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A Japanese postmodern artist Yayoi Kusama, had an art technique of drawing and painting dots. Her art form was influenced by her psychological problems in which she expressed herself in an artistic form of painting dots. Both literature arts and the visual arts uses different techniques to express themselves whether it be modern or postmodern. Postmodern art use a lot of different techniques to express themselves and manipulate the audience in an entirely different way like how Kusama had expressed

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human thought and emotion, the evolution of art. Art was created by prehistoric human beings on cave walls using charcoals from the fires they needed for survival; from simple necessity came what was purely aesthetically pleasing and stimulating. Throughout the thousands of years of human existence, art has remained close to the human soul, and engrained in its society. Although, for as long as art has been celebrated, the question of what exactly art is has been asked by many, and defined time and

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I believe in blank paper. A few years ago, my mom thought it would be enjoyable to go to the Museum of Fine Arts. She had always seen me draw in my free time and figured I would want to see other people’s art. I was excited, but I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t sure I'd be interested in the art. Whenever I went to a museum before, it was for school and all we saw were Greek statues. My mom and I parked in a parking lot that was far away from the museum and the long, chilly walk from the parking

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knowledge of the people the figures represented. There are subtle details in both art pieces that helps to convey the emotions without being too dramatic to the viewer. For example, the position of the art work’s hand or the slight leaning of the head. These may seem to be too inconspicuous to convey a message, but when one sees all these elements come together in the piece, it all makes sense. The main focus of these art pieces are the emotions they convey and not necessary the craftsmanship of the

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Many different types of art and architecture have been produced in the ancient times ranging from cave art in Paleolithic times to Stonehenge to painted terracotta plaques and many more. During the Paleolithic Culture ca. 7 million-10,000 B.C.E. homids lived and what resulted was cave art. “The most recent of these discoveries was made at the El Castillo cave in northwestern Spain, where painted disks, clublike symbols, and hundreds of handprints, at least 37,000 years old, appear to be the world’s

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In ancient times, art was often made to become a burial object for the tomb of a respected individual. The Chinese are apart of this tradition and this mingqi or "spirit object" of a dog belongs to the religious concept of following the deceased into the afterlife. The artist of Mingqi (standing dog) is unknown but the period of the artwork falls around 250 to 200 BCE, during the Han Dynasty. Though much is unknown or undefined about this work, the visual components reveal the aim behind the artist's

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In H.G. Hovagimyan’s TOKARTOK: The Censorship of Art, he states: "Artists are often asked to change parts of their works to conform to the publics morality. This has been going on since the Pope asked Michelangelo to paint fig leaves on Adam and Eve." Yes do not forget about the control the

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information on him. The lines of the art piece are thin, structural and curved. The art is dark and dull but looks very realistic. Just looking at the piece it feels rough because it is like you are walking on top of rocks. You are looking at it from a top perspective so you can see bigger stones around the little pebbles. It is a two dimensional drawing of a three dimensional figure. I would say his pattern and unity are good because it

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because they create new perspective, tell ignored narratives, and etc. The Fountain is readymade urinal that is rotated and signed on the pedestal is “R Mutt”. This artwork it challenges the boundaries of what should be considered art and redefine the definition of art. I found the Fountain to be very fascinating because not only it was a bought urinal, I am amazed on how Duchamp transformed a simple

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Artwork and creativity have been deeply ingrained in cultures around the globe since the beginning of time. Major Historic and religious figures were often portrayed in pieces of art as an expression of faith. Eve has been painted, sculpted and drawn in many ways and through several different viewpoints; these creations have shaped the opinion of Eve in different communities for thousands of years. I am asking the question, “How has the portrayal of Eve in artwork throughout history affected our

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