The Art of War

end of World War II gave artist time to break through and become noticed. Jackson Pollock was the first major artist of his generation. He enjoyed abstract painting, he used the style drip painting. In 1930, the beginning of the depression, he moved to New York City and studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. During this time, he got the lasting impression of the use of paint and great independence. During the Great Depression he worked for the WPA Federal Art Project, a…

At the beginning of World War II, Abakanowicz, then a young girl, witnessed German tanks enter her family’s estate. At one point, a drunken soldier burst into her house and, in Abakanowicz’s presence, shot off her mother’s arm. In 1944, the family was forced to flee the advance of the Soviet army and ended up in Warsaw, where the artist still lives and works. As a teenager, Abakanowicz worked as a nursing assistant in a makeshift hospital caring for the wounded while also finishing her high…

I feel as though the most expressive form of art is performance art. The definition of performance art is live art. Throughout the 20th century, performance art has been allowing performers to express themselves, shock their audience, and reflect political agendas. Performance art of the 20th and 21st century reflected the political agendas of the time, like the rise of feminism, anti war activism and socialism. Most performance art it is meant to shock and appall it's audience. Guillermo…

group. After observing the horrors of war as a soldier in World War I, Grosz focused his art on social critique. He became deeply involved in left wing pacifist activity, publishing drawings in many satirical and critical periodicals and participating in protests and social upheavals. His drawings and paintings from the Weimar era sharply criticize what Grosz viewed as the decay of German society. Shortly before Hitler seized power, Grosz moved to America to teach art and thus avoided Nazi…

During the first century in Athens, many great advancements in the arts were made. Shortly following the Peloponnesian War, Athens had a window of peace where the arts greatly flourished. During this period of time, many investments were made into public buildings, such as the Parthenon. These investments into public buildings and civic life promoted creativity and the arts. According to Greece and the Theater, another reason the arts flourished is because of the festival honoring the god…

The Group of Seven is recognized by their singular pieces of art work. The individuals of the Group of Seven are ultimately the most celebrated artists in Canadian History. The fine artwork of the Group of Seven went far further than showcasing their talent. This group began with a number seven members, hence the name, Group of Seven, but as they continued as a group they eventually grew to include ten artists (1). The Group of Seven launched with artists, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y…

“The Art of War,” was read by many military officials throughout China thus it influenced some of the later developments of the Asian Military. An example of this can be seen in the piece when Tzu talks about the “five indispensable matters,” which essentially laid out the principles the military needed to focus on. “The Art of War,” shows the values of the ancient Chinese society as well as the influence that a general…

Frank’s Cave & The Wonders of Magic When I pulled up to Frank’s Cave I could see that it was a place for nerdy people. There was some art of popular characters painted on the building. Although the art looked unfinished, I could tell that the artist had talent, and I hope that one day I can see the art finished. As I went inside I had imagined that I would get the smell of dust, I was shocked when I had went inside to not pick up any immediate scents. It smelt like there was no difference…

The author of “Blizkrieg: Operational Art or Tactical Craft?” have some purposes on writing this journal, there are: First, is to see that where it could be happening in the realm of walfare. The basic walfare are including tank and another Second, this journal examines the impact of Germany cause by using the Blizkrieg strategy. Third, this journal analyzes whether the strategy, tactics or operational art that was used on the war. In addition, the author of the journal puts in the qualitative…

For my final project, I will compare two pieces of art and show the comparisons and differences that they have in the Greek ancient period and the modern period of the same theme “the representation of the Trojan war”. The visual work art is a bilingual art because it was made with the participation of two artists, Andokides (Red figure) and the Lysippides (Black figure) and it is titled “Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice a Game”. It was painted in 525–520 B.C in Greece and it represents the…