Abstract This paper explains how Wright was a highly innovative influence on modern architecture. It examines how his designs were influenced by current day events as well as by his travels to Europe and Japan. In particular, it describes the Robie House, Prairie style homes, Taliesin, Imperial Hotel, Hollyhock House, Fallingwater, Marin County Civic Center, and Guggenheim Museum.
From the Paper "In 1911, Wright moved to Wisconsin and built a home for himself and his mistress that he named Taliesin. In the architectural design for Taliesin, Wright included concepts from organic architecture. Organic architecture is a type of architecture that promotes harmony between man and nature through design. Organic architectural designs integrate the building and its furnishings into its surroundings. Wright accomplished this at Taliesin by constructing the chimneys and stone piers out of a local limestone which was laid by stonemasons in the house in a way that reflected the outcroppings of Wisconsin's landscape. Wright also used sand from the Wisconsin River in the house's stucco walls to bring to mind the river's sandbars."
Abstract This paper examines the Japanese influence on the art of Vincent van Gogh. It discusses the elements of Japanese art which attracted him and why. The author explores specific works produced by van Gogh that illustrate the Japanese influence.
From the Paper "Dutch artist, Vincent van Gogh, produced his world-renowned art in just a ten-year period. His influence on the century's art is considerable but the formative influences on his own art are also greatly significant in terms of his development as an artist, Van Gogh ..."
Abstract This paper explains the explication of Braque's "Violin and Candlestick", with reference to the Cubist movement in art. It explores the painting's schematic structure and color range. The author briefly discusses the style of Cubism.
From the Paper "Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are said to have begun developing the art form known as cubism. Therefore by the time Braques painted Violin and Candlestick in the movement was well underway. Certainly this developed style ..."
Tags: braque, georges, cubism, violin and candlestick, art, history
Abstract This paper examines why the cultural, social and artistic elements of the Renaissance spread across Europe. It explores the emergence of the Renaissance as a rediscovery of the learning and art of the classical world. The author expands on the humanism of the Renaissance.
From the Paper "The Renaissance was a period of rapid artistic and cultural development that celebrated the capacity and worth of each individual and returned the learning and beliefs of the classical world to a central position in European life. Given that much of the ..."
Abstract This is a case study of Kodak, examining its entry into the digital imaging business and the company's major change in strategy. The paper looks at how successful it has been and factors for its success.
From the Paper "Kodak yielded to changes in demand that threatened to make its signature products outdated. The company made a strategic decision to move away from traditional film and toward digital products. The company characterized this decision as a historic shift and this decision was not without its critics. Many people wondered if Kodak could compete effectively with companies including Hewlett-Packard Canon and Epson who were firmly entrenched in the market niches that Kodak was interested in moving into. Kodak announced that it ..."
Abstract This paper discusses Michael Jackson's personal life. Providing details on his birth, childhood and style of parenting. The paper explores the lifelong psychological consequences of his mother's submission to Jackson's father and his disciplined upbringing.
From the Paper "Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958, in the steel mill town of Gary, Indiana. As a child he was strictly controlled by his father and sheltered from the outside world by his mother, who was a Jehovah's Witness. Jackson's father's ill-tempered, disciplinarian style of child raising would have lifelong psychological consequences, as would his mother's gentle nature and submission to her husband. Jackson demonstrated a talent for music and dance as a child, and only a year after his father organized a family musical group around Jackson's three older brothers, he joined the act "and quickly established himself as a dynamic stage performer." He became a global pop star in the nineteen-eighties, but his career began to decline when the media began to focus on his increasingly bizarre eccentricities. "He was often ..."
From the Paper " The term of a Schone Madonna means a beautiful Madonna; which I think gave justice to the lovely sculpture from Salzburg, Austria. Like many Schone Madonnas she had the common S-curve figure and her stance. The Madonna's stance made her seem as if she was in the midst of rocking her baby ? The Christ Child to sleep. Though her body parts were heavily hid through the long draping garments; her position made it that she was standing with one leg straight while the other leg bent at the knee. "
From the Paper "When you hear about a place or worship what is the first thing that comes to your mind? A church with a cross on the steeple? A booming organ with music that makes you feel as if you walked in ? The Phantom of The Opera? musical? A balcony with young children singing in a choir? Enormous door that represent both the Old Testament and The New Testament with images of holy people from Noah and The Ark, Abraham and Sarah, The Jesse Tree, King David, Jonah and The Virgin? In my case, that was what I thought about. I viewed all the churches and cathedrals in their splendor and beauty. I was fascinated by the architectual style that each magnificent religious building possessed. Two of the churches that seemed to have their own personality were The Church of St. Thomas and Saint Peter's Church. "
Tags: art, catholic, church, churches, city, greek, judaism, ny, of, peter, roman, russian, st, thomas
A discussion of the factors that shape talent in an individual and suggestions on how to design a research study/questionnaire that can determine how talent is best developed.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, 2001, $ 41.95
From the Paper "The scope of talent and ability is great and far ranging, as are the various environments in which they develop. In order to produce a complete study, the different areas of talent and the environments must be looked at: intellectual and academic aptitude, potential in the arts, psychomotor abilities, and spiritual abilities. The overall cultural environment must be taken into account, but special attention should be given to the personal and intimate environment in which the talented individual developed. It is in this personal area that similarities may be discovered and in turn applied to the abilities in the general population."
