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.
Emma Amos was born in Atlanta, Georgia into a well-educated, wealthy family. Her maternal grandfather was the first black pharmacist in Georgia. Her paternal great-grandfather was white, and raised his daughter (Emma’s grandmother) Minnie as a servant to his other children. Emma was named after her other grandmother, Emma, who was of Norwegian, Cherokee, and … Read more
Rick Owens was quoted saying, “My mantra for everybody is better, not bigger”. A very fitting quote for how he runs his clothing business. He spends more time designing and constructing exquisite clothing instead of worrying about being a mainstream success unlike brands Dior or Chanel. His lines are not mass produced for everyone but … Read more
Greco-Roman classicism has greatly impacted the revitalization of Renaissance nudes. Combining an interest in Greco-Roman art and an interest in naturalistic representation, artists had begun to revive Renaissance art. “The first and greatest period of classical art began in Greece about the middle of the 5th century BC” (2). The passion of Greek sculptors to … Read more
The aim of this essay is to explore how Indian theatre has developed over the years, society’s opinion on Indian performers in theatre and how it is now becoming more acceptable and respected in modern day British theatre. By employing qualitative modes of research, it is very clear that ethnical established ways of thinking have … Read more
The artist’s ability to suggest the idea of the ‘floating world’ in Ukiyo-e, floating world pictures, prints is mainly represented by the developing aesthetics of the art form. The aesthetic became popular because of the uniqueness of the depictions; it relayed the traditions of Japan, but also encompassed the “urbanity of the Edo audiences”, “[focusing] … Read more
The 60’s where a time of great change ushering in a new culture that thrived off the youth, brought attention to important political and social issues and inspired a new generation of artists and graphic designers who sought to explore new designs and styles rather than fall into the uniformity of the corporate international style. … Read more
The art piece that I have chosen to discuss in this essay is none other than Thomas Cole’s oil on canvas painting, Desolation. This painting is part of Thomas Cole’s famous collection, The Course of Empire. This collection includes five paintings, which represents Cole’s interpretation of Empire. Desolation is the last painting of his collection, … Read more
Q: What is the special nature of live theatre and what role does the audience play in it? The contrast of the experience of seeing drama in a theatre in a theatre with seeing a drama film or television. A: The special nature of theatre is the reflection of life it conveys. There are many … Read more
This essay will be explain and go into to depth about 25 photographers and their works. Their work will be critically analysed into how they produced each series and what went into making them successful. It will also consist of the emotions and the narrative that theirs series showcase and why their work was inflectional … Read more
I am going to run through the history of the link between psychedelic music and psychedelic art but firstly I will give my own thoughts and experiences. I have always observed the link between music and art long before I was introduced to psychedelia and drugs. All my life I have listened to music while … Read more
In the history of photography, the term pictorialism refers to an international style and aesthetic movement that flourished in particular between 1885 and 1915. Involving some of the greatest photographers of the time, pictorialism was a style of fine art photography in which the camera artist manipulates a regular photo in order to create an … Read more
Today’s most influential fashion photographer Nick Knight works with the most well-known stars in the world. Knight was born in 1958 in London. He studied photography at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design. We can say that he’s a fashion pioneer. He has photographed for Vogue, I-D and has shot music videos too … Read more
Chiho Aoshima – City Glow Mountain Whisper series was part of the London Underground’s “Platform for Art painted by Chiho Aoshima().She is intention to show the viewer as a random angle from night of view in the modern city. Aoshima used some strong contrast between areas of light and dark in each building with sweetly feminine … Read more
Nostalgia makes us recall the past. It is a nostalgic longing for the bliss of a previous time or place, regardless of whether it’s as a profession memory or experience, for another nation, for family and companions, or for period that is perceived as being in a simpler time. This essay will discuss how nostalgic … Read more
Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco California on February 20, 1902. He was an only child of Charles and Olive Adams. He trained as a classic pianist, who then started to be interested in photography and forgot about the piano. He became America’s most talented and beloved nature and landscape photographer. Ansel started school … Read more
