Essays on Visual Arts

Is graffiti vandalism? Yes, graffiti is art and shouldn’t be viewed as vandalism because it allows people to express themselves about what’s going on in the world and how other people see it to compare what other people see as well. Some people like to…

There were many influential artists during the Early Renaissance. These artists expressed their unique abilities through painting, sculpting, music, and even architecture. One prominent figure during this remarkable era is Sandro Botticelli. Botticelli, best known for his mythological work, was an eminent painter during this…

Many people see graffiti as another form of vandalism. But is that true,  is graffiti art or vandalism ? How art can become a vandalism? I believe graffiti is just another form of art. Let’s start from who exactly Banksy is. Well, we do not know…

The A Sunday on La Grande Jatte is warm, bright, joyful, and peaceful when people at first sight, and it is hard for you to imagine this oil painting can be well preserved after a century especially in texture and color. By the perception, we…

Picasso! The household name of Pablo Picasso belongs to a man of incredible escapism. Having experienced 19 different art movements, he knew all too well how to push the bars of art and break out of the jail cell. A movement that he helped create…

Graffiti is a creative, unrestricted, and exciting art movement that is varied and diverse, or is Graffiti vandalism? It is growing in popularity every single day because the works are mainly exhibited in the streets. The art movement is growing in terms of styles, size,…

In 17th century during the era of Baroque art in Europe, the Dutch Art dared to introduce a new shocking subjectivism and style that was unique and challenging to traditional artwork. The Dutch Genre Art was characterized by small finely crafted details, often depicting simple…

Design Movements began since the end of the nineteenth century. There has been a series of ‘movements’ that have shaped the history of product design and style of design: Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, De Stijn, The Bauhaus, Modernism, and Postmodernism. Those design movements are…

The Scream, which was created by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous art pieces in the world. Edvard Munch crafted this work of art on a flat canvas with a medium of oiled brushes to depict the expressionism of the art piece. He…

The most famous example of these houses is The Eames House. It was built and designed by Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser. They were a husband a wife duo that are ranked among the most important designers of the 20th Century. They designed the Eames…

Bauhaus is one of the most known visual arts educational institutes; it was found by Walter Gropius in 1919 but, has been banned for the last few decades. Bauhaus has always been a debated focus serving a crucial role in the design market and it…

Ayesha Sultana and Subdoh Gupta both find inspiration from man made metallic objects to creat their artworks. Although the way they artworks greatly differ both aesthetically and symbolically they both use metallic objects to inform people. This is a fundamental example of an artistic experience…

The Isenheim Altarpiece made in 1516, by Matthias Grunewald and Nikolaus Hagenauer, this piece was created for a Isenheim Hospital. Hence, during the 1500s, sculpted altars were common and popular. This piece is related with the German Renaissance, one of the most important pieces of…

Found in the temples of ancient Hindu worshipers, Vishnu as Varaha helps give current viewers a small glimpse into the tales/stories of Hinduism in its authentic form. Now found in the Dallas Museum of Art, the relic while plain at first sight, contains tremendous amounts…

French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, known for his sumptuous bronze and marble figures, considered by some critics to be the greatest portraitist in the history of sculpture, created one of the most world famous bronze statues to exist, Le Penseur or the Thinker. The 6-foot, 1.8-metre…