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Film photography has always been an integral part of my life. Capturing angles and details that are always overlooked by others gives me the sense of uniqueness, given that I can see things that others can’t. Not to mention the vintage and ancient aspects of film photography is something that I feel has become of…

Here in Canada, we do not have the death penalty as punishment. Our judicial system shows mercy even to the worst of criminals by sparing their lives. Yet even to this day, in some countries like the USA, the death penalty still exists for some cases. It is truly shocking that we still do not…

Ishita Kapur Professor Melissa Ragona Contemporary Art History, 60206 15 April, 2009 Opera for a Small Room “Opera for a Small Room” is a time-based mixed-media installation by Canadian artists, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The mixed media includes sound, record players, records and synchronized lighting. It is exhibited in “a small room”, 2….

The story of self-discovery is narrated by Nick Caraway in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick attends a number of Gatsbys parties along with many other people who thrive off of rumors and gossip. As partygoers, Owl Eyes and Klipspringer represent two extremes of character: Owl Eyes portrays the very fewincluding Nick who…

The Maitreya Altarpiece and the Standing Buddha represent two of the most magnificent pieces of art that have come out of China (Dept. of Asian Art). They exude a radiance and power that evoke awe and reverence for the imagination of the artists that conceived them. These two sculptures both find their origins in the…

An analysis of Pieter Bruegel’s Landscape and the Fall of Icarus. W. H. Auden’s Musee des Beaux Arts” Pieter Brueghel was a 16th-century Dutch Renaissance painter whose paintings have allegorical meanings. Compared to his contemporaries, who usually depicted religious images, Brueghel is well known for his depictions of landscape images. According to Della Fish (1998),…

Jean-Honore Fragonard presents a theme of raw passion that reaches extreme highs in his 1766 Oil on Canvas painting, The Swing. Similarly, Gian Lorenzo Bernini describes a loving relationship between two entities through his 1647-1652 sculpture, Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. However, the two artists’ works differ significantly in various aspects. For example, the kinds of…

The Egyptians and Greeks were both influential civilizations in history, making significant contributions to art. While there are similarities between Greek and Egyptian art, there are also noticeable differences. The main contrast lies in their artistic principles and freedoms. Egyptian art was mainly influenced by religion, with pharaohs commissioning symbolic or ceremonial artwork that adhered…

Giles’ original translation of The Art of War serves as this paper’s reference point due to the fact that Griffith’s rendition only adds insightful commentary and minor revisions regarding the choice of words used in Giles’ work. This paper will briefly discuss The Art of War’s significance regarding the meanings and effects that the document…

Emoile Matisse, a prominent artist born in 1869, is widely recognized as a highly influential figure in 20th-century art and the leader of the Fauve group. The Fauvism movement, started by French artists in the early 1900s, is distinguished by its bold and often distorted forms combined with vibrant colors. Matisse’s unconventional presentation of objects…