Academic papers on Art & Architecture

A Comparative View of Works of Ancient Art
This 5 page paper provides a comparative view of three pieces of ancient art, with a focus on elements like form, medium, the use of subjects, and the use of light and shadow. This paper includes a comparative view of three works of ancient...
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Penjing: Social and Philosophical Aspects
This 5 page paper examines Penjing, the formal and real name for 'Bonsai,' the art and science of growing miniature trees and shrubs in decorative pots. This green art form has been labeled the 'pearl' in the art of Chinese ornamental...
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Feng Shui And Graphic Design
18 pages in length. Advertising is the lifeblood of any company; without it, there is little other way to reach one's target consumer. Indeed, there exist myriad methods and theories that lay claim to appealing to the most number of potential...
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Art as Emotion:The Aspect of War
This 5 page paper discusses feeling as both the subject and the object of art, as shown through the madness of war. Major artists who have used war as their theme include Francisco Goya, The hird of May, 1808; Salador Dali, Soft...
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Manifesto As Art
In the art world there have been many movements that have aligned themselves with particular philosophies and, or, methods of interpretation for their art. Among these movements are the futurists, the Dada and the (early) surrealist movements...
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The Knidian Aphrodites
A 5 page paper discussing various perspectives from which Praxiteles' nude and her effects are studied. The ancient Greeks had a god or goddess for every reason, many of which were personified in statuary which was then located in the various...
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Eugene Smith: The Photojournalist and a Critique of His Work
A 5 page discussion of the work of Eugene Smith, the photojournalist who career spanned the years of World War II through the 1970s. Provides an overview of Smith's work and details his intent and accomplishments. Emphasizes his war time work and...
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Robert S. Duncanson and 'The Lotus-Eaters'
A six page paper looking at this nineteenth-century African-American artist in terms of the presence of racial motifs in his art, particularly his painting 'The Land of the Lotus-Eaters.' The paper presents both sides of the argument, but concludes...
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Monet and van Gogh
This 6 page paper examines two artistic giants of Impressionism and post-Impressionism, Claude Monet (Woman with a Parasol) and Vincent van Gogh (The Starry Night). Paintings are discussed for comparisons and contrasts of style and techniques...
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National Enndowment for the Arts
This 9 page paper examines the past history of the NEA; controversial issues which have surrounded federal funding of the arts, including First Amendment issues and censorship; and makes suggestions for some calm resolution. Bibliography...
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Jeongmee Lee:
This 5 page paper examines the ceramic sculpture of Jeongmee Lee, a modern Korean ceramic artist who honors the traditions of her homeland, but has chosen to reflect a more primitive part of her past or invent figurative work which represents...
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Vincent vanGogh
This 6.5 page paper discusses this post- Impressionist artist as a man and an artist. Examples of his letters to his brother Theo are used, as well as discussion of Self-Portrait of 1888 dedicated to Paul Gaugun , Van Gogh
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Harry Callahan & Jackson Pollock:
This 8 page paper compares two great artists of the same time period, who used different media. "Pollock," said painter Willem de Kooning, "busted our idea of a picture all to hell." Callahan concentrated on street scenes, landscapes,...
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Medieval Art
This 7 page paper discusses the historic period of Europe from about the 6th to 14th century. Painting, sculpture and metal work, and examples of each of these areas are discussed. The work of Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) an Italian...
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Real Movement in Kinetic Art
This 10 page paper examines modern art as a flow - one step leads to the next and all are built upon each other. Consequently this paper discusses many art terms and works to establish the connections between the terms to reconstruct the...
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