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Cimabue’s painting The Flagellation of Christ was created circa 1280 on a poplar panel using tempera paints and gold leaf. The painting is on the smaller size, being 9 ¾ inches tall by 7 ⅞ inches wide. This results in the viewer having to get physically closer to the painting in order to be able…

In 1886 the creator of expressionist dance, Mary Wigman was born. Mary Wigman grew up within a middle-class West Prussian family. Wigman lived in Germany up until she passed on in Berlin in 1973. Her life provided a spectrum for distinguishing the complexity and boundless hardship of her generation. In the twentieth century, Wigman participated…

Photography is a form of art in which it is the procedure of catching light with a camera creating an image. The first photograph was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in around the 1820s. The two genres of photography that I have selected was Night-Long Exposure Photography and Landscape photography. Night-Long Exposure Photography is a…

Through the utilization of vibrant colors and intricate designs, architecture in ancient and baroque periods of Rome portray various architectural innovations in order to demonstrate the cultural and physical change of Rome. As Ancient Rome focuses its architecture for the benefit of its citizens, modern Rome during the Baroque period utilizes modern techniques for visual…

Apple released its first camera in 1994, the Apple Quicktake, which was designed by kodak. Cameras today are mostly in phones . Photography has changed since 1816, when it did not even take the pictures! They had to draw them! The process of photography may seem simple, but with the right materials it can become…

The painting of Gordon Bennett is a remake of Samuel Calvert’s painting that plays with the colours and changes painting techniques in order to change the perspective of the viewer – no longer are the British colonizers the main focus of the painting, they could formerly be observed all around in the painting in the…

In Richard Connells short story. The Most Dangerous Game, the use of literary devices, found blended with other literary devices, gives the story an inner meaning. The blending of literary devices effectively expresses the intentions of Connell to present contrast between the antagonist and protagonist points of view. As a result, the reader can gain…

Once you get past the initial violent context of the movie, Fight Club, the viewer bears witness to an intriguing narrative about a man with Multiple Personality Disorder. Revolving around three central characters; a nameless narrator (Edward Norton), his alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), and his girlfriend Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), Fight Club…

I have decided to compare and contrast “The Pond at Upton Pyne” by Jem Southam and “We Make the Path by Walking” by Paul Gaffney as they both explore the idea of escapism in the natural landscape in similar but also in different stylings with regard to narrative devices, design and context. Southam, using a…

Art has been a huge fascination since the beginning of recorded history. People of all ages partake in creating magnificent art pieces all around the globe. Whether its a painting, a drawing, or an architectural design each and every piece of artwork is unique. Art can really be anything you make it out to be….