Category: Art 2722

  • A Midsummer Nights Dream Overture by Mendelssohn

    Music was not majorly affected by Romanticism until the advent of the 19th century. German composers took the forefront when it came to Romanticism in music, with Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and Mendelssohn making sizable contributions. Symphonic poems, which struck a connection between music and literature, were familiar to Romantic composers like Liszt. A Midsummer Nights…

  • Farewell to Manzanar: Analysis

    Before the camps, Jeanne and her family enjoyed dinner together each night. They laughed and joked with one another, sharing stories of their day. During the camps, though, their dinners were much more somber. The family still ate together, but they spoke little and ate even less. They were all too thin conditions left them…

  • Noah Charney on the Fame of Mona Lisa

    A TED Talk by Noah Charney, delivered in January 2022, discusses a question of art history  namely, why the Mona Lisa became and remains arguably the most famous painting in the world. As the author points out, the theme may be fairly controversial between art historians, as the obvious explanation that it is a…

  • In the Heat of the Night in Light of the Labeling Theory

    Table of Contents Introduction Labeling Theory Academic Literature Review In the Heat of the Night Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The use of theoretical aspects of knowledge and related theories can provide valuable insight into the work and help to understand it better. Thus, this work applies liberal theory to the analysis of the Norman Jewison…

  • The Wood Exhibition at the Jefferson Museum

    Table of Contents Introduction The Tools Description Artistic Elements of the Instruments The Reasons for Choosing the Hand Tools Conclusion Reference Introduction I went to the Wood exhibition at the Jefferson Museum of Art and History located in Port Townsend. The presentation illustrated the history of woodcraft in our region, showing the portraits of many…

  • Cimabues Enthroned Madonna and Child and Giottos Ognissanti Madonna

    The 1285 Cimabues Enthroned Madonna and Child and the 1305 Giottos Ognissanti Madonna have several subtle dissimilarities portraying the change in a rhetorical and stylistic sense at the beginning of the early Renaissance. These two pieces of art are also similar in many ways, and the artists depict great symbolism behind the paintings. Cimabues artwork…

  • Hallelujah by Vidor vs. Birth of a Nation by Griffith

    Both Birth of a Nation and Hallelujah were revolutionary for the beginning of the 20th century. One of the significant aspects of these movies was starring people of color and therefore giving them more representation in the film industry. However, both movies approached this element in very different ways, which resulted in major differences with…

  • The Biography of Duke Ellington

    Ellington was a multi-talented musician and bandleader in the world of jazz. American people were happy with the music from his 50-year career, which created thousands of scores. It was not just the music he created throughout his career that made him great. He provided consistent entertainment and helped pave the road for new forms…

  • Ben X by Nic Balthazar Review

    For this essay, I decided to write about the 2007 drama movie Ben X by Nic Balthazar. Although remaining largely unknown to the general public, this movie includes topics that are essential for human society to function: acceptance and empathy. I chose to write about this movie out of curiosity for both the authors approach…

  • Citizen Kane: Mise-en-Scene and Aspects

    According to the French translation, the arrangement of stage and scenery characteristics or components in a drama is known as mise-en-scene. Although the word mise-en-scene may be translated to stage setup, in cinema analysis, it focuses on everything that occurs or is performed in front of the camera, including the actors and props (Sikov, 2020).…