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30 May 2024

Cover letter for a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion application

Sample letter - 1 pages - Arts and art history

This document is a cover letter for a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion application.

07 Oct 2024

The Big and the Small: The Power of Scale in Walker and Weiwei's art

Essay - 6 pages - Arts and art history

Scale is a deliberate tool artists use in contemporary visual culture to question social norms, evoke strong emotions, and communicate difficult concepts. Artists can challenge binary distinctions, start discussions, and deeply explore human experiences by experimenting with size. Ai Weiwei's...

25 Jun 2024

Boats in Collioure - André Derain (1905) - An Exploration of André Derain's Art

Artwork commentary - 4 pages - Arts and art history

A. Derain was born in Chatou in 1880 to a middle-class family. He began painting in 1895. From 1898 to 1899, he studied at the Camillo Academy in Paris. He met H. Matisse in 1901 at the Louvre, where he began copying works in a caricatured manner. In 1901, he rebelled against his family, who did...

03 Sep 2024

The representation of nature in British art in the 18th and the 19th centuries

Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history

Nature is at the center of the romantically dominated period of the 18th and the 19th century in British art. Before that, it was cities that dominated the intellectual and artistic movements. The period of the Enlightenment provoked enormous transformations in the artistic world, and the...

31 Oct 2024

World History, Volume 2: from 1400, Chapter 5: Foundations of the Atlantic World, The Atlantic Slave Trade - Kordas, Lynch, Nelson & Tatlock (2022) - Artistic Reflections and Socioeconomic Impacts of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Text commentary - 2 pages - Pre-modern history

The Atlantic Slave Trade, a pivotal yet dark chapter in human history, stands as a testament to the complex interplay of socioeconomic factors and human morality. Such a period that metamorphosed into the commoditization of human life had not only determined the economic landscapes of continents...

18 Apr 2024

Cover Letter to Join a School of Arts and Design

Sample letter - 2 pages - Design and digital creation

This letter is addressed to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London) and can be used as a template for an application to join a school of Arts and Design.

30 Jul 2024

Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller (1949) - American theater in the 20th century

Book review - 5 pages - Literature

Miller's play is based on a number of assumptions on national, social identity of his audience. He imagined that he would really address a wide-social spectrum and not just Americans impatient with any theatrical enterprise that require education or patience. He addressed a serious audience,...

09 Oct 2024

The Little Green Fields - Gerard Dillon (1945) - What is the artist's real objective through this painting?

Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Paint

"To be Irish is to know that in the end, the world will break your heart." This phrase by modern Irish artist Daniel Patrick Moynihan could perfectly match the atmosphere of The Little Green Fields, a painting by Gerard Dillon made in 1945 and depicting a peaceful atmosphere typical of the Irish...

05 Oct 2024

Exploring Afrofuturism: Artists and Filmmakers Shaping a Technologically Empowered African Future

Essay - 5 pages - Arts and art history

Afrofuturism is a cultural and creative movement that boldly confronts common preconceptions about Africa, arguing that the region is culturally immobile and technologically "backward". On the other hand, Afrofuturism asserts Africa's entitlement to modernity and technology while honouring...

06 May 2024

How do artists use their work as political statements?

Essay - 2 pages - Politic philosophy

Art has, for a very long time, been a way for artists to express their opinions or political beliefs. Offering artists a means to voice their opinions and often criticise social norms, Art is therefore an advocate for change. Through various forms such as literature, film, music,...

18 Jul 2024

The Figure in the Carpet - Henry James (1896) - The meaning of art and literature

Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature

The narrator, a young book reviewer, is asked by Corvik, one of his colleagues, to write a review of a well-known author's (named Vereker) latest book. Having read the review, Vereker seizes the opportunity, when he meets the narrator, to tease him by revealing that he has missed the most...

23 May 2024

Cover Letter to Apply to an English University in Applied Arts

Sample letter - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

This document is a cover letter that can be used to apply to an English university in applied arts.

24 Oct 2024

New Art and Science of Teaching: More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success

Internship report - 3 pages - Educational studies

At XYZ Elementary School, during an exciting tenure encompassing kindergarten to fifth-grade students, I was lucky to be part of a lively and inclusive educational community. The school's building, divided into different blocks and floors, contributed to modern features and ample facilities...

09 Oct 2024

Modern art: Marcel Duchamp

Essay - 4 pages - Art history

How does one define art? Is it the feelings a piece of art gives you, or perhaps the awe of the artist's skill? But feelings of admiration are subjective and cannot be used alone to assume what constitutes art. To try and define art, one must not only look at...

22 Aug 2023

How did the Brighton School change the way of telling stories in Cinema, using in particular a new method of editing and giving a new role to the camera?

