Category: Art
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The Analysis of “The Little Mermaid” by Edvard Eriksen
Like many people across the globe, I was raised on the fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen. The characters of these stories are so popular, many Western countries have sculptures depicting them. These stories inspired more than one generation, and their morals and messages remain deeply ingrained in modern children’s storybooks. For this assignment, I chose…
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“The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” by Wes Anderson
The movie Life Aquatic is a parody and satire of famous documentaries about marine life filmed by an oceanographer, Jacque-Yves Constant. This movie portrays marine expeditions and relations between crew members, their discoveries, and the hardship faced by oceanographers. This movie can be described as a typical science fiction that marked a turn away from…
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Art Exhibition in John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing”
Each person has a right to see and interpret art in a variety of ways depending on personal interests, preferences, and background knowledge. However, it is not forbidden to use some additional help in order to gain various forms of art comprehension and achieve the best results in evaluating a new material. For example, John…
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Ancient Artworks Comparative Analysis
Introduction This essay compares and contrasts two art works from a collection of ancient arts. The comparison and contrasting is done in view of art aspects such as style, symbolism, materials used, as well as aesthetic issues. The comparison was done on the, ‘Head and Bust (fragment) of a man’ which is believed to have…
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The Wang Center Museum
Table of Contents Description of the Museum Rooms Visited General Description of the Viewed Art Analysis of the Artwork Information on the Artist Description of the Museum The Wang Center is a museum located at Stony Brook University in Long Island. It is an Asian cultural center dedicated to the exhibition of Asian arts and…
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The Nasrid Palace and the Court of Lions
Table of Contents Summary The Alhambra Following the Reconquista Reflection Summary The Nasrid Palace is an ancient monument located in Granada, Spain. Surrounded by fortress-like walls, this military building complex was strategically erected on Sabika Hill in the 9th century. The ancient Alhambra fortress was not constructed at a specific moment; additional structures enhanced its…
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“Sunset Boulevard” by Billy Wilder
Sunset Boulevard is one of the most famous films by Billy Wilder. This movie is considered to be one of the prominent examples of the popular genre, which is called film noir. It is possible to distinguish several peculiar features that are typical for this genre. It is characterized by a criminal plot, a gloomy…
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Drake’s London O2 Arena Concert
Drake’s concert on the 4th of April 2019 at the London 03 arena as part of the ‘Assassination Vacation Tour’ involved various artist and guest appearances. The event took over 43 minutes, where the musicians performed over 50 songs from their different albums. Baka Not Nice and Tory Lanez also accompanied Drake to support the…
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Dutch Interior and Related Art Movement Issues
Abstract art is truly one of the most controversial and interesting movements in the history of art. Its dissimilarity with any other popular art movement and its unique style truly make it interesting for everybody who wants to understand the tradition of painting. Dutch Interior (III) by Joan Miró is one of the examples of…
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Relations Between Clothes, The Body And Sexuality
Table of Contents Identity and casual conversation She’s in fashion The Devil Wears Prada Reference List The film and the movie industry form the dominant entrainment hub across the globe. In addition, movie and fashion cross over between the two industries. Designers produce their own retail fashion lines, capitalizing on the symbiotic relationship of movie…