Visual Arts Essay Examples

Hobbies are recreational activities and hence give a lot of pleasure. In today’s age, when the life is becoming really hectic, hobbies are considered to be the best way to relieve stress. However, many people hold a different opinion and feel that one should focus on the priorities of life and avoid anything that distracts. […]

To test the validity of the statement ‘All the arts are based on the presence of man, only photography derives an advantage from his absence. ’ (Bazin 1967: 13), one has to first define what is meant by art. This commentary is going to examine this statement using three different definitions of art, Bazin’s, Tolstoy’s […]

Sony Corporation, also referred to as the Sony Group, is a well-known electronics company that operates across multiple industries. This includes electronics, games, entertainment (such as movies and music), financial services, and more. Due to its wide range of businesses, Sony is acknowledged as one of the largest global entertainment companies. The main entities within […]

The present BY tgtr1348 1 . How has photography influenced your life? If photography didn’t exist, how would the world be different? What place does photography have in society and in our lives? Photography has influenced my life by ultimately making it more vivid. Seeing candid photos IVe taken allow me to travel back to […]

This paper explores the historical and contemporary significance of technology in electronic and digital media. It discusses how our dependence on technology has grown as it has evolved over time. The introduction of color television in 1960 was a major milestone that showcased the use of technology in media. With an increase in disposable income […]

Lewis Hine Sadie Pfeiffer Lewis Wickens Hine created his documentary photography print of Sadie Pfeiffer, Spinner in a cotton mill. This image was taken at around 1910 by Lewis using gelatin silver print with a dimension sheet of 11 x 14 1/16 in (Sadie Pfeiffer, Spinner In Cotton Mill, North Carolina, Lewis Wickes Hine). It is […]

There are several reasons why photography is important. Apart from capturing the beauty of our environment, it is used as an expressive tool for environmental concerns. It shows things that may be hidden from the rest of the world (Rancie?re, 13). One of the known photographers, Robert Adams, has used photography as an expressive tool […]

Photography was an important tool during the American Civil War and played an important role in how the photographic “document” was portrayed. A documentary is something that is supposed to be more truthful than a fictional narrative as mentioned in our lecture. There are some important questions to think about with photographic documentation and how […]

Kinetic art: the art of motion. Kinetic art contains a/or several moving parts and depends on motion for its effect. The motion of the art work can be provided in virtually any way. It can be powered by natures elements; wind, wave power from water, or heat from a fire; It can also be powered […]

Unit Title and Theme: Exploring Identity through Sculpture Finding meaningful links between students’ self-discovery and individual identity and the way they relate and interact with society as a whole, while building on their current knowledge of 3D art and introducing new ways to think of sculpture. Key Vocabulary:UniversalIdentity SymbolismDiversity MetaphorTolerance InterdependenceStereotypes Discussion Topics: Over-arching ideas […]

One of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, who we simply know as Donatello. He was born in Florence around 1386. He was the son of a Florentine wood carder, Niccolo di Betto di Bardi. How he began his career as a sculptor is undetermined although it is known […]

Courbet (1819-1877) is a realistic painter, in that a majority of his work is about everyday scenes, often depicting peasants and working people in rural areas. Howerver, Courbet is also an artist who challenged the traditional painting in the middle of the 19th century. Courbet introduced a new kind of realism, which focused on a […]

Out of the Seven Wonders of the world, only one still exists while the other six are represented in mini-images as artistic depictions. There is no particular order to these wonders, but they include The Great Pyramid of Khufu located in Egypt, also known as the Pyramid of Cheops and considered to be the largest […]

There is a tremendous amount of artwork from classical societies that still inspires artists and art enthusiasts today. Art can reveal an extensive amount of information regarding the culture of the society from which it was created. To analyze artwork in relation to the culture of the society, the artwork must be studied in a […]

The major difference between the three David’s is obviously the periods in which they were carved. Michelangelo’s was during the Renaissance, Bernini’s is Baroque, and Donatello carved his David during the Gothic period. Michelangelo’s David is very large in size, over fourteen feet tall. This makes him seem to loom over his admirers, and makes […]

All art, whether it be sculptural, painting, drawing, photography, architectural, musical or literary, is made with intention. The artist themselves create their art with the intent purpose to evoke particular responses within their audiences. However, the idea that the artist’s intention automatically overrules and invalidates the viewer’s personal response is a topic that receives much […]

This sculpture was one of Mene’s most famous pieces of art work. This sculpture was first put out for viewers to see in the Paris Salon in 1952. The public went nuts over this sculpture, later this sculpture was made in three different sizes. The sculpture in my presentation is the smallest one made and […]

The two art works that Prn going to be talking about are Statue of Venus (the Mazarin Venus), and Gravestone with a Woman and Her Attendant. The Statue of Venus is from the Roman culture, it’s located in the room called The Art of the Trojan War. It’s located in the center of the room […]

Born in 1956, Andy Goldsworthy is an extraordinary environmental sculptor who creates art forms in the landscape through the use of natural surroundings. By incorporating various organic substances like twigs, leaves, stones, snow, and ice, along with artificial paints, cuttings, and holes, he experiments with different materials. As soon as he completes making each sculpture, […]

During the Renaissance in Florence, art underwent a significant transformation from the styles of the Middle Ages. Renaissance artists viewed this period as a ‘dark age’ that separated the classical style they admired from the rebirth of art that the Renaissance encouraged. Florentine artists were motivated by new ideas based on classical artistic thinking, with […]

The physical features of “Testing a World View” are that it’s a sculptural installation made of five identical iron figures bent at right angles. The sculptures are made from a cast made from the artist’s body. Gormley would have started by covering himself in mudrock, creating with these bases moulds within sand and finally casting […]

There is a distinct contrast between the appreciation of art in African culture and in Western society; the Western concern with the conservation, preservation and appreciation of art within a home, museum or gallery setting, compared to the African sub-cultural concept of its relative use in everyday life. This is perhaps the primary reasons that […]