Category: Modern Art

Introduction The expression of emotions and moods, as well as a call to the feelings of the viewer, are one of the essential tasks of visual art. A competent artist uses not only the plot of a picture but also drawing techniques as a medium of expression. Vivid examples of such adept application of both…

Since its invention, photography has been hailed by the masses as one of the best means of bringing the rest of the world to the public, affording them views of far-away places and peoples they would never have known about otherwise. The public appearance of the photographic process in 1839 (Leggat, 2000) revolutionized the way…

It is rather difficult to imagine any other nice and educative way to spend ones free time for a learner of art as visiting some wonderful exhibition. So, I decided to visit one of the very interesting exhibitions called The Record Contemporary Art and Vinyl in the Miami Art Museum. I went to visit this…

Surrealism brings out the art in its purest form and this is an advantage as the imaginations of the artist are candidly expressed rather than their rational thoughts. Freud in expressing his averments on Surrealism intimates that art under this direction is used to express the hidden or pressed feelings of the artists through things…

Barr, Alfred H. 1941. Modern Art Makes History, Too. College Art Journal 1 (1): 3-6. The reasoning on the relevance of art regarding its role during individual periods and the impact on the overall context of art history is the basis of the article by Barr (1941). The author assesses how much the perception of…

Table of Contents Introduction Food Art Architecture Critical Analysis of Art Conclusion of the Critical Analysis References Introduction Every year photography as art becomes more and more widespread. As the old English proverb says, A picture is worth a thousand words. Images can be used in various contexts, for example, to convey complex ideas more…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction The art in the news is the method of attracting the public attention to this sphere. Journalists are focused on posting exclusively on scandals or exceptional cases related to art. For example, in Banksys work which shredder itself, the press found the fascinating show which could attract…

Picasso, Les Demoiselles dAvignon Les Demoiselles dAvignon was created by Pablo Picasso in 1907 in Paris. The artwork depicts a group of nude young prostitutes staring at a viewer, therefore breaking the fourth wall (Picasso, Les Demoiselles DAvignon, n.d.). The painting is considered revolutionary because it symbolized the breakaway from Renaissance art and marked the…

Table of Contents Matisse- Notes of a painter Roger Fry  An Essay on Aesthetics Clive Bell: The Aesthetic Hypothesis Bibliography Matisse- Notes of a painter Matisse tries to expose the fact that art cannot be clearly expressed in its pictorial form, without essentially encompassing the artists thoughts (in its entirety). In other words, it…

Table of Contents Introduction Background Information Artistic Means Interpretation Bibliography Introduction Today, Islamic art has a strong presence in the world. Contemporary artists continue to explore the line between the modern and ancient as they combine modern technology, political messages, and history. All art in the LACMA is traditional to a certain extent: it uses…