Art papers

Looks at the significance, themes, styles, techniques & subjects of sculpture, paintings & decorations of A.D. 14-68.

Analyzes 1662 group portrait's subjects, pose, composition, setting and lighting.

Background, historical & cultural contexts & significance of 16th Cent. public building in Florence commissioned by Cosimo I & created by Giorgio Vasari.

Looks at origins, examples and types of computer art. Examines special effects, music, sculpture, dissemination and copyright issues.

Examines French painter's landscapes of town as examples of Impressionist style/ Looks at their use of light, themes and subjects.

Examines Byzantine empire & mosaic portrait of leaders as example of artistic, political & religious beliefs ofthe time.

Life & career of Russian Jewish painter, focusing on artistic significance of 1912 portrait.

Life & career of 17th Cent. Italian sculptor/architect. Training, style, major works, influences and religious themes.

Career of 20th Cent. American potter, looking at his training, craft vs. art, major works, style and technique.

Describes scientific theory of unpredictability of life & its relation to modern art (Picasso, Pollock, computer effects).

Life, education, philosophy, writings & artistic patronage of head of 15th Cent. Italian Renaissance family.

Life & career of 15th Cent.-16th Cent. artist/inventor.

Critical review of work of era's art, culture, politics, major cities, economics and religion.

Compares two works from 8th Cent. & 11th Cent. & stylistic changes demonstrating Japanization of Buddhist art.

Examines art experts' efforts to authenticate Rembrandt paintings.

Examines definitions, theories, obstacles, techniques, roles of students & teachers, teaching standards, studio instruction, perceptual & conceptual responses.

Examines painters' veneration of saints to counteract the challenges from Reformers & Protestants, focusing on the role of the Jesuits.

Analyzes Munch's major paintings & influence of Puvis. Style, themes, aesthetics, technique, icongraphy, color and more.

Analyzes late 15th Cent. painting's style, figures, technique and materials.

Symbolic, religious & mythological significance of the bull in art & culture of Minos & early Greece.

Author's possible purposes (including publication). Looking at its contents, missing parts, order and secretive handwriting.

Cultural background, role of Medici patronage in art of Renaissance in Florence, politics, humanism, major artists & works.

Compares four art historians' views on the transitional school and the 1930s-1940s work of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Arshile Gorky.

Analyzes the late 18th Century apocalyptic painting's style, color, lines, theme, forms and technique.

An overview of the historical debate on the differences between arts and crafts, fine arts and applied arts, aesthetic requirements, and an example (19th Century French poster artist Jules Cheret).

Reviews some of the currently held positions in the debate over funding for the NEA. Argues that it is not simply a liberal vs. conservative debate, but rather a more complex one.

Compares 19th Cent. British & 1920s German art schools. Looks at the origins, critiques of society & modernization, leadership, love of beauty & utility.

5th cent. B.C. Greek works: style, examples, realism & idealism, subjects, composition, compared to Olympian works.

Compares glories of war portrayed in Jean-Antoine Gros' "The Battle of Aboukir" & Theodore Gericault's "Portrait of an Officer of the Chasseurs."

Ideology, politics, leadership, style of early 20th Cent. Russian art, focusing on Constructivism.

Style, influences, development, humanism, major creators of medallion & marble bust portraits.

Strategic analysis of photographic supply firm. Products & services, marketing, competition, strengths & weaknesses.

Analyzes baroque painting by 17th Cent. French artist. Looks at the theme, style, color, light and iconography.

Explores abstract painter's ideas, five major periods, color & form, theology, focusing on his book "On the Spiritual in Art".

Life & career of pioneering 19th cent. photographer of American West.

Compares 19th Cent. artists' works: depiction of humanity, content, religious symbolism, sexuality, colors and innovations.

Compares two paintings based on myth of Mars & Venus by Renaissance painters. Styles, sources, eroticism.

Effects of European artistic style & content on Chinese landscapists in 18th Cent., role of paintings brought to China by Jesuits.

Early Amer. styles (Chippendale, Queen Anne, blockfront), materials, consumer needs, British influence, paint, carvings.

Analyzes two crayon drawings from artist's Realism period, "Celia in a Black Dress with White Flowers" (1972) & "Celia Wearing Checked Sleeves" (1973). Style, content & usefulness in art instruction.

Style & cultural significance of stoneware, pottery, jewelry & architecture of people of Mediterranean island of Crete in 1500-2000 B.C.

Theory & applications. Training workers, manufacturing, medical field, methodology & implementation, system development options, user concerns, software.

Legal & aesthetic analysis of sadomasochistic photos, critical responses, theory of art, censorship, Cincinnati pornography trial.

Uses, benefits & examples of art in children's self-discovery, ethnic understanding, multicultural appreciation.

History & evolution, uses, materials, manufacture, costs, Roman influences.

Life, career, style, influences of 19th Cent. Dutch painter, focusing on "Starry Night."

Critical analysis of 1932 painting in context of artist's development & as example of balancing of erotic & psychological elements.

