Essays on Artwork

Introduction From Shakespeare to Aeschylus and Aristophanes, there have been many films that have been adapted from plays. Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee was made to be a modern adaptation of Aristophanes play Lysistrata. Using rap and hip-hop, the film addresses important social issues, like…

Introduction If I could visit with one person from the Italian Renaissance, it would most definitely be Michelangelo. He was born in Caprese on March 6, 1475. Even though he was born in Caprese, he grew up in Florence. I would choose him not only…

Introduction I was first introduced to Andy Warhol at my old school, Pathways. We were assigned to do some of his artwork on Adobe Photoshop and this is when I became interested in his artwork and the techniques he used. I chose to do my…

A Jack of All Trades The saying usually goes, a jack of all trades, but a master of none – although when it comes to Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti he was not only a jack of all trades, but a master of each and everyone….

Art is considered an instrument to express complex and complicated feelings. The more complex the feelings are, the more layered a piece of art would be. Also, the piece of art would have a lot of details, which signifies how invested a piece of art…

Rachel Whiteread is an artist who makes sculptures and uses plaster, concrete, resin, rubber, and other industrial materials to create an interior mold of everyday objects. She has done intimate, monumental pieces and anything in between. Whiteread was born in East London and studied sculptures…

The name of the artwork is “The Last Supper” (disambiguation). Leonardo da Vinci created this artwork. Da Vinci was referred to the place he lived. And Leonardo di ser piero da Vinci was the given name(The Last Supper). He was called the father of paleontology,…

‘Who is it that can tell me who I am?’ by Althea Thauberger is an art exhibition going on at SAAG from September 29, 2018 to November 24, 2018. This exhibition explores the political, social and institutional power dynamics in Karachi, Pakistan. The exhibition presents…

The Flatiron is the one of the most definitive images of the New York city. It was captured by Alfred Stieglitz in 1903. The name of this photograph is The Flatiron. This photograph gained its name from the building Flatiron which is in New York….

Artists create artworks with the intention to communicate meaning and represent their ideas with the audience. The intentions may be to share something personal about themselves, it may be to express their point of view, it may be to reflect the world they live in,…