Art Essay Examples

The art aspect is considered as the physical and conceptual manifestation of the humanistic views of society regarding their perception about the beautiful characteristics of life, environment and the idealism and life of experiences. In this aspect, artist illustrates their aspirations and emotions using different mediums to manifest physically their concepts and ideas as employed…

IntroductionI have been asked to compare Picassos Guernica and Goyas Third of May. SubjectGuernica – based on the tragic happenings to the town of Guernica. Third of May – based on the executions of the Spanish patriots on the third of May. CompositionGuernica – focal point – horseThird of May – focal point – man…

        Throughout centuries, artists and painters have constantly been trying to find different ways to portray the significant biblical story of Judith and Holofernes. The story talks about a woman known as Judith, who is a Jewish widow. In order to try to stop the opposing enemy from attacking her people, she joins some sort…

Question #2             Art is an expression of emotions by use and arrangement of different elements like color, sound, form and etc. As it is, it tells a lot about the personality of the one who created it and the time he belongs to. The kinds of people who existed in different periods of history…

Vincent Van Gogh’s PaintingsThroughout Vincent William van Gogh’s artistic career, he was mocked and rejected by intellectuals. An intellectual is defined as “a person who is wellinformed and intelligent, and interested in activities involving the intellect” (World 1,096). By this definition, we can therefore assume that critics of art, would be intellectuals. The viewpoint critics…

TGR contributor Barbara Barrett recently visited the home of Doug Ellis and his wife and had the opportunity to take some photos of their massive collection of pulp and fantasy art. Here’s Barbara’s introduction to the photos of the artwork: A Pulp Art Mind-Blowing Experience While I was in Ohio for three weeks in April, John…

Jean Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 in the Republic of Geneva. He was born into a middle class working family, his father was a watchmaker and his mother attended to their home. Nine days after Jean’s mother gave birth to him, she died from the puerperal fever. Most of Jean’s childhood he was…

I understand how this assignment might leave you with the impression that this is a scheme for the professor to exploit free student labor. Let me explain a little more about the assignment. I actually spoke with Dr. Harris-Scott briefly about the project a few months ago, and I was excited to hear about it….

“Ophelia” by John Everett Millais is a piece depicting a Shakespearean play Hamlet painted in 1852. The paintings medium is oil on canvas. The iconic character Ophelia is in a contradicting situation that causes her to be bewildered and deranged. Which has made her a complex character and someone many people can connect with. In…

Introduction  Impressionism and Expressionism are two different artistic movements, each happening one century after the other. Impressionism was the first of the two, emerging during the 19th century while Expressionism followed a century later during the 20th century. Impressionism and Expressionism in comparison reflects contrasting qualities. Impressionism is focused on more realistic take on ordinary…