Category: Art

The Pursuit of Happyness is based upon the true story of self-made millionaire Chris Garner. Starring Will Smith in the title role opposite his real-life son Jayden, the movie was written by Steve Conrad and helmed by Gabriele Muccino. It chronicles the rise of Garder from his humble beginnings as a bone scanner salesman all…

The ‘Sweet Charity’ Broadway show is founded on Federico Fellini’s screenplay for ‘Nights of Columbia.’ The show inaugurated in 1966 at the Palace Theatre in Manhattan, then was produced in 1967 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, was released as a film starring Shirley MacLaine in 1969, was revived in Broadway first in…

The current exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, entitled “The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City”, reveals one individual’s very personal stamp on their environment. The retreat, designed and built by the Qianlong Emperor in a corner of the Forbidden City, demonstrates luxury, appreciation for beauty, decided ideas about beauty, and devotion…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The movie, ‘To Live’ begins just before the Communist takeover of China and the opening scenes are almost in stark contrast to the approaching storm of revolution, which the country is soon to be swooped into. The Chinese couple, which is going to be with…

The Industrial Revolution had taken England and America to a whole new level of monotonous production in terms of forms, lines, and patterns. The Art and Crafts Movement that took originated towards the end of the 19th century was an attempt at breaking this monotony. (Shiner, 2003. p 56 to 68) A wallpaper by John…

Table of Contents The Range of Colour Category and Attributes of Colour Type of Colour Contrast Gestalt Theories of Perception Perceptual Effects References Figure 1. Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” can be acclaimed as one of outstanding works by this ingenuous painter. The painting uses a wide range of bright, saturated and…

Table of Contents Main body Conclusion Works Cited Photography is one of the most popular “expressive means” these days. Almost every newspaper article is supported with the relevant image. There are many kinds of photographs which are created according to certain technique and performed with different purposes. Photography in new has a great meaning as…

In his essay Throwing Away the Walking Stick of Drama, Bai Jingsheng discusses the past and the future of filmmaking from the perspective of its relation with drama. Jingsheng argues that although film relied on drama in the early years of its existence in order to evolve into an independent art form, film and drama…

Impacted by David Hockney’s theme and ideas, I chose to create a globe. Hockney is basically associated with photography which depicts the perception of naturalism in order to characterize things in their basic forms and I was inspired to create the globe with a ball and split it into two equal halves from the equator.…

Table of Contents Introduction Claude Debussys Style The Prelude to the Afternoon of A Faun Conclusion Bibliography Introduction In this paper, we are going to discuss such musical pieces as Prelude to the Afternoon of Faun, created by the famous French composer Claude Debussy. In particular, we need to focus on the literary and musical…