Category: Artists

  • Renaissance Artists: Palmer Hayden and Jacob Lawrence

    Table of Contents Introduction Palmer Hayden Palmer Hayden as an Activist Palmer Hayden on Culture Jacob Lawrence Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Harlem Renaissance, also known as New Negro Movement, was an important cultural movement that started in 1918 to 1925. Its effect was felt several years after as the African tried to express their…

  • Artist Katsushika Hokusais Life and Artworks

    The artists life Hokusai was born to an artisan household in the Katsushika district of Edo, Japan, on the 23rd day of the ninth month of the 10th year of the Hreki era (October or November 1760). Katsushika Hokusai was a brilliant Ukiyo-e artist who is estimated to have created over 30,000 prints, drawings, and…

  • The Middle Eastern Artists

    Table of Contents Introduction Abdulnasser Gharem Imran Qureshi Sabhan Adam Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Artists generate arts, which are products of creative works that depict a given phenomena in society. Artists usually derive their creative works from their environment because arts depict or predict certain activities that people perform. A critical examination of the arts…

  • Silent Films and Foley Artists

    A silent film is a black-and-white movie without sound. From the invention of film technology to the advent of modern sound films, silent films were the most popular entertainment. At first, there was no sound in the films, then they were with musical accompaniment, and then the help of Foley artists was needed. Silent cinema…

  • Tish Jones as a Contemporary Artist

    Art brings societal change as it is generally accepted across all cultures. Art is the most effective way of communication for it goes beyond cultural and societal boundaries. Since the times of human evolution, art is the only element that indicates the existence of communication amongst human beings. Various methods of communication exist, but none…

  • How Do Different Artists Confront the Modern Age?

    Modernity, especially modernity in art, is a subject that is not necessarily about encompassing the present. Instead, it can be interpreted as looking at a phenomenon from the perspective of a person living in the present. Modernity, while often associated with nonconformism and nuanced approaches to stagnant processes, is also connected to a vision of…

  • Jazz Styles and Artists: Louis Armstrong and Others

    Table of Contents Introduction Jazz Performers The City of Jazz Conclusion Reference Introduction Jazz is one of the most famous music genres, and its influence on various communities of American cities is immense. There are numerous performers from cities like New Orleans, Chicago, New York, St.Louis, and Kansas City who, in their time, managed to…

  • Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Avant-Garde Artist

    Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese avant-garde artist, born in 1929 in Nagano Prefecture of Japan. She is widely known as a sculptor, painter, and novelist. However, the first thing that comes to mind when her name is mentioned is the polka dot style and the infinity rooms. Kusama arrived at her dream-country  America, in…

  • Bachata as a Music Genre and Artists Creativity

    Table of Contents Background Information Forbidden Music Embracing its Unsavory Past to Unleash Greater Creativity Conclusion Works Cited Latin music is one of the most popular and influential music categories on the planet. Latin musics upbeat tempo and sensual feel make it an irresistible music variant for experimentation and artistic expression. According to the Encyclopedia…

  • Artists Rauschenberg and Lin in Cultural Context

    Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). Minutiae, 1954. Freestanding combine. 84 1/2 x 81 x 30 1/2 in. Minutiae are one of the earliest and biggest combines that have been created by Rauschenberg. It was created by Rauschenberg for his friends at the Brooklyn academy of arts in 1954. Their friendship is traced from the days they…