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Many people struggle in life because of frustration and limits. Many don’t know how to deal with failure. Many are repelled just by the thoughts of failure. If there’s anything I’ve learnt in my coming to America, it’s that there’s always a way. Is the way easy? No, many times it’s not. It asks a…

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…

Finding Forrester is renowned as one of the top films during its era. Its plot revolves around a young boy’s quest for a mentor, leading him to an unlikely individual in an unexpected setting. The movie centers on Jamal Wallace and William Forrester, showcasing Forrester’s later stages of life. It effectively portrays the connection between…

“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…

            Theodore Gericault (1791-1824) was the painter behind the raft of Medusa, an 1818-1819 work of painting measuring 16 by 23 by 6 inches (716 by 491cm). The colossal scale adopted in the painting make numerous forms life-sized. Foreground figures are close to double life-size, are thrust near the image surface and crowd onto audiences,…

In his first book, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche explores the Apollonian dream and the Dionysian intoxication. He aims to offer a scientific analysis of aesthetics that surpasses mere intellectual understanding. Instead, he seeks to establish a direct comprehension of the significant link between art’s evolution and the duality of the Apollonian and the Dionysian…

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…

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…

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…

During the Modern Era of the late 19th century and the early 20th century, many artists were turning away from the idea of painting realistic images. Photography, having just been developed for public use a few decades earlier, made artists of the day focus less on painting as an precise copy of what is seen,…