Category: Art

  • Tkay Maidza and Coldplay: Concert Performances

    Table of Contents Introduction Tkay Maidza Performance Coldplay Performance Conclusion Introduction Music is one of the unique performing arts due to the way it has evolved. Styles and melodies considered unfit in one era are displayed prominently in another. The music contains many different styles and techniques that people perceive differently. The analysis presented below…

  • Goncalo Mabunda: Art to Restore Sanity in a Nation

    Table of Contents Goncalo Mabunda Piece of Artwork: The Chronicler’s Throne, 2021 Object’s Function and Purpose Visual Analysis and Personal Observation Questions Works Cited Goncalo Mabunda Goncalo Mabunda was born on January 1st 1975 in Maputo. For a long time, the artist has continued living with his uncle, a Frelimo fighter in Maputo. At age…

  • David Lynch – an American Filmmaker

    Table of Contents Muted preview Sounded preview References The video for the analysis is the conversation with David Lynch – an American filmmaker, painter, video artist, and performance artist. Lynch has received three Academy Award for Best Director nominations for The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). He has won awards…

  • The Film “A Raisin in the Sun” by Daniel Petrie

    A Raisin in the Sun is based on the Broadway play of the same name, first staged two years before the film itself. Unusually, almost all the actors who played on Broadway are involved here. The play and the film tell about the problems of the not-very-wealthy Chicago African-American family. From the very first minutes,…

  • J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive: Album Review

    Introduction The 2014 Forest Hills Drive album by J. Cole was released on the 9th of December 2014, the third album by Cole. The album comprises hip-hop music, which includes conscious and political hip-hop. It was released by Storm entertainment under the Dreamville Records label. The album was named after Cole’s childhood home address, which…

  • “Kinky Boots” and “Les Miserables”

    Table of Contents Introduction Body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Inspired by a true story, Kinky Boots is a film about an unlikely collaboration between a drag queen and a shoe factory owner. By putting together their efforts and aside their myriad personal issues and insecurities, they work together to save the shoe business by inventing…

  • “Saving Private Ryan” by Steven Spielberg

    The film directed by Steven Spielberg, “Saving Private Ryan,” has been awarded five Oscars and is rightly considered one of the best pictures about the Second World War. The film is based on real events and aptly portrays the senseless brutality of war with the help of realistic footage. In it, Spielberg aims to instill…

  • “Pans Labyrinth” by Guillermo del Toro

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Introduction In order to properly describe the technical setting that includes the color palette and set design for the movie Pan’s Labyrinth, it is necessary to understand the most about the film why such set design and color palette are used starting out with the Goth-themed movie intertwining a…

  • Art Pilgrimage in the Sixteenth Century

    The 16th-century art was influenced by rivals between the towns and the Church, between rich and poor. Acts of patronage occurred within the larger context of the ‘artistic process.’ During the 16th century, culturally significant body postures and gestures, themes, and even social values were emphasized by artists tied to a society’s important political, social,…

  • Arts in the Community: The American Museum of Natural History

    Table of Contents Introduction Dinosaurs – Geography and Environments Blue Whale- Time Continuity and Change Biodiversity – Environment Conclusion Reference Introduction The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is one of the world’s most influential scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the AMNH has pursued its global goal to collect, translate, and…