Artist

Banksy is a well-known artist from England. According to Smithsonian “He is a graffiti master, painter, activist, filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur for its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2010, he found himself in the company of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs and Lady Gaga” (Ellsworth-Jones), where he submitted a photo of himself with a paper bag on to keep his identity a secret. His real name and identity has remained unknown to his fans because graffiti is a crime in England.…

not thinking of others in anyway just ourselves. When reading Kafkas story, “A Hunger Artist” and Marquez’s story, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” they don 't give you a very admirable look on society as a whole. It gives the reader no hope in society we do terrible things to others to give ourselves satisfaction, or the entertainment that we want. You see the “true cruelty” of society through these artists, the debased…

At the beginning of the story, The Hunger Artist, the fasting profession was headed on a downward slope; much like all the other fads that disappear after a certain period. For much of his life, the hunger artist went around trying to show people about his art. He would stage performances with his fellow impresario, and quite often would do very well. Unfortunately for the hunger artist, mankind has a very limited, miniscule, or almost none existent attention. This is why so many of his forty…

Artists attempt to create great art everyday. However, this is not always accomplished. Some artists experience difficulty deciding what to create. Sometimes art can not be created just from a thought, it needs to be from a feeling and understanding . Great art can be very tricky to create, but empathy and knowledge can make it easier. People might argue that empathy and knowledge are not needed because they may feel that creativity is enough. However, both knowledge and empathy have the…

surveillance, strict procedures, and the collection of confidential information. These may sound like typical operations of a government department until one discovers the flawed means by which they are carried out. Franz Kafka’s short story, “A Hunger Artist” allows one to consider how the consequences of inconsistent surveillance and oppression by authority play out in Brazil. On the other hand, Michel Foucault’s definitions of an ideal system of discipline and surveillance featured in…

The Disaster Artist is a memoir of Greg Sestero that depicts his friendship story with Tommy Wiseau. Greg is an ordinary high school graduate in his 20’s who dreams to become an actor. He has attempted numerous ways from attending acting schools to modelling. One time when Greg was attending his acting class, he met a person who would change his life. That’s Tommy Wiseau. The first impression that Greg had on Tommy was that he is a weird person. Tommy does not seem to be an approachable,…

Triptych Artist Statement The theme of my triptych is about illustrating how ambiguous the perception of one’s appearance can have about an individual’s moral standpoint of being a good or bad person as ultimately, there is no definite answer as they coexist in each person regardless of appearance. Throughout the three pieces, I depicted one generic human figure that did not feature any human characteristics. This enabled the triptych to appeal to a diverse group of viewers. Each piece…

The artist Johannes Vermeer was not very well known in his lifetime. Not much is known about his training nor do we know much about the artists he interacted with throughout his professional career. As a result, we see Vermeer’s unique as one completely his own. Throughout his oeuvre, he has developed many patterns in his compositions and subject matter. The tools and motifs he used can be found and analyzed in many of this works by contemporary scholars. However, scholars seem less willing to…

An artist leaves a legacy behind through the works and impressions they have created to influence the changing definitions of art within itself. During the early modern era, multiple artists have had revolutionary techniques and ideas that changed the way artists thought about perspective and architecture. Artists themselves had looked upon each other for influence to build upon their ideas. The birth of revolutionary concepts were born, when an artist, decided to take a leap of faith into…

general public to a point where they are able to illegally obtain these files for free without getting direct permissions to do so from the artist or record label causing the artist to lose money. Although it is widely believed by the general public that recording artists are instant millionaires, statistics reveal that it is actually quite the opposite. Artists’ royalties have been, and are continuing to be increasingly diminished due to copyright infringement, music streaming/peer-to-peer…