Essays On Aesthetics

The concept of ‘Postmodernism’ A Theoretical Approach It is a cliche by now to say that we live in a postmodern world, and it is true that the word ’postmodern’ has become one of the most used, and abused, words in the language. Still, it is striking that not many people can say with assurance […]

Expressionism is a term that embraces an early 20th century style of art, music and literature that is charged with an emotional and spiritual vision of the world. * The expressionism movement emerged across various cities in Germany. * Expressionism was basically about expressing emotions through colours and exaggerated pictures. * The movement came about […]

When art is created on a larger scale, it can have a powerful impact. This can be seen in Rene Magritte’s painting, Personal Values, which features a room filled with everyday objects that are purposely distorted in size for a striking effect. Similarly, the artistic duo of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen often create […]

Management Fashionericabrahamson Columbia University Management fashion setters disseminate management fashions, transitory collective beliefs that certain management techniques are at the forefront of management progress. These fashion settersconsulting firms, management gurus, business mass-media publicanot simply force fashions onto gulltions, and business schools-do ible managers. To sustain their images as fashion setters, they must lead in a […]

Andrea Palladio, an influential architect during the Late Renaissance and the Baroque period, left a lasting impact on the field of architecture. His ideas and designs continue to resonate even after 400 years. Palladio’s architectural style, known as Palladianism, centered around concepts of symmetry, perspective, and proportions. This architectural approach can be observed in various […]

Salvador Dali, a highly eccentric and obsessive artist, drew inspiration from a variety of peculiar sources. In his earlier years, he honed his technique at the Madrid academy, drawing influence from the 17th century Dutch still-life masters and the 19th century French and Spanish genre painters. While there, he dabbled in Cubism (despite potentially not […]

Graphic Design as it Relates to Constructivism “We do not need a dead mausoleum of art where dead works are worshiped, but a living factory of the human spirit – in the streets, in the tramways, in the factories, workshops, and workers’ homes. ” — Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian Futurist-Constructivist poet) 2 Modern Graphic Design is […]

Historical and Contextual Influences in Art & Design Impressionism and Post Impressionism Impressionism was the most significant art movement of the nineteenth century, giving modern artist inspiration in their own work today. The name impressionism itself comes from a painting called ‘Impression Sunrise’ by Claude Monet who had the influence of Japanese art forms. The […]

Both Harriet and Charles gain an insight into the worlds of their respective impassions; Both Emma and Sebastian are very possessive of their respective companions, which indicate that both of these characters are the most dominant and controlling In each relationship, whereas Harriet and Charles are deferential and idols Emma and Sebastian. Emma views Harriet […]

Aesthetics is a major component of design and technology as it is the appeal and appearance of the object. It serves as a way something looks while hiding its works on function. Nature, the forerunner in aesthetics, has done this for eons creating with aesthetically remarkable results. So by designing artifacts after nature, as In […]

Within significant sectors of the economy it is clear that employers are tiling labor and seek labor markets that do not, in the first instance, require acquired technical skills but, instead, rely to a large extent upon the physical appearance, or more specifically, the embodied capacities and attributes of those to be employed or are […]

Contemporary researchers are starting to explore the concept of aesthetic labor (AL). Social scientists have however studied emotional labor (EL) for several decades, for example, Household (1983) and Coffman (1969). The use of AL in the UK may have its roots in the early post World War II proliferation of airline travel when young women […]

The 19th. Century was an era of invention and discovery. The horrors of the First World War led to widespread social trauma. People found consolation in art and literature, and used it as a way to express their outrage caused by the war. People demanded a form of expression that was honest, realistic, and critical […]

The presence of the two pitchers on the table adds complexity to the visual conflict between the flatness of the table and the illusion of the woman bathing in three dimensions. Due to their limited foreshortening and shared edge, along with the rest of the scene, it creates a puzzling visual experience for the viewer. […]

tIn his enlightening paper on Realism and Hyperrealism Nicholas Oberly (2003) notes that: “The Oxford English Dictionary defines reality foremost as “the quality of being real or having an actual existence” and supplements this with a definition of real as “having objective existence,” and finally to exist as having “place in the domain of reality.” […]

The Mona Lisa is an extremely well known and controversial oil painting by the famous Renaissance inventor, artist, and scientist, Leonardo Da Vinci. He began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 and finally finished in 1519, a little before his death. Da Vinci created the now world renowned painting as a commission for the Gerardini […]

In “Weimar Cinema and After”, Thomas Elsaesser explains expressionism as not only the style of films created in the early 1920s, but as a “generic term for most of the art cinema of the Weimar Republic in Germany, and beyond Germany, echoing down film history across the periods and genres, turning up in the description […]

Joaquin-Torres Garcia was involved in the avant-garde art scene, where he embraced the styles of Art Nouveau and Symbolism. He developed these styles between 1896 and 1904 while incorporating scenes from everyday life and drawing inspiration from Antiquity. From 1904 to 1926, he shifted towards classical forms. Torres-Garcia embraced the emergence of cubism and was […]

It is only recently that female artists have debunked the patriarchal paradigm of artistic expression and American female artist have a special role in this advance. The America of the late forties and fifties represented a conservative, pragmatic, industrial and down-to earth culture that idealized public conformity. However, the 1960’s brought days of unbridled idealism, […]

Some claims that every literature tries to make a specific point. A good writer they say always associates her opinion, ideas and thoughts in her or his masterpiece. Moreover they incorporate literary devices for aesthetic purposes and to deliver the literature’s message in a more creative way.Some produce literature purely for entertainment stressing that life […]

As our world changes and evolves everyday, the things inside it are also expected to transform. This is because change has been the path that everything takes, and art is not an exemption. Art has been used mainly as an expression of the artist, or an outlet of his emotion. But evidently, art can also […]

The late 19th and early 20th century was one of greatest periods of technological advancement that the world had ever seen. The advent of flight, transportation by automobile, communication by electric phone, and development of cinematography and photography as an art form all progressed during this period. There was also great turmoil during this period. […]