Fine Arts Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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Renaissance Art: The Renewed Inspiration of the Artists During the Middle Age (1333 words, 4 pages)

After the comparatively stagnant progression of style in art during the Middle Ages, the age of the Renaissance was a continuing breath of fresh air and renewed inspiration into the world of art. Renaissance art once again revived the commitment to naturalism and precision in art, and brought prestige back ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism of Blood and Its Use in the Story of Caravaggio (756 words, 4 pages)

The story of Caravaggio is a unique tale, but then again what artists is not? As analyzed by David M. Stone, there is a little mystery in Caravaggios story, and blood plays a large role throughout. All things considered, I believe that Stone discusses too much about the blood, overanalyzing ... Read More

A Biography of Edward Hopper, an American Artist (514 words, 2 pages)

Edward Hopper was a very talented American artist. He was born on July 22nd, 1882 in a well to do suburb of New York City. Like most other artists of the time, he was more of a jack of all trades in the world of art, rather than being a ... Read More

Characteristics of the Statue of David by Donatello (514 words, 4 pages)

The Statue David by DonatelloAbove is a photograph of statue David by Donatello. It was created from 1430 to 1440 in Bargello. Made of mainly bronze with a hint of tin to add strength, the statue is completely hollow inside. This is because Donatello used the lost wax casting method ... Read More

The History and Entropy Concept of Earth Art (1032 words, 5 pages)

The concept of entropy long predates the movement of Earth Art, dating back to the 1800s when Rudolf Clausius among other scientists formally stated the second law of thermodynamics that all energy will move from areas of high concentration to lower concentration. According to Earth Artists, the world would eventually ... Read More

A Look at Matisse’s Fauvist Principles in His Own Artistic Work (457 words, 1 pages)

Earlier in his career, Henri Matisse, a French painter often associated with the Fauves, used a style resembling Paul Cezannes more than the Fauvist pieces he was known for. Many of his paintings pre-1900Fruit and Coffeepot, Blue Pot and Lemon, Vase of Sunflowersare reminiscent of Cezannes famous still life work. ... Read More

A Comparison on the Views of Hirsch and Stanley Fish on the Meaning of the Work of Art (2602 words, 6 pages)

Many people claim the author is the meaning maker in a work of art, but others claim that there are other factors making things meaningful. Hirsch sits firmly in the first camp the author is the ultimate meaning giver because meaning is an affair of consciousness wherein the author chooses ... Read More

The Use of an Inverted Triangle, Natural Rendering of the Figures, and Rich Colors in The Coronation of the Virgin, a Painting by Diego Velazquez (1150 words, 5 pages)

Velzquezs Coronation of the VirginDiego Velzquez, taught by Sevillan Francisco Pacheco, became a highly acclaimed Baroque artist of the seventeenth century in Spain. Velazquez was a painter by trade, primarily concerned with portraits as a court artists for King Philip IV of Spain. He also created historical, mythological, and religious ... Read More

A Review of Three Pieces of Early Modern Art: El’ 2nd and 3rd Ave. Lines: Looking W. from 250 Pearl St., Manhattan, Composition, and Trenton Platform (1583 words, 7 pages)

Contemporary art is important in all measures of life, not only because it inspires creativity, but because each piece is its own reflection of specific moments in modern time. In the workplace, modern art parallels with the changes that are constantly occurring for consumers and wage earning citizens alike, the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Art in Chapter 14 of William E. Shepard’s Book Introducing Islam (314 words, 1 pages)

In Chapter 14 of Introducing Islam by William E. Shepard, the topic discussed is about the art of the Islamic world. At first I have found this to be a little contradictory because when I think of art I think of paintings. Usually with paintings I enjoy see people, animals, ... Read More

Expressing the Ideals of Postmodern Art at the M.F.A. Painting & Sculpture Exhibition (693 words, 3 pages)

Postmodernism takes many forms. While at the M.F.A. Painting Scultpure Exhibition, it became clear to me that there are many ways to express the ideals (or lack thereof) of postmodern art. One painting in particular, Significant Moment by Hoda Kashiha, stood out to me as an example of Fieros (2009) ... Read More

The Unique Combination of Realism and Imagination in Andrew Wyeth’s Painting Christina’s World (787 words, 3 pages)

Art is a meaning-maker. It takes what we know facts, stories, colors, images, shadows and combines them to make something that means more to us than any of its ingredients. To borrow from the clich, art is not merely the sum of its parts. Instead, it takes a sad story ... Read More

Owen Smith’s Exhibit By the Numbers (355 words, 2 pages)

Artist Owen Smiths Show This past Friday, February 5th, the class went to the Reed Gallery to see an exhibit by Owen Smith, called By the Numbers. I thought it was an interesting collection of art, I confess I did not understand all of them, but a few caught my ... Read More

A Look at the Life and Contributions of Popular Artists in History (1336 words, 3 pages)

Don ReitzDon Reitz was an experimental ceramicist who brought change to the world of American ceramic art in the mid and late 20th century. Born on November 7th 1929 in Sunbury PA, Reitz prefered working with his hands rather than schoolwork due to his dyslexia. He enlisted in the Navy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Oil Painting, Madonna in a Church by Jan Van Eyck (1289 words, 5 pages)

