While it may seem easy to compose essays about art, it’s not really so because you have to offer background information in your introduction part and explain why some exhibition or a school of thought is important. This should go to your first paragraph because your purpose is to inspire your readers and provide enough background information. When you already have a prompt that must be followed, determine what kind of essay must be written. It can be a descriptive essay, which is great for a description of the works of art or photography. Some other cases may require working with an explanatory tone where you have to explain why an artist has chosen certain palettes or what has been an inspiration. See various free art essay examples below for inspiration. It also helps to learn how to structure your writing and implement quotes or footnotes that are used to highlight the images. Remember to focus on the ways how to cite images and multimedia elements, depending on the chosen style. Your writing should address every image that you have by checking twice with the grading rubric to ensure that you use the sources that may have already been specified.
Creativity, an intricate tapestry of imagination and innovation, holds a unique significance for each individual. It is a concept that transcends the boundaries of convention, sparking curiosity and igniting the flames of inspiration. In this essay, we embark on a journey to unearth the meaning...
The intersection of creativity and expression often finds itself entangled in a contentious debate: the censorship of art and artists. This complex issue has sparked discussions across societies and cultures, raising questions about freedom of speech, cultural preservation, and the power dynamics between creators and...
The world around us is a tapestry of structures, spaces, and designs that shape our lives and experiences. From towering skyscrapers to quaint houses, every architectural marvel carries a story and a vision. The allure of architecture, with its blend of artistic expression, technical precision,...
Introduction The influence of technology on art is an evolving narrative that reflects the symbiotic relationship between human creativity and innovative tools. From the early use of simple tools to create cave paintings to the digital art technologies of today, the integration of technology in...
Introduction Self-assessment and criticism help us improve our skills and the ways in which we communicate our ideas and perspectives with others. In this feminist literary criticism essay, I will be critiquing and analysis of the movie Mona Lisa Smile. Firstly, I will explain why...
In the 2002 film “Frida” directed by Julie Taymor, illustrates the life of Frida Kahlo based on the book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. Who is Frida Kahlo? Her biography in this essay is explored with the help of the film...
Introduction In the past years, the noise about graphic novels has been constantly increasing. A graphic novel is basically a novel in comic-strip format, a book made up of comics’ content. However, they are not the same as comics. Unlike comic books, graphic novels are...
Introduction Graphic novels are stories illustrated in comic form but have the length of a novel. “The term graphic novel was invented in 1970 however, the time of its origin is not concluded yet” (“Levitz”). Graphic novels have been debated for decades since some readers...
The artist I have chosen to write about is Jhene Aiko who is categorized in the R&B and Hip-Hop genre. Jhene Aiko is a popular singer who writes her music under the influence of cannibis, under the influence of therapeutic instruments and while having a...
Who is Bob Ross, or rather, who was he? During the 80s and 90s, he was an artist who specialized in painting, hosting an instructional painting show on PBS called The Joy of Painting. Though Bob Ross has long since passed on, one will find...
Australian artists provide a unique way of displaying the Australian landscape. John Olsen is one of these artists, who uses symbolism to create a sense of movement. This is conveyed through his spontaneous linear line work as seen in Onkaparinga Hill, blue wren and fox...
Kashmir has been wrought in conflict and upheaval for decades now, but its wonderful valleys give us a unique gift of native craftsmanship – Papier Mache art. Kashmir’s rich cultural past is often overlooked due to its troublesome political past. Its handicrafts and shawls (from...
Chemistry is everywhere in our life. Of course, chemistry is also closely related to art. There are many forms of art, such as oil painting, gouache, watercolor and so on. These painting forms are inseparable from products such as pigments and watercolors, which are based...
Calder was an American sculptor from Pennsylvania. His father, Alexander Stirling Calder was a sculptor and his mother a painter. Him and his family were constantly on the move around the country throughout Calder’s childhood due to his dads work. And through this Calder was...
I will be focusing on romanticism that is based on emotions and sublimity. I will be displaying the features of romantic art by analysing two paintings from the 19th century. These are The Raft of Medusa by Theodore Gericault (1819; Louvre Museum, Paris), oil on...
Dreams are something that everyone is or was able to have at one point in their life. Dreams are defined as, 'a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.' Many artists create their artworks from their dreams or other...
