Essays on Art

Native mythology and Great Awakening of religious revival are evident in both texts. They use symbolism to convey the intended information. For instance, the spider or loathsome insect held over the fire symbolizes sinners over the pit of fire in the text Sinners in the…

Humans evolve and transform with time, the evolution can be in the form of physical as well as mental one. Physical evolution is most prominent and one can see a person aging with time and change of appearances that are occurring. But mental evolution cannot…

Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy (202) A group of English School boys are marooned on an isolated Island where they create an image of “The…

Symbolism in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”,“Thank You Ma’am”, and “Test” In Literature, symbolism is when an author uses an object, person, situation or word to represent an idea or another meaning other than its literal meaning. Symbolism is used short stories such as…

A meticulous choice of color often compliments character dynamics. In the 1950’s period drama Far from Heaven, one can recognize how such a choice influenced our perception. The movie follows the deconstruction of Cathy and Frank Whitaker’s seemingly ideal family by exploring among others: homosexuality…

Salvador Dali’s painting Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man (1943) is a dynamic piece that utilizes multiple elements and principles of art to convey its meaning. Dali’s piece portrays a sense of otherworldly intrigue, if not disgust, as a man hatches from…

One, two, three, four, five. Five fingers that symbolize each person that came into our life. Fingers that have their own specific roles or purpose on why they are a part of our life and a part of us. First finger, the index finger. It…

These three artists utilized the human body as a vessel, leaving out unnecessary information by simplifying form, color and light. Coming from different movements and cultures such as Impressionism, American Renaissance and also Japanese ukiyo-e print designing. Also using different techniques like painting, inking, sketching…

Recently I was appealed to many things I hated before. The traditional folk song “Hoa Trinh nu”, which referred to an anecdote of the popular wildflower, was on the loop of replaying all night. Although soap opera was strictly prohibited during Vietnam war for the…

This paper discusses regenerative architecture as a method for architectural design. Regenerative architecture is a concept of attracting the natural world as a medium and generator of architecture. It reacts to and uses the living and natural structures that exist on a site that forms…