Essays and Research Papers on Artists Art Genre

This 5 page paper agues that the work of Keith Haring can be seen as both a reflection of and a product of the mass media in more than just its presentation, but though its concept and originating ideology. Th bibliography cites 3 sources.

5 pages in length. French Provincial furniture originated during the time of Louis XIV. Up until this period, provincial furniture pieces were few and far between; if they did exist, they were constructed very simply. Furniture production of this countrified style began to increase once France established peace throughout the land, with ...

This 7 page paper looks at this sculpture created at the end of the nineteenth century for themes of passion and love. The terms are defined and pointed out in respect to the work. Eternal Spring is explored in depth. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page paper considers this singular work of this baroque Italian painter and look to identify the different influxes on style and structure by comparisons with previous artists. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers this well know sculpture from the renaissance artist Michaelangelo Buonarroti and looks to the style and detail of the work looking at its interpretation and meaning both then and now. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

(8 pp) A personal and artistic treatment of this sixteenth century artist. Influences upon and resulting influences by El Greco are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources, and one visual.

(8 pp) The two comparisons we will make of Impressionistic artistd are the first and almost the last of the genre. Claude Monet and La Grenouillere will be compared to Georges Seurat Bathers at Asniers Bibliography lists 5 sources.

17 pages in length. Within dance, as within architecture, there is a continuum between space and time. As a dancer dances, the central part of the body is in unique correlation with the limbs, and the spatiality between all parts creates an art form which is the dance itself. The dance is not merely a series of ...

This 5 page paper considers the specific elements of the artistry of Francesco Franci and Gerhard ter Borch. This paper assesses Franci's Madonna and Child with Sts. Francis and Germone and Gerhard ter Borch's A young woman at her toilet with a maid. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which analyzes "Dream of Arcadia" by Thomas Cole and "Time and Duration" by Max Ernst. The paper compares and contrasts the two paintings. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at this well known drawing by Raphael and considers it in the context of its origin. The paper looks at the background of Raphael, the social and religious situation as well as the influence of other artists on his work and how we can see all these reflected in this ...

A fifteen page paper which looks at the life and works of Toulouse-Lautrec, describing his involvement with the fin-de-siecle society of Montmartre in Paris, the innovatory style and technique of his impressionism and his poster art, and the way in which he influenced twentieth-century art movements. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 14 page paper which discusses the works and influence of the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec during the period of modernity in Paris. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(5 pp) Historically the Renaissance connects the middle ages and the modern times; it is that time period from about 1350 to 1650. The ideas and accomplishments of that period were amazing, and still remain astounding when we stop to consider them, for they provided the building blocks of some of the ideas ...

This 5 page paper explores the genre and notes performance artists such as Hannah Wilke, Carolee Schneeman, Vito Acconci, Adrian Piper and Yoko Ono. This type of art is defined and discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

20 pages in length. Giulio Romano, also known as Giulio di Pietro de'Gianuzzi Giulio Pippi, was one of Italy's most prominent mannerist painters. His instrumental existence within the world of art stands out with his presence during the Mannerism Period, a time in Italy that existed between the Renaissance and Baroque periods, heavily ...

This 4 page paper presents a discussion on three works of art which depict this religious event. Paintings from Italy, Germany and Holland--painted by Da Vinci, Cranach and Rembrandt respectively--are compared and contrasted. Religion is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

(9 pp) We are fortunate to be able to view this unique work of Donatello,(1386-1466), The Madonna of the Clouds (1425-35) at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. This small bas relief was a gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy A. Shaw Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton, in 1917 (catalog #17.1470) ...

(6 pp). "The key is what is within the artist. The artist can only paint what she or he is about." Lee Krasner (1979). Krasner, like a lot of us has molded her personal history into what she wanted it to be, often for the sake of the story, ...

A 10 page research paper that Picasso and Cubism. The writer argues that the invention of Cubism by Pablo Picasso and George Braque brought about a totally new artistic perspective and direction. Just as linear perspective shook the art world of the Renaissance, Picasso's Cubism is still influencing the direction of modern art today. Bibliography ...

(6 pp) The draw of ancient Egypt has held our fascination for centuries. One of the Egyptian tours that fueled the Valley of the Kings flame was the traveling exhibit of Tutankhamun, which stayed 'out' for three years. The collection was found in 1922 almost completely intact and has continued to delight ...

(8 pp) Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky , one of the most important innovators in modern art, played a pivotal role in the development of abstract art; some call him the father of abstract art. Consequently, Kadinsky also influenced abstract expressionism, a painting style of the late 1940s and 1950s in which abstract or ...

(5 pp) Though among the most famous of ancient Greek Sculptures, the Venus de Milo still has not been accurately dated. This type of sculpture can be dated back to the fourth century BC, the curving body and sensuous form have caused many to place this work in the late Hellenistic period. ...

(7pp) Artists working in the early 20th century were swimming in a tide of uncertainty and change. The outbreak of World War 1 in 1914 resulted in political, economic and social upheaval. Technological advances like the advent of the car, camera and electricity heralded new heights of modernization. The invention of the camera and dwindling ...

This 11 page report discusses ethnography and serves as an ethnographic report of the unique “social world” of artists who create their art with rubber stamps. The ethnographic review of one person’s particular “social world” can be considerably simplified when one thinks more of the many passions most people hold and those in which they participate in that passion with ...