Essays and Research Papers on Social Issues In Art

11 pages in length. Numerous examples have been discovered of the influence, both artistically and ecclesiastically, of the presence of the devil in the lives of common people and saints depicted in the many carvings, sculptures, and paintings of medieval times. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page paper in which the writer provides an overview of the elements leading up to the German 'Degenerate Art Exhibiton' of 1937, in which the Nazi's displayed and then destroyed the art works of major modernists artists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that considers the impacts of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 on the development of art in that region. The writer focuses on the impact of political cartooning as an art form. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page research paper on various types of recreational art therapies and their uses. The writer details general information about the goals of recreational therapy for the mentally disturbed and for traumatic brain injury sufferers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines how the art world has traditionally regarded women artists. The writer examines various opinions and finds consensus that women have been held back from artistic greatness by the institutions and educational systems of society and male discrimination. However, opinions differ on whether or not there have actually been ...

A 5 page essay discussing how art has evolved to capture the feminist movement and reflect its struggles. The writer is pro-feminist. Bibliography lists 3 sources w/ end notes.

A 5 page research paper focusing on how women are portrayed in 18th century art. The paper focuses on Fragonard and Goya. Substantial background is given on these artists and consequently how women are viewed in their works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page essay on the National Endowment for the Arts (N.E.A.) and the tragedy of cut funding at various levels. Using the opinions of those cited in research, the writer makes the argument that it's not too late for us to still do something about this problem and increase funding for the arts so ...

A 5 page critique of the Major's speech and how it uses analogy, parallelism, metaphor, and other artistic techniques to express his ideas. The paper shows how he makes his points in regard to funding for the NEA, which include admonishment for lack of vision, description of potential loss of a tactile communications tool, and ...

A 5 page essay based on the essay, ‘‘Pulling the Fuse on Culture,'' by Robert Hughes. (Time Magazine, 8/7/95) The writer explores the ramifications of the far-right Republican agenda and what that could mean to the America of the future. No Bibliography.

A 3 page essay discussing Rousseau's criticism of art as something that inherently corrupts civic virtue. The writer finds that Rousseau is logically fair when he critiques Moliere but finds reason to debate his denouncement of the theater -- arguing that in his attack on the arts, Rousseau does actually promotes and endorse certain fascist ...

This 12 page essay reviews the similarities and differences between four of the great thinkers of the past 200 years. No bibliography.

A 5 page essay discussing the benefits of having art created and shown on the Internet in addition to the way it is usually produced. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper which discusses the conditions of art during the Cold War, both in the United States and in Russia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A seven page paper which considers Colin McCabe’s model of cultural analysis with specific reference to television drama, both in terms of technologies of communication and McCabe’s perspective on the structure of reality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper examining whether art can provide knowledge, or whether that knowledge instead is resident within the individual but unrealized until the experience of the art reveals it. Whether the individual is able to either recognize or access that knowledge is immaterial. When art can bring forth an understanding, it is not ...

Urban Art is an ambiguous concept, at least in the mind of many art historians. The term implies art for and or about the urban setting. This 5 page paper argues that urban art is creative expression that directly confronts the urbanization of the modern era and examines the modern art of Robert Rauschenberg in terms of ...

This 5 page paper discusses feeling as both the subject and the object of art, as shown through the madness of war. Major artists who have used war as their theme include Francisco Goya, The hird of May, 1808; Salador Dali, Soft Construction of Boiled Beans: Premonition of War and ...

In the art world there have been many movements that have aligned themselves with particular philosophies and, or, methods of interpretation for their art. Among these movements are the futurists, the Dada and the (early) surrealist movements that have distinguished themselves with providing a manifesto of their intentions and beliefs. This 6 page paper argues that manifestoes are, ...

12 pages in length. The National Endowment for the Arts is a non-profit organization established to further the promotion of art and artists for the general public. Their strategic planning for funding could use some improvement, and two texts which are extremely helpful in this area are Strategic Management for Non-Profit Organizations: Theory ...

The British art community has increasingly included the works, symbols and cultural diversity of a society in evolution. This 7 page paper explores the Black Art Movement in England and focuses on Vanley Burke's photograph, Boy With Flag. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

12 pages in length. The female form has long been admired through the painstaking efforts of artist renderings. Historical art has portrayed women as gentle, nurturing entities with a strong yet gentle demeanor. However, in postmodernity all that the body previously signified has disappeared; once inescapable and the genesis of identity, now ...

A 10 page research paper that examines the aesthetic perspective of Frenchman Jean Baudrillard pertaining to pop art and culture. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page exploration of the validity of the theory of dominant ideology, the theory that art is used as a tool to reinforce existing power structures. Uses examples of the church control of art during the middle ages to substantiate that the theory of dominant ideology is valid for at least one period of ...

(7 pp) If some one wants to have you "buy something "- whether it is an idea, a belief or an item, there are ways to go about that, that will make you more susceptible to that new thing. Some of these early marketing principles were put into place in both Russia and France ...