Essays and Research Papers on Social Issues In Art

5 pages in length. The social, political and economical impact of the arts has been vast and encompassing to understanding Europe and North America. Throughout the Baroque, Enlightenment and Romantic Periods, the world was changing in leaps and bounds; indeed, those within artistic circles were not to be left behind. Particularly influential ...

A 9 page discussion of the manner in which Werner Schroeter film “Das Liebeskonzil” (“Council in Heaven”) and the recent box office hit “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” serve in the rewrite of Western Civilization. While “Council in Heaven” serves in the reinvention of the history of the Catholic Church, “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” serves in the ...

a 4 page paper in which the writer examines a painting of each, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael Santi, and shows through their depiction of the human body, the progression of visual communications. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the importance of traditional Indian dance. The author emphasizes that art in general, and dance specifically, is an evolving phenomena. It is one offering tremendous value to contemporary women, however, in that it offers them connection to their own culture as well as inner strength facilitating communication with other ...

An overview of the nature of art and artists in relation to cultural substructures, with particular reference to the use of computer technology in art within a postmodernist context.

9 pages in length. The extent to which cultural developments in science, psychoanalysis and technology influenced visual art from mid-19th to mid-20th century is both grand and far-reaching; that American pop art reflects an abundance of these changes speaks to "the proliferation of advertising and images of mass culture in the visual environment" (Pop ...

A 4 page research paper that discusses this concept in terms of art history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page examination of several political cartoons that were originally published in 1954 in response to the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The author contends that numerous factors have to be taken into account to understand the meaning of these types of cartoons. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the importance of propaganda posters during this time period. The author of this paper includes two specific posters to illustrate how the US government capitalized on racism to pull Americans into the war effort. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper consider the way in which traditional cultural institutions, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum are given more support, both general and financial in preference to the modern icons of popular culture and entertainment. The paper argues that there are many reasons for this including the governments role of protecting the ...

A 4 page essay/research paper that discusses Carol Duncan's observation that modern museum represent a form of ritual in regards to the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture and the Sackler/Freer Gallery complex. Because these museums are smaller, the writer argues that the experience of seeing them is necessarily different from ...

Armenians not only contribute to their own culture in the United States, they contribute to the overall U.S. community by offering their history, poetry, literature, art, and business and technical acumen. They provide community service to charitable organizations and make certain that their culture is the most successful of all cultures that have immigrated to ...

A 4 page paper which examines how the definition of art has changed through history and cultures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how the perception of artist in contemporary renaissance Europe differed form today; seen more as craftsmen the role of talent and genius was less important, This paper discusses this idea and considers how this perception began to change during this period. The bibliography cite 1 source.

A 5 page research paper exploring how women are portrayed in paintings. The writer describes images of women in a few key 20th century European paintings, and the social and cultural influences on these portrayals. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An eight page paper which considers some of the similarities and differences between the Italian and Russian Futurist movements of the early twentieth century, in terms of their political and artistic aims and the extent to which they influenced other movements in Europe and the development of the avant-garde as a whole. Bibliography lists 3 ...

This 8-page paper covers the importance of art to culture, through examination of the Nazi looting of Europe during World War II. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page review of some of the primary cultural developments that occurred during the 1920s and 1930s. The author maintains that many of these developments came about as a result of the experiences of those that served in Europe during World War I. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that considers the role that the bombing of Hiroshima has played in the shaping of modern day animation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that considers the role that the bombing of Hiroshima has played in the shaping of modern day animation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how we see symmetry in Islamic art. The paper concentrates on the mathematical aspects of the symmetry and also considers why this is so apparent in this cultural art form. The writer includes consideration of tessellation and rugs. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

Andy Warhol was a bastion of improbability, an actor with the world as his stage and an artist who implemented the common into the guise of the extraordinary. The images that the world associates with Warhol include soup cans, brillo boxes, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Mao Tse-tung. This 10 page paper explores the life, ...

A 12 page paper describing Humanities today and the struggles they face. A short section on the conflict between science and the humanities is included. The National Endowment for the Humanities is spotlighted throughout the text. A speech by Senator Kennedy is included to illustrate the various issues associated with the humanities. A bibliography containing ...

A 14 page paper which discusses how the Russes Ballet influenced the society of the times. During the first decade of the 1900s fashion for women was incredibly conservative, leaving almost nothing on the human body showing. With the Russes Ballet came very risqué costumes that flowed with the body, and costumes that often revealed a great deal of ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of this little known secret of the fashion industry. Although counterfeiters on the streets are obvious, the less obvious infiltration in department stores is also problematic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.