Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most outstanding artists of the nineteenth century. Gogh noticed his superiority in art during his early school days and he lived his life to fulfill his passion in drawing. This essay will, therefore, focus on Gogh’s life and career as an artist.

The Gentleman Caller is the other character in the play who serves as a catalyst to the plot. The Glass Menagerie is the story of broken promises and disappointments in the backdrop of economic turmoil.

The audience wanted to see a great performance, to be enchanted by mystery and experience new feelings and emotions watching mysteries of a separate society, which is circus. This type of attitude concerns traditional circus.

 The episode is constructed within elements of the theory of economic realism. Although the film does not address the issues directly, its plot has major implication on realistic global affairs. The main aspect of global politics depicted in the film is the role of technology in leadership.

Finding girls is not a problem since they often come to him. Despite his reputation for being a flirt, Michael currently has a beautiful girlfriend, Stephanie. Michael also has had the luxury of growing up in a wealthy family, so money has never been an issue when it comes to pursuing his dreams.

Produced by artists from Beijing, the artifacts are factory commissioned reproductions stalled midway during their production. In this sense, it is a unique exhibition, offering the viewer a one-of-a-kind experience. The mastermind behind this exhibition is Liu Ding, who “employs the economic model of a shop as a platform for discussion on the creation of value in the art world.

Some of these factors include the lighting, sound effects among others. It is important for every film maker to be in a position to combine these factors well for the purpose of delivering something which is of quality in the market (Pezzotta, 2010). Storytelling There are several issues which portray themselves in leadership.

Africa is large, imposing and omnipresent (Rockwell, 1981), not just because of its size and the harshness of its territory (Africa is four times the size of the United States), but because it is the birthplace of all humanity, and that in itself makes the continent appear larger than life.

Film Noir “Film Noir” is a French term, which literally means ‘Black Film’. It encompassed classic Hollywood crime dramas that were made during the 40’s and 50’s. These movies had a major element of cynicism in them and character drives often were sexual in nature.

It came about as a result of women studies by scholars which led to a new trend among women’s rights activists. This new trend was based on studying and analysing societal issues regarding a wide range of factors from a feminist point of view. When it came to film, the analysis encompassed the functional role that women played in films and the impact it had on society.

Kathryn Bigelow is one such magician, the only female to be renowned and acclaimed so widely for her directorial skills. Born in 1951, Bigelow is a director, filmmaker, and a screenwriter. Being trained in the art of filmmaking from a very young age, she officially started off her filmmaking career with her first feature-length film.

Analysis of When Harry Met Sally. The movie When Harry Met Sally can be divided into stages based upon the Knapp’s Model of relational development. The first stage that is discussed under this model is that of the initiating stage. This is where the two characters seek to create their first impressions of each other.

This essay gives a review of two fashion films. The lighting used in black and white except for the final shots of the man followed immediately by the perfume bottle which is in color, this could be used to show the viewer that all that manliness, suave and machismo action could be brought to life, by the perfume, which is the objective of the advert.

Traditionally a final sigh signaled the death of a person. The relatives of the deceased would surround the death bed chanting his or her name. Calling of the name would be done continuously to ensure that the deceased had really died and for the burial process to officially start.

The most important part of Chapter 11 is the description of Methods and Materials of sculpture. According to the author, there are four basic methods for making a sculpture that includes: modeling, casting, carving and assembling. In modeling and assembling are most of the times considered addictive.

In keeping up with the highly competitive and fluid system, Korean schools have employed questionable methods. This paper seeks to explore the Comparative analysis of the conventional perceptions of horror as a genre and the distinct realities of the Korean educational system.

This research aims to evaluate and present three fashion illustrators: David Downton, Tina Ling, and Jean-Phillipe Delhomme and three designers: Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Karl Lagerfeld. Each illustrator and designer will be examined in the context of how their vision, expressed through their art, contributes to the fulfilment of the final product.

The researcher states that film was shot indoors against a blue screen. This method made it easy for the perspective to change by simply turning and reversing the lighting. This was made easier because all the lights were pre-mounted hence all one had to do was just to flip a switch. The film producers choose the blue screen over the green screen because the film has a lot of red.

