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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…

Santiago Sierra (born in Madrid in 1966) is a renowned artist known for his controversial work in the global art community. His art focuses on critiquing the contractual economy, often by involving individuals who are typically immigrants, casual workers, or homeless wanderers. Sierra pays these individuals to perform seemingly meaningless tasks, which he then captures…

The Lost Thing is the story of a curious boy who discovers a gigantic, red, machine-like animal that appears to be lost. The boy pities this “lost thing” and therefore, decides that it is his personal responsibility to attempt to find out where this creature belongs. Shaun Tan wrote this book primarily to entertain and…

Francisco Goya and William Hogarth are both artists who were influential and impactful upon their own society and era. Both produced paintings that were rather controversial. Goya’s The Family of Charles IV and Hogarth’s Marriage à-la-mode. The Tête à Tête are paintings that thematically critique the power of the upper class, despite them coming from…

Art Nouveau          There are a great variety of different art movements that are subcategorized under the banner of decorative arts. While there are a great many general categories, there are also sub-divisions that comprise “sub-genres” within the movement. One such “subgenre” is the Art Nouveau movement of the early 20th century. This movement brought…

Time travel is a plot device almost as old as science fiction itself. It seems that as soon aswe have permission to create whatever technology we want we are using it to explore and change the past and future. From Star Trek’s “The City on the Edge of Forever” to Terminator 2: Judgement Day to…

The concept of love is widely explored in literature, ranging from captivating. Odes about admirers to sorrow-filled compositions describing the loss of a sweetheart. Taking a charming spin on love, E. E. Cummings’ poem, “since feeling is first,” uses comparison to show that romance is propelled by the theme of purity, ultimately persuading his audience…

Comparing Venus of Urbino Through inspiration from Giorgiones’ Sleeping Venus, Titian a younger contemporary, developed the standard for the female nude, in his Venus of Urbino. Unlike his predecessor, Giorgione, Titian’s painting is one of the first indoor nudes in the renaissance era. The painting portrays a reclining nude in oil, her body softly rounded…

Act 1 Scene 1 introduces the readers to the main characters-Capulet’s wife, the Nurse, and Juliet- and their relationships through the conversation between the three. Juliet, at this early stage in the play, is shown as an immature girl; she is naïve and unknowledgeable in the ways of love and the world. The Nurse refers…

The Art of Cubism and its Role In this research paper, I have explained the art of cubism and its function. I have chosen the cubit painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” painted by Pablo Picasso. He was the celebrated cubist painter. Picasso and Braque were the pioneers of the cubist picture. In this research paper, I…