Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

The film The Gods Must Be Crazy demonstrates the absolute contradiction between the culture of Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert and the modernized society. The cultural difference between the two is clear in values, characters and various world views of the characters in the film. The languages used by the characters in the film differ from each other. The Bushmen used their own language to communicate with other members.

Close Look at Background Investigations Abstract This paper examines background checks and investigations in businesses. It looks at the the central role of background research in the recruitment and selection process. It examines the process of background investigations of potential employees and its importance in the hiring process.

Lead character Jasmin Munchgstettner played by Marianne Sagebrecht is a German tourist with her husband played by Hans Stadlbauer. While driving across the California desert, the couple has a fight and she stormed out of the car, odging her suitcase out of the trunk to thesolitary highway as her husband drove off.

The essay analyzes Automatist Surrealist and Dream Surrealist. Historically, this was also the era of Freud, Jung, and the birth of Western psychology. That the two are interrelated is certain when reading “The Surrealist Manifesto” composed by André Breton to represent the theory of the movement, who defines its ethos as Psychic automatism.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Gauguin were both stalwart painters in the Post-impressionist period. The Post-impressionist period captures the visual arts that originated in and around France. Even though the beginning of post-impressionist period cannot be pin-pointed, the end of the period coincided with the beginning of the First World War.

The Renaissance in Europe was the great movement which brought about the awakening of new interest in the old classics. It originated in the 15th century and brought about a transition from faith to reason, from dogma to science. ‘Literally the term Renaissance’ means "rebirth" and signified the revival of the study of old classics.

A personal management philosophy includes some understanding of one’s views on organizational design. The traditional, purely hierarchical structures inherent in some businesses seem outmoded. So much business is conducted outside the actual structure of the organization: service providers like communication providers.

The most interesting aspect of the movie is its theme. The theme of the movie is the frustration of young Asian Americans due to excessive expectations from their parents and teachers. Despite of being achievers in academic and extra curricular activities, young people from Asian ethnic background feel empty inside.

Enjoyment and mental relaxation are the major objectives while an art lover watches an art form. In a stressful world, arts provide us the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the world and thereby forgetting the negative aspects of our earthly life. Life is a mixture of good and bad experiences.

The exhibition showed how the five artists put interest to transformations of the world that were and are yet to be given much importance of the powerful governments we have. Their subjects involved experiences of refugees, effects of globalization, identity of queer black population, rural hunting culture and effects of the hurricane catastrophe (www.sfmoma.org, Face of our Time).

Graffiti is defined as a composition of pictures or words sprayed on a wall. The word graffiti is derived from the Italian word “groffitia” meaning “scribbling” or “inscriptions made on wax tablets using a stylus”. Graffiti has been used since prehistoric times to preserve or record signifying an individual’s existence by scribbling or scratching on an enduring medium.

Michelangelo wrote poems. Michelangelo was born in the year 1475 in Italy (Esaak, 2007). His interest in art manifested itself in childhood. He was particularly interested in sculpturing. Since it was a general practice that one had to know how to paint before becoming a sculptor, Michelangelo first studied painting. He later shifted to sculptures after mastering painting.

William Shakespeare is one of the most notable play writers of all time. Shakespeare is well known for his works, especially on tragic plays. Some of his notable works include King Lear, Macbeth, Hamlet and Othello. Most of Shakespeare’s works were tragic comedies that reflected the things that went on in his society.

The film also depicts the aspect of Meta referential where a play within a play is portrayed. Thesis: The movie Synecdoche, New York, focuses on the self realization and the search for oneself. The movie deals with the self discovery of the protagonist of the story, Caden where he evolves through various stages of life with a quest of knowing himself and the causes of his suffering.

This paper presents the review of the Aphrodite and the Gods of Love as presented in the MFA museum, with the teachings it presented on modern artists. Artist in the ancient period utilized real-life images of their subjects to relive their life as they had been depicted in their times.

Figura Activa refers to the active image that can be observed prominently in a piece of art. For figure, A figura activa is identified to be an octopus. While in Figure B no prominent character can be identified however circular lines along the horizontal axis are the only notable existence in the artwork.

The essay indicated that I appreciate the work’s aesthetic qualities, as it combines both cubism and comic book forms of expression. In terms of thematic elements, there are a broad number of elements that appeal to me in the art. In this way, I greatly appreciate the way that the work explores themes of gender, identity, feminism, and social commentary.