Examines 20th century Russian painter's life, creative influences & development & analyzes 1914 abstract work's form, color, symbolism.

Criticizes lack of art instruction & examines alternative curricula, theories, methods & benefits from teaching visual art & art history.

Examines Roman creations from J. Paul Getty Museum as examples of earth-and-human-centered belief which made conversion to Christianity extremely difficult.

Career, personal style & business success of decorator & clothing designer.

Origins, social significance, artistry, purpose & criticism of communally-created quilt honoring AIDS victims. Outline.

Social, moral & religious significance of portrayals of prostitution in 17th Cent. works of Cornelius Bega, Cornelius van Kittensteyn, Vermeer & others.

Major works, themes & styles of Judith Leyster, Lucas van Leyden, Quentin Metsys & others, focusing on moralistic depictions of brothels & prostitution.

Examines impact of Old Testament story & characters on Christian artists of Medieval & Renaissance periods. Major painters & sculptors, works, interpretations, symbolism.

Reviews the art & personality of contemporary artists Richard Serra, Richard Estes & Christo.

Discusses the various ways in which absolutism gave way to freedom during the Renaissance. Examines the art of Donatello, the philosophy of Kant, Bacon, & Descartes, the Glorious Revolution, & French civil wars.

A study of the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Advantages over conventional approaches, methodology. Radiosity-based rendering, limitions. Background of radiosity process. Table of Contents.

Analysis of book on social issues & visual style of the art of 15th Century Italy. Background of the Renaissance.

Overview of Venetian School and Renaissance painting. Analysis of Veronese's 16th Century painting, "Mars & Venus United by Love." Color, themes, composition, structure.

Analysis of his 1972 silk-screen portrait of Chinese leader "Mao Tse Tung," as one in a series on the subject of fame.

Visual analysis of two paintings on subject: Gentile Da Fabriano's "Madonna & Child, with Sts. Lawrence & Julian," & Jan Van Eyck's "Virgin & Child, with Saints & Donor."

Discusses his design and aesthetic philosophy for building the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (1916-1922).

Discusses style, symbolism, composition & purpose of artist's monumental mural; its value both artistically & as social protest art.

Examines approach of Marcel Duchamp & Jean Cockteau re: use of nude as a subject. Their deconstruction of the nude as subject of art.

Development of the artistic movement & influence of Freud on surrealistic theories. Work of Andre Breton, Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel.

Discusses variety of opportunities for a career in commercial arts. Three areas of business related art: Graphic design, industrial design, fashion design.

Compares Donatello's bronze "David" & Michelangelo's marble "David." Functions & styles of statues; iconographic choices made by artists.

Analysis of sculptor's work through a survey of literature on his art & its sources.

Compares & contrasts 2 photos with similar subjects in terms of form, content & technique: "Migrant Mother California" (Dorothea Lange) & "Tomoko in Her Bath" (Eugene Smith).

Reasons for flowering of art, political background, Medici family patronage.

Compares & contrasts Picasso's 1906 painting of Gertrude Stein & de Kooning's 1944 painting "Woman." Depictions, styles.

Describes and analyzes one painting each by Renoir and Monet. The works assessed are Renoir's "Ponts des Arts" and Monet's "The Artist's Garden.

Am. Abstract-Expressionist. Her development, techniques. Example of 1963 painting, "The Bay."

Discipline-based arts education; combining English with art; value of unified approach to learning.

A biography of famous Eastern European artist, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.

A biography of famous artist and painter Pablo Picasso.

An examination of this famous Ancient Egyptian artpiece.

This paper explores the portrayal of female figures in art and myth, focusing on the Medusa myth and the castrating power of the female gaze and their effect of the female self-image.

An introduction to the lives and works of artist Francisco Goya and poet Ezra Pound.

A study of visual arts and the artist Salvador Dali and his contributions to surrealism.

An biographical analysis of the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci.

This paper discusses how impressionism evolved and the influence impressionists have had.

A study of the influence that Pablo Picasso's romance with Fernande Olivier had on his art.

A biography of Charles Willson Peale, artist, and one of the fathers of the American Enlightenment.

An analysis of site-specificity in art, focusing on the concept of art that is specifically created for a particular site or space.

A biographical description of the life of King Akhenaten and his influence on religion and art during the time he was a Pharoah in Egypt.

A detailed description of the findings in the Shrines of Tutankhamen by archaeologists in 1922.

A discussion on how furniture design today reflects a more mobile and changing society.

A paper describing the life and work of America's foremost photographer, Ansel Adams.

A paper which discusses the painter Vincent Van Gogh and several of his art pieces.

An exploration of 20th century Jewish art.

This is a paper that explains what the function of the figurines from the ice age were, and who made them.

A discussion of still life painting and an analysis of this artist's work.

A discussion of the meaning and symbolism of the artist's work.

The paper looks at the role of style in art.

The paper discusses the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris and the works of sculpture that make up the fountain.

A discussion of trends and effects of the decentralization of cultural arts funding in the U.S.