Our photography and arts essays cover a broad range of topics, spanning arts and visual culture, art histories, the classical world, theatre, creative writing, photographic fine art practice and more.
The engraving, by Giorgio Ghisi in 1570, depicts the story of Venus and Adonis. The object consists of a single print from the engraving set on a white matte. It is in very good condition, with no indication of any damage to the print. The edges of the print are slightly undefined, indicating that there … Read more
This essay will aim to discuss how William Morris has influenced the art and design world and how he still continues to in contemporary art today. The analysis of the essay will focus on a brief overview of the arts and crafts movement, then lead on to the impact Morris made during the era and … Read more
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
One of the most noteworthy northern European writers of the Renaissance was the Flemish painter, Jan van Eyck. Although there are few records about his early life and rise to greatness, the Van Eyck family was well regarded within the Burgundian Netherlands which allowed historians to surmise that he was born in the 1380s. After … Read more
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
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
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
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
In this essay I will investigate the Italian movement ‘Arte Povera’ which occurred from the late 1960s to the 1970s. I am going to prove the connection between Marcel Duchamp, the Dada movement and Arte Povera and why they are all connected. I will also research into what this movement was aimed to achieved why … Read more
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
Many Musicals and plays have various genres and it is difficult for them to be labeled into just one genre. However most musicals or plays have more detail about one specific genre within the entirety of that play or production that makes it more specific to the story. Specific genres allow the layout of the … Read more
“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 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 evolution of dance in American musical theater has been extremely influential towards performance art in modern society. From the start of the Minstrel show area to current day musical theater, dance has made its way through and been shaped by a racist, sexiest and uniclusive America. It’s evolutionary path took flight around the 1840’s … Read more
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
