Elvis Presley is considered one of the most commercially successful performers of popular music of the 20th century. His fame is notable as most people call him only by his first name – Elvis. The singer is also associated with the phrase “King of Rock and Roll.” He is viewed...
Introduction The history of photography goes back to the 1820s when the first permanent photographs were made by Joseph Nicephore Niepce. It was the age of mechanical reproduction of photography. The important point is that the invention of photography not only stands as one of the most significant events of...
Introduction There is a widely-held opinion among many art historians that Roman culture is primarily based on Hellenistic principles, therefore, it should be discussed only within the context of ancient Greece and its art. Certainly, Romans adopted certain concepts of Greek culture, yet it is impermissible for us to say...
Introduction When discussing current art practices, it is important to include the main ideas associated with the âpolitics of representation.â This collective term makes a distinction between the content of an image and the form of the image, or the sublime versus the visual. However, the idea goes even further...
Introduction The transition of great works of fiction from text to film obviously and without fail must lose some of the original material and present new material. While the text contains a great deal more information than the film might have room for, the film also must provide visual and...
The film âThe Big Fishâ is a little confusing when it begins, until the audience realizes that the story is the man. In a way, it is an allegory, since it centers on the fish and we have clues here and there, like the fact that it begins and ends...
Introduction “Happiness is only real when shared”. This is the main idea of Into the Wild (2007) directed by Sean Penn. While watching the movie I became once again convinced of the righteousness of this statement. People are social creatures by their nature and they feel happy only when they...
Summary âHoustonâs global art sceneâ â the article written by James Howard Gibbons covers tries to summarize the representation of art exhibitions in Houston. The state of art summary presented within the article addresses the Museum of fine art and the Blaffer Gallery. The author emphasizes the international shade of...
Sampling is an integral part of hip hop beat making or hip hop production. Samples are usually taken from vinyl and imported into samplers/sequencers. In music; it is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a...
Raphael is considered one of the great masters of the High Renaissance for a variety of reasons. His style differed greatly from that of some of the other masters of the period such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, but he was equally masterful in his compositions and use of...
Georgia OâKeeffe might not be a household name in everyoneâs household, but chances are high that anyone who has looked at art at any time in their life has seen an example of this artistâs unique style. Blending elements of the abstract with elements of the representational, OâKeeffe is perhaps...
Introduction Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a great painter who was also a first-rate colorist with excellent decorative skills (Gardner et al 803). His oil painting âThe Swingâ (1767) belonged to the rococo style with a voyeur motif. The subject and composition of this painting had been commissioned by Monsieur...
For many years in our society, there have been only men who made movies, wrote scripts, and used females as their center of attraction for the movie. This had continued for over a period of time. But now, the scene has changed for the better. Now itâs not only men...
Introduction Music is a universal language that has been a mystifying phenomenon in our very subsistence. It is one of the mainly nonfigurative moreover arithmetical of arts demanding not only the paramount deliberation and expression, nevertheless accompanied with the delightful turn of phrases. Harmony integrates science, mathematics, language, history, physical...