If I could change the world, I would completely change the system of education. It hasn't changed for hundreds of years, and the current system was designed in the Industrial Age. This means, that children in school have to obey every order and do only...
Throughout time graffiti has received both overwhelming support and intense backlash. Some view it as a form of expressive art while others consider it a complete destruction of property. However, despite the amount of differentiation, charisma and personality graffiti can bring into cities, it is...
Nora Helmer is a good wife and mother. She does all she can for her family, especially her husband. Considering all the things she does, and the lengths she went to to make sure her husband could regain his health, it was not enough in...
Why is graffiti art not vandalism? According to the Mural Arts Philadelphia website, the village’s first legitimate effort to eradicate graffiti started with the form of the Anti-Graffiti Network in the 1980s. Some people assay that its vandalism, and some assay that its artifice. Park...
Defining comedy is extremely difficult. When something happens that makes you laugh, whether that is in a play or in real life, it’s difficult to pin down why you laughed, to begin with. I find myself defining comedy as a series of events that went...
In this essay I will be using information gathered from my own personal research, studio research and relevant topics discussed throughout the lectures. Whilst also, considering social, economic, and cultural factors. I will be discussing and analyzing attitudes towards consumerism in Contemporary Art. Built from...
This essay explores two artists, Franz Marc, Brett Whitely and two of their artworks depicting animal scenes. Franz Marc’s ‘Tiger’, ‘Blue Horse 1’ and Brett Whitley’s Giraffe and Hyena. These four artworks will be compared and contrasted using the structural and the subjective frame. In...
First of all, there are several juxtapositions present throughout the painting. For example, there is a dichotomous relationship between the cold sensuality in the foreground and the pastoral beauty in the background. Secondly, Caravaggio manages to convey the sensational struggle present between the unconditional loyalty...
It is often that literature, whether being a poem or a book, often provides a voice for those who lack one. The work by Carol Ann Duffy is an accumulation of poems titled 'The World's Wife', first published in 1999 and the present works through...
Claude Monet is an artist who continues to be adored and held in high esteem even to this day. There may be many who perhaps are not familiar with the name, yet still at least recognise one piece of his work. His paintings are a...
If you were to ask someone “what is art essay”, the majority of people in the world would think of art and immediately their mind would shoot to a painting. The truth is, art is so much more than just a painting. There are thousands...
One may call war a side effect of human civilization. Nevertheless, it is in a war that people show their best virtues: courage, loyalty, strength, perseverance, and honesty. Nothing is surprising in the fact that texts on this subject have existed since the writing appeared....
Today I will be comparing and contrasting two great pieces called “GUERNICA” by Pablo Picasso and “THE THIRD OF MAY” by Francisco Goya.The “GUERNICA” by Pablo Picasso was hard to understand at first but the longer you look at it you understand it is a...
Nina Portman is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica who exerts a suffocating control over her life. When artistic director...
Islamic art is created not only for the Muslim faith, but it consists of artworks such as textiles, architecture, paintings and drawings that were produced in the regions that were once ruled by Muslim empires. Artists from various disciplines take part in collaborative projects and...
Cultural pluralism is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their own unique cultural identities. Migration is a key process that makes significant contribution to the growth of urbanism. Often immigrants belonging to particular region, language, religion ,tribe etc tend to...
A painting wealthy in color typical for St.George on a rearing white horse, shown against a rocky landscape, slaying the winged monster as it appears before him. An angel crowns St.George with a martyr’s crown, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. The tower on...
The painter Jackson Pollock was an influential America painter and a key person to the abstract expressionist movement. He was born in Cody , Wyoming in 1912 and he was the youngest of 5 brothers. He grew up in Arizona and Chico, California he moved...
The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio by Belle Ami is a romantic suspense thriller and the second book in the Out of Time series. High on the success of finding a centuries-old Leonardo da Vinci painting, Angela Renatus, and her fiance Alex Caine are on a...
Throughout history, different cultures dealt with the concept of death and afterlife according to their beliefs, and developed different perspectives about what happens after the body dies. These ideas were often reflected in their art, literature, and their lifestyle as well. Most cultures produce art...
Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) is an irish playwright, critic, and political activist. His influence on Western theatre started from the 1880s till after his death. He won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1925 becoming the leading dramatist of his generation. Shaw's first play to bring...