This will mostly be achieved using digital processes. Visual effects are used in the film industry in moving images to create feature films. Uses range vary from small additions and subtractions of elements in live action shooting to backgrounds and characters that have been computer generated.

The paper analyzes photographer's work and his role in the 20-th century. The appearance of modernism became a new milestone in the progressing of artistic consciousness. Alfred Stieglitz is one of the most renowned foremen of piktorializm, “the editor of Camera Notes and the journal of the Camera Club of New York.

This paper gives a review of periods of Pablo Picasso's art and discovers the style he worked with. He would say that he changed his styles depending on the emotional need he had to express. He does have distinct periods but he says they are independent periods and have no relationship to each other.

Through the use of camera movement, film style, actor choice and soundtrack, directors are able to create very different effects that subtly enhance our movie-watching experience as well as work to underline the main ideas that the director is trying to portray.

5 Learning Results from the Topic Covered 5 Comments on the Analytical and Reasoning Skills Applied 5 Learning Outcome from the Case Analysis 6 References 7 Reflection: Staffing for Growth @ SKM Learning Results from the Topics Covered The topics which were covered in the case are recruitment and selection which constitutes an important part of the human resource department of an organisation.

Every art movement and artist is characterized by certain elements that become apparent in the artwork of that period either due to religious, social or symbolic reasons. In this paper we intend to study three different art works that have been created by the leading artists of their time.

Here I was, queued up, in the middle of Manhattan, perhaps the world’s greatest city, surrounded by people from around the world, all of us waiting to enter the glass and granite modernity of this intimidating open space. I realized that I was about to enter what is considered the greatest repository of modern art in the entire world.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian polymath who also gained prominence as a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, and musician and writer. Leonardo along with other humanists and renaissance artists adorned the most famous Sforza Ludovico’s (1479-1500) court

Cinema is a strong informing means. However, most Native Americans have controlled access to the Hollywood track. This statement therefore raises questions on how a film like Smoke Signals was going to be produced. Thus, how will Native Americans be depicted as film grows, in the future?

Her father was Leyster Taymor and her mother was Elizabeth Bernstein. From a young age, she was passionate about international folklore, theatre, and mythology (Imdb, par12). She lived in different countries and pursued her passion in art. She graduated from the Oberlin College in 1974 with a degree in folklore and mythology.

Success, glamour and ambition – no extra name on the planet can stir up our exterior romances, hopes, fears like this astounding location, industry and dream we refer to as Hollywood (Bernstein, 2011). Nowadays, the film industry and Hollywood are close to one and the same.

Within the organizational context, a corporation’s ethics is formed by the individuals within that organization. Therefore, every person has a responsibility to act and communicate in ways that promote honesty & equity to maximize the personal worth of each individual within an organization.

Accompanied by vivid graphics, the films industry first took these discourses to the theaters and later to living rooms. In the contemporary world the discourses are with us on our palms everywhere we go in form of mobile forms and iPods. However, one of the most interesting discourses that films as forms of art should engage in is the apparent dichotomy in films (Wartenberg 38).

Banksy is a graffiti artist from England whose identity is still uncertain. A look into the works of both the artists proves that they live in two different poles of the arts world. While the former’s works exhibit no social responsibility or reality other than aesthetics, the latter is a highly dedicated to mocking at the social issues.

According to another survey conducted by Kevin Brice of Wales University2 January 2012, the youths give their reasons for conversion as the need and desire to do everything for God. They also cite alcoholism and sexual immorality within the society as some of the reasons they opt to convert.

This is essential to advertising, as the design should be able to describe the product or service, (this may be considered the form) and convey the idea behind the ad (which, in itself, can be considered as function). This study discusses possible interpretations of the relationship between form and function in relation to graphic design aims and processes.

The showcasing will comprise of about 50 works taking in related paintings, drawings, and preparatory studies, adapted totally from the paintings of the Moreau Museum in France. Many of the artistic works have never before been showcased in the United States, and the Hammer Museum will be the only American venue.

