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“My name is Marc, my emotional life is sensitive and my purse is empty, but they say I have talent.” Of course, people who regard Marc Chagall as the revered artist that he is, knows that his paintings are more than just about mere ‘talent,’ and are likely to share a much grander sentiment. Born…

            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…

The Muslim south, where the minority Muslim population is concentrated, is made up of about nine ethnic-linguistic groups: Tausug, Maranaos, Maguindanao, Samal, Yakan, Sanggil, Badjao, and Molbog. Jama Mapun Woodcrafts produces Okil or okir (wood carvings) that are best represented by brass works, where one sees a rare blending of the aesthetic, the utilitarian, and…

Minimalist art and its relation to modernist painting and sculpture in generic terms applicable in art criticism. We first summarize its main points. Fried’s essay claims that Minimal Art (which he prefers to refer to as literalist art) is largely ideological. It defines its position as neither modernist painting nor modernist sculpture, but rather 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…

“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…

   IntroductionOne of the popular historical accounts that many historians and analysts still study today is the history of the Peloponnesian War as it was described by Thucydides. It was a long, drawn out war that involved some of the best armies and navies in this part of the European continent, as well as notable political…

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…

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…

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…