The architectural detailing process of a project is a long process that includes a lot of steps and patterns to consider. The designing issue is not consecutive for making a theoretical plan for the entire structure, the detailing, and construction of a building. It is...
This essay will deliberate the framework of genre, and investigate Musical Theatre, a genre within performing arts. What is Genre? Genre has been around for centuries, it commenced with the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato, they created a classification system that would separate literature into...
Loyalty is a virtue that most people strive for as seen in the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, which is about two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo, a Montague and Juliet, a Capulet fall in love. Throughout...
Different pieces of artwork inspire people all around the world. Artists use a wide variety of techniques to make their work unique. While creating new pieces of art, it is common to look at other artists' work for inspiration. While evaluating their artwork you can...
As the saying goes, don't judge a book by its cover, or in this case an album, but sometimes it cannot be helped. Custom packaging is an extremely important with any kind of product but despite this album cover art has not always been used...
Romeo and Juliet is such a tragic love story. It is sad that their lives ended, but that doesn’t mean their love for eachother did; their love may still live on with them in the after life. There are many characters who had a role...
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare during the 16th century that mainly follows the themes of love and tragedy. The intense passion the two lovers from both households have for one another causes the deaths of their friends, family and themselves....
A Doll's House delves into the lives of a young couple living in Victorian era Norway. The play follows Nora through her journey, from her previously unexamined life of domestic, wifely comfort, to questioning the very foundation of everything she used to believe in. Having...
Realism as a literary movement emerged in the late nineteenth century and extended to the twentieth century, the most important factors that led to the emergence of the period of realism is the horrors that happened to people after the World War, which made the...
Introduction When comparing realism and idealism, the concepts must be understood historically, theoretically and practically. In this essay, a number of steps will be taken to present a thorough overview of the two schools of thought. Firstly, the epistemological and metaphysical questions of philosophy will...
Two of the greatest contributors to the “Struggle of the Orders” between Plebeians and Patricians were the Patricians’ fears of Plebeian power overshadowing their influence on Roman politics, as well as the issues of grain pricing and distribution. Plutarch’s “Coriolanus” within his Parallel Lives work...
Throughout time, it has been believed that fate has the power to forge one’s destiny. On the other hand though, I believe these choices can defy fate and that fate only manipulates one's mind into choosing their own path. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare messes...
Bill Moyers said, “Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism.” Idealists believe in the abolition of war and violent means to an end. They disapprove of the use of aggression and hostility between nations...
All through the ages it is believed fate, by some wild power, has the ability to manufacture one's fate. The result of an individual's decisions is constrained by the manner by which they are destined to happen. In any case, some accept these decisions can...
Claude Oscar Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France and died at the age of 86 on December 5, 1926 in Giverny, France. Claude was the oldest son of his family and became very fond of nature beginning at a very young...
For most of the 1940s, Abstract Expressionism had been at the forefront of the American Art scene. This style was inherently personal, having been derived from the subconscious of the artist who made it. While viewers might hope to connect with the vibe of the...
Auteur Theory is the concept that the director of a film is seen as the major creative force or author of a film more than what the writer of the screenplay is (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 2019). Instead of the plotline conveying the message...
One of the great things about art is that it is open for interpretations. Its meaning is diverse depending on who created the artwork, when it was made, and the style used in it. Artworks are usually created to feature a subject or express ourselves....
Artwork of Choice Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503. Oil painting on a poplar wood panel 77cm x 53cm(30 in × 21 in) Description The painting selected for this Art Appreciation exercise is entitled ‘Mona Lisa’ painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503–1506 The painting...
Tesla Crystal Mew Berkeley College Tesla is an automotive company that has a specialization in electric cars. They are based in Paolo, California and were founded in 2003 by a group of engineers including Elon Musk that had a goal to prove that electric cars...
Introduction According to cambridge Dictionary the word sculpture means the art of forming objects that represent a thing, ideas, person etc. here in this research we shall be talking about a sculpture called 'The Dancing girl'which was dicovered at mohenjodara. As a student of history...
Künstlerroman Plot Künstlerroman is a novel type, also known as “novel of the artist”. It examines the process of the artist from childhood to adulthood when he or she realizes his or her artistic potential. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is...