Infernal Affairs really deserves an A when it comes to cinematography. In fact, a lot of movie critics are all-praised when it comes to the crispness of the shots, the clarity of the scenes, and the effect that it creates on the audience. It constantly depicts, throughout the movie, the scenic picture of modern Hong Kong, which is a mixture of a “young America” and “old Britain” (Bradshaw par. 1).

McCloud tells us how and why one should appreciate comics, its field of applications, and makes us think about the concept and techniques. He tells and shows why it is a great tool for communication. It is used as a literary and artistic medium. He writes, “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible."

This paper explores Marcel Duchamp in the context of Walter Benjamin's thesis. Art is unique. If for nothing at all, it could be appreciated that it is not all people who possess artistic characteristics and talent and those the few who do are highly praised and revered. It is however important to point out that whether a person is an artist or not.

The movie the young Victoria is based on the life of Queen Victoria. Many people want to control her. This is from her dominating mother, bullying consort, to the kings of England and Belgium who have chosen suitors for her. When she is 18 years, her uncle, King William IV dies and she ascends to the throne.

China’s movie industry has witnessed superb work from talented film directors and script writers since the industry’s inception in the early 20’Th century. Yoo (2012) says that with respect to content and artistic works, thematic construction can be cited as one of the main aspects that propels Chinese movies to international recognition. In the year 2004, Jia Zhangke, a renowned film director and script writer coordinated production of the movie dubbed “The World”.

Zhang Daqian’s Entrance of Bade Garden, is composed of several formal elements such as lines, light, color, texture, shapes, medium and forms that serve to unify the composition. Extensive use of a number of colors and shades is immediately noticeable on first look at this work of art.

The author of the essay stats that it is evident many actors and actresses stem from the Golden Age of Hollywood and one of them is Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn was one of the liveliest starts with a career of unparalleled success during the studio system. Her success is credited in seven decades.

Movie posters are advertisements put out to sell a movie and to invite people to show up at a specified venue to watch the movie. Posters are meant to promote a movie among its intended target audience and create an urge among them to watch the movie (King 201). The posters are usually prominently displayed on billboards.

Democratic desires gave way to selfless individuals ready to fight for progress in an attempt to institute democratic structures. These would serve as the country’s new leadership structure. Discriminative power-sharing systems and uneven economical growth facilitated the Gwangju Uprising which sought to transform the country from dictatorial rule to open democracy.

The humans are socializing on the internet and therefore, the true feel and essence of interpersonal interaction has been recently lost. The romantic relations have transformed into a filthy practice of exchanging bodily needs and fluids. The only thing and notion that seems to be growing and strengthening in human civilization is called economic rationality.

Symbolist iconography mainly contains various arts as a visionary statement whereby a person looks within himself in order to produce world of ideas. This paper examines the psychological symbolism in art and how Edvard Much relies on his inner conflicts as the inspiration to create his art. Symbolism was more profound among young artists.

Araki’s photographs overflow with life. His life also is drenched in images. Some are good, others bad, others indifferent, some posed and others random. Some of the images are accidental, others prurient, some erotic and others anarchistic. Some are touching while others are vulgar, some lascivious while others are lurid and some are sentimental while others are thorough (Design Autopsy 1).

While both of these heroines possess similar qualities and are fulfilling comparable roles in the film like displaying solid conviction for love, both have an evil woman after them, and undergo the same conflict, that is, to fall into a deep sleep where only the kiss of a true lover can awaken them, both characters likewise have their heap of differences: in Enchanted, there was a change on the love interest of the heroine; while in Sleeping Beauty, Aurora maintained romantic connection with the prince she originally fell in love with.

This is the case with the main character Gordon Gekko and as the film progresses, also that of his protege named Bud Fox who started out as a bit player in the stock brokerage industry but in due time became a significant stockbroker due to the profitable trades he made as he engaged in extremely complicated and often illegal schemes to minimize his trading risks.

The movie presents the need for realizing one’s talent, coaching lessons, professional behavior, ethical traits, perseverance, and objectivity in sports. Moreover, the movie depicts the challenges, conspiracies, and jealousy from other competitors that demean one’s chances of succeeding in sports (Dugan Film).

