Iconography

rhetoric to the enthusiast of Japanese horror cinema with involving the elements of Westernised aesthetic symbolism. In Shimizu’s unique interpretation of horror cinema, he constructs the idea of cinematic hybridity, in term of building the cinematic iconography and cinematography in both US and Japanese horror cinema that the global viewers are well-known with, whereas so called ‘an American and Japanese style’ of horror…

This essay will analyse and discuss the political impact of the iconography of Roman Republican Coinage. Using ancient and modern sources, it will consider the development of coinage as monumental, and analyse whether its political impact was for the purpose of propaganda, or simply as a means of documentation. In the Roman Republic, coinage served as goods themselves, in a system of bartering, not like money used in modern times. Early Roman coins were stamped on the obverse only, serving as a…

~1st Slide~ He lived in India 2500 years ago; who’s story of confronting suffering inspired one of the world’s greatest religions, Buddhism, the 4th largest religion in the world. While scholars agree that he did in fact live, the events of his life are still debated. But according to the most widely known story, he was the son of a king in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, who abandoned life of luxury to seek enlightenment. It was a difficult and spiritual journey. Meditating under the Bodhi…

Media Framing The framing theory was first introduced by Goffman in 1974. The conceptual framework suggested the frame would influence the audience to interpret information (Goffman 1974). The media provide a frame to journalists reporting the information or a news (Goffman 1974). Social frameworks and natural frameworks create influences on how the data are interpreted in communication (Goffman 1974). Scheufele (1999) has argued that framing as a media effect. The public’s perception of an…

Those who have read ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens would be aware that ‘Havisham’ refers to Miss Havisham in the book. The lack of an honorific title symbolises her embarrassment and denial about her rejection in love and moreover puts her on par with characters like Hamlet and Othello, who weren’t at any point called ‘Prince Hamlet’ or ‘General Othello’. This technique used by Duffy portrays the persona as being of great importance; however, to anyone who hasn’t read the book, the…

Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages Stefan Rayburn Western Governor’s University Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages The humanities have shaped the culture of the world to what it is today. Cave paintings would tell a story of a conquest or an adventure otherwise untold. World wonders would be marveled and envied over for countless years to come. However, without the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the humanities would not be as robust and advanced as…

graves of men and women, and the graves of prominent and ordinary people, show marked differences, especially in size, the amount of decoration, the presence of an epitaph, and the location of the grave compared to other kin. Despite the gravestone iconography of death heads, cherubs, and classical urns staying consistent…

Written Response Questions -- Explain how your personal values and taste influence your response to the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso (Martin and Jacobus, pg. 8). How could knowledge about the artist, his Cubist style, and the painting’s historical context influence that response? I personally have never been a huge fan of Picasso because he draws crap that confuses people. He gained fame and then his work continues to be looked at with so much joy and fame because it’s him. This influenced…

A mural that caught my attention would be a mural that could be found in the campus of East Los Angeles College. The mural is located in ELAC's Foyer Auditorium by the artist's Raúl Anguiano called “A Biography of Mexican Painting." The mural is described to be around 70-foot-square long mural and according to East Los Angeles College president, Marvin Martinez "Anguiano captures the evolution of Mexican Art from the golden period of the Mayan culture to the 20th century" (Martinez). The mural…

For this essay I decided to discuss Gothic stained glass from the early Christians within the Christian religion. It is very hard to determine, definitively, when early Christian art began because before the year 100 the Christians were a people that faced many persecutions. The persecutions the early Christians faced are thought to be an important factor in why they were unable to create lasting artworks. Their persecutions are not the only reasons that are believed to be the reason that a lot…