The visual arts are vital to society because they portray scenes in unique and emotional ways, which other types of art such as literature sometimes cannot. Situations which art portrays well are violence, a theme that has been reoccurring throughout the centuries. Throughout the centuries, artists have used various mediums to portray the various effects of violence on society. Although similar, each piece of art displays a different underlying theme of violence. Whether it is a lithograph, photograph or painting, they all effectively display a common theme of violence, yet they contain different messages such as how violence can affect society in positive and negative ways. The oil painting, The London Territorials at Pozieres, by W.B.
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A lithograph is a piece of art where the artist draws or paints directly onto a stone or piece of metal so it can be easily replicated and printed multiple times. In this particular lithograph, there is one main scene consisting of five people. Three people are holding down the person being punished, one person being punished, and the person with the club. The center point of this lithograph is the person being punished by the club because this lithograph is trying to emphasize violence and order with the club. The main scene is taking place in the foreground, which makes the viewer focus only on the main scene in this image and not on the mountains in the background. There is very limited use of color in this lithograph because it is strictly in black in white however; despite the lack of color the viewer can still see the intense muscle tone of the person swinging the club suggesting great force and power. The lack of color enhances the piece of art because it makes the viewer focus solely on the actions happening. In this piece the Native American, being punished by violence conveys the idea of violence being used to keep order in a society. Although this punishment is violent, it would have a positive impact on society because it would keep order amongst the people. Therefore, this piece of art effectively portrays how violence can have a positive impact on society because it can be used as a tool to keep a society in order when used in moderation, however if it is taken to extremes and abused it can have a negative impact on
A lithograph is a piece of art where the artist draws or paints directly onto a stone or piece of metal so it can be easily replicated and printed multiple times. In this particular lithograph, there is one main scene consisting of five people. Three people are holding down the person being punished, one person being punished, and the person with the club. The center point of this lithograph is the person being punished by the club because this lithograph is trying to emphasize violence and order with the club. The main scene is taking place in the foreground, which makes the viewer focus only on the main scene in this image and not on the mountains in the background. There is very limited use of color in this lithograph because it is strictly in black in white however; despite the lack of color the viewer can still see the intense muscle tone of the person swinging the club suggesting great force and power. The lack of color enhances the piece of art because it makes the viewer focus solely on the actions happening. In this piece the Native American, being punished by violence conveys the idea of violence being used to keep order in a society. Although this punishment is violent, it would have a positive impact on society because it would keep order amongst the people. Therefore, this piece of art effectively portrays how violence can have a positive impact on society because it can be used as a tool to keep a society in order when used in moderation, however if it is taken to extremes and abused it can have a negative impact on