytelling. A Beautiful Mind and Cocoon were critical and commercial successes; there is little similarity in the filmmaking style of these two movies. Although these two movies dive deeply into the struggles of human life: one inevitable and the other unfortunate.

The author of the essay aims to cast light upon the movie "The Little Mermaid". Reportedly, this musical animation was an adaptation of the fairy tale authored by Hans Christian Anderson. However, being an adaptation of the fairy tale, it has many dissimilarities in contrast to the literary work.

The research centers on the Egyptian god, Sobek. Egyptian art incorporates historical picture designs. Judith Page (184) emphasized that Sobek is the god of the Nile River. In Egypt, most of the populations are dependent on the Nile River. However, crocodiles dangerously live in the Nile River.

 Heemskerck was a Dutch artist who developed artwork in this line by observing cultural, social, economic, and political events around him. Although the painting was done several centuries ago, it continues to capture the interest of many audiences and artists around the world, due to the fact that the painting’s theme remains a living memory to date.

Many of the events, which are shown in this movie, have taken place in Latin American past, especially in those countries which have witnessed civil wars as both the government, and the rebels fought to maintain or take power. In these power struggles, the rural populations end up suffering by paying the price of such wars with their lives.

The movie portrays the vengeance of the woman and depicts the confusion of the husband about the truth underlying his wife’s accusations. The central characters in the movie are played by Sigourney Weaver (as Paulina Escober), Stuart Wilson (as Gerardo Escober) and Ben Kingsley (as Dr.

One of the reasons for this is that hip-hop is associated with a hyper-masculinity, which many see as being degrading to women (Rabaka, 2011) and a dangerous sexuality which is often associated with many of the negative aspects of youth culture. Because of this, there are examples of hip-hop dance being banned in public spaces (such as clubs), due to the negative effect that it seemingly has on young people (Hernandez et al, 2011).

Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List” is no doubt one of the most historical phenomenal films that have ever been made. It was released sometime in the year 1993, yet even until now after 20 years, the film is still considered as one of the best of all times. The powerful effect of the film over humanity is overwhelming.

The Relationship between Painting, Photography, and Motion Picture History paintings tell stories. These tales are of a particular type and expressed in a particular way. Their narratives have generally, but by all means always, sought some degree of historical believability.

The film was first premiered in 2008 at the Taipei Festival, going on to win various awards. The movie presents Taiwanese society in various forms from its social life to its culture and economy (Hong 180). The fact that it was such a broad representation of Taiwanese society made it very successful sans any strong campaign to promote it.

What Changes and what Stays the Same in America? American society is home to a diverse background of people hailing from different countries and races and today, it is one of the world’s largest culture bowls too. It is however difficult for different kinds of people to live without having differences and objections and thus, the socially constructed mechanism of complexities is given rise to.

He is one of the utmost documented figures in 20th century art. Guernica, which was his representation of the German bombarding of Guernica in the course of the Spanish civil war, is amid most of his celebrated portraits. He confirmed mysterious artistic aptitude in his early years, painting in truthful style over his infantile and adolescence; throughout the first era of the twentieth century his panache transformed as he trialed with diverse philosophies, methods, and concepts.

Sometime around 1343, an artist named Lippo Vanni put the finishing touches on an elaborate triptych he was creating at his studio in Italy. He had no way of knowing that bubonic plague was about to sweep through Northern Europe or that the art world was about to be revolutionized by the masters of the Renaissance.

When you watch documentary film, you may be amazed, thrilled, disappointed or upset with it, but the most fascinating thing is to realize that all your emotions are based on a real story without any exaggerations or embellishments.

Using the Review of Research form, complete the information required in the designated spaces. Your Name: SOURCE Article Title: Development and Evaluation of Participant-centered Biofeedback Artworks Author(s) George Poonkhin Khut Full Publication Details: Poonkhin Khut, G., (2006), Development and Evaluation of Participant-centered Biofeedback Artworks, partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Western Sydney.

Each catastrophe experienced by Disney was replaced with success. The incredibly popular "Snow White" was followed by two pictures of a disaster – “Pinocchio” and "Fantasia”, which, in turn, were followed by the success of “Dumbo”.

As a result, many young moviegoers integrated many of these cinematic adaptations into their youth culture, and this provided a new platform for adult fantasies. During the late 1920’s, many critics began demanding government regulation and restriction of the cinema industry as a reaction to the sensationalistic death of many Hollywood leading ladies.

From an overarching perspective, the film follows events that occur after a writer discovers his wife is cheating on him. The film’s splintered narrative and ambiguous symbols seem to consciously complicate the narrative, and the film’s implementation of an unreliable narrator adds considerable complexity to the filmic message.

The film versions of the books One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Breakfast at Tiffany’s amply testify to the fact that it is pragmatic and necessary for the film versions to be different from the actual books on which the films are based so as to bring out the appeal and context of the overall plot as per the requirements of the cinematic genre.

Signage Design. A signage, or a sign, can be defined as any visual graphic or expression designed for the sole purpose of displaying information to a particular predetermined audience. Such signs are displayed to provide way-finding information mainly on streets or on/in buildings.

This range from, how similar and contrasting they are in terms of stylistic characteristics, their cultural, political, and economic values, and meanings. The two pieces of art are paintings that are both artistic in nature representing symbolisms of various aspects within the society.

This essay discovers the Ni Zan's painting called Hills beyond a river. The artist exhibited skillful strokes that express the same form of calligraphic brushwork in all the elements employed in this art work. Ni Zan represented his painting into icons or semiotics using the elements water, mass of land and trees with their own role and each suggest sound.

It is a waiting station for everyone who is there. People go there and become trapped and live dissolute lives. It is very hard to escape from and danger lurks everywhere.

(Janson 48) Nowadays, when analyzing various art movements it is helpful to break up major art eras into halves or sub-periods for the reason that many changes occur within their span. However, because Egyptian art has changed little throughout its history it is usually looked at as a whole.

The Universalization of Christianity though Repetition and Differentiation in Sandro Boticelli’s Primavera (or Allegory of Spring) It depicts a series of famous figures from Greco-Roman mythology, with Venus standing in the centre, wrapped in a red cloth, a putto above her head, flanked on one side by three graces and mercury, and on the other by Flora, a nympth, and the Zephyrus (198).

They have been used in this play to show their suggestiveness but have failed to show the exact allegorical equations. Through history the reputation of this play spread very fast and became very famous. This is due to artistic mobility of Becket in the writing of the play.

The title which is in French can be loosely translated to mean villains or poor wretches. This sets the tone for the entire book, a book which brings out the France’s dark side in the 19th century. Hugo does not restrict the book to a specific theme, rather, the book ranges far and wide its most dominant themes being human suffering, poverty and ignorance.