Essays on Art and Religion

Islam and Christianity are two religions that both offer a unique view of their respective religions, history, and cultural similarities and differences by the manner in which the artists depicted their respective subjects. The two artworks, the Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy (Byzantine) and…

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso Spirituality has always held a place in our human experience, thus a place in art. Right from the dawn of humanity we have produced images of Gods, visions of the afterlife,…

The Chartres cathedral is in France about an hour train ride from Paris, It’s easy to think about this church a day trip from Paris. About back in the 11th ,12th, 13th centuries, the town of charters was a major destination unto itself. But it’s…

Let’s Not Paint it Black Imagine a bright, meandering river cutting through a dense, luscious growth of trees, bushes, and plants of the like. While I closed my eyes and transported myself to this beautiful place, the only colors I see are a majestic blue…

Art is a social metaphor. It has been deployed, since ages, as a tool to rethink on all arenas of life like gender, caste, economics, politics, religion, war, language, culture and one’s sense of self. It establishes an analogy of everyday life or reflects a…

The relationship between religion and society Introduction As far back as history can document, religious belief has been one of the most prevalent and inescapable features of human society. Due to the omnipresence of religion across the entire world, it naturally plays a role in…

Modernism is defined as a philosophical movement that arose from a host of cultural changes in western culture between the 19th and 20th century. Standards were changing, and art and literature had to adapt to the changing times. Modernism gave us multiple movements where art…

In the current context of living in this world as an architect, there is an importance on the fact that globalization has enabled designers to share and exchange ideas, but there is also a significance to the higher value of a western narrative as compared…

Music and pop culture are interchangeable. Most people listen to music in some, shape or form in their everyday life. A major population of the world is deeply connected to music emotionally. Hip-hop emerged in the late 70s by the African-Americans’ as a way to…

The chosen work of art that was recreated is known as Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de’ Medici and Luigi de’ Rossi by Raffaelo Sanzio aka Raphael. The oil paint on wood was created in 1518-1519. Its intended location is unknown although it was…