Art essay samples

Cultural development is an integral characteristic of human development overall. People have always felt the need to express themselves and the most creative ones were quite successful in that expression. Nowadays, humanity is still evolving culturally, although contemporary art has its own peculiarities. The population of cities is growing quickly and people living there are influenced grea... read more

The bust of Lucius Verus reveals an intricately carved piece of marble representing Lucius Verus, one of the well known emperors of the ancient Rome despite being second in command. He served as a co-emperor in the period between 161 and 169 AD (Thompson 63) History reveals that Lucius was arguably hesitant to pose for portraits including official ones. It is no wonder that many people are o... read more

This is an exhibition of the historical occurrences in various ways. They basically involve participants from different parts of the world; it is to show how diverse this exhibition is. These performing histories works are based on digging up an individual’s culture and social relations as well as defining their origin. The participants try to deconstruct their history through these works an... read more

Uggs are the comfortable and warm everyday shows. In the 1960s the Australian uggs became the most popular shoes among hippies. In the 1980s they won the USA and remain popular till now. They have a lot of advantages in comparison with the classical footwear:

they are natural: they are made of a thick wool fur inside and suede o... read more

Sinister and macabre: what is so creepy about the movie Rosemary’s Baby? This paper will contain a review and analysis of the film, based on the novel by Ira Levin. This is a 1968 classic American horror movie, directed by Roman Polanski. The thriller includes neither vivid horror scenes, nor do any monsters appear in it, however, it keeps the viewer... read more

Jungmann makes comparison of paintings of Peach Blossom and Dream Journey with paintings of Guo Xia. His comparison perceptibly strengthens tips of Sherman and Fonga (Jungmann 108). Someone might argue that Gyeona’s preference of perspective owes to understandings of Guo Xia. This is because the impressive depiction of spatial depression implies that the painting is more antique. Additiona... read more

Soap Opera is a one-act comedy play by a contemporary American playwright David Ives. It is an amusing story about a maypole repairman Manny who turns out to be desperately in love with a washing machine. The opening scene of the comedy is very humorous, since the protagonist brings his beloved washer to a restaurant with an intention to make a reserv... read more

The works of the ancient Romans, unlike the Greeks, were dominated by symbolism and allegory. Accordingly, plastic images of the Greeks were replaced with a picturesque place by the Romans. Sculptures like maenads Scopas or Nike of Samothrace, were no longer created, but the unrivaled sculptural portraits with extremely accurate transmission of indivi... read more

Introduction

During the 15th century, the political and social changes in Europe caused by the significant historical processes such as the Hundred Year War, the growth of the Spanish kingdom, and the cultural progress of Italy affected the development of Franco-Flemish composers’ dominance in music of the Renaissance period. The s... read more

Named Kolya under the main protagonist, written by the experienced Zdenek Sverak, directed by his son Jan Sverak, skillfully photographed by Vladimir Smutny, stared any longer young but charming Zdenek Sverak and still a kid Andrej Chalimon, released in 1996 Czech screendrama was internationally acclaimed as a foreign film, but succeeded only on limi... read more