Depictions of nudity

For several people, the ideas of death and god are very mystifying since many people believe once you’re dead you’re just dead that the idea of the afterlife is something we created to cope with the thought of death. The thought of the dead is very terrifying, however, people rely on their faith to help them conquer the ideas of death. Since the beginning of time, people have a lien on their faith and believing in a higher power will help people overcome devastation, grief, despair, and…

that no matter where it goes hatred and protest follow. Another highly controversial religious photograph is a depiction of the last supper by Jamaican artist Renee Cox. In her portrayal, titled “Yo Mamas Last Supper," Renee Cox displays herself naked in the place of Jesus surrounded by fully clothed male disciples and a white Judas. Her piece has received criticism for the blatant nudity it displays and has been seen as blasphemous by many. Renee Cox though, reasons that her purpose in…

The role of women within society has never been bright. It has often shown itself to be abusive, repressive, and controlling for the better part of all world history. However, the photography of William Mortensen tells a much different story. His work has been able to grasp the compelling spirit of femininity and the power that every woman upholds as her own ruler. In this paper I will discuss the artistic portal of powerful femininity, a woman’s place as deemed fit by society, and Mortenson’s…

Depiction of Women in Attic Red-Figure Pottery. When we think of ancient Greece, what comes to mind is an array of stunning architecture, ______ monuments, and __________. While these are all fascinating _____ to explore, these can only tell us so much about the life that the Greeks lived at the time. One medium that gives us a more personal look into Greek life is art and pottery. There has been substantial evolution throughout the course of history/time, but whether the art showed historical…

“Annunciation,” considered one of Fra Angelico’s most splendid works of art, was initially painted for the church San Domenico outside of Florence. Currently, the painting is located at Museo Diocesano in Cortona. According to Vasari, this painting could not be created by a mortal hand, and such glorification attributes to the painting a very divine and peculiar touch. Angel Gabriel’s profile is so delicate and devout that it looks like it was directly painted in Paradise. The incredible…

In the last couple of years, many forms of popular media have tried to portray the justice system in various ways. Some shows, like Daredevil and Law and Order try to put a dramatic spin on many of the events surrounding the criminal justice system. Other shows like Orange is the New Black, which is the show I have chosen to review, try to portray the events as realistically as possible, with some slight alterations to make it more appealing to the audience. The episode that I choose to review…

First off, the constants of this time period should be addressed. The number one thing that remained unchanged were the themes used in the art—biblical stories. Biblical stories have been used in a wide array of art since the Roman ages, and artists continued to use them throughout the Renaissance. They can be seen in pieces like “David”, “The Annunciation”, “Gates of Paradise”, and “The Tribute Money”. These pieces, while revolutionary in so many other ways, were still a product of what humans…

Karolyn Jimenez; Oct. 24, 2016 Greek and Roman Art History; Professor Robert Diamond Second Summary; Subjective vs Objective Beauty brief factual summary of the subject Beauty is one of the most fascinating and complicated topics as I have found in the world. Yet most of them I find, just like probably other people beside myself, throwing the term around as a please or never wonder too deep in its real meaning. Though this might be an underestatement according to how the current society…

women’s bodies started when the church took control and deemed depictions of classical Greece or other historical scenes as soft-core porn (Schomburg 1). Before then women were painted and sculpted naked. When the church took over, breasts represented desire, but before then it represented fertility. “As for nudity eluded to in a more sexual manner, the female breast in general is sexualized in Song of Solomon 7:3 and Proverbs 5:19” ("Nudity in Religion," n.d., para. 4). The over sexualization…

Jaime Hernandez did a fantastical plots and focuses on really good character development, with funny and moving stories about Maggie and Hopey which are the main characters on the story “Girls from the HOPPERS”. Also there are other main stories that I analyst in this essay . Jaime's storytelling techniques is using a lot of flash backs, that let the readers know about his characters' past. I personally like to see the sequences of how the characters have changed. For example when the…