Dissertation - 2 pages - Film studies

A freshman graduating in Cinema would probably have questions about how Cinema has evolved since 1895. Although, more precisely, the question to ask is when and what are the basis of the cinema we know today. The Brighton School started in 1898 with Robert William Paul. He built his own camera:...

03 Jul 2023

To what extent tradition, history, art, religion and politics can shape the economy of a region, a country or a continent? - The example of China

Essay - 5 pages - World geography

Economic growth and development in a country are not only the results of trade and economic policies. The economy, in a country, can also be boosted when the country offers a safe economic background such as secure private property or open trade guaranties. Institutions are fundamental in order...

15 Aug 2022

Land Art of the Twentieth Century

Course material - 5 pages - Art history

The term land art refers to an art movement that was popularized in the 1960s and 1970s. It was popularly associated with Great Britain and the United States, but it included examples from other countries. Land art, also referred to Earth art, environmental art,...

05 Sep 2022

Create a piece of art about racism to change the society

Creative writing - 1 pages - Arts and art history

Racism is a key problem in my society; therefore I would love to create a piece of art on racism. Racism is a major problem in the societies we live in today. Therefore, we need to come together and work for the future of our country. Hence I have come up with this idea to create some nice...

31 May 2022

Refuge of Art - Andy Goldsworthy

Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Arts and art history

Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist born in 1956. His sensitivity to the beauty of nature comes from his childhood working on farms. After that, he studied Beaux-Arts at Bradford Art College and Preston Polytechnic in Lancaster. This explains why his works combine nature and...

14 Jan 2021
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How to become a part of the Great British story?

Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature

Cultural heritage, representing culture and civilisation, has a vital importance in Great Britain, and in this context the school has an important place. Access to culture is achieved primarily through education and training and, in addition, literature, theatre and art, which are unique...

06 Sep 2021
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Do people learn the art of becoming a politician, or are they born with it?

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Over the years and all over the world, if we take a good look at the history, we will realise that great people lived and ruled countries and kingdoms. People like Alexander the Great, Nelson Mandela, Napoleon Bonaparte, etc. There are two things that characterise all these people. In fact, they...

15 Aug 2021

Is art an efficient answer to the political and social injustice faced by poorer classes?

Artwork commentary - 3 pages - Arts and art history

"Some might say that the world is a mess right now. Others point out that it could be worse. In our war torn world, it depends on who you are and where you live". That's how the article from the Huffington Post, called "Artists as Activists : Pursuing Social Justice" and written by Amy...

28 Sep 2016
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Theador Adorno and the modern expression of art

Essay - 1 pages - Arts and art history

Theador Adorno held complicated theories about the meaning of art, and he was very critical about art's expression in popular culture. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Adorno took pop culture very seriously and believed that much can be understood about human psychology by...

11 Feb 2016
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Comparative Arts Design

Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history

In this essay, we discuss contemporary art and how it has contributed in discussing about identity and diversity in the society. In the world of art, Identity is used a lot in describing the life of the moment the piece of work was made from the present time. Identity in art...

11 Feb 2016
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Monumental Artworks of the near East exhibit narrative significance

Essay - 3 pages - Arts and art history

Mythological narratives of the Ancient Near East have survived to modern day through inscriptions in clay, which was the work of artists of the ancient times. A review of the related literature, however, reveals that mythology was not a widespread language. Recording of mythological narratives,...

29 Jul 2015
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The impact of history and gothic art on peace and security

Case study - 5 pages - Arts and art history

This paper entails a collection of 10 pieces of art from Prehistory style to the Gothic style. Each of the ten pieces of art selected portrays the theme of peace and security in terms of managing conflict and violence in a turbulent world. Peace and security are critical...

24 Mar 2015
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Artificial intelligence in multimedia production

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Artificial intelligence an approach used to design intelligent agents. Intelligent agents are systems that are able to perceive their environments and use the perception results to maximize on its chances of success. Multimedia is an approach that combines sound, visuals, animations, text, and...

28 Jul 2015
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Comparison between Ancient Greece and Renaissance art

Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history

Art allows individuals to express themselves as well as leave a legacy. Throughout history, we have witnessed several cultures preserve their legacy and represent their feelings through art. Ancient Greece is one example of this. The artists from this era have preserved their legacy...

01 Feb 2015
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Bertolt Brecht: Art, science, politics, purpose

Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies

The first feature validates to watch for Brecht and politics, and also it is the fact that our author does not come from a proletarian environment. Brecht's father worked in the purchasing sector and sale of a paper mill and arrived at some point, to be director of the company; was therefore...

16 Feb 2015
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"The spiritual in art" of Wassily Kandinsky

Case study - 4 pages - Literature

Wassily Kandinsky is, for many, the inventor of abstract art, that is, the man who abolished the object. The elimination of the figurative was for him a combat several years and does not unfold in the area of the formal or aesthetic, but concretely. The larger exterior differences do not...