Iconography

Art is, and has always been, a reflection of society and time. Its styles alter and develop from era to era based on changes in sociological, religious, and political climates, just to name a few. A prime example of art’s fluxing nature is the image of Henry VIII, which changes greatly after he institutes the Reformation in England. In his early years as the King of England, and for many years prior, portraits of the monarchy in England were done in medieval style. Figures were flat, bodiless,…

Paul Jackson Pollock: Abstract Expressionist Per the art story foundation, Jackson Pollock was born Paul Jackson Pollock, and he was born in 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. He was the youngest of five children, the son of a surveyor constantly moving from place to place all over California, he went to high school at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, CA. There is where he met Philip Guston who introduced Pollock to Theosophical ideas (Freedgood 111). Which prepare Pollock for his future dealing in…

According to author Sharon Kelly Heyob in her book titled, The Cult of Isis Among Women in the Graeco-Roman World, she states that, “ in the ancient world, distinctions among representations of individual divine figures are not usually clear-cut.” In her book, she describes a specific example of the notion of hybridization in art by looking at a specific example of what she refers to as the idea of “blurring of boundaries.” Heyob’s specific examples refer to a small bronze group of statues…

Facts about Donatello Have you ever wondered how life would be if there would be no art, well, here’s some fun facts I bet you didn’t know about Donatello. He was a sculptor from Florence and he studied classical sculpture he inspired a lot of other artists such as Michelangelo and he also had several assistants, his best known works were mostly statues in a circle. But he developed a new, shallow type of work that had a large architectural relief. Also “Donatello was the son of Niccolo DI…

Ancient artists used their artistic pieces to express their emotions and feelings toward people, things and nature. An example of such an artist was Gustav Klimt; an accomplished artist Klimt was in love with a lady known as Adele Bloch. Klimt expressed his love to Adele by using symbolic language in his portraits. He did two paintings of her, one of which was supposed to be displayed at her wedding. The purpose of this paper is to find out how Gustav Klimt uses symbolism to portray Adele…

Brunelleschi’s Pazzi Chapel at Santa Croce, begun in 1441 in Florence furthers the application of geometric ideals in a chapter house for clergymen. Although not exactly centrally planned due to the additional breadth from flanking barrel vaults, the ordered designs of the primary space and central dome demonstrate Brunelleschi’s ordered design. The chapel’s dome “rests above the center of a rectangular structure,” similar to Hagia Sophia. Its dome is unique from the Old Sacristy in its…

Dystopian texts subvert ethical standards, extrapolating on contextual fears to present inter-textual perspectives on harrowing political landscapes. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) and George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) value freedom and self-determination by positioning responders to invest emotionally in the plight of individuals. Metropolis represents an industrial cityscape to convey the division of labour in the Weimar Republic and the need for the “heart,” characterised through…

Culture Value Orientations: Changing Society by Understanding Culture Culture consists of collective forms of human intelligence. Through each of these various forms, one can find unique identity characteristics from culture to culture. Characteristics such as differing beliefs and value systems on topics include: relationships, power, gender roles, and political stances. Cultural identity is important because it allows diversity which prohibits everyone from being the same. In each…

1. Callimachus, Hymn 5, on Teiresias: ACM p. 79, lines 97-122. Described here is a long account made by Athena towards one of her nymphs, Chariclo, after the blinding of the nympth’s son, Teiresias, after he inadvertently witnesses the goddess bathing. Chariclo laments and beseeches Athena to reverse her son’s new disability but Athena describes that is not she that had done the deed but in fact the result of one of Cronos’ laws, and as a gift for a friend, she bestows Teiresias the ability of…

The film's mise-en-scene establishes the inner-city environment with images of old abandoned warehouses, graffiti walls and trashed-up alleyways, and the working class Irish values with settings in grungy neighborhood bars, pictures of Catholic iconography, and men drinking beer from cans. The movie was low key lighting used on the main character and a lot of close-ups. These are used to show emotions, provoke mood and develop character. The cinematography in the movie has a rough, edgy, and…