Visual Elements of a Virgin Jan Van Eycks Madonna in a ChurchJan Van Eycks Madonna in a Church oil painting exemplifies what qualities a 15th century Netherlands society valued in art. The artists techniques as well as details in the work allow the modern viewer to extrapolate as to what ... Read More

Facial Expressions in Michael Shalcott’s Painting Auburn (418 words, 2 pages)

The Progression Of BeautyFacial Expressions can be represented, as one of the most creative forms of expression in human body language due to the nature of how diverse each one can offer a unique point of view. Michael Shapcotts astounding painting Auburn captures beauty in an obscene method that uses ... Read More

An Analysis of the Painting of the Gryffindor Crest (1026 words, 3 pages)

The Painting on the ShelfAs a child, everyone starts a collection of something rocks, caps, toy cars, etc. For myself, on the other hand, I had started collecting Harry Potter memorabilia. This collection consists of all seven (7) books in paperback and a few hardcovers, two (2) books on cassette, ... Read More

The Life and Works of Clementine Hunter (542 words, 3 pages)

The Life and Work of Clementine Hunter On the Melrose Plantation, Clementine Hunter spent her days working in the cotton fields, sewing clothes and quilts, and mastering her artistic style. Clementine was a Louisiana folk artist who had an interesting life and career, and she also made imaginative murals that ... Read More

The Power of the Sculpture The Gift by Albert Lavergne (661 words, 3 pages)

The cast bronze sculpture titled The Gift by Albert Lavergne is a very interesting piece that caught my eye immediately upon my entrance into the room. The sculpture depicts a woman exalting a child as if it were a blessing from the heavens above. It seems as if he chose ... Read More

A Look at Wagnarian Opera as an Exploration of Homoeroticism (286 words, 1 pages)

Wagnerian Opera as an Exploration of HomoeroticismThe 19th century tended to be an era in which discussions of sexuality remained fundamentally ignored due to the inappropriate nature of the subject at hand. It was such a repressed subject that terms such as homosexual did not arise until much later in ... Read More

A Biography of Henry Moore (512 words, 2 pages)

Henry Moore was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England in 1998. Moore was the seventh of eight children in a family that struggled with poverty.Moores career as an artist began when he attended elementary school in Castleford, where he began modelling in clay and carving in wood. He decided to ... Read More

The Life and Times of Claude Monet (454 words, 2 pages)

Claude MonetClaude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris. In 1845, his family moved to Le Havre in Normandy. His father wanted him to go into the family grocery store business, but Monet wanted to become an artist. On April 1851, Monets career as an artist began when ... Read More

A Biography of Leonardo da Vinci and Theodore Gericault (1578 words, 6 pages)

Leonardo da Vinci Thodore GricaultLeonardo Da Vinci otherwise known as the Renaissance Man was a profound artist and engineer, scientist, inventor, geologist and musician to name a few. Da Vinci the son of a notary, Piero da Vinci and his mother was a peasant. Da Vinci was born in Caterina ... Read More

The Hellenistic Characteristics in Lens by Mark Tansey (1516 words, 5 pages)

The Aspects of Hellenism in LensContemporary artist Mark Tansey crafted an oil-on-canvas painting called Lens in 1999. Tansey is known for creating numerous monochromatic oil paintings. Additionally, he uses specific colors to emphasize particular emotions that he wants to communicate to his viewers and to convey a singular message through ... Read More

A Look at the Online Exhibitions, Van Gogh’s Van Goghs (480 words, 2 pages)

On the 3rd of May in 2015, I went to the National Gallery of Arts website and took a look at one of their online exhibitions, Van Goghs Van Goghs. Although this exhibition was in the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam from October 4th 1998-Janunary 9th 1999, it is available ... Read More

My Visit to the Annual Communication Design and Fine Arts Student Exhibition in 2005 (472 words, 2 pages)

On the 9th of April in 2015, I visited the Annual Communication Design and Fine Arts Student Exhibition in the Waddell Gallery at the Northern Virginia Community College campus in Loudoun, which gives the students at NOVA a chance to display their artistic talents. As I browsed through the halls ... Read More

Analyzing the Art of Doris Salcedo as an Activism Sculpture (374 words, 2 pages)

Doris Salcedo is an Art as Activism sculptor. She was born in 1958 in Bogot, the capital of Colombia, which is where she still works to this day. She got her BFA at Universidad de Bogot Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, in Bogot Colombia, 1980, and her MFA ... Read More

The Sculpture of Roman Goddess Diana (473 words, 3 pages)

The sculpture titled Diana was produced between the dates 1710 and 1725. It is unknown who made the piece. It is a 33-inch by 12-in piece carved out of white marble placed on a grey-white marble socle. It is located in the European Sculpture and Dec Arts Department in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Painting “Martha and Mary Magdalene” (1257 words, 5 pages)

Martha and Mary Magdalene by CaravaggioThe painting Martha and Mary Magdalene is one of the many masterpieces in the DIAs collection in Detroit. Although there is much more to understanding a work of art than just looking at it, in order to understand a piece, you have to understand the ... Read More

An Analysis of White Cedar or Untitled Horse by Deborah Butterfield (670 words, 2 pages)

White CedarLewis and Clark Community College is home to an array of artworks, demonstrating the colleges heavy focus on its beauty and comforting nature. One standout artwork present in the heart of the Lewis and Clark campus is the White Cedar also known as the Untitled Horse, which was dedicated ... Read More

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