Category: Art 2722

The world we live in has come very far in terms of reaching equality on different levels as compared to even fifty years ago. However, the age of minorities not being given a voice has resulted in the absence of their perspectives in many social spheres  art is no exception. That is the case…

For several decades, African American artists have worked on the familiar tropes of Western art to explore its poor diversity. This method has generally centered on undermining figurative art, or portraiture, which has historically provided exposure to white Europeans, from Kara Walkers paper cut-out silhouettes to Kerry James Marshalls portraits (Mugan). At his exhibition at…

The period of antiquity is characterized by the dominance of empires ruled by a single person. An emperor, or a monarch, concentrated the whole power in his hands and made decisions impacting the nation. At the same time, this concept rested on the idea of the unique nature of this very person, unusual features, and…

Salvador (Dimension) Dali is one of the most famous artists of Spain of the twentieth century, who became an integral part of world pop culture. This master is best known for his surrealist paintings, although he worked in different styles, forms, and genres  starting with Impressionism, and Cubism and ending with Neoclassicism. In addition,…

Table of Contents Erlkonig Personal Impression Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Personal Impression Etude Op 10 No 12 Personal Impression September Personal Impression Erlkonig Personal Impression Erlkonig is a composition, the musical structure of which is subordinated to the development of the plot. The rhythm of the accompaniment, its continuous heavy beat  octave…

Xavier Yarto is a bright talent from Mexico, creating his unique works in a post-modernism manner. Yartos series of paintings, Ninas Bonitas, is dedicated to women intended to fight with beauty stereotypes existing in modern society. Xavier Yarto shares his visions on his personal website, I started painting women as a way to fight against…

Black Panther is a 2018 film that is based on Marvel Comics and has an exemplary representation of African perceptive in various issues. The storyline is based on a certain kingdom known as Wakanda where a global revolution under the king by the name Tchalla is witnessed after plans to abandon the countrys policies. This…

The story of Antony Gormley, a British sculptor, contributes to my understanding of art and its importance in the modern world. When he was a child, he took a half-hour rest after his lunch, which helped him think about the phenomenon of the human body as a space or a place, not an ordinary object…

Being a well-known element of the Biblical mythology, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse often appear in media in different iterations. In Dr. Sally Hicksons (2019) article, the media used for the article, particularly, Dürers pictures, are expected to represent the sheer Biblical terror of the Apocalypse and convey the idea of the universal scale…

Mandalas, or Prismatic Visions, are a series of works created by Bart Ross. The works were exhibited on September 11, 2021, in La Mancha Gallery (La Mancha Gallery, n.d.). The mandala project was started in 2009 and aimed to change the paradigm of photographing reality. In his childhood, Bart Ross was inspired by the fact…