A single message, or multiple messages for that matter strikes a statement in the mind of receiver, thus creating a fundamentally vital connection. Without it, the art would fail to be appreciated and digested in the manner it is intended.

Directed by Peter Segal and written by George Wing, 50 First Dates is a romantic comedy released in 2004. The casts include Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, and Sean Astin. The story goes around a marine veterinarian and his love interest, a Hawaiian art teacher afflicted with a mental disorder.

Modern art is a relatively imprecise, but colloquially general common term for the avant-garde art of the 20th Century. In the technical language, modern art represents a clear delineation of Contemporary Art. Modern art is strongly connected with modernism, and artists often take inspiration from the changes and phenomenon all around.

Adoration, the martyred Che in his martyred Christ posture, the smile of Fidel, David and Goliath are Catholic images. Adoration is often used to describe the wise men with baby Jesus, and the Christian’s love for Christ. The smile of Fidel is like the smile of Mother Mary and represents divine reassurance and approval.

One day the Dude is attacked in his own house by two men who claimed that they owe money from Lebowski’s wife. It is found out that he has been mistaken for the real Jeffrey Lebowski who is a multi-millionaire and is known as the Big Lebowski. The thugs leave after urinating on his rug.

There are five marriages in the movie Parenthood. The first marriage is between Gil and Karen Buckman. The second marriage is of Gil’s sister Helen with Garry. The third marriage is of Gil’s sister Susan with Nathan whereas. The fourth marriage occurs between Helen’s daughter Julie and her boyfriend Tod whereas the fifth marriage.

Professor Geoffrey Nowell-Smith described Radio On, Petit’s remarkable achievement as “a film without a cinema,” a subjective odyssey through a decayed industrial landscape the likes of which British film-goers had never seen – at least those unfamiliar with the stark and gritty German film ethic that Radio On evinces (1979-80).

W Griffith is a famous American director and producer especially of narrative genre. D.W Griffith has always highlighted the most controversial issues of the American society in his Hollywood movies

When Neo gains an audience with Morpheus, he learns that humans are nothing more than batteries for vengeful machines. They are grown in what remains of the real world, but their minds are connected to the Matrix, a computer-generated reality. Morpheus and Trinity believe that Neo might be ‘The One’ to break the humans free from the grasp that the sentient machines have on them.

The appreciation of the order in which natural world was created is seen in the ability of man to relate with the natural phenomena, and in the deep deliberation , which led to man learning about divine via artistic work as can be seen in the great civilizations.

Soon after, the hotel he and his guardians are staying comes under attack from evil, driving his father insane. The only thing that saves the family is Danny’s “shinning” ability. The movie is full of scary scenes, such as when Jack, Danny’s insane father, axes down the door that separates him with his family.

The nature of fetishism is explored and captured brilliantly in the movie Lolita directed by Stanly Kubrick. By focusing on the social lives of the characters, Kubrick has touched an essential aspect of society, i.e. the gender roles, in the context of fetishism.

While many points out at the film won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, scholars and literary artists cite the film’s thematic value as proof of its importance. With its plot having been set to develop in South Africa, particularly in Johannesburg’s Alexandra slum, the film presents Tsotsi, a youthful street urchin as the protagonist.

Action songs or movies are always associated with certain individuals from some nations. For instance, it is rare to find action movies in the Islamic dominated regions like some parts of Asia. China is known to be popular with action performances and singers.

Currently, rock music is finding its way into the film industry, undeniably attracting a significant clique of new followers who would not associate themselves with rock music before. A good example of this instance is the adaptation of Pink Floyd’s album The Wall – the film Pink Floyd-The Wall.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was also an Italian architecture who lived between 1598 and 1680 famous for creating Baroque style sculptures. In the first half of the 16th century, Francesco Borromini and Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the Roman baroque architecture with astonishing figures.

The authors have used these techniques to create binaries and strands to create a piece that tells their story in a very convincing manner. We can from the episode examined form the hypothesis that: through specific filmic techniques, the authors of The Wire create a highly realistic, documentary-like atmosphere.

Many scenes in the film have become iconic and have been parodied or duplicated in later films. They clearly have a real resonance even today, unlike many other films of the 1960s. The scene where the main character Benjamin jumps in the swimming pool is a vital mise-en-scene.