Western canon

Landscape art, is the art of landscapes such as natural scenery mountains, trees, and forests are the focal point for the subject. The two main traditions are from western or eastern landscapes perspectives. I will be comparing or contrasting the works of Thomas Cole and Watanabe Shiko. There are vast differences within the perspective, style and coloring when viewing the different landscape techniques. When we first view a painting we notice the visual details. The color, size, location and…

René Magritte is a surrealist artist who has produced a reputation for his “clever and intriguing imagery” using basic designs and ordinary symbolism. Maybe viewers for the most part got caught by his The Son of Man painting, but may not know the painter by name. Rather would recognize the iconic painting and the repetitive topic and theme in another depiction by this artist. There's considerably more to know about Magritte and how the painting fits into his works as a whole. René François…

The self-portraits by Frida Kahlo and Gustave Courbet have important similarities and noticeable differences. First, they both drawn planets of their face, they show sensations and both drown these plates to show the people how they feel. Also, maybe they both share their feeling because they had a hard life and that makes them feel tired, strong, or sad.Kahlo’s portrait shows different feeling like tired and mad. She looks rich but has a hard life and not happy with it. I know she feels like…

starting to form, even if it was slowly. One of the most important factors when looking at Western Europe’s economic and political history is the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was very dominant and influential on world history. They shaped trade, economy, political structure, public health, and many other concepts and ideas we still examine today. After Rome’s fall in the late 5th century B.C.E., Western Europe went through a period of readjustment and recovery. One of the ways the Roman Empire…

South Asian, and Eastern Cultures. According to public intellectual and theorist; Edward Said, Orientalism is the “general patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian and North African cultures based on underdeveloped theories and fabrications that are not accurately studied”. CITE. The argument that Ruth St. Deni’s Radha (1906) is an obscure Western interpretation of the Hindu Myth of Radha and Krishna is evident through St. Denis’ customized costume use, obliteration of the…

Western cultures are not as perfect as it is depicted to be to our citizens. Throughout my educational experience, America has been taught in school systems as one whom does no harm unto others and has proper intent with all actions. In reality, however, I realized the truth that America, in fact, makes poor decisions and manipulates nations for their own benefit, which is sustained throughout Shailja Patel’s novel, Migritude. Western societies are portrayed as faultless in a dishonorably…

The contemporary American society acquired the habit of throwing away values that the United States was founded upon. The United States was founded upon by Christian men, whom believed in God and in the Bible. Of course, societal individuals are not confined to the Christian belief. In Fahrenheit 451, Faber, an intelligent professor that Montag will meet in the latter part of the book points out: “ they’ve changed it in our ‘parlors’ these days. Christ is one of the ‘family’ now. I often wonder…

terms, China and Venezuela might come to mind. These kinds of differences could be easier to understand by contrasting these two significantly distant countries, which cultures can show many differences, but they can also find similarities. Also, Western culture and Eastern culture can be represented trough this cultural contrast/comparison. An important difference between China and Venezuela is the language. Although Chinese language comprises of seven main dialects and more than other 292…

The Unites States has a unique mix of nationalities from all over the world. Some might say it is a "Salad Bowl", other might consider it as "Melting pot." However, no matter which side you on, this country was built on the idea of freedom and hard work that pays off for those who dream big and work hard. Although, immigrants in the US contribute significantly to the wealth and prosper of this country, many illegal immigrants invade agriculture and prevent lawful citizens from stable income.…

Peter Gunst focuses on why Eastern/Central Europe struggled to keep up with Western Europe technically, socially, and economically. The first peculiarity he notes is how there was no private ownership in Eastern Europe like there was in Western. Instead, the region used the idea of common land property. This isolated village communities and kept the region politically inferior to the well-connected Western Europe. These communal fields also created economic and social stasis because the system…