Abstract An analysis of the role psychological disorders play in the creative process and the toll it takes on an individual's creativity.
From the Paper "...Psychological disorders have long been seen as an affecting factor in the use and development of creativity. Much research has been done and numerous tests administered, but since there are no tried and true methods of testing creativity, the exact correlations may be unclear. Throughout history there are many examples of the role psychological disorders have played in the creative process including Vincent Van Gogh and Sir Isaac Newton. Many have resorted to measures to try and "cure" their psychological disorder, which may have been a factor that enhanced their creativity.... "
Abstract This paper stems from viewing two pieces of art: Arthur G. Dove's "Gale" and Marsden Hartley's "Landscape, Vence" and then presents them in a comparison/contrast. Points of discussion include colors used, emotions expressed, style of painting, etc.
From the Paper "Dove painted Gale in 1932, during a period of art known as the Expressionist period. Expressionism describes a style of art that enfolds its viewers and causes them to feel as though they are a part of the painting instead of an uninvolved onlooker. As Dove's painting demonstrates, all senses are utilized when viewing an Expressionist painting. The purpose of the Expressionist artist is not so much to paint a realistic portrait, but one that is representative of all senses experienced in the scene depicted.?
Abstract This paper looks at Praxitiles' sculpture, "Venus of Doidalsas", the mythological figure of love and beauty. The author describes the artist's use of technique and symbolism to portray her importance and human qualities.
From the Paper "The statue of the Roman goddess, Venus, is a marble copy of an earlier work by Praxitiles. It is based on the famous Aphrodite of Praxitiles, which was made for the goddess's shrine at Knidos. This fourth century BCE masterpiece is currently displayed at the Walter's Art Gallery in Baltimore. The sculpture Venus shows the audience that viewers her, a perfect body, beauty, and sex. We will observe this sculpture to find inward and outward sensations, form, and awareness to shape."
Abstract An analysis of the artist Caspar David Friedrich's painting "The Great Preserve" including a discussion of light, angles, perspective, contrast, symmetry and lines.
From the Paper "Caspar David Friedrich's "The Great Preserve" is a piece of art that inspires unusual, perhaps unexpected emotions in the viewer. At first glance it seems to evoke an attitude of peace, but upon more careful examination one notices that Friedrich's extraordinary use of symmetry and the peculiarities in composition provide more for a mood of unrest, as though the painting and the viewer, or perhaps even the painting and the artist, are at odds with each other. Yet at the same time the original feeling of peacefulness is still present in the depth and spaciousness of the scene. His incredible use of curves, color, motion, and two-dimensional and three-dimensional placement are all contributors in making this painting both fascinating and mysterious."
Abstract This paper compares engraver Albrecht Durer's 16th-century visual representation of Adam and Eve as an example of of gender roles in the Bible with the text of the creation story as told in Genesis.
From the Paper "Through its dual account of the creation of Eve, the Bible reflects the conflicting nature of society's perception of woman. On one hand, she is man's equal partner, his wife and the mother of his children. On the other, she is secondary to him, inferior in both mind and body. In addition to its occurrence in Biblical literature, evidence of this dual nature of womanhood can be found in our culture's visual history. By studying various artists? renditions of scenes from Genesis, it is apparent that there are two perceptions of Eve that correspond to the double nature of women: equal and non-equal. D"rer's Adam and Eve is rife with these examples of dichotomy. In his engraving, D"rer depicts the couple in the Garden of Eden the moment before Eve accepts the apple from the serpent. Whereas certain aspects of the composition point out the physical similarities between Adam and Eve, there are also hints at an implicit hierarchy between the genders. This mixture of equality and inequality underlines the conflict in Genesis: while the likeness between Adam and Eve is reminiscent of the first, simultaneous creation story, their differences reflect the gender asymmetry that characterizes the second creation myth."
