Foreground College Essays Samples For Students

In this work, we aim at analyzing the selected Scene below from “The Dark Knight”

This is a very clear image with different elements properly arranged, and the general combination gives a very clear meaning: conflict. The creator of this image has employed all the necessary techniques so as to develop a very clear image with a quite definite meaning. Just at a glance, anybody can tell what this image is all about: a captured man who has gone through pains and torture and is strictly monitored by another individual whose identity remains unrevealed.

Critical analysis

A critical analysis of an image involves an active watching or ...

Hypertension is one of the chronic illnesses whose presence within the communities in the last one decade has been significantly felt. The morbidities, mortalities and costs incurred in management and treatment are issues that have impacted on individuals, families and communities (Ferdinand, 2013). Within the US, there are significant disparities especially from a racial perspective in the cases of hypertension. As at present, it is estimated that 41% of African Americans have hypertension which is a high figure as compared to the 27% of Whites who have hypertension (Flack, Nasser & Levy, 2011). Further, up to 28% of African Americans ...

St. John Crevecoeur was a writer of the French ascent, who came to America, and his experiences in the continent made him to develop an ideology of what a perfect society should be composed of, during times of war and times of peace (St, John 52). According to St. John Crevecoeur, a true American should be in a position to welcome new cultures, integrate the new cultures, in a way to enhance future prosperity (St, John 49). The two images named ‘preparing for market’ are used to illustrate families are going out to sell their produce, and the diversity ...

The contemporary American cinema in the 21st century has been dominated with countless of computer graphic effects and numerous camera tricks in order to make the films look presentable, action-packed, and detailed in terms of narration towards the broad audience. When John Belton argued that the purpose of the camera as a storyteller improved the quality of the films produced, it is undeniable that the existence of the cameras led to the creation of several stories some of which deals with phantasms that often requires tricks to produce magic to enthrall the audiences. Yet with this aspect, the discourse ...

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Peculiar historical, cultural and philosophical foundations of East Asian states have facilitated relative homogeneity in local artistic endeavors, though certain peculiar details of art in such countries as China, Korea and Japan might alter greatly. Also, in light of historical trends and events, China became an Sesshū Tōyō a source inspiration for many Japanese artists, as it is shown by the body of research. However, it is still interesting to take a closer look at influences Chinese culture and representational conventions produce on Japanese art in relation to a certain period of time and certain variety of ...

Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Rubens

Prometheus Bound is an oil painting showing the punishment of Prometheus. It was being painted between 1611 and 1618 by Peter Paul Rubens. This is a joint work including the eagle painted by the animal painter Frans Snyders though Kimball notes that Rubens himself stated to be an original by his own hand (67). The artist himself described his work as “the flower of my stock (Atkins)”. The Greek play Prometheus Bound was the basis of the painting.
The painting is a prominent example of Baroque art. It is the central piece in the PMA’s exhibition “The Wrath ...

The essay discusses three artworks by a contemporary artist who is living today and compares them to classic Surrealist artworks. The contemporary artist chosen for this essay and carrying elements of the surreal in his work is Mohammad Zaza, who is a Syrian artist. Three artworks of Zaza are chosen for analysis in the paper, namely, “The shell”, “Face of the Machine” and “Mind”.
Surrealism as another art form that embraced chaos and the irrational. The Surrealists tried to unlock the imagination of the mind, rejecting rationalism and realism. The focus here was to tap the unconscious mind. It ...

The art of Japan during the Edo period were highly influenced by the Zen Buddhism; most of the paintings have Chinese influences since most of them were done using paintbrush and rendered on silk scrolls. The most prolific Japanese painter known to paint beautiful landscapes was Ogata Korin whose painting iconography is well-known throughout the world because of the delicateness in portraying the images found in the environment especially the flowers and animals. One particular artwork he made during the Edo period was the Red and White Plum Blossoms dated in the 18th century was a diptych makeshift wooden ...

History is a ‘process of interaction between historian and his facts, an unending dialogue between the present and the past’ (Carr 1) this statement may be supported with the different types of evidence – from literature, sculptures, paintings etc. In the scope of this paper, three following paintings (from V&A Museum in London (vam.ac.uk 1)) - as they represent the contemporary historical periods, would be assessed and their link to the historical background would be provided. The first one is ‘The Death of Ananias’ – Raphael’s Cartoon and Tapestry; the second one is the ‘The Industrial Arts Applied to War’ ...

The Dance Class

Edgar Degas’ The Dance Class is a classic oil painting from 1874. The piece was chosen for its complexity of color, as well as its dimension. Though it is two-dimensional, as a painting, Degas managed to use the subjects to convey depth. The texture is also interesting. The shadow, shading, and lines also add an element of expertise to the painting.
As mentioned, the painting is two-dimensional, having been conveyed on a flat surface with oil as the medium. The lines in the piece are either straight or angular. They are almost geometric, despite the presence of human bodies, ...

Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1691–1765) was an Italian artist active during the Baroque period. One of his well-known oil on canvas paintings is called Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome (see fig. 1) was painted in 1757. What makes this piece of work so magnificent compared to other Baroque paintings was the fact that this was paintings within a painting; and not only paintings are the ones featured here in Pannini’s work, sculptures are also included in the piece. In addition, just by looking on the scenery, anyone will have a gist on how museum curators back ...

The goal of this essay is to provide artwork analysis of three contemporary paintings such as Whitney’s Cold Moon Dancer, Sheehan’s I Never Planned to Have You Here, and Dugas’ Wake. These three works of art exemplifies the influences of modernism due to the fact that artists explored different artistic styles in order to portray their subjects from a different perspective. From that point, the resulting paintings were brave, bolder, and revolutionary in a sense that these works broke the traditional art forms of either ‘humanizing’ or illustrating realistic and religious figures. For instance, Whitney’s Cold ...

The Ivy Bridge Devonshire (see fig. 1) was an oil painting created by the famous English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner from 1814 to 1815. The term ‘scenery porn’ aptly describes the artist’s magnificent use of lines as decorative element to create wonderful landscapes. The colors were mostly earth tones with chiaroscuro was highly executed, creating an unworldly appearance that illustrates the peaceful life of the common people in the early 19th century England. The painting shows a young man wearing a beret hat, running across the bridge towards the carriage probably echoing shouts to halt the carriage ...

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Art as experience is the primary interest in regards to the essay by Dewey. Dewey's work seems to be an attempt develop the idea of art from that of an object to art as an experience. This transforms art into having a more personal relationship with the viewer. Art, in this sense, transcends the bounds of time and place in order to establish itself as an agent of change in regards to the viewer's perceptions of themselves and the world that they are a part of. In looking at the work of three artists, Manet, Monet, and Matisse, the ...

Vincent van Gogh is a well renowned artist from his divse excellent paintings that he painted during the late 19^th century. His works of Art have been appreciated throughout generations up to the current times; he painted different pictures ranging from the Starry Night, Starry Night over the Rhone, Sunflowers, The flowering Orchard among other works. His works have been applauded by many commentators across the globe. In this paper, I will critically describe the Starry Night over the Rhone painting painted in 1888.

Description of the Painting: the drawing is a landscape painting measuring 72.50 cm height, ...