… Humanities class he had a tour too the Los Angeles County Museum, LACMA. First they separate us in small groups and they gave us a really quick tour to two different sections of the museum. When we entered to the contemporary art building we saw several…

… Photography takes on many styles and forms. In this Journal I am going to look at several different photographers and their style of work including: Jacob August Riis who was a police reporter for a New York newspaper and the father…

… of Surrealism to the beautiful landscapes of the Hudson River School, every genre of art has its own unique appeal. One of the most mystifying, emotional, and beautiful genres is Romanticism. The word romantic comes from 18th -century English,…

… town, on March 1, 1886. He studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts from 1905 to 1908. As an early exponent of the avant-garde expressionist movement, he began to paint psychologically penetrating portraits of Viennese physicians, architects,…

… Clifford’s essay, “Histories of the Tribal and the Modern,” the appearance of tribal art(ifacts), some grouped with modern art, in several museum galleries comes under fire. He very critically addresses such museum’s attempts to classify and reclassify…

… be regarded as Bach’s most deliberate and developed excursions in the suite form. J. Matheson says that they give ‘the picture of a contented and satisfied mind delighting in order and repose’ In these Bach combines elements of the French tradition…

… purpose today, art with profound content supported by significant aesthetics, we will not find it. Contemporary art has failed. If we are satisfied with superficial, artificial art that manipulates aesthetics for empty abstract, decorative effects,…

… The time they are working in, the culture, and their own lives effect what they depict and how. Gender is no exception. Feminist Historians believe “that gender is an essential element in understanding the creation, content, and evaluation of art.”…

… has advanced rapidly over the past decade and has changed the way that we live our lives. The introduction into our world of pc’s, internet and mobile phones has greatly influenced the way that we live. Communication with people all over the world…

… Recorded” The Maya were once considered one of the greatest civilizations in North America, and possibly the world. They built many pyramids and temples to honour their gods and to preserve their religion. Their lives revolved around their king…