Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Christo and Jean-Claude, and Robert Smithson. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 9 page paper which examines the art of Christo and Jean-Claude, and Robert Smithson, discussing the historical significance of the artists' works. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Page Count:
9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAchrto.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
and art from history. They do not often first think of things like earth art, or recycled art, or art that is site specific and perhaps requires the viewer to
look deeper into themselves in order to understand a piece. The following paper examines and analyzes the historical significance of the artists Christo and Jean-Claude, and then Robert Smithson.
Christo and Jean-Claude The work of Christo and his wife Jean-Claude is well known all around the world as they have gradually come into a powerful position of notoriety
(Chernow; Volz, 2002). Their work is traditionally very transitory and thus it only resides in history through the media, through pictures, films, and other journalistic work that discusses their artwork.
They generally construct an art piece and then dismantle it, recycling the materials. They also do not charge for their work, funding all of their art pieces. Their most
recent project is The Gates in Central Park, New York. It was a piece, or collections of pieces, that only stood for 16 days, making it clearly not a historical
piece in terms of standing for long from a time perspective. That is, however, one of the reasons why it is a historic work or will be considered a historic
work. When people have only a short time to see a piece of art they are drawn to it and will remember it, especially when that piece of art
will not move to another exhibit, but will be dismantled never to be constructed again. This is a very powerful presentation in the art world, in terms of its transient
yet historical work. It is often these little things that make a difference in history, these little things that convey some of the human elements that Christo and Jean-Claude
...