Contemporary history

A fine art, as suggested by the name is the purest form of art. It’s an expression of oneself presented in term of aesthetics and design principles. It can refer to anything made by someone considered an artist, yet the definition of an artist has evolved over time and varies based on context. In Ancient Greece, the term for art was "techne," though that word did not peg art in the modern sense and was instead applied to human activities, especially handicrafts and technical work. The most…

The artist of this painting is Fritz Scholder, a ¼ Native American Luiseno born in Breckenridge, Minnesota. Always being interested in art, Scholder spent his childhood drawing and using his imagination (Fritz Scholder: Indian not Indian). Being a fourth generation American having no Indian objects around the house or anyone to teach him about his heritage, Fritz did not grow up considering himself an Indian. (Fritz Scholder: Indian not Indian). From a young age, he was not proud of being…

spectators who watch the scene. My senior thesis project, titled “Shaping Spectatorship in Art: a Study on Francesco Salviati’s ‘Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary,’ ” explored these frescoes in relation to a thought-provoking facet of art history that has received little scholarly attention: the development of meta-representations within…

Scottish national identity. In Leviathan Elegy, there are three dimensional works combined together to construct an almost museum-like display in a manner of natural history exhibit, which can be seen in the labeling of the sculptural forms with single letter A from letter G in the top panel. These labels resemble that of the natural history museums that are used to define orthodox narrative or absolute classification. He innovatively constructs works of art using sculpture, drawings,…

You’ve probably seen some of these paintings before. They’re detailed, realistic and idealized portrayals of the American wilderness that are not only an excellent look into 1850s America but a useful tool for interpreting contemporary culture. The Hudson River school is an art movement that emerged in the mid 19th century. It is named for its origin in the Hudson River Valley area of New York but it quickly built a presence across all of New England. The location of the movement is central to…

international relations scholar would take into account the past as a force that generates the questions and theories of both parties. On the other hand, there lies a difference in the way that the historian would place more emphasis on recounting history and international events for their own sake. The IR scholars would contrastingly use historical events as ways to additionally supporting or discrediting a theoretical hypothesis they have proposed. In this way, their differences in methodology…

II. What is History? History is a record of events and times, especially in connection with the human race. Everything in the universe has a history. It is critical to inquire about the particular brand of history being used as a framework in either written pieces or conversation. Traditional history, or rather the discipline of history, was founded by Leopold von Ranke. Ranke believed that its was a historian’s job while studying the past to be somewhat detached from it. This is necessary…

In our history, there have been countless historical periods, which have impacted our world in various ways. These historical periods involve any situations from political, social and economic events that have occurred. In this essay, I will be describing the economic, social, and political distinctions of three historical periods. The historical periods I will be discussing are The Antebellum Period, the Civil War and the Market Revolution. Furthermore, let us start by discussing the antebellum…

long lost history. He shows a great deal of determination and drive when searching to tell history as it happened, and not the way other view it. Other historians interpret, view, and translate history in all kinds of different ways and that shows through in their writings and paintings of history. This could possibly skew the past making it hard to determine between what actually happened and what people claim happened. Davy Crockett and the Alamo are a very important parts of Texas history,…

Every first Friday of the month, in the City of San Jose CA, there is a cultural event known as the “South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk” that I have been interested on for some time, although, have never been able to attended. By mid-March, while looking at the First Friday e-bulletin, I read about the “Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americano, MACLA” and the “17th Latino Art Now! exhibit presented through beginning of April to mi-May, and felt compelled to visit the art space for the…