Essays and Research Papers on Famous Works Of Art

5 pages in length. The extent to which primitivism impacted the development of twentieth century art is such that it virtually transformed the artistic direction of myriad artisans. Discovered in 1906, tribal sculpture had all at once become fitting due to modifications in the very nature of modern art. The vast array ...

A 5 page paper which examines how the practice of art in the 17th century was different in Holland than it was in Italy, as well as Spain and the Spanish Netherlands. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the painting “Poppies” by Henri Matisse. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the landscape art of Thomas Gainsborough as it relates to domination and wealth in 18th century Britain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is an 8 page paper discussing the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright’s home design “Fallingwater” constructed in Mill Run, Pennsylvania in 1939. The design involves cantilevered horizontal floors which are staggered up the cliff face and the entire structure appears to be handing over the waterfall and is considered to be one of the ...

This 9 page report discusses the short life of Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) and her remarkable paintings. She created art that has become recognized as some of the most provocative and profound paintings of the 20th century. Her work was generally small and almost always extremely personal. She created numerous self-portraits in a style that ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the life and work of artist Diego Rivera. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the avant-garde movement that reemerged in the 1960s. Jackson Pollock's influence on the movement is highlighted and Joe Brainard's works are discussed . Other artists are mentioned and the importance of the movement to popular culture is emphasized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper about designer Gijs Bakker. Using his training and skills in architecture, jewellery design and industrial design, Gijs Bakker has crossed many disciplines and decades of innovation in design. Having introduced the designing world to “Sculptures to Wear”, Bakker went on to not only continue to win awards and create ...

A 6 page paper on the art and the life of Jackson Pollock. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses Allan Kaprow, Michael Fried and Donald Judd as they relate to the artistic movement of Minimalism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the painting “September Morn” by Paul Chabas. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the artist works of these two artists who are father and daughter. Furthermore, this paper highlights the differences in their works as well as the similarities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the Austrian painter and illustrator Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) and two of his paintings. The work of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was rich with a mosaic of romance, passion, with layer upon layer of sensuality and intrigue and each of those aspects is represented in his portraits of Adele Bloch-Bauer. Bibliography lists ...

This 7 page paper looks at the influences of Jacques Louis David and Jean Jacques Rousseau. David was a painter and Rousseau a philosopher. David's The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is used to explore the painter's philosophy and Rousseau's Social Contract Theory is discussed as well. ...

A 9 page paper which examines the paintings “The Gulf Stream” by Winslow Homer and “At The Seaside” by William Merritt Chase. The paper compares and contrasts the two. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the London borough of Southwark and how the cultural quarter, which includes many modern art facilities and tourist attractions has been developed. The writer pays particular attention to the Tate Modern Gallery, and the way in which there is an holistic approach taken to art and the way it has, ...

A 9 page paper which defines and then compares and contrasts Renaissance and Modern art and architecture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the cause and effect of the Millet painting “The Gleaners.” The ways in which Millet broke with tradition and how The Gleaners is different from art of the time is discussed along with the effect that the painting had on his subsequent works and the development of the school of ...

This 6 page report discusses the painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn (1606-1669) titled “Belshazzar’s Feast.” It tells the biblical story of a ruler of Babylon who holds a feast using articles stolen from the Jewish temple. During the party, an apparition appears and writes a cryptic message to the ruler and his guests on ...

This is a 12 page paper discussing the life and professional career of Margaret Bourke-White. Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was considered by some to be the most famous photojournalist of her time. Born to open-minded and progressive parents, Bourke-White learned at an early age to be independent with an assertive motto of “you can”. Although she ...

A five page paper which looks at the importance, both aesthetically and socio-politically, of art during the Augustan period, with particular reference to the Obeliscus Augusti, the Ara Pacis Augustae and the Augustus of Prima Porta. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the work and thought of artist Susan Hiller. Her art installations are as varied and multi-dimensional as she herself is. For example, her education and experience is based in anthropology and archaeology and are the fields in which she worked while still in the U.S. She began her work as ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the life, art and engineering designs of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci is a well known artist who captured the elusive smile of the Mona Lisa and envisioned the Last Supper which many people now associate him with. However, Leonardo da Vinci was perhaps even more accomplished ...

6 pages in length. The unmistakable images of disillusion and torment found within the artistic boundaries of Frida Kahlo's work clearly illustrate one physically and spiritually broken person's struggle to attain some semblance of order to her life. The writer discusses "Self-Portrait With Bed" as it relates to social attitudes and the female ...