In this essay I will be analyzing Garden at Saint-Adresse, painted by Claude Monet. The piece was painted with oil on canvas while Monet enjoying a summer vacationing with his family at a seaside resort near Le Havre in 1867. The painting depicts his family...
Rudyard Kipling in his poem The White Man’s Burden(1899) says, “Take up the White Man’s burden-- Send forth the best ye breed— “Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives’ need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild— Your new-caught,...
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Dustheads” is an eye-catching work of art (1982). Just at a first glance, the piece looks as if were made of chalk. The artist uses smooth streaks of acrylic to achieve this look, some areas with a bit of a fade. Lines are...
Muhammad Ali was the former heavyweight boxing champion. During 1964, Ali won one of the most known fights against Sonny Liston. At the time of this event, Ali was known by his former name, Cassius Clay. Cassius Clay was known as the “the greatest man...
For many years people have been criticizing others verbally where the most dominant form is through social media. Selfies are extremely abundant in social media where one single comment can change a persons perspective online. Many argue that since selfies are so high in number...
It is possible to express emotions, feelings, beliefs, thoughts, and power through art. In addition, DeWitte states that “for thousands of years, people have used art to tell stories and create images of their daily lives” (DeWitte, Debra J., Larmann, Ralph M., Shields, M. Kathryn,...
Salvador Dali is one of the greatest surrealist artists who changes the art world with his unique style and innovative concepts. Dali in real sense is a creative genius and a precocious artist influenced by metaphysics and cubism. Dali transforms his dreams and fantasies into...
During the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s, America and its citizens dealt with many problems that influenced their lives, usually for the worst. During this time, all Americans dealt with the effects of the Great Depression, which caused many economic problems for individuals and...
Sarah Kane is one of the most important names when it comes to In-Yer-Face theatre. Before everything about her and 4.48 Psychosis it would be appropriate to explain what In-Yer-Face theatre is. Basically, for the first time this term was used by Aleks Sierz, British...
A woman can interact with spirits, a man can live one hundred and forty years, and characters can have conversations with the walls. In Magical Realism, anything is possible. All the rules we applied to the ordinary world can be bent at any moment. Writers...
Art and craft movement are to assert the individual craft people who are creativity independent, and to retuned to hand craftsmanship. Take the reaction of against the industrialised society that the boom in Britain during the Victorian period, also the organisation (artistic reform). Nowadays, Art...
Art as a form of entertainment is a “hot” topic of discussion within society today. The purpose of art mostly depends on one’s perspective and view. Some people may think of art as a hobby and something to do during their free time, as a...
Conservation can be taken to several extents. It can be either done in a way to get a building to its original state or can be done in such a way to preserve a building from deteriorating further. Over the past years new theories of...
Realism is the representation of a person, thing, or situation that is true to life and as explained by Norris, “..Is the kind of fiction that confines itself to the type of normal life” (Norris 811). As Frank Norris describes, it is used as a...
I chose to visit The Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles for my assignment. According to the website, The Broad was founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad who financed the building and the artworks in it. It reportedly cost one hundred and forty million...
Abstract This essay explores beloved and widely used cartoon illustration style. The paper depicts history of drawn cartoon style that is used for book illustrations and further evolution of this art that developed into animated movies using researches of Thomas Milton Kemnitz (1973) and Maureen...
Over time, the type of art people create has changed drastically. Art can be by what events are happening in the time that it was made or what materials were available/discovered. Each artist has a very different and unique style. For an example, Leonardo da...
Edward Said, whose ideas are fundamental to discourse pertaining to Orientalism, argues that the Orient, itself, is a man-made construct that does not simply ‘exist. Rather, it is a Western (essentially British and French) cultural enterprise. “As much as the West itself, the Orient is...
Wassily Kandinsky known as the “father of abstract art” created paintings where inspiration and imagination ultimately formed the painting itself. He used colour to represent a spirituality influenced hugely by music. However, it was after being exposed to Monet’s “haystacks” and its use of colour...
As a condition of life, production by machinery is altogether evil ‘ as said by William Morris, an architect, artist, writer, socialist and the influencer of the Arts and Crafts period. Morris encouraged people to work with their hands and believed in the importance of...
This essay tries to explore the design principles of new urbanism that Poundbury applied to create a new community and how the Prince of Wales himself had a direct influence on the architectural style. Additionally, this essay touches on the effect of new urban town...
