Art history

There seem to be three major components to the art of photography: the subject, the photographer, and the audience. The subject must simply exist while the photographer captures its presence, documenting its significance by determining the way the photograph is taken; this process includes endless aspects that are adjusted to the photographer’s liking, such as exposure, framing, lighting, and so on and so forth. These two components work together to create an image. The only “job” of the…

debate whether the food should be viewed as art or not. The author Susan Smillie begins her article with a brief introduction of a piece of news which involves a wonder chef, Ferran Adria. The chef was invited to Documenta, the five-yearly German art show by the festivals director Roger Buergel as one of only two Spaniards. Then the debate was raised that whether Ferran Adria should be invited or not and even whether the food could be viewed as a kind of art or not. The author puts out her own…

point out several specific examples found within the ancient civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Ancient Aegean world. I will give specific examples regarding temples, structures, and artwork in general. A common theme in art history is the idea that many different cultures and civilizations created lots of artwork involving the kings and deities they worship. For example, Ancient Egyptian King Narmer was represented as a bull destroying the walls of his foes on the…

illness and how she used it in and through her art. I will investigate how much she has contributed towards, and what impact she has made on the art world. I would like to collate and analyse the existing literature and sources of information about her, concentrating on the fundamentals of abstract art and minimalism. This will be in order to understand why and how she exposes her inner vulnerability, which comes from her mental disorder, in her field of art, and shares it with the viewer. To…

may include a subtle amount of the arts, but not enough, I believe that more is needed. With STEAM there is a higher priority to include art in the curriculum, and I believe it can result in a higher education. Art is relaxing, creative, expressive, and should be something every student gets to experience in depth. I believe taking the STEM approach is a good way to bore students. Yes, some of the lessons involve art like, language arts, social studies, and history but that isn’t enough (Jolly,…

Artwork Reflection Essay Throughout the history of mankind, art has been a key point in the expression of emotions, feelings, and thoughts. In more recent time, art has been used as a way for architects to create designs of buildings that feel more integrated with their environment. Frank Lloyd Wright executed his designs beautifully in a house design that he created in 1939. Fallingwater, built in Bear Run, Pennsylvania, was a marvelous accomplishment for an architect, even during Wright’s…

When it comes to views of film, and how Christians should approach film in general, there have been a number of different viewpoints that have been taken over history. There are the people who say that Christians should stay away from any aspect of film, even the faith based ones. There are also others who believe that we need to watch the secular films to help improve our understanding of the culture. I will be talking about several of these viewpoints, along with giving my own opinion on how I…

Alleya Fogg Professor Steven Bunn Art History 366 05 June 2016 The Mystery in the Mirror Little is known of Jan Van Eyck's personal and early life. What is known, however, is that he was a revolutionary artist of his time. He used oil as a medium, the slow drying substance allowed him time to mix colors and create layers. The painting that most embodies Eyck's skills is the Arnolfini Double Portrait, painted in 1434. The painting is currently displayed at the National Gallery in London. This…

The statue of King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and Queen (fig. 1) is not only a work of artistic mastery, but also contains a very deep background and history behind the statue itself as well as its discovery and placement into the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). In the early to mid 1900’s, an archaeologist by the name of George Andrew Reisner directed an expedition sponsored by Harvard University and the MFA in the Old Kingdom site of Giza. It is thanks to his scrupulous documentation through early…

like to stray off and perform covers to songs that were written and or recorded by a different artist. There are innumerous amounts of cover bands and tribute artists that focus entirely on remaking songs from other artist into their own piece of art. This is where the line gets blurred. For instance, with copyrights on almost all records that are recorded through a record company, how do these artists legally perform these covers? If the proper royalties are paid to the person or company…