The Art of War

opinion virtue and violence could be ideal instruments of ancient Chinese strategists. In the case of modern times it could be interpreted as a strong spirit and a strong leader. Coming back to another great book in Chinese literature, Sun Tzu, The Art of War (Griffith, 1963) execution of strategy should be more fluid and responded very quickly according to the changing conditions of whole strategic situation. The book describes five elements listed below in table…

How Sun Tzu’s Art of War Affects the Contemporary War: An Outline Although it was written more than 2,500 years ago in the ancient China, the Art of War by Sun Tzu is an influential document that provides guidelines for winning any war. Sun Tzu describes the importance of such strategies as deception and espionage (Jeffrey 22). In the document, the author rejects the idea of civilian control in favor of the “on-site” decisions by war generals. In the modern world, the document is still relevant…

Germany after the Grate War was devastated. They were blamed for the war and had to sign the Peace Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The French wanted protection and repayments for what they suffered and so did England, USA and Italy. Many historians knew that this unfair treaty could produce another war yet as we know no one listened. Germany paid off their Versailles debt in 2010 and still managed to be one of the strongest countries in Europa as of today. Artist in Germany…

During the interwar period between World War I and World War II, artists began to focus their art on political expression; a common theme amongst artists of the time was to protest against fascism, dictatorship, and war. Many of the horrible events that occurred during World War I and the resulting new governments and political philosophies inspired artists to express their own feelings about the political direction of the world. Spanish Pablo Picasso continued to work throughout the 1920s…

Hitler” 31). Media and arts were used to show people who the “bad guys” were and who to side with. Artist’s used their art to express how they felt about politics by making fun of the leaders they didn’t like, such as the infamous Adolf Hitler (“Donald Versus Hitler 33). They used propaganda and eventually their opinionated art works caused new art to form. Politics affecting art movements during and post World War II was very important because new art movements, such as popular art, came out of…

“I’m afraid that if you look at a thing long enough it loses all its meaning.” On the contrary, art still can convey a clear meaning no matter how many times it is experienced. The time period from the mid-20th century to now especially has spawned a plethora of meaningful visual art. Concepts like consumerism in the 50s to 60s, the Vietnam War in the 70s, and graffiti from the 80s to now all contain art that connects to the past through presenting the culture and attitudes of the past. Take the…

Maus, a graphic novel, written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman has been created to showcase what the Jews experienced throughout the Holocaust. But the novel is not simply a story of surviving the war, but a recollection of how the impacts affected the people involved and generations after them. This is shown through Vladek emotionally not surviving the Holocaust, how generations after still feel the impact and through Vladeks relationship with Mala. Vladek was able to physically survive the…

amazing true story of the seven museum curators and art historians who went behind enemy lines during the second World War on a mission to take back some of the world's greatest art work. With war going on in Europe, the Nazis have managed to sneak out some of the huge art collections on the continent. While the Third Reich begins to fall, the German army gets demanding orders that in the event of Adolf Hitler's death, they have to destroy every piece of art that they have. Wanting to stop a…

Art became a political statement (and a way of protest) in a way to share their opinions about the war (WWI and WWII). While millions of young men were killed in battle, the ideas of traditional Western art had changed. Artist such as George Grosz, Miné Okubo, Otto Dix, and Käthe Kollwitz reshaped art perception, and forever changed the perception of who we view war. Though, WWII had a bigger effect in the world, WWI’s classical dispute of the modern-day, not only politically but culturally as…

Representation of war is a theme that has been common throughout the history of art. War has existed for nearly as long as humans have, and each side has their own beliefs that justify the war. The art that is created about war generally represents one side, allowing the viewer to feel certain emotions towards opposing side. Two works of art that displays the theme of representation of war are The Third of May 1808, and A Harvest of Death. In 1814, Francisco Goya created the oil canvas of The…