I chose Harry Beck’s London Underground Map because it is an iconic piece of information design and is a key part of London’s identity. London Transport Museum director Sam Mullins said 'Beck's map was revolutionary in its simplicity. The map is not a geographically accurate...
In the literal sense, taste normally refers to gustation or an individual´s capability of detecting the flavours of food and drink (Cambridge English Dictionary, n.d.). Nonetheless, in terms of sociological study, there is not any consensus on the definition of ´taste´. On one hand, it...
In this documentary, Acampora recounts Graham’s biography, recalling her most significant life events and personal influences - predominantly her father who used physical movements to heal nervous disorders. This source also thoroughly explains how Graham’s experience as a student at the Cumnock School of Expression...
Colours have a significant role in our day to day lives yet we know very little about them. Many individuals will not understand that colours could be affecting their emotions or physical behaviour at that moment. Marketing agents use different colours to sell their products....
This paper will explore the hidden narrative of the life of Martha Graham and the events that led her to her hospitalization after she tried to commit suicide. Exploring her relationships, career and personal life to understand her depression and her poor choices that led...
Shepard Fairey is a very influential graphic designer, who was born on February the 15th in 1970, in the state South Carolina, in the United States. He went to the idyllwild arts academy in Palm Springs, California in 1988. In 1992 he then got his...
African styles have progressed throughout the ages, as African art has traveled all around the world as they have been seen by more and more overseas critics that have inspired new techniques in African artists to develop new ideas and techniques in carrying out their...
In the article, The Work On The Street: Street Art and Visual Culture, by Martin Irvine, he gives a better interpretation of the concept of street art, while distinguishing major aspects of visual culture. To start off, Irvine provides a definition of street art noting,...
Street art is visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. Other terms for this type of art include 'independent public art', 'post-graffiti', and 'neo-graffiti', and is closely related with guerrilla art. Common forms and...
There are numerous regions in which we may achieve learning of human expressions and sciences. On many occasions, it is the information from acknowledged traditions, which we gain from and create for more grounded comprehension in what society has acclaimed to. In such, we acclimatize...
This article examines the covers of two music albums: “Ya Lateef” which was composed by the Syrian artist Majd Al-Hamwi in 2011 in collaboration with other Syrian musicians and vocalists, and which wasn’t released until 2015 (Al Hamwi, 2015)[1] ; the other album is “Turbulence”...
The Trial written by Franz Kafka and adapted by Steven Berkoff who portrays the themes of power, judgement and law, sex, society and social status and isolation. Kafka’s Trail questions the relationship of justice and the law (often capitalised in the novel as 'the Law')....
David and Goliath is a well-known story that appears in the book of Samuel located in the Bible about a young boy named David who slayed a giant named Goliath. Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello, illustrates this event from the...
Referred to by many as the most important painting of the twentieth century, Picasso’s 1907 piece, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been the centre of much speculation. Hailed as the most important painting of the twentieth century, this piece boasts a very unique combination of harsh...
The paper will be concerned with the analysis of art named Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert which was done by Paul Cezanne for his uncle who was a monk. The paper will seek to explain the various elements that have been applied to the painting which...
Musical theater is where directors, choreographers and or producers can experience either major flops or gain a tremendous success. Great loss and or success all stems from the integrity of collaboration and purpose of all those involved in the creative team. When musical theater becomes...
Luca Giordano's depiction of the Perseus and Medusa myth is an exceptional masterpiece that showcases the hero's triumph over evil and the power of divine intervention. The painting's intricate details, such as the storm clouds in the background and the symbolism of the severed head...
Throughout the years literature and art have always had a very close relationship however, deeper than this, is the link between poetry and painting. To discuss the reasons why one might value a ‘literary painting’ over other kinds of paintings, I will talk about the...
Within the dynamic artistic atmosphere of nineteenth century the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848 as a primarily painting art group by Dante Gabriel Rosetti and John Everett Millais who had rejected the mechanistic and conventional approach of Raphael and Michalengelo. Instead of classical art’s...
T.S. Eliot is a modernist poet who addresses issues within the modern world and society, he discusses many of the fears and worries that society at his time experienced about the evolving world in which they were living. Eliot’s own apprehension about the world stemmed...
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