Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus is the egg-tempera man. He’s been renowned as a realist painter who uses Renaissance style of painting, which needs small, light strokes application. The procedure enables for few mistakes because when the stroke is ready, it’s hard to change. His Sailors and Floozies epitomize the predilection of the artist for social satire. His … Read more

Nudity in photographers’ photo collections

Roland Barthes describes in his essay Camera Lucida (1980) of the separation between subject and image that is created when a photograph is taken. By outlining the ways in which the camera transforms the subject into an object, the photographic prints remain reminiscent of the past and present. The image acts as a reminder for … Read more

20th Century Art History

Juanita Guccione’s life long reluctance of modifying her principles and style to fit in alongside contemporary changes in the mainstream art world led the success of her exclusive, uncharacterizable artistic revolution. Although the level of independency she held wasn’t sole to her work as an artist, her reclusive lifestyle played a role in the undermining … Read more

Explore the Cultural Significance of Ovid’s Metamorphoses Reflected in Art Through 1400 Years

The dossier uncovers a strong cultural significance of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (P. Ovidivs Naso, n.d) as it is reflected in art over 1400 years after publication. The research area was chosen due to a strong interest in art history, and the significance that the survival of the Metamorphoses has had throughout history. The Renaissance regards the … Read more

Velazquez’s Las Meninas

It is difficult to categorize Velazquez’s Las Meninas as it incorporates elements of many different genres of painting.  Firstly, it is an artist’s self-portrait, even though he did not depict himself as the central figure.  It is also a group portrait as nearly every figure in the painting is identifiable.  Included among these figures are … Read more

Variety performers

Throughout my research, I have looked at past and present variety performers such as Penn and Teller, The Marx Brothers, Paul Daniels and Paul Zerdin. There are many different types of variety shows such as live shows, televised shows, game shows, talent competitions, talk shows, cruise ships, holiday camps and many more. I shall also … Read more

How Jean-Michel Basquiat best represents the mix of cultural influences in New York City in the 80s?

“I wanted to be a star not a gallery mascot” ( Negrón-Muntaner 124). Jean-Michel Basquiat is known as one of the most influential street artists. He revolutionized the traditions of street life, clubs, graffiti and fine art. His work represented the foregrounded issue of race in a traditionally white-dominated art world. Spanish–Caribbean culture, reading, jazz … Read more

Susan Sontag’s works

Susan Sontag’s works have been called many things, from sophisticated to cantankerous, but they are at the very least, controversial and thought-provoking. “On Photography”, “Regarding the Pain of Others”, and “Freak Show” have all been lauded and disparaged by critics and casual readers alike for their avant-garde stances on the relationship between photography and people … Read more

The Intersections of New and Old

Art is an experience meant to stimulate the spectator. When viewing art, the purpose is much deeper than what is in front of us. Art is meant to make the artist and the spectator alike to look within themselves, and how the work affects them. To get a better understanding of the art world, I … Read more

Art and photography terminology, definitions and analysis

1. Non-objective- not representing objects known in physical nature 2. Abstract- thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances 3. Drawing- a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color 4. Graphite- a very common mineral, soft native carbon, … Read more