Artwork Article Reviews Samples For Students

Art Basel is an art fair that has been in existence since 1970. The event takes place annually in three locations-Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong. The Miami fair takes place at the Miami Beach Convention center. The fair features exhibitions of drawings, films, paintings, installations, photographs among other editioned works from artists around the world. The event takes dots the Miami Sandy beaches with classic Art Deco museums and a glittering nightlife and art lovers congregate to sell, buy of just admire master class art works. The Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) attracted approximately 75,000 international visitors in ...

Response Paper

In his paper, Notes of a Painter, Henri Matisse presents the idea that art should be able to speak for itself and should present itself, in a way, that a context is not mandatory to appreciate the art piece. He says that expression does not lie in passionate human face or violent movements. He believes the entire setting in a picture is expressive and everything plays its role in projecting the image of the artwork. So if something is not useful in a picture, it obviously means that it is harmful. He believes that expression lies in the very composition of the picture too, ...

Bill McKibben in his article, “Sky Mall: Pie in the Sky," is blasting members of North American middle class who are becoming too much dependent on laser technology, despite them being expensive and espousing other risks. Therefore, this essay will analyze the text, as a materials object, work of art, and commend how it responds to the general view of the world (McKibben, n.p).
Taking the text as a material object, the author is addressing North Americans, by reflecting on how everybody is just enthusiastic with laser technology systems without realizing the risks he or she espouse. Therefore, the purpose ...

The chapter of this article entails about how a person can use his or her vision to communicate with objects and things in the surroundings. The author, Henry M. Sayre wants us to realize that it is not enough that our eyes would just like to see what's in front, but he wants us to look beyond the object's message. The author would also like to use a text with his own arts appreciation because the truly represented old artist, not just the western cannon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted texts that foster critical thinking ...

Nepali Art currently embraced modernism, in a way that the local culture accepts art ideologies from foreign lands, particularly in Europe (van der Heide 227). Moreover, this new innovation incorporates the traditional Nepali culture, as evidenced in the artworks of the artists from the young generation (“Modern Trends and the Local Traditions” 149). This evidence only proved that it is next to impossible that the local artworks of Nepal can never be separated from its cultural past, despite the introduction of the modern art from other continents.
Cultural identity is always been the main reason as to why the ...

In most occasions religion along with art research subjects centers on an understanding of the paintings that are holy topics. It is also seen that the majority of this paintings do talk about Christianity. This is because Christianity became the primary power that formed the European civilization after the classical archeological finds which later on encouraged artists as well as patrons to stir up the characters of this sacred inscrutability in visual provisions (“The National Gallery: Art and Religion par 1”). This paper is going to review an article concerning religion and art to explain more concerning the alternate ...

Introduction

The Chinese people experienced eminent growths in terms of art and their culture between the period of 950-1200 AD. There were many developments in music, philosophy, literature and visual arts, which blossomed due to printing activities, hence making the Chinese culture spread to other regions. Among the major contributors towards this growth are the Song, Ming, Qing and Yuan Dynasties, which did many paintings and poetry to reflect further their culture 1. These works of art were exhibited for viewers during religious and other seasonal activities, an event that made the Chinese appreciate their culture. At some point during ...

Introduction

Art is not a new phenomenon in the modern society, as it has existed for many years. Since time immemorial, art has remained an imperative component that allows people communicate and exchange ideas. Any piece of artwork has a symbolic meaning and one need to interpret artwork based on a given context. In the article entitled, “The Symbolism of Merode Altarpiece,” Meyer states that art is a reflection of peoples’ way of life and their immediate environment. Using art, people have managed expressing their faith and connection with God and other supernatural powers. This aspect forms the main theme in this article.
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The piece in question is on display in Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University. The author, A. Lee Ayars titled it All in Itself. Although created by American artist, the sculpture seems to be reminiscent of ancient Greek art because of the colors and some of the shapes present on the piece.
It can be argued that the piece belongs to representational art because if one were to look only at the sculpture’s silhouette, it would have looked like a three-dimensional bust of a snowman. On the other hand, however, the body of this particular snowman consists of ...

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During the 1970’s, graffiti proliferated in public places in different American cities (CBS Sunday Morning, 2014). During that time, it was considered as unlawful. Several decades later, many graffiti were showcased as work of art in the Museum of the City of New York. Despite this, graffiti should still be considered as vandalism rather than a work of art because of its effects to the society.
First of all, graffiti is vandalism, a crime, because it affects other’s property. Public properties, such as city walls, buses, or trains, are cleaned and maintained by people’s ...

With regards to art and esthetic experiences John Dewey present his theory. Dewey suggests that there is a congruity between the refined experiences of esthetics and ordinary day to day life experiences, and so as to comprehend the artistic beauty one must start with the occasions and scenes of everyday life. He intends to say that the very classification that we provide for esthetic experiences develops a certain attitude toward the admiration of ‘high art’ however, that serves to undermine the beauty of the visual stimuli of routine life. This thought remains contrary to the other basic hypothesis which have generally ...

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Educators in the West always promote individuality in teaching youngsters in their early childhood. They always make sure that every child has one set of toys, books and art materials to be able to explore and study on their own. It is teaching children’s independence and competitiveness. In the context of mainland China however, there is an inspiring way of teaching that educators are implementing. In an observation done by Freeman (1998), it brings another good perspective on how to nurture children towards building a community that does not leave an individual behind. It ...

Musical Lyrics

The title of the song is Walk Away and the man behind the song is a British singer Michele Monro known as Matt Monro. As an artist, Monro has a romantic voice, capable ofsensitively caressing the ballads, and he provides pleasant vocal interpretations of pop and Hollywood standards. The artist writes the song for reasons such as being happy and being sad. The title itself reflects a negative meaning but as you listen to the entire lyrics of the song it conveys positive emotions. It is full of love, compassion, and great concern. He sings from the heart and soul.
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Reactions to Leonardo da Vinci works

Leonardo da Vinci undoubtedly occupies a significant position in the Western art. His personality as revealed through his pieces of art is simply intriguing. He was trained as a painter in Florence and sculptor. From his artwork, he is portrayed as a curious individual who had so much hunger for knowledge. He is not only celebrated for his artwork but also the contributions he has made to science.
In as much as Leonardo failed to present his philosophical ideas and perceptions in a well planned and systematic manner, but instead dispersed most of his work in notebooks, critics have been on the ...