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(8 pp) Previous to the seventeenth century, artists, and their work were supported by wealthy patrons: these would have been either the Church itself, royalty or the upper class of the country. After the Reformation and the Counter-reformation, coupled with the rise of the middle class, economics shifted, as did art patronage. ...

(5 pp) It has been suggested that Peter Blume was one of the first Americans to favor surrealism, in his mature work. He has also been labeled a "magic realist," which has a nice ring to it but doesn't really tell us much. In this discussion we will look at his 1948 ...

Dada in New York

  • 10 page paper

(10 pp) "From a distance these things, these Movements take on a charm that they do not have close up--I assure you." -- Marcel Duchamp, Letter to Ettie Stettheimer, 1921. Due to the conditions, and poverty present in Europe the art protest movement known as Dada, moved to New York, which ...

10 pages in length. The basis upon which the artisan profession existed subsequent to 1850 England was due to a metamorphosis of social and cultural change called the Enlightenment that ultimately provided for a foundation of renewed creativity that an otherwise industrial society had all but buried. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

(5 pp) The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Screamed Chicken Little. It was quite some time before his friends could reassure him that those pieces of sky were simply raindrops, which could be equally useful. The same might be said for the hoopla concerning post- modernism. According ...

(6 pp)After the last major space exploratory flight, an announcer quipped, now all that is left for major exploration is the human mind. That probably became the case shortly after man thought he had conquered fire, rather than conquered space. Art has always played a part in that exploration. ...

We play a bit with language when we talk of the woman as object in western art, or the "objectification" or "objectified" woman as subject of western art. What this means is that a woman is seen as the subject of a piece of art, in a way that is detached. How this ...

This 10 page paper has been written to continue an exploration of the influence of Eastern philosophy on the development of my artistic practice. However, it also brings together, my increased artistic fascination with the temporal concepts of the physical body in relationship to ideas about perception, memory and time in an increasing sensual ...

A 6 page examination of the Black Paintings of Francisco Goya. The paper focuses primarily on "Saturn Devouring His Children" and "St. Isidore," although central ideas possessed by Goya, and displayed in his paintings, are discussed as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper considers a surreal post war painting by Patrick Hennessy, examining how it may be interpreted both in an exhibition setting and for its own meaning. The writer then examined how the painting may be interpreted in line with the concept of Irish culture. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

20 pages in length. Art is a language unto itself that speaks to the communal need for expression. Every individual -- no matter their origin or language -- has an inherent desire to express emotions, as well as to have these expressions understood. Art is such a universally recognized method of this ...

This 10 page paper consider what we mean by verbal art, and how the destruction of this well known land mark and symbols of capitalism may be seen in the postmodernism school of thought. The writer considers how we perceive art and actions in order to demonstrates that although despicable the terrorist actions after ...

“Art nouveau”

  • 5 page paper

A five page paper which looks at the importance of the art nouveau movement of the late nineteenth century and some of the other art and design movements, such as the Bauhaus school and New Objectivity which arose out of it. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the correlation between the issues relative to World War I and the impacts on modern art. This paper integrates a specific view of the impacts of the War for Australian artists, and creates a significant historical context for the creation of early 20th century modern art. ...

This 6 page paper contrasts the state and society as depicted in Huxley's Brave New World with the totalitarianism of socialism and communism. Examples, quotes and short analysis of the book are provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how different authors use art as an element, pertaining to theme, which serves to gain the attention of the reader. In most cases the use of art is incredibly subtle and is there as a tool to express, and more thoroughly define, the position of the individual within the story. In examining ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses Allan Kaprow, Michael Fried and Donald Judd as they relate to the artistic movement of Minimalism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Social and Economic Values This 10 page paper considers the value in economic terms as well as social, political and cultural perspectives of different types of regeneration projects to develop tourist attractions and generate incomes for the locality. To illustrate this the examples of The Wigan Pier Experience, Wigan and the Lowry Centre, Leeds, are ...

A 15 page discussion of the many different variations which exist in art between culture and time periods. From the most primitive aspects of our history we have created and with our creations we have made impressions on others. Indeed, many of these impressions have survived the ravages of time to make impressions ...

Graffiti

  • 5 page paper

This 5 page paper consider the phenomenon of graffiti, the emotions it generates, the reason it occurs and the role it may be seen to play in a social context. The writer considers graffiti as both a form of vandalism as well as a coping mechanism that is seen after disaster such as in ...

This 32 page paper consider the way that graphics may develop in the future. This study is undertaken by looking at the way this art has developed in the past. Starting at the beginning of modern graphic art at the beginning of the twentieth century, the writer considers the manner of development, and also considers ...

A 5 page book review on "Written in Stone" by Sanford Levinson. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The change in practices of art and art criticism that would justify the claim that we are living in a postmodern culture are indicative of a complete transformation that occurred between the premodern, modern and postmodern eras. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the practice of art in the 17th century was different in Holland than it was in Italy, as well as Spain and the Spanish Netherlands. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the beauty of art during the Romantic period as seen in the theories of G.W.F. Hegel in “Introduction to the Philosophy of Art” and Percy Bysshe Shelley in “Defence of Poetry.” No additional sources cited.

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