Vincent van Gogh’s art work is considered to be some of the best in the world, but his art work was not appreciated in his time. How did this dramatic change happen? Furthermore, what led Van Gogh to be the artist and person that he...
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential artists of all time; however, he spent hard times as a poor and obscure artist during his lifetime. The fact that Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting during his brief life supports the...
Graffiti is an illicit activity that entails painting, or spray painting a message or picture onto a wall of a public building. It costs businesses 1.5 billion dollars in damages and repairs each year. Some people consider graffiti to be art, but in reality it’s...
The Historical Context of Graffiti The way graffiti has been examined over the years varies from its political role to its cultural significance and aesthetic value in the urban environment. As seen above, graffiti has an ever-present role in society as a tool to examine...
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the 21st century. It differs from the modern art, which is art of a style marked by a significant departure from traditional styles and values. Contemporary came after the modern art. Contemporary artists work in a globally...
Nowadays, many major cities around the world begin to change their attitude with street graffiti artists and set aside some public space for their freedom of creation. Thus, many high-value creative graffiti artworks have been created, attracting local people and tourists, and becoming a collectible...
When people go overseas to places such as Europe, many of them like to admire the architecture. However, not many of them would be able to tell the difference between two major styles of architecture, Romanesque and Gothic. Both are of them are buildings made...
Death has always been influential to cultures since the beginning of time, it has always been this shadow that transcends every belief or culture. it is a factor of humanity and it is one of the constants that defines the entirety of human existence. Christian...
Introduction to Abstract Expressionism ‘Abstract Expressionism’ is a term that describes a general movement of largely non-representative painting. Initially, it started in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s. It was led by a generation of American artists who were strongly influenced by European...
Summary This report gives a brief analysis into which factors have built up contemporary art today. Looking closer at the abstract expressionism movement I want to investigate leading attributes through artists’ works and techniques in relation to my own thought process when creating work. Made-to-order...
Introduction The difference between the public image and the harsh reality is functioned through a visual tool known as political cartoons. This static form of caricature is an exaggeration of physiognomic features that displays a strong critical drawing with a political context. Creating fact bound...
Lisa Benson’s political cartoons are popular in the USA because they are precision, funny, and ironic. The artist often draws new pictures which reflect a particular political event, an inappropriate statement of politicians, or even a Twitter post, and her style is easy to recognize....
The Classical and Hellenistic Age were two of the most influential eras of Greek art. It influenced much of the Western civilization. Two of the sculptures I chose to focus on from each period was Doryphoros from the Classical Age and the Winged Victory of...
Thesis Throughout the 1980s there was one particular artist that had the gift of translation. He was able to take art from the street and translate it into beautiful pieces in which could be understood in galleries. This artist was Jean-Michel Basquiat. He is most...
A high school dropout, a panhandler, not a real person, but a legend. From sleeping on park benches, to becoming a featured artist of renowned art galleries, Jean Michel Basquiat managed to achieve more in his short, 8-year long career, than most artists do in...
Introduction The great artist Salvador Dali once said, “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” He surely put this quote into practice when he created what some consider to be his greatest work, and what many...
During the year 1475 one of the greatest sculptors was born. He was a revolutionary, or in other words a sudden, radical, or complete change. But he also created new techniques and style to express emotion through his sculptures and paintings. He also introduced or...
The saying usually goes, a jack of all trades, but a master of none – although when it comes to Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti he was not only a jack of all trades, but a master of each and everyone. Michelangelo was considered the greatest...
Edgar Degas played a prominent role in the 19th century Art. Along with paintings, he also contributed to prints, pastel drawings and photography. Degas produced the biggest amount in range of works out of all Impressionists. Loss of eyesight made him go through distinctive style...