Arts & Humanities Essays and Term Papers

it is not very likely that an abstract painter is would become a cultural heroine. But that is what Georgia O'Keefe became, a model of the modern liberated woman, compared by some to the dancer Isador Duncan and the writer Gertrude Stein (Honour…

afraid to tell in his songs what he feels and convey his message is one of the most respected rappers in the Culture of Hip Hop. I choose his song called "The Pride" from his latest album "Quality" and found it the best song lyrically I heard for a…

seeing the advantage of government funding from some of them. people begin to require the government to provide funding for artsists too so that the arts can flourish and be available to all people.however, these people overlook the essential…

how is it we can decide on a favorite color when there are so many to choose from? This color we choose not only decides what the majority of our wardrobe looks like or our room appearance, it can let people in on your personality, aspirations, and…

Looking at Paintings For my first piece of art I chose a black and white picture by Louise Bourgeois. It is called Sainte Sebastienne. The format is a vertical rectangle and the medium used in this picture is a dry point etching on paper. I chose…

as a 'noble savage'. Clad in old rags to hide their nakedness from the eyes of the Europeans the Aboriginals became, during the 1820s and 1830s, the butt of a cruel and insensitive colonial humour. The colonial artists drew Aboriginal people with…

the name. We owe the name "Photography" to Sir John Herschel, who first used the term in 1839, the year the photographic process became public. The word is derived from the Greek words for light and writing. …

soccer and rugby. A similar game was played by the Greeks called Harp Aston. The goal was to get a ball across the field by running, kicking, or throwing the ball. The catch to it was that there were no pads and no grass. Tackling was legal and there…

popular written literature and broadcasting, popular music, consumer products (everything from trash compacters to video games, from cars to religious videos), popular dance and theater, video games, certain decorative arts, sports and recreation,…

has helped me to appreciate my culture and help shape who I am today. It has enhanced the understanding of my culture by adding to the basic knowledge I have learned through my parents about my culture and it has opened a whole new world of art to…