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“A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka Analysis Through a Single Element “A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka is a story of a “hunger artist” that wants to show the public the art of fasting, but along the way, peoples’ interests declined and caused the hunger artist to join the circus. At the circus he was…

            An art movement is a predisposition or style in art which has a specific common philosophy or objective. This philosophy and goal is adhered to by a group or groups of artists within the bounds of a certain period of time. It may go on for a number of months, years, or decades more…

Beginning with Michael Fried’s arguments in his 1967 essay ‘Art and Objecthood’, consider how the status of the art object (painting, sculpture, installation, etc. ) has changed over the last thirty-five years within Art History and fine practice.Fried’s essay is a kind of riposte to Judd and Morris, who he decried as literalists, coining the…

                                                             Abstract The age of youth has been specially debated by cross-section of society under subjects of sociology, psychology, anthropology, and biology in the modern times. The children growing in US face more conflicts of identity than those in other protected countries.  This gives rise to segregation into groups sharing similar traits called culture. Art,…

Abstract             Art Deco started between the two world wars from 1920 to 1939. This movement consisted of modern decorative art styles. It was influenced by avant-garde paintings of that period. Art Deco has hints of Cubism, Constructivism and Futurism which included aspects of abstraction, distortion and simplification that highlighted geometric shapes and figures of…

Introduction The art and architecture of Mesopotamia were created by the varied people who occupied the land between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris beginning about 3500 BC to around 539 BC. The earliest civilization in Mesopotamia came to creation by the Sumerians. Even though the Sumerians conserved their language, the original residents either died with…

Both the Temple of Aton in Egypt and ancient Rome’s statue of Laocoon and his Sons showcase remarkable craftsmanship and ingenuity. The statue of Akhenaton, created between 1353-1335 BCE, remains an enigma as its artist is unknown. In contrast, Athandoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros are credited with crafting the statue of Laocoon and his Sons in…

Arnis. as a soldierly art. was spawned in Philippine dirt. It was known in ancient Philippines as saltwort. an ancient Malayan word that implies a big bladed arm longer than a knife. This art was practiced chiefly for self-defense by the pre-Spanish Filipinos who were noted for their friendly nature and legendary cordial reception. The…

Philip James Bailey’s words “Art is Man’s Nature”, is a true reflection of the deep intense and serene movements in which art is created. Art is a soul of an artist from where his desires immerse various facets of man’s nature, his emotions and his appeal towards the world. Plato never visualized the art the…

Artworks have played an indelible work to the lives of humanity. The creative nature in Artists is a complex matter to define. The uncertainties in the intrinsic nature in art lay difficult aspects that can only be answered by values, themes and skills depicted in an artist artwork. Apart from playing the intricate psychological effect…