Art criticism

one wants, and having absolute freedom in creating art pieces mean that no one or no authority can censor it. Usually, authorities such as the government tend to censor art pieces at which they deem unfit and unsuitable for the public audience. The act of censoring is unfair for the artists, as it may mean that they do not have the freedom of expression through art, defeating the purpose of the artwork due to the removal of the main items of the art piece. Some artworks may even be censored…

depth of profundity of the facial expressions and pleasing apotheosis of serenity and dignity, in their technical refinement and excellent modelling and in their sensitiveness and restraint they have few parallels in south India plastic art. The sculptural art of the Airavatesvara temple compared to the great magnitude of the edifice is not prolific nor is it the product of any atelier noted for refined sensibility and freshness of ideas. Everything has now been standardized in sculpture as…

Photography is the key element of mise en scene that determines how an audience will interpret the visual information in film. Orson Welles used the photography of his 1941 film Citizen Kane to emphasize aspects of the film he wanted viewers to focus on, and to remove non-essential information from the frame. This was accomplished through various camera tequniques including manipulation of angles and proxemity. Approaching the end of the film there is a scene just after Susan (played by Dorothy…

Introduction Movies are entertainment and they tell stories about characters going through experiences. But what exactly is the content of the film? To find richer meaning in film, a variety of theories are developed to analyze films in order to understand how they created responses in viewers and just what they might mean. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000) is presented by its non-linear narrative structure. It provides the viewer with the ‘clues’ necessary to decode the film and help them to…

The Reign of Consumerism in Fight Club: Film analysis of Fight Club Fight Club (1999) is a film directed by David Fincher based on the same name novel of the by Chuck Palahniuk in 1996. Films are not merely art form or product for consumption. They are also a form of social practice that conveys and constructs meanings for its audiences; in its narratives and meaning we can understand the ways in which our culture makes sense of itself. Fight Club hits audiences to question their habits…

The renaissance is the re-birth of classical ideas. Many artists of this period were influenced by the Roman and Greek culture and wanted to re-create their works by adding their own touch and thoughts. Also, at this time, art began to flourish and patrons commissioned many artists. Artists like Michelangelo Buonarroti and Hieronymus Bosch were and still are very famous for their works. In this essay, I will discuss “The Last Judgment” done by both Michelangelo and Bosch. Michelangelo was from…

Ayden van As Grade 12.1 Film Study Research Essay: Investigation into the use of costume design to represent characterisation in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge. The use of costume design is a key element that is present in both Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge. In both films, it is used to represent characterisation. The element of costume design symbolising the characterisation in both films will be discussed. Sequences 6 (where Mercutio speaks to the Montague boys outside…

The magnificent Garden: Staring down from the balcony, the captivating view of the garden left me in awe. The whole sight portrays the image of a fairytale. The color and the shades of the sky seemed to be a part of a beautiful painting stretched across. The clouds were as fluffy as cotton candy. The milky white light from the moon made them more prominent as they changed from one form to another as if trying to tell the story of their own. The smooth paved walkway leads to the glorious pond.…

Poets are artists who carve their way in life through words. It is their own craft, as much as woodcarving is a carpenter's craft. We always take it for granted that artists who make their living with their own craft do it because they like doing what they’re doing; but it is not the only reason one might choose to exercise their own craft. In the three poems, we each see contrasting perspectives on their relationship with the same craft as shown in the poems primarily through tone and imagery.…

As a child, I was obsessed with art and music, at the age of three I began learning how to play the piano and by the age of twelve I had mastered playing twelve instruments. Along with music, I was fascinated by art with a special interest in paintings. These hobbies helped me to develop my creativity and my motor skills. Art also helped me to cope with my ADHD, and it has been scientifically proven to improve the quality of life for kids suffering with ADHD. “Art therapy uses the processes of…