Essays and Research Papers on Social Issues In Art

A 5 page review of medieval sculpture. Using the sculptures the Archangel Michael, Lions and the Prophet, and Ekkehard and Uta, this paper traces the influence of the Church on sculpture during the early Christian, Romanesque, and Gothic Periods. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Inartistic people look at a brick and see only a rectangular-shaped red object that is both hard and inert. A creative individual who looks at a brick considers it but a single component in an otherwise enormous undertaking, such as a building or sculpture, whereby this one brick serves ...

This is a 7 page paper which discusses the history and concept of the play "The Cradle Will Rock." The bibliography has 1 source.

A 6 page report on “The Romantic Movement” by Maurice Cranston. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper describes the avant-garde and argues that it is still with us. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper speculates on the world view of some of the artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance and the Early Modern Period. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page research paper that discusses view of the Frankfurt school in regards to popular culture. This group of scholars maintained a Marxist-influenced orientation to art that perceived mass culture as the primary cause for the disappearance of individualism in art and marked it as a cultural evil to be resisted. The writer focuses ...

A 7 page paper which examines and analyzes various depictions of Chinese art involving graffiti and a tattoo. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which discusses the art of Jacques-Louis David. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines elements of the commercial contemporary art market in the world today. Bibligraphy lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the relationship between Susan Sontag’s Notes on “Camp” and Pop Art. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the 1999 “Sensation” art show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the issues it raised. It also gives a reaction to the show. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the art and life of Lois Mailou Jones and focuses primarily on her piece Les Fetiches. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 13 page paper discusses whether or not graffiti can be considered art. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 5 page exploration of why we create and perform and how art can have both personal and societal impacts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the relationship of art to visual culture. Visual culture refers to the context of an object and the features of that object that give it an understood meaning within a particular society. For example, "a heap of garbage" that is arranged by an artist in a particular ...

A 7 page discussion of how Christian philosophy shaped art during this time period. This specific piece of sculpture is discussed in detail. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper compares these two classic works of fiction. The author contends that their futuristic vision has many parallels not just between one another but with the contemporary world as we know it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper which examines Walter Benjamin’s understanding of reproduction and Herbert Marcuse’s concept of the affirmative culture as it relates to art. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page research paper that offers the writer's reaction to a particular art work. 'Objects of Value' is an exhibit that opened November 21, 2008 and runs through February 22, 2009 at the Miami Art Museum (MAM). The social context of the exhibit revolves around the questions of how society determines the value of ...

In four pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of posters that were designed during the two world wars, considers specific designers and examples of their work, and discusses the influences that led to shifting approaches. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the work of fashion designers Alexander McQueen and Issey Miyake. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the case of the New Zealand political cartoonist: Malcolm Evans and the reasons why was sacked following physical representations of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, using this case to discuss the role and purpose that political cartoonists play within the modern media, in discussing whether or not this role is ...

This 4 page essay explores questions concerning a Hellenistic artwork and its relation to culture and society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts political art from various twentieth century periods in these two nations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.