Hence, they are known to entertain as well as refresh the mood of a person. One such movie that entertains and fills a person’s heart with optimism is the movie called Enchanted. Enchanted is a movie that touches the heart of the audience with its fantasy like world, loving characters, colorful costumes and beautiful story line.

If literature is the reflection of life then definitely reel life does evolve from the real life. Bernardo Bertolucci is one such director who makes cinema inspired from life. This Italian director directed many renowned films such as Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky and acclaimed film like The Dreamers.

Japanese literature reflects such characteristics. It does not only show the culture of a people but it also brings with it lessons that need to be learned. Moreover, it also attempts to enhance the good characteristics of people through the characters used in the stories and to change those which are not desirable.

The art of film is a visual determinant of societal behavior. Film is the progressive force in any society and is a reflection of what happens in the society. In this regard, Bob Rafaelson’s film “Five Easy Pieces” through its characters and storyline depicts the theme of alienation in the mid-seventies era.

The researcher of this paper aims to enhance the understanding of where these arts fit best in the diverse career periods of the authors. Finally yet importantly, this scrutiny throws into the determination of the extents to which preceding arts by other contemporary artists influenced each of the art works.

Most of them have focused on the fighting and genocide of the Jews, painting, and appropriately so, a grim picture of the realities; a movie like Escape from Sobibor is an archetype of the grim nature of holocaust productions. However, very few if any have ever dared to tell the story from a comic angle, indeed most of the humor in holocaust movies is the graveside sort that is more likely to evoke ironic tears that laughter.

The movie is titled Dance With Wolves. The director was Kevin Costner. It starred Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, and Graham Greene. The production year was 1990. The film features both the Sioux tribe in a prominent role and the Pawnee tribe in the secondary role. The period of time that this film covered was approximately 1865.

He further added that academics should “soak themselves in this knowledge… assimilate the feelings, the sensitivity” (McLaren & Kincheloe 17) of knowledge that comes from other sources besides the Western hemisphere. Hence, a core feature of the contemporary critical pedagogy includes considering native and marginalised knowledge, and applying them to improve education in a multicultural, globalised world.

The genre of the movie was comedy and romance and the director Spike Lee also starred himself in the movie in the role of Mars Blackmon. In comparison to his later productions/directions/acts, Lee doesn't sound as skeptic and pessimist or as stiff as he does altogether and free-spirited giving a very different and commendable look in the idea of the role of the person who has willingly setup a love trio and the way that how each person as an individual in this trio reacts to be in that specific triangle relationship which was at the same time appeared to be comic as well as raising and answering many societies unexpressed interrogations and criticisms.

This is after the court finds Kyle guilty of murder when he takes vengeance by killing a man who murdered his wife. This movie highlights prisoner lives, which entails constant fights, inmates’ murders, rapes and betrayal among prisoners. Apart from showing prison escapes, the movie also depicts the conspiracies by prison guards and some inmates to murder certain prisoners.

The novel is written into four sections with each having significance in the overall story and thematic expression of the author. The first describes Pi’s life from childhood and the origin of his name. It also describes the lifestyle they led as family, the influences that impacted on his life.

What are significant in this photography are the fact that there is certainty that the scene which is depicted on Carter’s photography actually happened and this making this photography unique in relation to the emotional and psychological arousal which it causes on the audience (Wittliff, 2008).

An idea concerning anonymity of outer space and a possibility of life beyond earth is rooted in both the works. However, how Clarke manages to construct different imaginary tales over similar platforms is a matter of analysis. Both the works consist of alien objects: the sentinel pyramid & the monolith.

The authors examine how different issues are represented differently, in the construction of a crisis and the impact this has on the understanding of the crisis. Accordingly, the authors explain that the construction of a crisis is dependent of two factors, including the reality of the event, and how the event is presented to the society.

Analyzing a photo has numerous advantages, both to a society and to students studying the subject. It reveals the history of a given work of art. With this, an individual can easily tell some of the weaknesses of the early or renaissance art.