Live technologies in theatrical performance in a post modern perspective
Essay - 8 pages - Arts and art history
How does the use of live technologies in theatrical performance comment on our own positioning in a post-industrial technologically based society? How does this in turn exemplify some of the concerns of the postmodernists? Postmodern cinema is rich in intertextual references, and is often...
Xu Beihong: pioneer of Chinese Realistic Painting?
Essay - 9 pages - Arts and art history
Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was a native of Yixing in Jiangsu Province. His father, from whom he learned painting in his childhood, was also a painter. At the age of 20, Xu went to Shanghai to sell his paintings. In 1918, at the invitation of Cai Yuanpei, he went to Peking University to work as an...
Edward Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) : Madonna (1895-1902)
Essay - 6 pages - Arts and art history
Madonna is one of Munch's most popular images. It is a mix between a controversial image linked to a controversial artist, and a transcendent representation of women through different aspects. These are reflected in the different titles that had the painting: Madonna, Conception, Loving Woman,...
The Representation of the Struggle for Rights in Contemporary Aboriginal Painting
Essay - 4 pages - Arts and art history
Art is vital for history, as monuments, sculptures, paintings and literary works of art are often the only remaining testimony about ancient times. When dealing with modern or contemporary events, a greater amount of non-artistic material is available; yet art is still important as it can reflect...
