Category: Art

  • Ten Things I Hate About You

    Inspired by “The Taming of the Shrew” play by William Shakespeare, the “10 Things I hate About You” movie commences with the main character, Cameron, Padua High new student, in the office of a quirky counselor Perky who is the guidance mistress. Michael procedure on to walk Cameron around the school compound and later, they…

  • Vicente Fernandez and Mariachi

    Introduction Born in 1940, Vicente Fernandez Gomez is an American performer, vocalist, and producer. He is also referred to as the king of ranchera music. He is known for his music in the whole Latin America. Vicente began his music career on the streets. He has recorded more that 50 albums today. He is the…

  • “Joint Security Area” by Park Chan-wook

    Joint Security Area (JSA) is a Korean movie investigating the murder of two North Korean soldiers in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The investigation into the deaths demonstrates some attitudes in the Korean border. The movie has a quality story about Korea. Many people do not understand the effects that the Korean War brought on…

  • Peter Max: Life and the History of the Technicolor Style

    Introduction Born in German, Peter Max is known for his enduring colored images and an enchanting style with a reflection of liveliness and enthusiastic spirit. Max with his contemporary Andy Warhol captured “Statue of Liberty, Mona Lisa, Mick Jagger and George Washington with the stroke of his brushes with his own unique style known as…

  • The most influential musician from 1870 to 1950

    This paper tries to look at some of the greatest musician of all times to ever walk on the face of the world. The methodology that we are going to adapt for the essence of this debate will be based on the musician influence in relation to fun base and popularity during their time. It…

  • “The Apostle” by Robert Duvall

    Table of Contents Introduction The Holy Spirit Salvation Temptation Religious Practices The Clergy and their Followers Conclusion Reference Introduction The purpose of this paper is to analyze the manner in which religion is depicted in a film known as Apostle. The movie is based on the story of a charismatic Pentecostal preacher known as Sonny…

  • “Understanding Art” by Lois Fichner-Rathus

    The concept of art seems to be a very vague one. The more people try to define it, the more interpretations appear. The same can be told about the purposes of art. Different people have different views as far as this problem is concerned. Lois Fichtner-Rathus singles out fifteen purposes of art and presents them…

  • Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Last Judgment”

    Hieronymus Bosch’s The Last Judgment triptych uses the three panels of the painting to represent the three biblical events that predict the terrible end of humankind: the Fall, the Judgment Day, and the eternal Death in Hell. The left panel displays the creation of Adam and Eve, the Fall, and the expulsion of Adam and…

  • Exploring Deviance in Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream”

    Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) is a film that unfolds the main characters’ deviant behaviors as they involve themselves with addiction that ended in tragedy. The setting is the simple, well-kept Brooklyn apartment of elderly widow Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn). On the right, her son Harry (Jared Leto) unplugs the television and asks…

  • “Bird’s Hell” by Max Beckmann

    The picture Bird’s Hell was painted in 1938 by Max Beckmann, an outstanding German portraitist and printmaker, one of the greatest masters of the interwar period of the 20th century. In order to understand Beckmann’s oeuvre, it is necessary to mention some facts of his life. Beckmann was interested in mysticism and theosophy. In 1933,…