American artists

installation artist, a commercial illustrator, an artist’s book creator, a magazine editor and publisher, a businessman of sorts, a stand-up comedian of sorts, an exhibition curator, a collector and archivist, the creator of his own carefully honed celebrity image, and so on...Warhol, in short, was what we might loosely call a “Renaissance man,” albeit a Pop or perhaps post-modern Renaissance man.” (Israel, 2013). Andy Warhol was a very individualistic type of person. Around that time most…

Hunger Artist," written by Franz Kafka, explores a world where the upper class turns their backs against a lower class due to their selfishness and unwillingness to relate to the main character of "The Hunger Artist" and other less privileged people. Consequently "The Hunger Artist" is leaning towards the conception of a classless society, also known as Marxism, which is the political and economic theories of Karl Marx; more concretely, in favor of a classless society. During the Hunger Artist,…

The form of artwork is a photographic silkscreen on vinyl. The size of the work is 112 x 112 inches or (284.48 x 284.48 cm), a perfectly square framed piece. The general composition of the artwork includes a closeup shot of a young woman 's profile (with a very neutral emotion) from the chin up, in front of a plain, bare background. The axis of this piece is vertical, since all lines in the framework go straight up and down. In regards to elements in this artwork, there are several forms. There…

around them as used their art to influence societal attitudes and transform stereotypes. While the movement worked to act as catalysts for change, there are three artists who…

A Foley Artist creates audio effects for a film by using physical props. As a Foley Artist, you are responsible for very specific sounds although you do not create audio for standard special effects, such as explosions or background noises from cars—that is the domain of audio engineers. Instead you deal with recreating the finer details that require a high degree of precision: The clop of someone's shoes as they walk across the floor or the rustle of their jacket as they sit in a chair. Your…

self-portraits done by women in Europe during the 17th century (one from Northern Europe and the other from Italy), this paper will help discern what it took to become a successful woman artist during the Renaissance and what requirements a self-portrait done by a woman would need to fulfill. The two women artists and the works being looked at include, Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self-Portrait as the Allegory…

Is Art the Ultimate Luxury? The British art market is one of the most powerful and influential in the world. It has gone global thanks to its collectors and dealers who have encouraged a steady supply of art into the capital. Nevertheless artists and collectors stand in a nervous balance between commercialism and creation. The rich have had a monopoly on art since the dark ages and without these rich patrons names like Turner and Holbein would be unknown. However some believe these patrons…

foreign company. Its base location is in Paris, France. The majority of their stores and products are in countries outside of the United States. Searching several internet sources, I discovered that Black|Up is expanding. It is now breaking into the American market. This explains the recent popularity of this brand. I didn’t realize this brand existed until a few months ago. To find these products, you must visit select stores. The first time I discovered this make-up brand was in the Sephora…

masterminds behind all of it. Without the countless hours of song and music writing, we wouldn’t have music today. Artists seem to be a different breed of people. Artists somehow were given the gift of beautiful voices, along with the ability to write. To artists music is not only something that they enjoy, but it is their life. Chris Tomlin and John Lennon are both very successful artists.…

Introduction When most of us are looking through catalogs or online for the latest in beauty products and cosmetics, the brands Sephora and MAC cosmetics always pop up. Both franchises are extremely popular in North America as well as many other countries all over the world. Although MAC opened over a decade after Sephora, their influences in the beauty industry are incredible as well as incredibly diverse. Their influences may be great with many similarities, but there are also plenty of…