The Art of War

Chapter 13 analyzes how post-war countries continue to face gender issues and human rights violations. Consequently, the unbalanced traditional gender roles created by societies have become culturally embedded into “all areas of behavior, [..] social institutions and practices.” (Ramsbotham 360) As a result, women continue to be marginalized and oppressed. Also, the aftermath of war has made it challenging for countries to effectively sustain socio-economic development and reconstruct peace and…

The oldest art has been documented by humans during the prehistoric Stone Age, but art has probably been present even before that time period. Since the beginning of civilization there have been many different artists that have contributed to distinctive art periods. One of the most powerful and virtuoso artists that lived in the twentieth century was Pablo Picasso who is known for founding a number of art forms and techniques that have helped in the development of different sights of art. There…

ranging from war to racism to homelessness. Having grown up in poverty in Emelle, Alabama, Thornton did attend art school; therefore, he was often dismissed by his peers as an outsider or folk artist. Although his circumstances growing up may have prevented him from receiving formal training, I think that Thornton Dial’s experiences in poverty may have enriched his art. He learned how to make the most out of whatever materials that he could find, possibly because he could not afford to buy art…

1943, when he was drafted and sent to Europe for World War II. After his wartime service, Lichtenstein returned to Ohio State in 1946 to finish his undergraduate degree and master's degree both in fine arts. He temporarily taught at Ohio State before moving to Cleveland and working as a window display designer for a department store, an industrial designer and a commercial art instructor. In the late 1940s, Lichtenstein demonstrated his art in galleries nationwide, including in Cleveland and New…

shaped pearl. Eighteenth century critics were the first to apply the term to the art of the 17th century. It was not a term of praise. To the eyes of these critics, who favored the restraint and order of Neoclassicism, the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, and Pietro da Cortona appeared bizarre, absurd, and even diseased like an imperfect pearl. The participation…

someone thinks of ballet? It 's probably little girls in pink tutus, and not how it 's a political-shaping art form. Since its creation in the French courts, ballet has been influential upon not only a country 's culture, but also to its government. Ballet is used as a way to bring society 's refinement to the state. A prime example of this interaction can be seen during the Cold War. The Cold War was a broad set of rivalries between the two leading countries of the mid 20th century, the United…

the hardships people, within Iraq, faced during war in the 1980s through the early 2000s. The disruptive reality of war throughout the novel is a predominant theme as Jawad faces challenges that are a result of such conflict. The struggle that Jawad has through his profession and personal life also give insight to a individual understanding on life and death as he, in the novel, comes to the conclusion through his life experiences during and before war…

STREET ART Street art is a unique form of modern artistic expression. It has become a part of the urban environment, growing and changing with the city and the people that live there. Street art can comment on a social issue, poke fun at some aspect of society, or simply beautify a run-down area of the city. Even though the modern style of street art and graffiti was developed and perfected in the 1970s, elements of graffiti can be traced all the way back to the early 19th century. Today, street…

by others such as Degas and Renoir, shared painting techniques, collaborated on projects, and encouraged each other when their work was rejected by art critics. There were points in which almost all the members of their group would be refused by the Salon, while a few were accepted. “Pissarro became…opposed to the standards of the École des Beaux-Arts and the Academy throughout the 1860s, and he occasionally took part in lively debates with younger artists such as Monet and Renoir...Although he…

Max Ernst’s artwork and the 3-D technique Have you even visited a museum of art such as Whitney Museum of American Art or Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) that displays work of arts such as paintings, photographs or sculptures from all around the world and from different artists? I personally visited the MoMA and as I was looking around I saw lots of paintings and sculptures, but the one caught my attention was the three-dimensional painting by the artist named Max Ernst called Two Children Are…